Liverpool hauliers 1970/80

Don,t have any pics of any Liverpool hauliers even of the firm I worked for in the early 70`s (Kirkdale Lewis Haulage) of Charleywood Rd, Kirkby Ind Estate as it was then known!

I was a fitter for them in the garage when the labour govnmt. brought in the 3 day week in the early 70`s and then we were takem over by K&G haulage of Preston who promptly sold all the wagons and kept 6 wagons for the “US Lines” container contract and moved the ERF,s to their Preston depot at Bamber Bridge, I think it was Cuerden Mill lane opposite the Lancs. County Council workshops who incidentally had a “Diamond T” recovery truck which I am told was a petrol engined beast!

But for those who might be interested in steam wagons there is in the St. Helens Transport Museum a photo of a line up of Kirkdale Lewis steam wagons (approx 25 /30 of them) at their old yard in Cherry lane Kirkdale.