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after a quick search i've found a site with a list of known vehicles @ Pickfords Heavy Haulage: tractors.fandom.com/wiki/Pickfords it includes PUC 472, but without any pictures. the list includes a few survivors. these pictures are a treasure for those interested, I enjoy them very much. thank you for posting them.
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jamesd1972
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after a quick search i've found a site with a list of known vehicles @ Pickfords Heavy Haulage: tractors.fandom.com/wiki/Pickfords it includes PUC 472, but without any pictures. the list includes a few survivors. these pictures are a treasure for those interested, I enjoy them very much. thank you for posting them. A few more to come and will try and upload photos onto the other site, not sure if I need to join or something yet. Job for later. Glad people are finding them interesting. James
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jamesd1972
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WYH901 and PUC474 to add to the list. Some extra details from Dad to share: Pickford’s heavy haulage depot was Wood Lane in Birmingham. ‘Iron Fairy’ was state of the art for its day and was being used to load the bespoke packing blocks for the heavy haulage. The Wilkins and Mitchell press was going into Servis washing machines. PUC 474 is moving a penicillin fermenter over the Chester road roundabout. From memory PUC 472/3/4 were Scammell constructors all based at Wood Lane. Dad remembers the driver (who were known as Millwrights and were drivers / team leaders for the heavy haulage) blasting on the horn going through a red light as it wouldn’t have re-started on a the hill if it stopped. All very exciting in the cab at about 12mph ! The ‘Crane’ trailer was at the time the heaviest load trailer in the country being pulled by a Scammell Superconstructor WYH901. James *happy to share but still dads copyright for anything commercial.
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Some awesome photos and trucks on this thread , thanks for sharing
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Play'in round with an old Datsun & a Ford COE
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That is indeed Birmingham, the domed building is the hall of memory.
With Baskerville house.
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jamesd1972
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Looks like a super highwayman not a constructor so another wagon featured. James
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Very interesting, thanks James.
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stealthstylz
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These are ace. Thanks for posting them.
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jamesd1972
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fantastic pictures thanks for sharing
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Rich
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Really enjoying the photos, echo the sentiment when I say thanks for sharing. Funnily enough me and Corbs were just discussing the Bhcc Iron Fairy cranes as I have just got one of the old Matchbox ones to dress up for my industrial yard 00 railway layout
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Love this thread. Please keep them coming.
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jamesd1972
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glenanderson
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My dad talked of driving his lorry at a walking pace, hanging out of the cab door, from one white line to the next.
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My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...
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Some of these photos would be great to replicate on a 00 gauge railway layout. Shame I had to dismantle mine when I moved house, so much inspiration.
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jamesd1972
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Dad asked me to point out the straw packed pottery ready for export - how long before we go back to doing this ? James
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Fantastic dockside photos, I spent many a happy hour at Preston Docks with my Dad fuelling the ships their with AEC's also! As for the Dunlop Scammells perhaps they did the same as some of the big companies of the day and completely stripped and rebuilt their vehicles, my Dad used to tell that this happened with their tankers. A lot of the fuel terminals had many "old" vehicles running along side the new stuff. Fantastic collection of photographs, I only wish I had some to share, film and processing was expensive in those days or so I was told
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jamesd1972
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Fantastic dockside photos, I spent many a happy hour at Preston Docks with my Dad fuelling the ships their with AEC's also! As for the Dunlop Scammells perhaps they did the same as some of the big companies of the day and completely stripped and rebuilt their vehicles, my Dad used to tell that this happened with their tankers. A lot of the fuel terminals had many "old" vehicles running along side the new stuff. Fantastic collection of photographs, I only wish I had some to share, film and processing was expensive in those days or so I was told Got some shots of the BRS repair works to post up - definitely a make and mend time still, Dad said BRS were keeping things for 12 years at the time. Film / processing not cheap for sure but was one of dad's hobbies but you sure were selective about how many photo's you took. Industrial engineering is something he loves (canals / railways etc.) so I was dragged around and had to go and stand in front of stuff as scale when he took photos ! James
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Rich
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Some of these photos would be great to replicate on a 00 gauge railway layout. Shame I had to dismantle mine when I moved house, so much inspiration. 😃 A quick edit for ya Truck needs weathering but it also needs it's nameplate transfers too.
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PHUQ
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Looks like a super highwayman not a constructor so another wagon featured. James That one is a Mountaineer- relatively uncommon. Absolutely love those crew cab Constructors. PUC475 is still out there but I don't think any of the other PUCs survive.
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Last Edit: Aug 7, 2021 22:44:34 GMT by PHUQ
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