early one durham dairy [neviles cross]
This is a shot I took at the Testing Station of the only Albion we ran at Bewick Transport,a little 4cyl Chieftain,unfortunately this first test in 1970 signed it’s death warrant as far as I was concerned as it got plated right down to 11 ton or so.Prior to this we had often put 9 and 10 ton onto it.It was a great little motor 6speed box Albion axle,decent steering,never let us down.It was brand new in 1966 to a London fruit haulier I believe,hence the full height headboard 
We ran a Chieften for 2-3 years on an old B reg with a Leyland 370 or 400 engine and 5 speed box,never any problem except for brakes not just up to it being vac/hydraulic and normal mechanical handbreak,main problem being u.l.w.Happy days, Jack. 
Bewick:
This is a shot I took at the Testing Station of the only Albion we ran at Bewick Transport,a little 4cyl Chieftain,unfortunately this first test in 1970 signed it’s death warrant as far as I was concerned as it got plated right down to 11 ton or so.Prior to this we had often put 9 and 10 ton onto it.It was a great little motor 6speed box Albion axle,decent steering,never let us down.It was brand new in 1966 to a London fruit haulier I believe,hence the full height headboard
We also had a 4-cylinder Chieftain on general haulage which was a really good motor with it’s 6-speed Albion gearbox. It never missed a beat in around twenty years hard work. The only downside was that I used to hear the engine in my sleep!
pete smith:
Another couple of CX7’s
I wouldn’t fancy swinging the handle on that on a cold winters morning. 
man up brian , you’ve done it before , only one pull if you set it up properly . on the other hand you could wind the wife up first and put her on the handle , i bet it would start then . cheers , dave
grumpy old man:
pete smith:
Another couple of CX7’sI wouldn’t fancy swinging the handle on that on a cold winters morning.
Get a couple of well built mates on a rope and you can flick the decompression lever over 
The original owners of this one would dearly love to have it back in the family. Anyone know where it is these days ?
Albion Motors.
Haddy:
The original owners of this one would dearly love to have it back in the family. Anyone know where it is these days ?
I well remember seeing this Albion,EX 6042,at several historic motor vehicle rallies over the years - I first recall seeing it in 1985…nearly 30 years since!
I too would like to know where it is now,but I’ve managed to get its details from the DVLA Website :-
Registration number: EX 6042
✗ Untaxed
Expired: 01 November 1990
MOT
No details held by DVLA
Vehicle excise duty
Vehicle excise duty rate for vehicle
12 Month rate £0.00
Vehicle details
Vehicle make :ALBION
Date of first registration : Tuesday,2nd March,1948 in Great Yarmouth.
Cylinder capacity (cc) :0cc
COâ‚‚Emissions :Not available
Fuel type PETROL
Export marker :No
Vehicle status :Not taxed
Vehicle colour :ORANGE
Albion FT3 (?),Flat-bodied,4x2 Lorry,EX 6042. D.Cole,Amusement Caterers,Great Yarmouth.
rigsby:
man up brian , you’ve done it before , only one pull if you set it up properly . on the other hand you could wind the wife up first and put her on the handle , i bet it would start then . cheers , dave
Aye, 2 men and a lad (me) , a rope, and a 6LW. Get it set just ■■■■ on and it would go first time.
The very first motor I ever moved was an Albion Chieften, it was a Harrisons of Dewsbury machine, I was a van lad, and we were in Ducie St. Manchester.
One day old John who was the driver said “bring it up the street a bit Brian…and be careful”. Start of a very happy career on the road.
I’ve never noticed it before but your UK front mudguards on the LAD cabs are wider than ours were in Aus.
ERGO cabbed AEC’s had wider front guards than Leylands, but this is the first time I’ve seen different guards on LAD’s.
we only had 2 lads ( apprentices ) . first job in a morning , take the rope and start the fodens up . we were canny though , all the lorries were parked back to back in the garage , so we started the front row , staggered out of the white cloud , got our breath back and then push started the back row . all those gardeners over the years , it’s no wonder i suffer with copd ( don’.t suppose 40 a day did much to help )
cargo:
I’ve never noticed it before but your UK front mudguards on the LAD cabs are wider than ours were in Aus.
ERGO cabbed AEC’s had wider front guards than Leylands, but this is the first time I’ve seen different guards on LAD’s.
Eddies pic of the blue LAD Chieftain has got Clydesdale front mudguards fitted,go to page one and look at Bewick’s and Millers Chieftains as they have correct mudguards