Part 1: 1950’s BTF “Ferry Load“ ~ BRS Transport Tilbury-Antwerp & Preston-Larne ~ Pickfords
1950’s British Transport Film “Ferry Load“ telling the story of the cross channel vehicle ferry service from Tilbury to Antwerp on “Bardic Ferry“. Featuring lorries transporting Radiography equiptment to Cologne, Whitbread beer to Brussels, machinery to Milan and Edwards sausages from Manchester destined for somewhere in Europe!
Brtish Road Services (BRS) Continental Ferry Service and Atlantic Steam Navigation Co Ltd do their part in the UK
Period trucks including Leyland, Morris, Bedford J Type & TK, Scammell, International, Kew Dodge, etc, on both sides of the channel work in unison to ensure the boats sail on time.
Archive footage shows the beginning of transport ferries for civilian use in 1947 using tank landing craft “Empire Cedric“ from Preston to Larne, Northern Ireland
Watch Part 2 for the full story and a Postscript update from 1961
P.S. If you spot any other makes/models of truck let me know and I’ll add them to the Tags!
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