cattle wagon man:
I purchased this photograph at a Truck Show a couple of years ago.
There was no name on the reverse, so I am unable to credit the Copyright owner.
For the olderdrivers , the photo location might look familiar. It is of Skelsmergh , onthe A 6, looking south towards Kendal.
I reckon the date would be in the mid-1960s, and the B.M.C. probably belongs to Barnes & Nelson. Their haulage depot was situated a mile further down the road , and the milk would be on its way to the Milk Marketing Board dairy, on the northern edge of Kendal. Just a change to see the earlier collection` driver at work , and no doubt a risky place to stop, - prior to the M 6 motorway opening.
On the right-hand side of the road , is the entrance to Longsleddale valley. This valley was to be origin for the "Postman Pat " children`s stories, written by John Cunliffe. A bit of added information, useful or useless .
BTW, the milk stand is still there, - and intact !! Ahhh,…nostalga…it ain`t what it used to be.
Cheers, cattle wagon man.
Great pic and I think I got roughly where it is (even though I’m not an “older” driver )
well,i been drivin up and down for miles on google maps and i cant find this place
Side mounted ladders, looks like Atkinson style flash vac valves in each lid, Magyar tanks maybe
And a bit of more modern kit, it took a while to get the rear steers systems sorted but they worked very well in my opinion, although often caught some drivers outwith the way they swing round. Indox tank with hydraulic steering I think
hi there from norfolk,could any of you old wincanton tanker drivers remember a guy called TOMMY HALL,drove for wincanton on the tankers,used to live at east knoyle,i belive his dad had the pub there if my memory serves me well,would love to make contact with him if he is still with us.(old friend of mine)here’s hoping for good news and not bad,another one was DAVE DOWNS and his brother IVOR DOWNS they lived in the MERE area and both worked out of wincanton,then went on the hot stuff out of FROME,would love to contact them both as well,i belive that DAVE DOWNS and IVOR started thier own transport company,they were running middle east,then dave started up in boat haulage out of poole,anyone help on this,■■? please PM me with any info,many thanks.
jimcab:
milk maque . . . drawbar outfit. . (copyright photo to pm photography) . .does anyone know where this photo was taken ?
If the Iveco was a Tankfreight vehicle (and i think it was) it was most likely from Aspatria/Penrith or Dalton, this one ran from Aspatria, taken near Ullswater - MilkmanTom should know
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