Hi Kevmac I think the six wheeler with livestock body and passenger compartment is a South African Railways ERF Trailblazer, they had lots of these back in 1978 when I visited SA.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Leyland600:
Hi Kevmac I think the six wheeler with livestock body and passenger compartment is a South African Railways ERF Trailblazer, they had lots of these back in 1978 when I visited SA.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Or it could be an unacceptable symbol of apartheid ?
Thanks to Stanfield, robthedog and kevmac47 for the pics 
Hi Kev, the pic and your suggestion got me thinking back aways, there may have been a use for this type of transport, see here [No, this isn’t the “kilts dinna have zippers” joke. # = Pound Sterling
From the Oct. 14/98 Ottawa Citizen, reprinted from The Daily Telegraph,
(which is the source of much of the Citizen’s news in these Black days):]
Sheep farmers fleece ferries
LONDON - Crofters in the Scotish islands have been caught taking sheep
in their cars on shopping trips so that they qualify for discount ferry
fares.
The discount scheme, designed to help farmers taking animals to market,
is being reviewed by Caledonian MacBrayne, the ferry company. Under the
scheme, the company charges #2.35 ($6.27) per animal and nothing for the
vehicle as long as the crofter and at least one animal is going to market.
But crofters from Uist have been taking sheep across to Oban, and
leaving them with friends in Argyll while they go shopping or on holiday.
A crofter on Barra said: “They then come back with the sheep in the car
and say the price was too low and they did not sell. There was no
intention to sell.”
The standard return fare from Castlebay to Oban is #104 ($278) for a
car plus #29.50 ($79) each for the driver and passengers, but on a market
run the only charge is #2.35 ($6.27) for the animal and #29.50 ($79) for
each passenger. A Cal-Mac spokesman said: “Certain drivers have been
taking one or two sheep in their cars on ferries so they can benefit from
what is a generous discount scheme. We now know that some of them were
just going on holidays or on other business.”
“The company is going to have a look at how it works because of what
would appear to be abuse by a few people.”
A councillor on one of the islands said: “Certain people’s sheep seem
to have become quite well travelled.”
Todays oldie, Swedish Transport delegation visit to London Transport 1948, the trailer I 'm thinking is a canteen.
Oily
oiltreader:
Todays oldie, Swedish Transport delegation visit to London Transport 1948, the trailer I 'm thinking is a canteen.
Oily
Great shot of this earley 50s O Model Bedford Artic, They were a very popular bit of gear in their Heyday There was a lot of them operated where I live in the North East Newcastle upon Tyne area, In the years after WW2 Ended local hauliers had Ex WDs & civi street models mostley on open cast coal as it was refered to in those days Its now refered to as Surface Mining, The good old long happy days in haulage, Regards Larry.
oiltreader:
Todays oldie, Swedish Transport delegation visit to London Transport 1948, the trailer I 'm thinking is a canteen.
Oily
Stanfield.Thanks for the spectacular photograph of the beautiful Scammell Super Constructor 6x6 Heavy Haulage Ballast Road Locomotive,875 BGJ,of Pickfords Heavy Haulage
Oiltreader.Bedford OSS Scammell 4x2 Tractive Unit-Articulated Canteen-bodied Mobile Canteen,Chassis No.OSS74343,JXC 2, MC3, Body No.9415, London Transport,No.702B,1948,with Leyland Titan 7RT,Park Royal Double Decker Omnibus,KGK 803,London Transport RTL139.1949:-
VALKYRIE.
oiltreader:
Two more.
Oily
Hiya don’t know if it was this F10 of Hockin,s or one the same. it was parked just outside Kitwee airport 4 years ago,
i got off the plane it was parked there. it looks the same truck.
John
Here is a photo I took of an ERF Trailblazer rural bus outside Durban Railway Station in 1978. They were ■■■■■■■ engined.
Cheers Leyland 600.
Stanfield:
A few from the past210
That was the first wagon which I drove legally the Pickfords scammell Super constructor reg. no.875BGJ as it is pulling trailer 665 which as the tilt frame on and it was the only big frame they had which was based at Sheffield depot
cheers Johnnie
John that is the first photo I have seen of her as there is plenty of 876 which has been restored and on the show circuit
A Oldie from Stoke on Trent
sammyopisite:
Stanfield:
A few from the pastThat was the first wagon which I drove legally the Pickfords scammell Super constructor reg. no.875BGJ as it is pulling trailer 665 which as the tilt frame on and it was the only big frame they had which was based at Sheffield depot
cheers JohnnieJohn that is the first photo I have seen of her as there is plenty of 876 which has been restored and on the show circuit
I think these are also 875 BGJ
TIDDERSON:
sammyopisite:
Stanfield:
A few from the past543That was the first wagon which I drove legally the Pickfords scammell Super constructor reg. no.875BGJ as it is pulling trailer 665 which as the tilt frame on and it was the only big frame they had which was based at Sheffield depot
cheers JohnnieJohn that is the first photo I have seen of her as there is plenty of 876 which has been restored and on the show circuit
I think these are also 875 BGJ
Hi John yes they are that is the Late Eric Morton the regular driver in the first and third picture and the guy in the glasses in the first picture is Harry Food and the guy stood furthest away is Ted Fitzpatrick who was the depot manager at Sheffield ( he later became the heavy haulage manager for the northern area ) he was a very knowledgeable man on all things heavy haulage and he had me driving at 22 and when he went out to price or look at unusual loads he would take a driver ( preferably the one who would be doing the load ) with him.
thank you
cheers Johnnie
P S I had the pictures with the red corners sent to me by flatman 001 a while back