The night trunk journey from Baillies at Wigan was quite unusual,
and involved the night trunk drivers based at Horndean.
Normally, 3 x 20 ton loads would leave Wigan about 6.30pm, and
proceed to H.J.Heinz at Harlesden, NW10, London, off with the
ropes and sheets,unload, and then reload with a “Direct” load for
the Portsmouth and Southampton area. By this time it would be
about 2am,and 3 “Night Shunters” would arrive at Harlesden,
having driven up from Horndean,in a Triumph Herald car.
The “Night Trunkers”, ex Wigan would then drive down to Horndean
in the car. The shunters would then set off to deliver their 20 ton
to delivery points in Hampshire, and usually drop their empty
trailer on the quay at Portsmouth,to be loaded with Guernsey
tomatoes for tonights trunk journeys. Ray Smyth.
