From Wiki. Vehicle registration plates of Sweden - Wikipedia
Check up to 1973. BD is the code for N Sweden, and up to 5 digits possible.
I am not saying it is definitely Sweden, but it seems a possibility.
British Air Ferries stairway and the colours and āBritish Airā on the tail support that. They operated, among other types, the Canadair CL-44. Prop engines and swing open rear section, with a door in the same position.
https://www.airhistory.net/photos/0055513.jpg
Photo R A Schofield.
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A google suggest Sweden, the s j is Swedish state railwaysā¦ there are a few photos from different angles
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A few photos here of the Mammoth Major 6 Mk111.
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There are one or two on FB who were previously TN members and missed on here for their knowledgeable input., also quite a few in both camps. Thereās no end of Truck/Lorry/Haulage groups. Itās not perfect and can be a pita at times.
I reckon NZ is unlikely. In that era trucks were required to display an H plate in NZ.
What is the car in the background, Morris Oxford/Isis?
Yeah, Oxford, and the bikeās a Raleigh. 
On yer bike, Spardo.
So what other countries (Commonwealth? ) have snow and RHD? Falklands?
I reckon that @vwvanman0 nailed it as being Swedish railways, and @oiltreader found more pictures.
Same cab, same semi-trailer, and one piccie shows a hitch on the back of the semi-trailer to hang another dangler.
Sweden was drive on the left, (like UK etc) up until 1967, when they changed to drive on the right.
South-Africa, Cyprus and India all drive on the left and the higher parts of India definitely do get snow. Japan too are drive on left, and I believe they get some snowy winters in the north?
Iām also leaning to Sweden. Japan and India donāt have large trucks. I didnāt realise Sweden operated multi-trailer trucks.
They certainly do, especially in the north, and what about Finland, they are fond of multis as well?
India doesnāt (I think) have multi trailer set ups. But some trucks get to be quite wide!
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Whoops image is too big! So a screenshot
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It is a very long time since I was on Indian and Pakistani roads (almost 60 years), but I donāt remember any artics, just a lot of heavily overloaded rigids, 4s as well as 6s.
BTW remind me what that connection is from the wheel of the 2nd axle.
I think that is an airline gong to the tyres? But if so, I donāt know why it doesnāt appear to go to all tyres, not just the drive?
Many artics in India now but probably outnumbered by rigids of various types. . Approx UK/EU sizes.
Indian Hay fork
First photo is a Fielders (taken over by A One ) from Bradford with i think a Primrose 3rd axle conversion. Second is a Jack Ashworth Bradford Marathon with a home made trailer for his IH contract.The last photo is another Jack Ashworth motor an AEC with a home made body and trailer for again his IH contract .Great photos
Sweden did indeed drive on the left until 1967, but they always used left hand drive vehicles, so not Sweden.
New Zealand, the obvious ones, Australia does have snow, in small bits, I have a cousin in Jindabyne and thereās plenty there.
Or how about Italy, although they have driven on the right since 1926, their commercial vehicles were right hand drive until the 70s, the theory being that if the drive sits on the edge heās less likely to go over the edge.
Did Sweden or Italy use AECs .The photo came from the Railway Museum Collection wherever that is.I know the one over here is in York
Statens Jarnvagar the SV on the door is Swedish state railways,
there are multiple photos of it from all angles on google, no information as to how many they ran or the years in serviceā¦
Also there are multiple vws in the uk originally from Sweden which are rhd.from the years Pre the switch over, there is a 1952 rhd vw barndoor still in existance that originally belonged to Swedish railways.
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