Haulage Collection

Transporting granite blocks for King Alfreds statue to Penryn Station, Penryn, Cornwall. 1901
Fowler traction engines 7974 and 9016 are pictured hauling blocks of granite from one of the Mabe quarries to Penryn Station, for onward transportation by train to Winchester, Hampshire

A China Clay Pit, Leswidden, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1920 or 1924. This painting shows the harsh, labour-intensive working conditions of a china clay pit

The Clay Pit, Harold Harvey (1874-1941)
Oil on canvas, Newlyn School, 1923. View of Leswidden China Clay Works near St Just. This painting shows the harsh, labour-intensive working conditions of a china clay pit

R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon, Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1961. Artist
R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon, Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire, 1961. Snows were one of the many coal merchants operating in the South Yorkshire area, selling locally mined coal

Heavy horses pull a Timber Wagon uphill. Painting by Raymond Sheppard

Steam lorry, Llandyssil, Powys, Mid Wales
A steam lorry (Manns patent steam cart) belonging to Evans & Jones, haulage contractors, laden with goods which have just been loaded from a train at Llandysul (or Llandyssil)

Mount Rainier and Gateway to the City of Tacoma, USA (note the Old City hall - 8193) - sitting above the extensive Northern Pacific Railroad freight depot (yards) and the Thea Foss Waterway

Manchester Goods on horse cart, LNWR Goods Depot, Camden
A load of Manchester Goods transported by horse cart to the LNWR (London & North Western Railway Co.) Goods Depot at Camden, London. Date: circa 1907

Logging truck in MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Steve Gibson (centre), managing director of Bulkhaul with co-founder director Michael O Neil, right and Don Beattie, Managing director of Kieserling UK. Circa 1986

TATA truck in India, 2019. Creator: Unknown
TATA truck in India, 2019

David Preston, managing director of the Northallerton haulage firm Prestons of Potto with Mike Lindsey, section manager of road transport at Teesside works as they stand in front of one of

Eddie Stobert haulage eddie stobart now his lorries have made him a cult figure as king of the road 1993

Plymouth Bristol Haulage Carrier Victorian period

Haulage Advertisment London to West Country Victorian period

Coal miner using self-acting incline haulage early 1900s

Ben Barnes steam wagon, Rawtenstall, early 1900s. Date: early 1900s

Advert, Tanner & Baylis, Cheltenham, Fly Waggons, operating daily between the West Country and London. Date: 1826

Copenhagen Harbour, c. 1880 (b / w photo)
498495 Copenhagen Harbour, c.1880 (b/w photo) by Danish Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; Danish, out of copyright

Junction of Erie and Northern Canal, engraved by J. Hill, c. 1830-32 (colour litho)
NYH189014 Junction of Erie and Northern Canal, engraved by J. Hill, c.1830-32 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Collection of the New-York Historical Society

Horsepower (chromolitho)
2817070 Horsepower (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Horsepower. Educational card, late 19th or early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A lorry thunders down to London with its load (colour litho)
979401 A lorry thunders down to London with its load (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A lorry thunders down to London with its load)

The Canal du Centre at Genelard (b / w photo)
CHT199647 The Canal du Centre at Genelard (b/w photo) by French School; Archives de l Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees

Anne Preston, who runs the commercial side of the Northallerton haulage firm Prestons of Potto, pictured at the companys depot. April 1988

Jon Bainbridge, workshop manager, at A V Dawson Ltd. Haulage Company. checks one of the this rigs tyres, Middlesbrough, 8th July 1980

A V Dawson Ltd. Haulage Company. The company employs over 100 people, runs both road and rail vehicles and had just spent 1 million in the former British Steel Ayrton works, Middlesbrough

Appleyard Van & Plant Hire. 5th July 1979

Eve on Tuesday Feature, Juli Hanson, Coventry Evening Telegraph Journalist, spends a morning with Bill Tyson, Lorry Driver with the Red House Haulage Company in Coventry, 21st October 1982

Most big factories had rail links and the largest ones had their own on-site networks, worked by an army of small tank engines. These small locos still had to be overhauled during the wartime

Before the driver has got the spare wheel ready for changing, another lorry of the same firm draws up to assist. Faburary 1949 P009197

Advertising Postcard - Pickfords Foreign & General Express Travel Tickets. Pickfords is a moving company based in the United Kingdom, part of Pickfords Move Management Ltd

Freighting on the Cariboo Highway, Near Lytton, BC, Canada
Horse-drawn freight wagons in the Early Days on the Cariboo Highway, Near Lytton, British Columbia, Canada. Date: circa 1910s

ERF 66GSF lorry, Park Gate iron & Steel Co, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1964. The ERF 66GSF had a 13ft 3in wheelbase and was powered by the Gardner power unit

Commer Lorries at Spillers Foods Ltd, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1962. Drivers from J Bradshaw & Sons Hauliers stand beside their vehicles at the new Spillers Foods mill in Gainsborough

British Steel lorry at a Sheffield foundry, South Yorkshire, 1972. GUY Big J Lorry regostration no JWY 383K was in the service of British Steels Special Steels division in Rotherham

Ford D Series tractor unit belonging to Mason Brothers of Rotherham, 1967. Artist
Ford D Series tractor unit belonging to Mason Brothers of Rotherham, 1967. TWA 470F had just been purchased from local dealers TC Harrison

Weighbridge office scene, Spillers foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961. Artist
Weighbridge office scene, Spillers foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961. In this photograph, a lorry driver reports to the enquiries window whilst his lorry sits on the weighbridge outside

Early 1940s Diamond T truck pulling a large load, South Yorkshire, 1962. The truck, bearing the unusual registration number of EGG 999 pulls the body of a 2400 Lima drag line unit on a low loader

Lorry in front of the new Spillers Animal Food mill, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1960. A Thames Trader lorry from Teesdales in Louth stands in front of the factory

A heavy load stops the Manchester traffic, 1962. Artist: Michael Walters
A heavy load stops the Manchester traffic, 1962. A policeman stops traffic as a giant 85-foot absorption tower is pulled slowly through the streets of Dukinfield by a Foden lorry owned by Edward Beck

An absorption tower being transported by road, Dukenfield, Manchester, 1962. Artist
An absorption tower being transported by road, Dukinfield, Manchester, 1962. A man and his granddaughter look on as a giant 85 foot absorption tower slowly makes its way through the streets on a

Unloading and loading lorries, Spillers Animal Foods, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, 1961. A 1960 Leyland Super Comet tipper truck and a late 1950s Bedford SL flat back lorry being loaded

Fleet of Scania lorries, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1972. Artist: Michael Walters
Fleet of Scania lorries, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, 1972. Bryan Thorpe Haulage of Rotherham took delivery of these Scania lorries in the early 1970s as can be seen by the consecutive letters

Ford D series lorry, 1967. Artist: Michael Walters
Ford D series lorry, Rotherham, South Yorksgire, 1967. Mason Bros Hauliers take delivery of a new Ford D series lorry from TC Harrisons in Rotherham

Bacon delivery from Denmark, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. Artist: Michael Walters
Bacon delivery from Denmark, Kilnhurst, South Yorkshire, 1964. A Danish Bacon Company warehouseman checks in a lorry delivering imported bacon to their South Yorkshire depot

Austin 504 tractor unit belonging to the National Coal Board (NCB), 1963. Artist
Austin 504 tractor unit belonging to the National Coal Board (NCB), 1963. The lorry (registration no 308 JUP) operated from the NCB Central Stores at Philadelphia, County Durham and is a 1958 model

Women as farriers in the horse hospital of a big firm of haulage contactors, c1916, (1935). Woman working during World War I. From His Majesty The King 1910-1935. [Associated Newspapers Ltd

Road Haulage in 1790, (1820). Artist: J Baily
Road Haulage in 1790, (1820)

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"Haulage: A Glimpse into the Past" Step back in time and explore the world through captivating artworks and photographs. The Clay Pit, Harold Harvey (1874-1941), transports us to a China Clay Pit in Leswidden, where workers toil under the watchful gaze of towering cliffs. Witness the sheer strength of heavy horses as they strain against gravity, pulling a Timber Wagon uphill. Traveling forward in time, R Colin Snow coal merchants wagon from Barnburgh Colliery, South Yorkshire (1961) showcases the evolution of transportation. In contrast, Manchester Goods on horse cart at LNWR Goods Depot takes us back to an era when horsepower was literal. Venturing across continents, Mount Rainier and Gateway to the City of Tacoma beckon us towards America's West Coast. Here we find a Logging truck amidst MacMillan Provincial Park's lush greenery on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. Returning closer to home, Plymouth Bristol Haulage Carrier from Victorian times reminds us of our rich industrial heritage. An advertisement for London to West Country haulage during this period captures the essence of bustling trade routes. Delving deeper into history reveals coal miners utilizing self-acting incline haulage systems in early 1900s Britain. Ben Barnes steam wagon proudly stands tall in Rawtenstall during this transformative era. Finally, Tanner & Baylis' Cheltenham advert invites us into their world with promises of reliable and efficient hauling services. Through these glimpses into bygone eras and diverse locations worldwide, we witness how haulage has shaped societies and economies throughout history – connecting people and goods across vast distances while leaving behind traces that continue to fascinate today.