Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[rof_from_sprog_s]

Thanks, 240. That’s put me right again!

[oiltreader]

240 Gardner:

ROF from Sprog’s:
That last shot looks suspiciously like one of the big Atki/Gardner 150s that were supplied to Pickfords.

I think you’ll find it’s the Atkinson-cabbed Mack, formerly owned by Atkinson Vehicles (Scotland) Limited at Airdrie. It started out as a straightforward Mack, then gained a secondhand Mk.1 cab, and later still, an Atkinson bonnet and radiator

Here it is as at the inbetween stage:

Atkinson Airdrie depot wrecker by Gardner 8LXB, on Flickr

And later:

Atkinson by Carricklad, on Flickr

Although Atkinson did build a number of large bonneted tractors for both home and abroad, designed for up to 100 tons gross, the ones which Pickfords had were rather smaller, and were described as Semi-Bonneted Tractors. As you say, they had the 6LX and were intended to fulfill the same role as the Scammell Highwayman.

Many thanks to 240 Gardner for the pictures and info this has cleared up a doubt I’ve had since my chat with Ross Sutherland, when I mentioned I’d taken a photo over the fence of one of his yards a while back of what I thought was a Scammell to be told on here it was an Atkinson, he said no that’s a Mack, it didn’t sink in then but it has now.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Mack variety.
Oily

[big_aw]

This one makes me sweat just uploading it nice stacking tho

[rof_from_sprog_s]

That one makes me remember the backaches, although my loads were only on a six-wheeler.-

“Just up the granary steps, driver”.

[oiltreader]

BIG AW:
This one makes me sweat just uploading it nice stacking tho

Cracking photo that BIG AW thanks personally never did any general, but spent all my spare time as a youth on farms, potatoes, grain and other feedstuffs all bagged, minimum 1cwt, some were 2cwt, so looking at that load. I feel the aches a bit, thinking of the driver, where are his breed today

Another lorry load of backache, sugarbeet pulp and what looks like a Commer wagon and the year is 1942.
Oily

[haddy]

That sugar-beet pulp looks like it has come straight out of the factory drier as the bags look nice and soft and warm despite being 10 stone in weight. If they had been in storage they would be like blocks of concrete! I wonder where the photo was taken! If the registration no. of the lorry was in the shot it could give a clue. I reckon there should be a law against photographing vehicles without including their number plate!!! Cheers Haddy.

[cattle_wagon_man]

For all you Scottish inhabitants,…heres summat for you to beef` about .

This Albion cattle wagon and drawbar trailer bears the name and address of an Aberdeen haulier.
It could have been delivering a consignment of Aberdeen Angus cattle .

This photograph was kindly given to me a few years ago.

Cheers , cattle wagon man.

[oiltreader]

Thanks for the photo cattle wagon man that would have been quite an outfit in its day, moooooving on and back to 2001 and M5 at Gordano, thanks to Graham Richardson.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Loco at Brighton Model World thanks to Elsie esq, a Stroudley 0.6.0 LBSCR, the wagon belonging to P H Antell & Sons Ltd.

another move here by the same firm youtube.com/watch?v=_C87CUQ65pA

Oily

[kevmac47]

here’s a few to start the new year off Oily, Seasons Greatings to all.

[oiltreader]

Thanks for the photos kevmac47 Been reading a bit about the Stanley Steamers and learning that the steam was generated by liquid as opposed to solid fuel, paraffin or petrol being vapourised and combusted to heat a boiler.
Oily

from Dingwall, where today it is dry mildish with a temp of 7°, not bad for January

[adr]

Liverpool 1966, Classic British Haulage pic’ of the day

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Is this Trunking Italian style? Sorry!!!

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Lovely restorations, no B’S just the way they should look

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Nice restorations, no Bull’, just the way they should look

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Classic Scot’s Fridge!

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Owner driver Leon Salt.

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