LTSV Vehicle Detail

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Main vehicle details

Number	Registration	Type	Class	Chassis No.	Body No. ? If the vehicle had two or more bodies (i.e. if it was rebodied), the body numbers (where known) are shown in chronological order. Refer to the history records for more details.
1078Q	TXV911	AEC Mercury 7-ton Pole Carrier	Heavy Lorry	2GM4RA1818	9801

Licence on:	?
Into stock:	24/02/1958
From:	ACV Sales (chassis only)
Out of stock:	16/01/1967 (Life: 8.89 years)
Disposal:	Vehicle and Plant Supply Co, W Drayton
Licence off:	n/a ?This is the last recorded licence expiry date. Previous expiry dates will be shown in the Licensing History section below.

Livery:	Green
Operator:	LT
Status:	Withdrawn
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	02/12/2012 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

No photos of this vehicle have been published.
There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.

Sightings
3 sightings of this vehicle have been reported. Shown below with the most recent at the top.

Date	Place	Comments	Posted by ?If the name is in brackets, the vehicle was not seen by the person, but the sighting was added by the person.
12/06/1966	?		Steve Howard
29/05/1960	West Ham Garage	-	Ray
01/01/1960	-	Approximate date	Bighat

History ?This section contains details of events during the lifetime of this vehicle. These can be drawn from official documents or from observations, and will eventually cover the whole career of each vehicle.
11 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
24/02/1958	New into stock	LT	n/a	n/a	u	ex AEC. Chassis only. To Hampshire Car Bodies Ltd, Southampton	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
10/03/1958	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	n/a	n/a	u	To J W Flower & Co, Wimborne. Ex Hampshire Car Bodies	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
14/05/1958	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	n/a	Chiswick Works	u	ex J Flower and Co	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
23/06/1958	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	n/a	n/a	u	To Marshall Motor Bodies Ltd. ex Chiswick. Also listed as being on 26/06/1958	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
24/11/1958	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	n/a	Aldenham Works	u	ex Marshall Motor Bodies	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/01/1959	Licensed and transferred	LT	Electrical Equipment Engineer (Gp.2)	Lea Bridge (Leyton) Depot		ex Acton. Non-contiguous	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
07/04/1960	Transferred	LT	Electrical Equipment Engineer (Gp.2)	West Ham Garage		ex Lea Bridge, Electrical Equipment Engineer (Gp.2)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Advice Book
01/01/1965	Transferred	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works		ex West Ham, Electrical Equipment Engineer (Gp.2). Listed on 05/01/1965. Initially shown as going to Chiswick, amended to Parsons Green 08/04/1965	LT Variation Sheets
01/09/1966	Delicensed	LT	CDS (Gp.3)	Parsons Green Works	u		LT Variation Sheets
21/09/1966	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	n/a	Works	u	ex Parsons Green	LT Variation Sheets
16/01/1967	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Works	LT Variation Sheets

Notes ?This section contains notes that users have added about this vehicle.
12 notes about this vehicle have been posted, shown below with the most recent first.

Note	Posted by	On
Photo in L.T. Service Vehicles (Webber) Bowden Publishing	Ray	31/01/2025
Photo in 'The Final Chapter' (Bowden)	Ray	10/01/2017
Photo in 'Trolleybuses in London's Docklands' (Gordon)	Ray	05/01/2016
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/rw3-497alh/15715719213	Ray	22/03/2015
Body mounted and vehicle transferred Marshall Motor Bodies Ltd to Aldenham 24/11/1958.	Thomas Young	20/11/2012
Transferred from Chiswick to Marshall Motor Bodies Ltd, Cambridge 23/06/1958.	Thomas Young	20/11/2012
Transferred J W Flower and Co to Chiswick 14/05/1958.	Thomas Young	20/11/2012
Chassis transferred from Hampshire Car Bodies to J W Flower and Co, Wimborne, Dorset 10/03/1958.	Thomas Young	20/11/2012
Delivered from ACV Sales to Hampshire Car Bodies Ltd, Southampton	Thomas Young	20/11/2012
Photograph in 'The London Trolleybus Vol.2' (Capital Transport)	Ray	06/03/2009
Photograph in SUP15 (LOTS1978)	Ray	28/02/2009
Photograph in SUP15B	Ray	27/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
12 documents relating to this vehicle have been published. Shown below in date order (oldest first). Hover over a document to see more details.

Licensing History ?The licence expiry dates are regularly updated, with all records shown here (most recent first).
No licensing data has been captured yet.

Edits ?This section shows a description of each change that has been applied to the database entry for this vehicle.
This record has been edited 2 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
02/12/2012	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
20/11/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y