RMweb Premium JZ Posted September 10, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2014 In the process of putting registration plates on my vehicles. What I need to know is where BR vehicles were registered. Would it be centrally or more local. I was thinking major cities. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 I have the details on a database, about 26,000 of them. If you let me know what period, what region and any particular vehicles I should be able to supply some numbers. Merf. example Western region London until 1983 then Swindon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted September 10, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2014 Merfyn, Do you happen to have any reg numbers of Moggy vans that BR had please? Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JZ Posted September 10, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2014 Thanks Merfyn. Period is 1956-1966. Area is N.Somerset (S&D), presumably these would be from Bath or Bristol. As for vehicles, well pretty much everything that Pocketbond and Oxford have done. Jen-tugs, Scarabs, all sorts of vans. Not too worried about fidelity for most vehicles as long as the area code is correct, but with the railway ones I want it pretty much correct. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Jules A fairly straightforward answer is, all vehicles in that area were Western Region from 1950 until the S&D closed. So London registrations with fleet numbers suffixed 'W'. Red and cream until 1963 followed by yellow for goods/parcels and green for engineers. If you would like a list of fleet and registrations, send me a PM. Andy I have one registration for a Austin Minor van, I believe one of about 20 bought in 1971/2. Yellow of course. All those models by many makers are I believe fictitious. CVY313K was on the Eastern Region. Merf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Dread Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Jules A fairly straightforward answer is, all vehicles in that area were Western Region from 1950 until the S&D closed. So London registrations with fleet numbers suffixed 'W'. Red and cream until 1963 followed by yellow for goods/parcels and green for engineers. If you would like a list of fleet and registrations, send me a PM. Andy I have one registration for a Austin Minor van, I believe one of about 20 bought in 1971/2. Yellow of course. All those models by many makers are I believe fictitious. CVY313K was on the Eastern Region. Merf. *VY being York. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium JZ Posted September 10, 2014 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2014 Many thanks for that Merfyn. Most helpful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Dread Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 Thanks Merfyn. Period is 1956-1966. Area is N.Somerset (S&D), presumably these would be from Bath or Bristol. As for vehicles, well pretty much everything that Pocketbond and Oxford have done. Jen-tugs, Scarabs, all sorts of vans. Not too worried about fidelity for most vehicles as long as the area code is correct, but with the railway ones I want it pretty much correct. WYA *** Apr 56 to Dec 56 Somerset. WYB *** May56 to July 56 WYC *** July 56 to Sept 56 WYD *** Sept 56 to Nov 56 XYA *** Nov 56 to Jan 57 XYB *** Jan 57 to Mar 57 XYC *** Mar 57 to Apr 57 XYD *** Apr 57 to May 57 YYA *** May 57 to June 57 YYB *** June 57 to Aug 57 YYC *** Aug 57 to Sept 57 YYD *** Sept 57 to Oct 57 *** AYA Oct 57 to Dec57 *** AYB Dec 57 to Feb 58 *** AYC Feb 58 to Mar 58 *** AYD Mar 58 to Apr 58 *** BYA to *** BYD *** CYA to *** CYD *** DYA to *** DYD On and on until ***YYA to *** YYC which was issued in July 64 only (the very last entry) I have taken these from a copy of Glass's index 1929 to 1965 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 YA to YD being Taunton VRO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judge Dread Posted September 10, 2014 Share Posted September 10, 2014 YA to YD being Taunton VRO. According to my info YA **** & YB **** are not listed but YC **** & YD **** are Somerset, June 27 to 30 & June 30 to July 34 respectively. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium uax6 Posted September 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11, 2014 Thanks Merfyn, there has always seemed to be some confusion over moggy vans and BR, I always thought that they never had any, so your info is most useful.. Andy G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted September 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 11, 2014 XHV849T - red Hillman Avenger - and XHV928T - beige Austin Princess - were delivered new to South Eastern Divisional HQ in 1978. Suggests a block purchase of vehicles with central registration. Probably bought by Supplies at Derby. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted September 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 11, 2014 Later LMR vehicles were all registered at Derby. around 1989 Bletchley S&T had F709KRR. Back in the 1960s all of the LMR platform tugs at New St were PRO series. Our Engineer had a black saloon in the HRO series. IIRC that was Hertfordshire issued? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Grovenor Posted September 11, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 11, 2014 I have one registration for a Austin Minor van, Merf, There were Morris Minors and Austin Minis, I don't remember any Austin Minor, perhaps you could clarify. Regards Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KalKat Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Morris LCVs were all badged as Austin...... hence Austin Minor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 The Austin badging on Morris Minor vans was introduced to give Austin dealers a small van to sell to their customers when the A35 van was discontinued. Morris vans continued to be sold by Morris dealers. Ian, The Southern Region continued to register in London until the end, as your two examples. (Added to my database, thanks) The LMR registered in Hertfordshire until c1972 when they went to Derby, although with the closure of the Derby LVLO this then was done by Nottingham LVLO to the end. The Eastern registered in London until combining with the North Eastern in 1968, when they went over to York as the NER had done. When York LVLO closed transferred to Leeds LVLO. Scottish chose Glasgow to register. Many variations happened in later days, including large batches of dealer registrations, particularly with cars and Astra vans etc (c1989/90) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merfyn Jones Posted September 11, 2014 Share Posted September 11, 2014 Signal Engineer Was F709KRR one of the Escort Estates with a double arrow on the door ? I recall round here them being used by the testers and technical bods. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted September 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 11, 2014 Signal EngineerWas F709KRR one of the Escort Estates with a double arrow on the door ? I recall round here them being used by the testers and technical bods. It was a plain one in beige, rubbish colour but it didn't show the dirt as much as other colours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted January 26, 2016 Share Posted January 26, 2016 Just stumbled on this Merf. Birmingham S&T office had a beige Escort estate URC 358S. The yellow S&T HA vans in and around New Street were XCH 711M through to 715M at least. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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