Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

Three UK made wagons, long time ago in Australia.
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An early road train, steam was not successful for longer journeys owing to shortage of water and combustible material for fuel to be found en route.
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unloading living salmon for farming,long way from steammotors thougt ,hej benkku

Benkku, Scania and different type of ferry :slight_smile: .
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AECs resting in Portugal from Traveller Dave.
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More old Euro trucks
Fiat 619

Magirus


Drawbar units Actros and Titan.
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Pictures from Manchester in days long gone.
Any of you lads called in here for a return load.New Brown Street.


This was 1940.Gas propelled.

What about this.London Road M/chester 1961 (plenty of cafe’s)

Last but not least Smiths of Eccles depot.

Hi Stanfield, The gas propelled truck is a bit quaint , I have a similar photo(earlier model) somewhere for digging out, the upper deck must be the the gas tank/bag ■■.
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MOC and Harry, some more Krupp wagons for you, the orange wagon and drag I’ve posted before, another look won’t harm.
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An Albion and an AEC from Andy Breeden. I remember Caffyns well, delivered cars to them at Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells in the early 60s.
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harry:
History. Büssing NAG used inmates of several ■■■■ concentration camps in Brunswiek from 1944 to March 1945 for slave labor. These camps were subcamps to the Neuengamme concentration camp. Not many people know that.

I had the privilege to transport one of “The white buses” from the war for three years to different arrangement for the Swedish Red Cross. It was really to live the history when drove the bus to those arrangements, and got the opportunity to speak to some of the survivors from the German concentration camps…

Here´s a photo of the bus when I had unloaded it from the trailer, and was in my way to the Red Cross in 2007.
Trailer tractor from 2007 and bus from 1939, can it be more “then and now” at the same time? :smiley:

A link for those who want to learn more about “The white buses”, and their mission in Germany: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Buses

/Stellan

Stanfield:
Pictures from Manchester in days long gone.
Any of you lads called in here for a return load.New Brown Street.3
This was 1940.Gas propelled.2
What about this.London Road M/chester 1961 (plenty of cafe’s)1
Last but not least Smith of Eccles depot.0

John, Is that shot of Smith’s office now Santander’s place on Taylor Road Urmston? Regards Kev.

Hi Kev not to sure about that mate but will check it out next time down in the area
John

Stanfield:
Hi Kev not to sure about that mate but will check it out next time down in the area
John

Yes it is John - its Santanders fleet office now, they use the depot for off lease returns, full of trucks, vans and coaches, for inspections and de-liveries etc

Sniffy:

Stanfield:
Hi Kev not to sure about that mate but will check it out next time down in the area
John

Yes it is John - its Santanders fleet office now, they use the depot for off lease returns, full of trucks, vans and coaches, for inspections and de-liveries etc

Thanks Sniffy, I thought it looked familiar, I often used to park in the layby on Taylor Road overnight when I was working out of Trafford Park. regards Kev.

Her’es a nice little Scammell. This has a South Shields reg but I think the motor was used internally at Scammell before the closure of Watford.

Thanks Oily for the Krupps,they had real character :sunglasses:



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harry:
History. Büssing NAG used inmates of several ■■■■ concentration camps in Brunswiek from 1944 to March 1945 for slave labor. These camps were subcamps to the Neuengamme concentration camp. Not many people know that.

I had the privilege to transport one of “The white buses” from the war for three years to different arrangement for the Swedish Red Cross. It was really to live the history when drove the bus to those arrangements, and got the opportunity to speak to some of the survivors from the German concentration camps…

Here´s a photo of the bus when I had unloaded it from the trailer, and was in my way to the Red Cross in 2007.
Trailer tractor from 2007 and bus from 1939, can it be more “then and now” at the same time? :smiley:

A link for those who want to learn more about “The white buses”, and their mission in Germany: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Buses

/Stellan

Must have been a privilege mate,that Wikipedia link makes for some very interesting yet grim reading.

Head to head at the track MAN TGA and Renault Magnum.
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