"Heavy Haulage through the years"

[pv83]

EDTRUCK:
Good evening pv83

Where are these Oshkosh s up for sale?

The trailers are Portuguese - are the tractors there as well?

Who knows another “toy” that SWMBI won’t know about!

Ey up mate, aye, they were all up for sale, search for PKtrucks on the net for the tractor units and Lodi trading for the trailers, haven’t got a clue about the prices though…

[pv83]

A big shout out to our “usual suspects” for posting grand stuff and keeping the thread going during my absence, cheers lads, much appreciated

[moomooland]

Sunters AEC Mammoth Major with an Austin A110 Westminster patrol car somewhere in Gloucestershire in the early 1960’s.

[deanb]

Johnny !

Scammell Commander.

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[jsutherland]

DEANB:
Johnny !

Scammell Commander.

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That’s it Dean!!! Spot on. When I was a wee laddie, this combination was the bees knees for me.

Thanks Dean.

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Johnny

[oiltreader]

And again with action Johnny.
youtu.be/plHrdn5ZMuQ
Oily

[jsutherland]

oiltreader:
And again with action Johnny.
youtu.be/plHrdn5ZMuQ
Oily

Fantastic Oily. Thank you. What a machine!!

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Johnny

[pv83]

jsutherland:

oiltreader:
And again with action Johnny.
youtu.be/plHrdn5ZMuQ
Oily

Fantastic Oily. Thank you. What a machine!!

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Johnny

Has the heatwave messed up the sight in your eyes Herr Sutherland? They’re not those mobile toilets you normally fancy mate…

Cheers Dean and Oily

[jsutherland]

pv83:

jsutherland:

oiltreader:
And again with action Johnny.
youtu.be/plHrdn5ZMuQ
Oily

Fantastic Oily. Thank you. What a machine!!

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Johnny

Has the heatwave messed up the sight in your eyes Herr Sutherland? They’re not those mobile toilets you normally fancy mate…

Cheers Dean and Oily

Maybe it has affected me [emoji3][emoji3][emoji3]. Anything over 25 C is too warm for me.

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Johnny

[moomooland]

Seen here in October 1957 this Pickfords publicity shot shows a transformer been collected from manufacturer Bruce Peebles & Co Ltd of East Pilton Edinburgh.
This was the time when hydro-electric power stations were being built, the national grid (which connected different areas with high voltage cables, mainly on pylons) was being greatly expanded, railway electrification was continuing and electricity use was still increasing.

Thirty years on and in 1987, looking worlds apart from the Scammell in the top picture, is Pickfords Volvo F12 6X4 ballast tractor Reg No C958 ARJ which was registered new in September 1985.

[lawrence_dunbar]

moomooland:
1Seen here in October 1957 this Pickfords publicity shot shows a transformer been collected from manufacturer Bruce Peebles & Co Ltd of East Pilton Edinburgh.
This was the time when hydro-electric power stations were being built, the national grid (which connected different areas with high voltage cables, mainly on pylons) was being greatly expanded, railway electrification was continuing and electricity use was still increasing.

0Thirty years on and in 1987, looking worlds apart from the Scammell in the top picture, is Pickfords Volvo F12 6X4 ballast tractor Reg No C958 ARJ which was registered new in September 1985.

Great stuff there “moomooland”, My late Grandfather drove for Pickfords when His Original firm were enveloped into the Pickfords lot when nationalisation came about, Keep these old photos coming please, Regards Larry.

[moomooland]

Lawrence Dunbar:
Great stuff there “moomooland”, My late Grandfather drove for Pickfords when his original firm were enveloped into the Pickfords lot when nationalisation came about, Keep these old photos coming please, Regards Larry.

Hi Larry here’s a few more memories.

[lawrence_dunbar]

Thanks MML, Great stuff, I remember my Old Grandad taking me down to Newcastle Quayside one Sunday Morning to see some Pickfords Diamond T lowloaders loaded with Army Tanks to be shipped out on the following Monday morning, Me only wish is that had a camera and took photos, But of course the war was on a things were very rationed, Youngs dont know they are born today, Regards Larry.

[moomooland]

[jsutherland]

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[pv83]

Very interesting footage of Pickfords moomooland, cheers for posting mate

[pv83]

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That Titan in the first pic looks the part Johnny, can already hear that mighty V12 whistle it’s tunes!

[moomooland]

Wynn’s Pacific 6x6 heavy duty prime mover Reg No GDW 277 ‘Dreadnought’ leads the way in this transformer movement over the Pennines.
This electrical transformer would have been collected from the Ferranti factory at Hollinwood near Oldham and is pictured here on the A62 in Huddersfield at the junction of Manchester Road and Queensgate.
Today this is a crossroads controlled by traffic lights as you can see on Google Street View Today

[jsutherland]

pv83:

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That Titan in the first pic looks the part Johnny, can already hear that mighty V12 whistle it’s tunes!

I have never had the privilege of hearing such music.

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Johnny

[pv83]

jsutherland:

pv83:

jsutherland:
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Courtesy of martinuz41: instagram.com/martinuz41/

That Titan in the first pic looks the part Johnny, can already hear that mighty V12 whistle it’s tunes!

I have never had the privilege of hearing such music.

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Johnny

Because you were too busy listening to those mobile toilets mate…