
Now here's a couple of KING-SIZE beauties. 'Keeper of the Flame' Martin Phippard, Biglorryblog's man at Volvo Truck & Bus Centre Wales & West---at the wonderfully-named Gurney Slade (didn't Tony Newley have a minor '60s hit called the 'Life and Times of Gurney Slade?' Or was that something else?) has sent me this picture and the following message: "Hi Brian, I thought you might enjoy this splendid picture kindly forwarded to me by my customer Steve King from King's Heavy Haulage (
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Brian, When I said that Steve King had "thoughtfully provided details of the size and weight of the loads plus the route taken" I assumed that you would include this detail for BLB readers too! DUU-OH!
Anyway for anyone interested the loads measured 19-feet, 7-inches wide and scaled in at 59-tonnes each. They were moved from Wickwar to Avonmouth Docks.
Posted by Martin Phippard | July 1, 2008 1:16 PM
Posted on July 1, 2008 13:16