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Samuel Cusick's Spencer Street depot Hollinwood Oldham
A busy scene at Samuel Cusick's depot on Spencer Street in Hollinwood Oldham in 1949 with two of the companies Maudslay Mogul four wheeler's pictured parked in the loading bays.
On the left Reg No CBU 950, which is coupled up to a draw-bar trailer, has just finished loading while on the right Reg No EBU 161 is loading up with crated goods.
Samuel Cusick founded Samuel Cusick Ltd in 1920, with headquarters at Hollinwood, between Oldham and Manchester.
For many years after the formation of the company their vehicles were seen in the early hours of the morning in Swan Street, Manchester carrying fruit and vegetables and later they provided a service for the huge cotton industry in the area.
Over the years the company grew rapidly introducing many brand new vehicles to their fleet at the same time taking over various haulage companies across the country.
As they expanded they opened other depots in Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Poole and Bristol.
In 1949 the hugely successful transport company was swallowed up during government nationalisation and became part of British Road Services with Mr. Allan Cusick, who had been general manager, becoming BRS group manager at Oldham.,Mr. Samuel Cusick was appointed depot superintendent at Glodwick, Mr. Frank Cusick took office as group accountant, whilst Mr. William Cusick joined the B.R.S. engineering staff at Hollinwood.
When a change in the political scene indicated that free-enterprise was to return to the haulage industry the members of the Cusick family got together and decided that, if they could build up a fleet to give a general service all over the country, they would be interested in building the business up again so after de-nationalisation Cusick Transport continued as an independent business with the title of Cusick (Oldham), Ltd.
In May 1955 Cusick's took over the former BRS company of Parkstone Transport Co of Dorset adding another 30 vehicles to their fleet.
It all came to an end in July 1960 when McVeigh Transport, Ltd of Grimsby had the opportunity to purchase shares of Cusick Transport and their associated company and as matter of urgency the transaction was completed within a week and Cusick Transport was literally gone overnight.
Samuel Cusick's Spencer Street depot Hollinwood Oldham
A busy scene at Samuel Cusick's depot on Spencer Street in Hollinwood Oldham in 1949 with two of the companies Maudslay Mogul four wheeler's pictured parked in the loading bays.
On the left Reg No CBU 950, which is coupled up to a draw-bar trailer, has just finished loading while on the right Reg No EBU 161 is loading up with crated goods.
Samuel Cusick founded Samuel Cusick Ltd in 1920, with headquarters at Hollinwood, between Oldham and Manchester.
For many years after the formation of the company their vehicles were seen in the early hours of the morning in Swan Street, Manchester carrying fruit and vegetables and later they provided a service for the huge cotton industry in the area.
Over the years the company grew rapidly introducing many brand new vehicles to their fleet at the same time taking over various haulage companies across the country.
As they expanded they opened other depots in Liverpool, Manchester, Glasgow, Newcastle, Poole and Bristol.
In 1949 the hugely successful transport company was swallowed up during government nationalisation and became part of British Road Services with Mr. Allan Cusick, who had been general manager, becoming BRS group manager at Oldham.,Mr. Samuel Cusick was appointed depot superintendent at Glodwick, Mr. Frank Cusick took office as group accountant, whilst Mr. William Cusick joined the B.R.S. engineering staff at Hollinwood.
When a change in the political scene indicated that free-enterprise was to return to the haulage industry the members of the Cusick family got together and decided that, if they could build up a fleet to give a general service all over the country, they would be interested in building the business up again so after de-nationalisation Cusick Transport continued as an independent business with the title of Cusick (Oldham), Ltd.
In May 1955 Cusick's took over the former BRS company of Parkstone Transport Co of Dorset adding another 30 vehicles to their fleet.
It all came to an end in July 1960 when McVeigh Transport, Ltd of Grimsby had the opportunity to purchase shares of Cusick Transport and their associated company and as matter of urgency the transaction was completed within a week and Cusick Transport was literally gone overnight.