“Let the train take the strain”- not in these photo’s on Biglorryblog its not

“Let the train take the strain” was a marketing message  from British Railways years ago, However in these classic heavy haulage shots its definatly the trucks that have the load  and the trains are taking it easyEven in the age of steam, it was often more economical to move trains and rolling stock by road. Of course the  well known heavy hauliers Sunter Bros of Northallerton did their fair share.Great evocative images of a time gone by, from the Peter Clark collection