How Pickfords Move 100-Ton Loads Through Narrow British Streets

Heavy Haulage History: How Pickfords Moved a 100-Ton Transformer with Scammell Lorries Discover how Pickfords Heavy Haulage transported massive power station transformers through tight British streets during the 1950s, 60s, and 70s. Learn the story of legendary Scammell Constructor and Contractor ballast tractors, expert drivers, and postwar road logistics history. Through the 1950s, 60s and 70s, one specialist branch of British haulage took on loads that no ordinary lorry could touch. Pickfords' Heavy Haulage division used the legendary Scammell Constructor and Scammell Contractor ballast tractors to drag multi-tonne transformers, boiler drums and industrial plant machinery down streets that were never designed for anything larger than a horse and cart. This episode follows a representative Pickfords heavy-haulage job — from an industrial works to a regional electricity substation — through the weeks of route surveying, the police escorts, the bridges checked and rechecked, the street furniture lifted clear overnight, and the quiet skill of the drivers who learned to thread a hundred tons through gaps you'd barely trust a car through. If you're into classic British lorries, postwar industrial history, or the story of how Britain's roads and infrastructure grew up together, this one's for you. If stories like this belong on your feed, subscribe — new episodes on classic British lorries and haulage history every week. And tell us in the comments: did your family have a connection to haulage, or do you remember lorries like these from your area? British Lorry Archives explores classic British lorries, haulage culture and Britain's road logistics system from 1950 to 2000 — the vehicles, the drivers, and the everyday freight system that quietly kept the country running. #PickfordsHeavyHaulage #ScammellContractor #ScammellConstructor #HeavyHaulage #BritishLorries #ClassicLorries #TruckHistory #VintageTrucks #HaulageHistory #AbnormalLoad #BritishTrucking #LorrySpotting