I know its not a lorry, It is a “Stanier Black 5”. The building in the background with the
four Gable Ends was Fyffes Banana Warehouse until the early 60s in Wigan town centre.
From approx. 1965, the building was occupied by Robert Baillie Transport,until they
moved to their new premises in 1977, near to Junction 25 M6. During the 60s,
Baillies obtained 6 x 30ft ISO Insulated containers for loading “Jamaica Producers Bananas”
from London Docks for delivery throughout the U.K. In the early 70s,following dock strikes
in London, The “Banana Boats” began to arrive at Sheerness. The 1st photo is courtesy of
Ron Hunt at the “Wigan World” forum. 2nd photo is from Tim Walker, 3rd photo is from
Eddie Heaton. Regards, Ray Smyth.
