WD / Census Number tags

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by David_Hayward

This was a CD DR training school. Note the nice line-up of machines!

David,

Most of those machines have Royal Navy serials on them

[ted angus]

Certainly looks at least 3 are RN

Regarding GXU : My understanding is GXU was reserved for vehicles purchased via the Office of Works for the Home Office (Min of Home Security) I have the following of the GXU block as Royal Enfield 350cc for the NFS. GXU 112 - 169 ; 307 - 333 ; 765 - 868 ;
NFS vehicles were finished to BS 381 tint 32 Dk Ad grey. In some photos they look very light this is to do with the type of B&W film employed.
In the WW2 emergency servies set up the NFS was the major user of DRs, columns of vehicles moving hundreds of miles with numerous DRs in attendance.
TED