The hardest-worked lorries of all
Chris Graham on 19th September 2023
Nick Baldwin looks at some of the hardest-worked lorries of all, starting with a personal trip down memory lane.
Albion
The first all-weather fire engines
Chris Graham on 19th August 2021
Ron Henderson discusses the belated introduction of the first, all-weather fire engines that protected crews from the weather and accidents.
1977 Ford D-Series tipper
Chris Graham on 5th August 2021
David Reed tells the story of Johnny Murphy’s newly-completed and sympathetically-restored, 1977 Ford D-Series tipper.
British lorries in Malta
Chris Graham on 20th December 2020
Carl Johnson brings us a great selection of photographs he took of the most interesting British lorries still operating in Malta during the 1990s. British lorries in Malta: A work-worn Guy Big J6 concrete mixer of Cement Mix, which is…
1971 Atkinson Searcher reborn
Chris Graham on 18th October 2020
Rod Richards’ painstakingly-restored and beautifully-presented 1971 Atkinson Searcher truly is a wonder to behold, as Bob Tuck discovers
Buses across the desert!
Chris Graham on 17th October 2020
Malcolm Bates reveals some fascinating details about an outlandish, high-speed desert-crossing bus service offered in the 1920s.
Two highland classics
Chris Graham on 7th September 2020
Sandy Arbuthnott, from Aberdeenshire, comes from a long line of haulage contractors. Bob Weir went to Torphins to see his two highland classics.
China clay classics
Chris Graham on 7th August 2020
Here's another evocative collection of photographs taken of China clay classics – lorries at Par and other Cornish ports, from David Vaughan.
The Express Dairy Motorised Fleet
Chris Graham on 27th May 2020
Allan Bedford looks at the history of the Express Dairy Motorised Fleet between 1920 and 1955, with a selection of interesting period photographs.
