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Andy the Landy:
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--- Quote from: "Andy the Landy" ---Went to Magna Centre the other week with a coach load of kids and after turning left off Jct 34 M1 onto A6178 Sheffield Road noticed a garage on the right with some interesting trucks inside. Didnt get chance to go back for a look though
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That'd be S Harrison Ltd. They still run several Scamell Highwayman artics, plus a sixties Foden and a few other interesting trucks, many of which are my age. They have a couple of Highwaymans converted to 42Tonnes, triple axles and all, frightening concept.
The family are famous, or should that be infamous, amongst local transport enthusiasts and his trucks have often been painted by local artist K Hudson, before is ilness.
One of their contracts was with local steel company KPS so I used to see the Highwayman on my way to work.
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That'll be the place - at a quick glance there were some very old trucks inside with more moss growing on them than my window channels :D
Bush Tucker Man:
Saw 3, count them!, 3[/i] T-cabs yesterday whilst doing my 'Great North Road' run.
One near Thurnscoe, one on the A1 at Markham Moor & the other near FerryBridge on the return trip.
Lifes not fair!!!!
Range Rover Blues:
I've done the 'great north road' a couple of times myself, from London up to Newcastle on account of my best mate at Uni living there. Fantastic road, especiallly when you're a young man and think nothing of driving all night.
Bush Tucker Man:
--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---I've done the 'great north road' a couple of times myself, from London up to Newcastle
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When we took the BWSOW up to Berwick-upon-Tweed, I was very surprised how the traffic seemed to almost melt awayto the north of Newcastle.
Once Morpeth is reached it's like a good country road, with lots of recognisable features like pubs & houses that would have been involved with the coaching trade
--- Quote from: "Range Rover Blues" ---Fantastic road, especiallly when you're a young man and think nothing of driving all night.
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I agree, especially if you can follow/figure out the old alignment & the pre-bypasses/route alteration sections.
Occasionally the route goes through town centres & gets awkward.
Don't forget that pre-mid 1700's it was differant again, then the 'Turnpikes' really came into being & the roads improved.
The old road over Shap (the A6) is another superb route, it was the main route up the west coast to Scotland pre-M6.
I could continue, but it would be hi-jacking my own thread & it requires a new topic, perhaps a 'Favourite Roads' thread?
Any takers for that?
Range Rover Blues:
The A6 over Shap, arn't the fields to either side still littered with the rusting remains of many heavy goods vehicles that went a little too fast?
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