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.
1491LR	VLW616G	Land Rover Series IIA LWB Mobile Workshop with Metal Tilt	Light Truck	25114276D

Licence on:	09/08/1968
Into stock:	29/04/1968
From:	Henlys Ltd
Out of stock:	09/12/1976 (Life: 8.61 years)
Disposal:	Binfield Motors, Binfield
Licence off:	31/12/2022 ?This is the last recorded licence expiry date. Previous expiry dates will be shown in the Licensing History section below.

Livery:	Green/Bronze
Operator:	LT
Status:	Withdrawn
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	28/01/2022 ?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
2 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.
29/05/1971	?		Steve Howard
25/03/1969	Lillie Bridge Depot		Clive G

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.
7 history entries have been added, shown below in date order (oldest first).

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
29/04/1968	New into stock	LT	n/a	Works	u	ex Henlys Ltd	LT Variation Sheets
09/08/1968	Licensed and transferred	LT	Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways) (Gp.1)	Ealing Common Depot		ex Works	LT Variation Sheets
by01/09/1972	Allocated to	LT	Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1)	Ealing Common Depot		Docked at 'R' (Riverside or Rovers?)	LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/01/1974	Allocated to	LT	Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1)	Ealing Common Depot			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/10/1975	Allocated to	LT	Mechanical Engineer (Running - Railways) (Gp.1)	Ealing Common Depot			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
03/09/1976	Delicensed and transferred	LT	n/a	Works	u	ex Ealing Common, Chief Mechanical Engineer (Railways). Replaced by 1996F	LT Variation Sheets
09/12/1976	Sold	LT	n/a	n/a		ex Works	LT Variation Sheets

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

Note	Posted by	On
Photo at https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=2231810697271912&set=pcb.1878834326019234	Ray	31/08/2025
After leaving LT it was used by a West Sussex gardener and is now being restored by Southern Transit near Pulborough for their future visitor centre. Photos and discussion on https://www.facebook.com/groups/1203782633524410	Clive G	21/10/2022
Petrol. SORN in place (@ 31/8/2025 from 30/12/2013). Last SORN to 31/7/2014 (ex 2011/2/3) when licensed as green	Ray	13/12/2009
Photograph in SUP15 (LOTS1978)	Ray	28/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Service Vehicles' (Capital Transport)	Ray	28/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
4 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).

Date checked	Expiry date	Notes	Added by
01/01/2022	31/12/2022		Ray

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 11 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
28/01/2022	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
01/06/2021	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
01/06/2021	Improved details	Thomas Young	Y
04/02/2020	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
05/02/2014	Improved date out	Thomas Young	Y
26/08/2013	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
03/12/2012	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
03/12/2012	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y
12/01/2012	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
02/01/2011	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
13/12/2009	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y