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One of the worst HGVs on the road was a Atkinson. Wood and fibre glass cab no strength, an awful design. They went much better in 1974, when Seddon vehicles merged with them.

Yes I remember them being very flimsy, slow and old fashioned. When the late 1960s and 1970s came they had to go, no haulage firm wanted them.

Thank goodness nobody was at the bus stop. I see what you mean about the cab being so weak, it's only hit a bus stop and the wagon is disintegrated. Anyone know what happened.

It's disintegrated because it's tured on it's side before hitting the bus stop. Hope no one was killed or injured, because lengths of steel sections are all over the pavement. I'm not too sure, but wasn't a telephone box
just at the side of the bus shelter around that time?

All this mess is caused by a inexperienced driver coming round the bend to fast where are the lashing chains to secure the load you can't see any on the trailer ,were is the headboard or has the steel ripped it off no cab will stand 20ton of steel hitting it even a steel cab will not
stop that weight hitting it so lets not call or blame the
truck it is the stupid man behind the wheel he is lucky he
hasn't killed someone D.C

Its a flat trailer and a wooden fiber glass cab, it would not happen with todays HGVs technology. this is an artic by the way. A rigid (8 wheeler) would have been more stable. Ancher chains would have still broke loose.This vehicle was more than likely going too fast on the bend,but it is the wrong wagon for the job in my opinion. I think Mc Donalds fast food outlet is built there now.

Derick a Atky gowin to fast...never, not wit gardener engine init.

Should have bought a foreign one.

Gary don't try to hide your ID with drivers mate as usual
you don't know what you are on about it could be a PEAK D.C

Only having a bit of fun Derick. But you are spot on with your comments. I did some temp driving for kwikies in early 90s. Keep well.

It could be an experienced driver going too fast!!! only speed causes that sort of damage or insecure load, but I would guess speed.

I was at Kwik Save from 1978 until it closed in 2004, what's your name, "driver's mate".

colin{ I was a shunter driver on nights for only a few months. Didn't like nights.

I think this atki was one of faircloughs with bridge supports on

Yeh you could be right GP.

Thinking about it now, this may have been from John England tubes of Ince. They had Atkinsons and flat trailors. The number on the front means fleet number.

My dad drove atki's in the 60s & 70s for Wm Gaskell in Crawford village

Tony there were a Gaskells in Bryn, tipper trucks.

There were two Gaskell's in Bryn Garry. S&A Gaskell, who ran a fleet of red and grey mk. 2 Atki tippers, as you rightly state, and right next door were their cousins Wm. & Colin Gaskell who ran a smaller mixed fleet of cream and brown 8 legger tippers, as well as having a tidy amount of earthmoving equipment. However neither company had any connection with the Gaskell's that Tony's dad drove for. Not to my knowledge at any rate.

Wm Gaskell at crawford were red mainly artics no tippers my dad left about 76 to drive tippers were he stayed until he retired about 7 years ago I am aware of gaskells from bryn don't know if there still going or not

I think the wagon in this photo belonged to an outfit that had their yard in Darby lane in Hindley, but it's quite a while back and I don't recall their name. Perhaps Colin or Derrick would know.