1 of 2; 1952 BRS Haulage Film: Atkinson Wagon & Drag Trailer

Part 1 of 2; 1952 British Transport Film "Journey To The Sea". telling the story of a British Road Service Atkinson with drag trailer's journey from the North of England via Preston, Chester and Welshpool to a boatyard somewhere on the Welsh coast (perhaps one of you recognize it!) to deliver a ships propellor. Including a stop at a greasy spoon cafe and a breakdown caused by an incident involving a horse drawn Romany caravan!

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Atkinson
• wagon
• drag
• dog
• trailer
• classic
• road
• scene
• truck
• lorry
• British
• Road
• Services
• BRS
• Preston
• Chester
• Welshpool
• Wales
• Bedford
• transport
• cafe
• Romany
• gypsy
• caravan
• boat
• ship
• yard
• docks
• BTF
• commercial
• vehicle
• Seddon
• historic
• HGV

[m648mvp]

good ol' atkinsons sadly no longer

[craig50]

Thanks ever so much for posting this,i was watching because i'm a lorry driver and very much an enthusiast too but got a very pleasant surprise when the guys in the film drove through my home town of Chester!!,was amazing to see how it looked back then.

[AutotruckClub]

The Truck has an early St Helens registration DJ 8877 I wonder how it was Preston Based when there was a Depot in St Helens.

[nostromoau]

@amit79ful No, the big A stood for Atkinson. Albion had a kind of rising sun logo with the word 'albion' in it..

[amit79ful]

the roof is too low compared to todays trucks

[amit79ful]

@m648mvp i thought these were Albion trucks, are'nt they?

[BillDFC]

Notice how all the towns mentioned at the start were all in England?

[goinghomesomeday1]

Really nice film.

[modemeyes]

"Land's of their ancesters"? What rubbish was that even for1952...