British Commercial Vehicles 1950 - specialised municipal vehicles - "Scavengers on show"
From a 1950 publication on British Commercial Vehicles some examples of those often ignored but very necessary vehicles that help keep our villages, towns and cities clean.
An interesting use of a quite archaic term to descrive refuse colelctors as 'scavengers' here but a fine collection of municipal and commerical refuse collection vehicles on various chassis bodied by a variety of specialist builders. The Karrier CK3, described as 'handsome' and I think that's a first for a dustcart. is for the Harrow UDC, an authority that became the modern LB Harrow but that was about to lose the UDC to become a Municipal Borough in 1953. The telephone number is of course one of the old London exchange names, BYRon.
The Carrimore vehicle appears to be destined for Éire, although it looks ot carry a UK registration, and is I think for Limerick Corporation. The other tree are Ford Thames Tippers, Scammell "Scarb" tipper and a J H Jennings WD type vehicle.
British Commercial Vehicles 1950 - specialised municipal vehicles - "Scavengers on show"
From a 1950 publication on British Commercial Vehicles some examples of those often ignored but very necessary vehicles that help keep our villages, towns and cities clean.
An interesting use of a quite archaic term to descrive refuse colelctors as 'scavengers' here but a fine collection of municipal and commerical refuse collection vehicles on various chassis bodied by a variety of specialist builders. The Karrier CK3, described as 'handsome' and I think that's a first for a dustcart. is for the Harrow UDC, an authority that became the modern LB Harrow but that was about to lose the UDC to become a Municipal Borough in 1953. The telephone number is of course one of the old London exchange names, BYRon.
The Carrimore vehicle appears to be destined for Éire, although it looks ot carry a UK registration, and is I think for Limerick Corporation. The other tree are Ford Thames Tippers, Scammell "Scarb" tipper and a J H Jennings WD type vehicle.