LP2A found and recovered

[JackM]

Justin,

I'll have a look and get back to you.


Jack

[ron]

Hello Jack, Many thanks for the information on my Met gas carrier,I found it very interesting, it will interesting to see if you can find anything on Justins Met gas carrier.As a matter of interest I once owned South Aust rail carrier hull number 2300, that had come back from Syria, the reason I know this to be a fact was I met the man who drove it over there. I bought it about 20 years ago in the mountains behind the Gold coast thanks again for the information, regards Ron

[Justin Pollard]

Originally Posted by JackM

Justin,

I'll have a look and get back to you.


Jack

Thanks heaps for that Jack.


Regards
Justin.

[JackM]

Hi Ron & Justin,

I've looked through the photos (234 of them) I took of the vehicle record books that were of interest to me and although I've got a lot of the carriers, I guess I didn't get them all - I can't find any record of 2753.

I did however find 2300. It doesn't have any overseas markings on the page for this carrier and given its likely date of production, it may have been a little late in the War for this carrier to have gone overseas with any of the Middle East divisions, but who knows ?



Jack

[Justin Pollard]

Thanks for looking Jack,
much appreciated.
if you get a chance could you see if 1846 and 1902 are in there?,i,m trying to find the rego numbers of them.

Regards
Justin.

[JackM]

Justin,

My filing system could do with some refinement - while I found Hull # 1846, I can't yet find 1902. I'll let my brain recover from scrolling numbers and have another look later on. It is possible that 1902 is on one of the pages I didn't photograph.

Nonetheless, 1846 is attached below - doesn't provide much info apart from an ARN (which might possibly have doubled as a T number) and the original engine # .



Jack

[Justin Pollard]

Top work Jack,
Thanks very much for looking.
I,m having a little bit of trouble making out the hull number list,i think 1846 is ARN 25669.is that right?.
sorry to be a pest!.

Thanks again for your efforts.


Regards
Justin.

[JackM]

Justin,

PM me your email address and I'll send you an enlarged copy that's easier to read.


Jack

P.S. I think that the stamped numbers on these record pages are what we now regard as the ARN, but it may well have been used as the identifying number (a "T" number) prior to standardising on the Hull #.

If you have a copy of Mike Cecil's book on the Carrier evolution, he explains it quite well.