Part 1: 1950's BTF "Ferry Load" ~ BRS Transport Tilbury-Antwerp & Preston-Larne ~ Pickfords

1950's British Transport Film "Ferry Load" telling the story of the cross channel vehicle ferry service from Tilbury to Antwerp on "Bardic Ferry". Featuring lorries transporting Radiography equiptment to Cologne, Whitbread beer to Brussels, machinery to Milan and Edwards sausages from Manchester destined for somewhere in Europe!
Brtish Road Services (BRS) Continental Ferry Service and Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd do their part in the UK
Period trucks including Leyland, Morris, Bedford J Type & TK, Scammell, International, Kew Dodge, etc, on both sides of the channel work in unison to ensure the boats sail on time.
Archive footage shows the beginning of transport ferries for civilian use in 1947 using tank landing craft "Empire Cedric" from Preston to Larne, Northern Ireland

Watch Part 2 for the full story and a Postscript update from 1961

P.S. If you spot any other makes/models of truck let me know and I'll add them to the Tags!!! ;)

Thanks for watching ;)

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[jet936]

Thanks for sharing this superb film.

The score so far for lorry makes: AEC Mercury @ 2:03, Atkinson @4:16, AEC Mandator @5:18, Ford Thames@4:27, Commer Superpoise@9:55, Bussing (German)@14:33 and an ex US Army Mack@14:51.Might be more yet as I'm certain to watch it a few more times.

[NitroNoriFan]

@jet936 Brilliant!! thanks for that.....you obviously know your stuff!!!

You might enjoy my other BTF uploads too ;)

[aussiebigbangers]

Great stuff..thanks for taking the time to load this on.. 

[LeMagnum440]

Thanks for posting, brilliant film

[deliow]

Im a 1954 model and isnt it great to see all the unique makes to different countries.It made going abroad an true adventure. Exciting times up to the early '70s I guess. Now its all the same wherever you go, shame, just eurotrash. Nostalgia isnt what it used to be. Wonderful film.