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.
2301B	GUV301W	Bedford TL1930 Tractor Unit	Heavy Lorry	DLR8KGOLW453957

Licence on:	31/07/1981
Into stock:	24/07/1981
From:	Great Western Motors
Out of stock:	by02/1987 (Life: 5.52 years)
Disposal:
Licence off:	31/03/2013 ?This is the last recorded licence expiry date. Previous expiry dates will be shown in the Licensing History section below.

Livery:	Grey
Operator:	LT
Status:	Withdrawn
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	01/12/2020 ?This is the date of the most recent edit. To see details of all edits, scroll to the bottom of the page.

Photos

2 photos of this vehicle have been published, shown below in order of date taken (oldest first).

There may be references to other photos in the Notes section further down this page.

Sightings
5 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.
17/05/2005	Derby	Ex - now with Billy Smart's Circus	Steve Howard
01/03/1985	?	Approx date	Thomas Young
04/08/1984	Chiswick Works	Open day	Thomas Young
15/02/1982	?	-	Steve Howard
18/09/1981	Upton Park	Boleyn	Ray

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

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
24/07/1981	New into stock	LT	n/a	Works	u	ex Great Western Motors	LT Variation Sheets
27/07/1981	Licensed and transferred	LT	Distribution Services Manager (Gp.3)	Chiswick Works		ex Works	LT Variation Sheets
by03/1982	Allocated to	LT	Distribution Services Manager (Gp.3)	Chiswick Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by01/04/1984	Allocated to	LT	Distribution Services Manager (Gp.3)	Chiswick Works			LT Miscellaneous Vehicles Register (as date)
by30/01/1986	Allocated to	unknown	Distribution Services Manager (Gp.3)	Chiswick Works			LT Misc Veh Register 30/01/1986
by01/03/1986	Allocated to	unknown	n/a	Chiswick Works			LOTS SUP17L

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

Note	Posted by	On
SORN to 31/3/2012	Ray	31/05/2011
Photo in Billy Smart's Circus ownership in 'Circus Transport Photographs Volume 3' by Adrian Corti	Adam Floyd	14/03/2010
Photo (with CT39) at http://ccmv.fotopic.net/p63710303.html & https://www.flickr.com/photos/rw3-497alh/6268923933	Adam Floyd	14/03/2010
Later used by Billy Smart's Circus!	Thomas Young	19/02/2009

Documents ?This section contains scans of official documents that relate to this vehicle.
3 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	31/03/2013		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 5 times, as listed below (most recent edits first).

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
01/12/2020	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
12/02/2014	Improved date in	Thomas Young	Y
31/05/2011	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
02/12/2009	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y
02/03/2009	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y