In the 60`s, a small part of Aldenham Works was taken by British Leyland to combine all their Truck
maintenance facilities for the London area so the service departments of A.E.C Southall, Scammell
Watford, Leyland/Albion Willesden [ I think ] were all under one roof. It was run by A.E.C. & A.E.C.
World Spares were also on site. At one time every available space was taken up on the perimeter
road with L.T.s ill fated Swifts & Merlins, awaiting union agreement, operational changes, various
modifications or other deciding factors or possibly Divine Intervention before their fate was ultimately
decided. I was a fitter for A.E.C. in what was called the Light Section, where we did everything
except major engine work or chassis changes, mostly on A.E.C. vehicles or A.E.C. powered with
the occasional Leyland thrown in [ or out ]. I left in 1970 Siddle C Cook in my homeland was calling
& the Swifts & Merlins were still in residence. Must say, L.T. had a good canteen.
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