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Production chronology1950–1959
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Bedford Vehicles / Model record
Bedford VehiclesBedford RL type
Production1950–1959
Recorded originUnited Kingdom
ClassAutomobile
Background
The Bedford S is a heavy lorry produced in Great Britain between 1950 and 1959. Launched at the Commercial Vehicle Show in 1950, it was the largest Bedford lorry available at the time. Originally available only with a 110 bhp (82 kW) petrol engine, a diesel was added in 1953. The lorry proved popular amongst haulers and general traders, for fire engines, and was used for the first liquid egg tanker in 1966.
Text adapted from “Bedford S type” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07
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