Crossing the River Clyde over the Jamaica bridge heading south with Central station in the background. BXS reg no’s were issued around 1958 and the tram wires are still there so before 1963 to try and date the pic. The trucks look in a fairly new condition so maybe 1958/59.
pv83:
Some more from the Sarens shoe box
Nice pics Patrick. Whats the bonneted truck, a MOL ?
Buzzer:
Buzzer
I think that motor featured in an article in one of the truck magazines…
Dennis Javelin,
Hi, BXS 278 ended up in South Wales with D.David & Sons and after working as an eight wheeler was cut down to a unit eventually being fitted with a Thorneycroft cab after an accident iirc.
Regards, Allan
Not “Heavy Haulage” in the road sense but this might be of interest.
youtube.com/watch?v=4BzoTcV7S1U
I assume that the Sarens trailers were there from day one.
Dennis Javelin:
Not “Heavy Haulage” in the road sense but this might be of interest.youtube.com/watch?v=4BzoTcV7S1U
I assume that the Sarens trailers were there from day one.
Dennis the hull sections would have been built on a network of raised plinths, then when the movement is due the trailers are then driven under and raised and then moved, Same principal used at any of the offshore fabrication yards over the years. There was a specialist lifting gear company from where im from near Middlesbrough called John Gibson lifting , they had a nice Scania and a fitted out trailer and would using lifting jacks around under the modules to calculate the weight for loadout and so ballasting of the loadout barges could be trimmed correctly.
Magnaload after loadout onto barge the older days with the lorries moving and providing power to the trailers, before the new SPMT (Self propelled modular trailers) that are mainly used now.
jshepguis:
Dennis Javelin:
Not “Heavy Haulage” in the road sense but this might be of interest.youtube.com/watch?v=4BzoTcV7S1U
I assume that the Sarens trailers were there from day one.
Dennis the hull sections would have been built on a network of raised plinths, then when the movement is due the trailers are then driven under and raised and then moved, Same principal used at any of the offshore fabrication yards over the years. There was a specialist lifting gear company from where im from near Middlesbrough called John Gibson lifting , they had a nice Scania and a fitted out trailer and would using lifting jacks around under the modules to calculate the weight for loadout and so ballasting of the loadout barges could be trimmed correctly.
Thanks for the info. A spectacular sight to see though.
Buzzer:
Buzzer
That’s got to be heavy on the tri.
Star down under.:
Buzzer:
BuzzerThat’s got to be heavy on the tri.
Good job it’s not a 637 CAT,with a big lump of a second engine sitting right over the tri axles!
David
