Fantastic!! I love to see these old Scammells doing what they were built for, and all the other old vehicles ........very nostalgic!! Thanks for posting this great film ;)
We marvel at the modern multi-wheel trailers with hydraulic power steering & being able to adjust the height of the huge loads at will, but we see here trailer steering with a very low-geared handwheel. Marvelous examples of British engineering, coupled with the skill, teamwork & unflappable patience of the drivers who also probably had no power steering to assist them. Thank you for sharing this with us.
I have a still wrapped "PICKFORDS ROAD MAP OF WESTERN EUROPE" . It belonged to my wife's uncle, J. Rutter, who was a/the manager of Pickfords Heavy Haulage and died in 1999. Would anyone like it, I don't want to throw it away. I live in West London.
I lived and went to school in Stockton on tees in the 1950s my Uncle Bill worked for Ashmore Benson and we used to fish under Yam Viaduct brings back memories living here on the south coast now .
A fitting tribute to British Egineering indeed. I well remember outsize loads regularly travelling up Yarm road ( I was at school at Richard Hind 69-74) usually hauled by the wonderful Scammells of Pickfords, and sometimes Sunter Bros. My dad was a Turner at Ashmores in the sixties and operated what was then (allegedly) the largest lathe in England. So sad that so many geat examples of British Engineering are now but an increasingly distant memory. Thanks for this.
A lot of parked cars, circulating traffic, nosy bystanders and lot of obstacles! Despite this the transport arrived at its destination. Nowadays there is much more expensive action to reach the same.
Very impressive. Used to see these heavies pulling low loaders down the Bouroughbridge Road York ~ they were impressive and very beautiful to a small boy. Although think from an engineering point of view the hole edge distance on those vessel flanges is a bit small ~ less than 1 diameter!!!
Plenty of familiar locations here. That's the Blue Bell Hotel on Acklam Rd, by the way. It's still there, and still called the Blue Bell, although the famous roof sign with the image of the Bell is sadly gone. (The sign briefly said 'Motel', sometime at the end of the '60s, until somebody grew up). The roundabout on Broadway at The Magnet was interesting. It had a road through the middle, just for large loads, and closed-off with level-crossing style gates at all other times. What's that bloody row in the background? If you can't find suitable music, you would be better off leaving it silent, rather than risking ridicule with that bilge. This is my native town's history, not a circus.
great vid ,i live just outside yarm and have heard of massive loads been transported via yarm from stockton to ici from this era!!!!!! just seems a long way round! and a difficult one too,can you shed any light mally?
Sean W Palmer it's mainly about clearances. You don't want to get stuck under bridges, or on crests in the road, or on corners. Another factor is the weight limits on bridges you want to cross. This loafd looks to tall to go across the Albert Bridge over the Tees between Stockton and Middlesbrough.
Wow - amazing accomplishment for the time! Idea: Maybe we should the public should watch this before moaning about being 'held up' by an Abload today.... :-)
Hamlet Trương sarens PICKFORDS HEAVY HAULAGE( stockton on tees to ici wilton) after school liebherr lr 1250 after school ba Kobelco CKE1800 sarens cranes .png
Who chose the music? A less relevant ‘song’ is hard to imagine. Compare the care and thought shown by the Pickfords crew compared to the cavalier attitudes proclaimed by the son. Let alone the fact that the music is completely out of period for the film.
The days before the madness of health and safety. Not a single flashing light to be seen.
Fantastic!! I love to see these old Scammells doing what they were built for, and all the other old vehicles ........very nostalgic!! Thanks for posting this great film ;)
We marvel at the modern multi-wheel trailers with hydraulic power steering & being able to adjust the height of the huge loads at will, but we see here trailer steering with a very low-geared handwheel.
Marvelous examples of British engineering, coupled with the skill, teamwork & unflappable patience of the drivers who also probably had no power steering to assist them.
Thank you for sharing this with us.
used to love watching these from parsons turbines through walker along scrog road down to the tyne for exporting around the world
I have a still wrapped "PICKFORDS ROAD MAP OF WESTERN EUROPE" . It belonged to my wife's uncle, J. Rutter, who was a/the manager of Pickfords Heavy Haulage and died in 1999. Would anyone like it, I don't want to throw it away. I live in West London.
i drove wagon the same as that one when i was a wrecker mec in the REME
I lived and went to school in Stockton on tees in the 1950s my Uncle Bill worked for Ashmore Benson and we used to fish under Yam Viaduct brings back memories living here on the south coast now .
my dads aunts husband was the main driver for pickfords heavy section.raph allison.
Fascinating documentary...music a travesty
I loved seeing this footage.how long do you reckon the journey took? I spotted the places immediately....
this takes me back, no motorways in those days
A fitting tribute to British Egineering indeed. I well remember outsize loads regularly travelling up Yarm road ( I was at school at Richard Hind 69-74) usually hauled by the wonderful Scammells of Pickfords, and sometimes Sunter Bros. My dad was a Turner at Ashmores in the sixties and operated what was then (allegedly) the largest lathe in England. So sad that so many geat examples of British Engineering are now but an increasingly distant memory. Thanks for this.
Excellent little documentary.
A lot of parked cars, circulating traffic, nosy bystanders and lot of obstacles! Despite this the transport arrived at its destination. Nowadays there is much more expensive action to reach the same.
Отлично!!!
Very impressive. Used to see these heavies pulling low loaders down the Bouroughbridge Road York ~ they were impressive and very beautiful to a small boy. Although think from an engineering point of view the hole edge distance on those vessel flanges is a bit small ~ less than 1 diameter!!!
Excellent collection of footage 5*!
is ther a documentory wiawt the music ?
fred Jacks
great peace of history, I liked it so much that it goes to my favourites!and of course 5*!
P.S.I liked the three wheel car:-)
Plenty of familiar locations here. That's the Blue Bell Hotel on Acklam Rd, by the way. It's still there, and still called the Blue Bell, although the famous roof sign with the image of the Bell is sadly gone. (The sign briefly said 'Motel', sometime at the end of the '60s, until somebody grew up).
The roundabout on Broadway at The Magnet was interesting. It had a road through the middle, just for large loads, and closed-off with level-crossing style gates at all other times.
What's that bloody row in the background? If you can't find suitable music, you would be better off leaving it silent, rather than risking ridicule with that bilge. This is my native town's history, not a circus.
Enjoyed watching this historic footage only after turning off the sound of the truly AWFUL background 'music' !
Where's the hiv jackets and a million escort vehicles like the USA lol
WOW !!! NICE WORK
This video is real Heavy Haulage History! Have a look to the very lowline bogies, designed by the famous Crane Trailers of Dereham Ltd. company!
great vid ,i live just outside yarm and have heard of massive loads been transported via yarm from stockton to ici from this era!!!!!! just seems a long way round! and a difficult one too,can you shed any light mally?
Sean W Palmer it's mainly about clearances. You don't want to get stuck under bridges, or on crests in the road, or on corners. Another factor is the weight limits on bridges you want to cross. This loafd looks to tall to go across the Albert Bridge over the Tees between Stockton and Middlesbrough.
Wow - amazing accomplishment for the time! Idea: Maybe we should the public should watch this before moaning about being 'held up' by an Abload today.... :-)
apparently weight limits & some realy tight corners so this was the ab/load route
Hamlet Trương sarens PICKFORDS HEAVY HAULAGE( stockton on tees to ici wilton) after school liebherr lr 1250 after school ba Kobelco CKE1800 sarens cranes .png
Who chose the music? A less relevant ‘song’ is hard to imagine. Compare the care and thought shown by the Pickfords crew compared to the cavalier attitudes proclaimed by the son. Let alone the fact that the music is completely out of period for the film.
great film ruined by god awfull choice of music
So true!
What's with the awful and inappropriate music?
This video came up in my feed again, 5 years later and i came to coment on the horrendous music. 😂
Absolutely horrendous music I'm sorry to say
More stupid music that’s spoils everything😊