TRUCKING HISTORY Ackworth and onward transport.

VIDEO 15 HERE WE TELL THE TALE OF ONE WEST YORKSHIRES BEST TRANSPORT COMPANYS WITH GREAT HISTORY THEY WERE ONE OF EARLY INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT COMPANYS BEEN BASED IN ACKWORTH AND CASTLEFORD WEST YORKSHIRE

[@keithbucknall9201]

I actually worked for ackworth transport from 1966 to 1973 and was the first driver for them to go on the continent. This brings back many memories.

[@bolithoh6873]

in 60's as a young lad used to ride with Dad in school holidays when he drove for Holbrooks up on heath common near Wakefield, Ackworth transport wagons were a common site on the roads then. I worked at Roberts Poplar farm in early 1970's just up the road from their depot in Ackworth and they could always be seen up and down Doncaster Wakefield road. left farm to go down pit till it shut then trained at their depot for class 1 HGV. I'll always remember one of the instructors doing a perfect circle 360 in reverse almost jack knifed in what i think was that training DAF which I also think was the one I passed my test in, then later working for a tin pot agency did a couple of runs for them out of Pontefract from the old Haribo place , then a run into whitehaven to a paper mill. Happy and sad memories they used to be so busy. I think their depot is another housing estate now as is poplar farm .

[@perkinscrane]

My father was traffic manager at Onward at Selby for Reg Britten after the war, then BRS after 1947. Reg Britten took back control after de-nationalisation in 1953. Storeys bought Britten out in about 1955. My father then left to work for Edwards of Hull in 1957.
A collection of pictures of Hull Hauliers would oblige.
Key Transport, Edwards of Hull, Eclipse Motor Transport, Link Transport, Hull and Glasgow Road Carriers.

[@kenreeve6549]

Wow this brought back memories as an Ackworth lad living up Bracken Hill in the 50s/60s we played on the old scrap trucks in the truck grave yard on the common all the Leyland Octopuses and the Guys and im afraid those wonderful big hood/radiator ornaments were a prize possession for us nippers !,Thanks for the up load

[@a11csc]

great vid i really need to delve deeper into this company

[@douglasvick9703]

I bet The Lucky Lad driving The Big J wagon and drag was like a Dog with 2 things.. Sleeper and all.. Lovely.....!!

[@douglasvick9703]

Spotted a couple of motors loaded high. No doubt loaded at Linpac???? Sherburn in Elmet.... Who remembers "" Bottle Sheets""??? Phew!!!

[@davidbarnsley8486]

My family are from ackworth and Hemsworth and I think I still have the odd relly still there
We moved to Australia some fifty odd years ago

[@babyyoggy2po395]

im sure the commer on the roundabout with the erf on its side was ex w.h horton he had a fleet of about 17 tippers at one time

[@andrewkistell4446]

Haha think the training vehicle was the one I passed my HGV test in ,

[@jodavies8952]

Even a training vehicle😬, unheard of today, as there's no one to train! , your passed immediately with no reversing test or coupling trailer which to me are fundamental things.....