DEANB:
Henry van den Berg:
pv83:
DEANB:
Brackmills Volvo F12 with extended crew cab from 1978.Click on page once.
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Is that the same one Dean? (nmp)
Thats the old Pickford Volvo
I reckon Henry’s right Patrick that was the later raised cab,with the different grill etc.
Brackmills had the original flat cab roof.
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Aah right, cheers for pointing that out lads 
jshepguis:
0French lorry but by the road sign’s it is heading south on the A1M just north of Washington services, probably come off the ferry at Newcastle.
Cracking pic, cheers!
DIG:
Good day all good to see you have all been busy while I have been away,we have arrived home a couple of weeks earlier than expected due to a medical issue but all ok now.
We took a few photos not as many as would have liked have but the roads in the north are at present inundated with multi trailer side tipper combinations grossing up to 170tonns hauling iron ore from small mines that have opened over the last few years we decided that staying off the main highways was a much better plan anyhow we did manage to capture the biggest rubber tired earth moving machine I have seen to date.Dig
Double click will zoom it a little closer.
Welcome back mate! Hopefully the medical issue wasn’t too bad?
Looks like a CAT doesn’t it? Not sure which model it is though, the biggest I’ve seen was a 992, I know Komatsu has got a even bigger one, the WA 1200.
A impressive sight nonetheless when that comes past eh DIG, cheers for posting
Spardo:
Seen on the D 951 from Bellac towards Angouleme yesterday:1
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Came past a similar convoi some weeks ago, not sure where they load them nor where they tip them, but it’s not really heavy as the lads were doing a steady 80km/h…
Lawrence Dunbar:
This was heavy haulage in my younger days, My Grandad drove this Scammell & I had many a ride in it as a young lad, I enjoyed every minute of my travels with him. He was King Of The Road in my book, Of course he started his haulage career driving Steam Traction Engines on long distant work, Regards Larry.
Cheers for posting mate, what year would this have been? As the Scammell is running on solid tyres.
jshepguis:
0French lorry but by the road sign’s it is heading south on the A1M just north of Washington services, probably come off the ferry at Newcastle.
This company use to use Southampton the majority of the times for the crossings from France. If he’s heading South it could well be a load going to France or maybe even a return load, although that’s probably unlikely. It’s only guess work, and we’ll never know, or will we, there’s knowledgeable people on here.
Lawrence Dunbar:
This was heavy haulage in my younger days, My Grandad drove this Scammell & I had many a ride in it as a young lad, I enjoyed every minute of my travels with him. He was King Of The Road in my book, Of course he started his haulage career driving Steam Traction Engines on long distant work, Regards Larry.
They were the days Larry, before health and safety.
Lived next to a company that had several lorries, collecting from growers and from the veg and fruit markets around our area.
During the school holidays I use to stand by our back gate which backed on to their yard and “hitch a lift” for a day outwith the drivers, great when you’re a young lad.
Later when I started driving both in the UK and abroad I use to take friends, family, girl friends, and eventually children with me during their holidays, never had a problem delivering anywhere or with the various firms I worked for.
I wonder if the restrictions today are what’s effecting the industry’s drivers shortage, I knew at 8 by going out on the wagons, that I’d be a driver, I know I’m not the only one either, most of us older driver had a simular experiences which got us into the business, you included I bet …
It’s a shame it all stopped, I can rember taking my daughter to France when she was about 8 or 9, how excited she was, going on the boat, into the les routiers ( where she was spoilt by the staff) and tucking her up on the top bunk at night, for her it was such an adventure and beat having to stay at home…and they never forget those trips either.
Fergie47:
Lawrence Dunbar:
This was heavy haulage in my younger days, My Grandad drove this Scammell & I had many a ride in it as a young lad, I enjoyed every minute of my travels with him. He was King Of The Road in my book, Of course he started his haulage career driving Steam Traction Engines on long distant work, Regards Larry.They were the days Larry, before health and safety.
Lived next to a company that had several lorries, collecting from growers and from the veg and fruit markets around our area.
During the school holidays I use to stand by our back gate which backed on to their yard and “hitch a lift” for a day outwith the drivers, great when you’re a young lad.Later when I started driving both in the UK and abroad I use to take friends, family, girl friends, and eventually children with me during their holidays, never had a problem delivering anywhere or with the various firms I worked for.
I wonder if the restrictions today are what’s effecting the industry’s drivers shortage, I knew at 8 by going out on the wagons, that I’d be a driver, I know I’m not the only one either, most of us older driver had a simular experiences which got us into the business, you included I bet …
It’s a shame it all stopped, I can rember taking my daughter to France when she was about 8 or 9, how excited she was, going on the boat, into the les routiers ( where she was spoilt by the staff) and tucking her up on the top bunk at night, for her it was such an adventure and beat having to stay at home…and they never forget those trips either.
A different world. It would be early 50s and my late brother, 4 years younger than me, noticed as I did a lorry broken down on the opposite side of the road. We both crossed over (before the by-pass, it was the very busy A 52 between Derby and Nottingham) to talk to the driver who was sitting on the grass waiting for the rescue that he had obviously phoned for from a neighbour.
My brother was always the chatty one, I was a bit more reserved but we were both entranced by the vehicle. Eventually his repair done he was ready to set off. He sent us both back across the road with a request that my Dad would let my brother travel with him to his destination, he would be back by tea time he said. My brother was over the moon, and I was despondant, but the driver obviously preferred the chatty one of the two.
Can you imagine it? 2 young lads (me about 10 John 6), allowed to cross such a road (I used to walk along it for a mile to school, no pavement just a grassy track between kerb and ditch) and then one of them go off with a strange man in mucky green overalls without even a personal interview.
My only consolation, but years later when I started driving my own lorries, was that driver wouldn’t have heard a word my chatty brother said over the racket of that Gardner in between them. 
Oh, and btw, don’t know where they went, but John was still home safe in time for tea. Couldn’t shut him up about it 
. Could have done with a Gardner myself at that point.
Many years later, on heavy haulage for Econofreight, they were always struggling for casual 2nd men on abnormal loads, and we were instructed to find our own. My 12 year old son often fulfilled that role and the police, who always were the escorts in those days, never said a word.
How about this one then from 1955 with a 72 ton load on four axles, solid tyres and 2 mph…
Pictured here in September 1955 Pickfords Scammell 100-Ton Motive Unit Reg No BLH 21 makes it’s way slowly up the long climb on the A62 Manchester Road just West of Marsden.Originally it was powered by a Scammell 4-cylinder 86 bhp 7094 cc petrol engine, which only returned 0.75 mpg but by the time this picture was taken it had long been fitted with a Gardner 6LW diesel engine which increased the power to 105 bhp and the fuel consumption to 4 mpg.
It is hauling a 72 ton Metropolitan Vickers diesel electric locomotive which had been collected from Stockton on Tees for loading onto the ship SS Hurunui at Liverpool Docks on the 16th of September 1955.
Seen here taking a break on the A62 at Delph Station before the long climb to Scouthead then the decent into Oldham. Heading through Liverpool towards the docks. Unfortunately today Reg No BLH 21 resides at Rush Green in a derelict state.Lawrence Dunbar:
This was heavy haulage in my younger days, My Grandad drove this Scammell & I had many a ride in it as a young lad, I enjoyed every minute of my travels with him. He was King Of The Road in my book, Of course he started his haulage career driving Steam Traction Engines on long distant work, Regards Larry.
This was 1943 , Probabley one of the last ones made with solids on, Regards Larry.
Welcome back mate! Hopefully the medical issue wasn’t too bad?
Looks like a CAT doesn’t it? Not sure which model it is though, the biggest I’ve seen was a 992, I know Komatsu has got a even bigger one, the WA 1200.
A impressive sight nonetheless when that comes past eh DIG, cheers for posting
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Hi Patrick
CAT have a new one a 994 which I believe has a bigger capability in the bucket size to the WA 1200 and I saw somewhere that a new machine was delivered to the Wodgina mine some 80/90klms south of where we saw took those photos so maybe this was the machine it replaced and was heading to Port Hedland for shipping.
Dig
A couple of Europeans on the 170ton gross operation ,regret I saw no Scanias ,and a mixture of yank tanks KW Mack and Western Star,these trucks and theres quite a few travel around 20 to 30 mins apart both ways on these jobs.
Dig
moomooland:
How about this one then from 1955 with a 72 ton load on four axles, solid tyres and 2 mph…3Pictured here in September 1955 Pickfords Scammell 100-Ton Motive Unit Reg No BLH 21 makes it’s way slowly up the long climb on the A62 Manchester Road just West of Marsden.
Originally it was powered by a Scammell 4-cylinder 86 bhp 7094 cc petrol engine, which only returned 0.75 mpg but by the time this picture was taken it had long been fitted with a Gardner 6LW diesel engine which increased the power to 105 bhp and the fuel consumption to 4 mpg.
It is hauling a 72 ton Metropolitan Vickers diesel electric locomotive which had been collected from Stockton on Tees for loading onto the ship SS Hurunui at Liverpool Docks on the 16th of September 1955.
2Seen here taking a break on the A62 at Delph Station before the long climb to Scouthead then the decent into Oldham.
1Heading through Liverpool towards the docks.
0Unfortunately today Reg No BLH 21 resides at Rush Green in a derelict state.
Moo moo,were those prime movers still chain driven?
David
Fergie47:
jshepguis:
0French lorry but by the road sign’s it is heading south on the A1M just north of Washington services, probably come off the ferry at Newcastle.
This company use to use Southampton the majority of the times for the crossings from France. If he’s heading South it could well be a load going to France or maybe even a return load, although that’s probably unlikely. It’s only guess work, and we’ll never know, or will we, there’s knowledgeable people on here.
Gave it another thought, assuming he was coming from France with a load, wasn’t it easier to book the Southampton crossing indeed, even if he had to tip up north? Assuming this pic was taken in the late 60s or early 70, getting a special permit to cross Belgium and Holland would have been quite a fuzz, even today it’s not really easy to get such a permit to cross Belgium…
Or was there a ferry from Cherbourg/Caen/Le Havre/Calais/Dunkirk that went all the way up to Newcastle?
Fergie47:
Lawrence Dunbar:
This was heavy haulage in my younger days, My Grandad drove this Scammell & I had many a ride in it as a young lad, I enjoyed every minute of my travels with him. He was King Of The Road in my book, Of course he started his haulage career driving Steam Traction Engines on long distant work, Regards Larry.They were the days Larry, before health and safety.
Lived next to a company that had several lorries, collecting from growers and from the veg and fruit markets around our area.
During the school holidays I use to stand by our back gate which backed on to their yard and “hitch a lift” for a day outwith the drivers, great when you’re a young lad.Later when I started driving both in the UK and abroad I use to take friends, family, girl friends, and eventually children with me during their holidays, never had a problem delivering anywhere or with the various firms I worked for.
I wonder if the restrictions today are what’s effecting the industry’s drivers shortage, I knew at 8 by going out on the wagons, that I’d be a driver, I know I’m not the only one either, most of us older driver had a simular experiences which got us into the business, you included I bet …
It’s a shame it all stopped, I can rember taking my daughter to France when she was about 8 or 9, how excited she was, going on the boat, into the les routiers ( where she was spoilt by the staff) and tucking her up on the top bunk at night, for her it was such an adventure and beat having to stay at home…and they never forget those trips either.
That’s what “infected” me too, going along with my dad, in his Scania 112, on heavy haulage work. Initially I wasn’t intended to become a lorry driver myself, but due to unforseen reasons, I did became one and ended up doing the same stuff my dad did. What’s more, we even worked for the same firm for several years… funny little world eh…
oiltreader:
Your fav wagon Patrick and a left ■■■■■■
Oily
Cheers Oily, now honestly, was there ever a better looking wagon eh? 
DIG:
Welcome back mate! Hopefully the medical issue wasn’t too bad?Looks like a CAT doesn’t it? Not sure which model it is though, the biggest I’ve seen was a 992, I know Komatsu has got a even bigger one, the WA 1200.
A impressive sight nonetheless when that comes past eh DIG, cheers for posting
Hi Patrick
CAT have a new one a 994 which I believe has a bigger capability in the bucket size to the WA 1200 and I saw somewhere that a new machine was delivered to the Wodgina mine some 80/90klms south of where we saw took those photos so maybe this was the machine it replaced and was heading to Port Hedland for shipping.
Dig
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A 994 eh? Will check it out mate, ta
5thwheel:
moomooland:
How about this one then from 1955 with a 72 ton load on four axles, solid tyres and 2 mph…3Pictured here in September 1955 Pickfords Scammell 100-Ton Motive Unit Reg No BLH 21 makes it’s way slowly up the long climb on the A62 Manchester Road just West of Marsden.
Originally it was powered by a Scammell 4-cylinder 86 bhp 7094 cc petrol engine, which only returned 0.75 mpg but by the time this picture was taken it had long been fitted with a Gardner 6LW diesel engine which increased the power to 105 bhp and the fuel consumption to 4 mpg.
It is hauling a 72 ton Metropolitan Vickers diesel electric locomotive which had been collected from Stockton on Tees for loading onto the ship SS Hurunui at Liverpool Docks on the 16th of September 1955.
2Seen here taking a break on the A62 at Delph Station before the long climb to Scouthead then the decent into Oldham.
1Heading through Liverpool towards the docks.
0Unfortunately today Reg No BLH 21 resides at Rush Green in a derelict state.
Moo moo,were those prime movers still chain driven?
David
Cheers Moomooland
Those 100 tonners were chain driven, just imagine one of the chains snapping on a hill whilst pulling that weight…
DIG:
A couple of Europeans on the 170ton gross operation ,regret I saw no Scanias ,and a mixture of yank tanks KW Mack and Western Star,these trucks and theres quite a few travel around 20 to 30 mins apart both ways on these jobs.Dig
Is that a 10 wheeler tractor unit DIG■■? That Mack looks smart
