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.
SMD441	EGN441J	AEC Swift Recruitment Bus	Other

Licence on:	01/05/1971
Into stock:	05/1979
From:
Out of stock:	03/1987 (Life: 7.83 years)
Disposal:
Licence off:	31/10/1989 ?This is the last recorded licence expiry date. Previous expiry dates will be shown in the Licensing History section below.

Livery:	Red/White
Operator:	LT
Status:	Withdrawn
Allocation:	n/a
Added to LTSV:	01/09/2005 by Thomas Young
Last edited:	16/04/2009 ?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
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.
29/10/1983	East Ham	Carried 441R	Ray
03/01/1982	Victoria (Gillingham Street) Garage		Malcolm Conway
14/07/1979	West Ham Garage	Public Open Day	Damon

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

Date	Event	Operator	Department	Location	Status	Notes	Source
04/1971	New into stock	unknown	?	Aldenham Works		ex AEC (as SMS-type bus)	Estimate
05/1971	Allocated to	unknown	?	Stonebridge Park Garage			Ian's Bus Stop
11/1976	Converted	unknown	?	Poplar Garage		to SMD441	Ian's Bus Stop
17/01/1980	Delicensed	LT	n/a	Shepherds Bush Garage	u		LT Variation Sheets
26/02/1980	Relicensed	LT	n/a	Shepherds Bush Garage			LT Variation Sheets
02/1981	Withdrawn	unknown	?	Shepherds Bush Garage		ex store	Ian's Bus Stop
02/1981	Transferred (unlicensed)	unknown	?	Battersea Garage			Ian's Bus Stop
03/1981	Change of status	unknown	?	Battersea Garage		converted to recruitment vehicle	Ian's Bus Stop
18/03/1981	Change of classification	LT	Recruitment & Training (Gp.1)	Shepherds Bush Garage	u	N.P. Bus to Miscellaneous Vehicle Fleet	LT Variation Sheets
01/06/1981	Transferred (unlicensed)	LT	n/a	Victoria (Gillingham Street) Garage		ex Shepherds Bush	LT Variation Sheets
c.1983	Renumbered	unknown	?	Clapham Garage		to 441R	Ian's Bus Stop
c.03/1983	Withdrawn	unknown	n/a	Victoria (Gillingham Street) Garage	w	ex GMu	LOTS TLB224 (April 1983)
05/1983	Relicensed	unknown	n/a	Victoria (Gillingham Street) Garage			LOTS TLB227 (July 1983)
c.09/1983	Transferred	unknown	n/a	Clapham Garage		ex Victoria	LOTS TLB231 (November 1983)
14/09/1983	Relicensed	LT	n/a	Clapham Garage			LT Variation Sheets
by01/03/1986	Allocated to	unknown	n/a	Clapham Garage			LOTS SUP17L
1987	Withdrawn	unknown	?	Unknown			Ian's Bus Stop

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

Note	Posted by	On
Photo at https://www.flickr.com/photos/33955525@N05/35393493304	Ray	21/08/2021
Sold to Allco who removed office features + reseated it to return to PSV service with Basil Williams Southern Motorways based at Bishops Waltham	Mick Overton	03/02/2016
Photograph in 'London Bus Review 1981' (LOTS)	Ray	30/07/2009
Photograph in 'L.T. Scrapbook 1976' (LOTS)	Ray	06/03/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Service Vehicles' (Capital Transport)	Ray	27/02/2009
Photograph in 'London Transport Buses 1977' (Capital Transport)	Ray	26/02/2009
Photograph in 'The London Swifts' (Capital Transport)	Ray	24/02/2009

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	31/10/1989		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 1 time, as detailed below.

Date	Summary	Edited by	Public?
16/04/2009	Licensing date/s updated	Ray	Y