They Take The High Road - 1960 - Full HD

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Classic Vehicle Channel

Classic Vehicle Channel

4 жыл бұрын

This 1960 film tells the story of four British Road Services drivers who lived and worked together for two years , transporting materials to a number of Scottish Dam building projects in the Highlands.
This episode features captivating colour achive of numerous British lorries of the time, including ERF, Leyland Octopus and Thames Trader to name a few. Watch them get up those hills!
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@allsearpw3829
@allsearpw3829 Жыл бұрын
OH , the days where men and backs were broken and not a power steering in sight and splitter boxes on a distance horizon . Remember it well with my late farther and the language , when roping and sheeting in the rain . Thank you VOLVO for making some good trucks . Rest in peace all UK made trucks .
@mikerochburns4104
@mikerochburns4104 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this, it kind of reminds me of "Hell Drivers" the movie from 1957 staring _Stanley Baker, with Herbert Lom, Patrick McGoohan, William Hartnell, Sid James and Sean Connery._
@everestyeti
@everestyeti Жыл бұрын
Love these old films, propper lorries. I wonder how many of today's modern drivers would have coped. No ratchet straps or curtain siders, just ropes and sheets, which I used to use. And then there's the lorries themselves, no power steering and no multiple split shift gear box, plus you would have to keep a paper log of everything you did. And a very early texting system!
@greenfingersgardener822
@greenfingersgardener822 Жыл бұрын
The best thing about this short movie. To me, is the accent the narrator has. Plus the scenic views. I love it. That is why I keep coming back to watch this. Over, and over again
@marksewell3399
@marksewell3399 4 жыл бұрын
The railway station shown ( and the line) shut in November 1965 - Good old Dr Beeching!
@ClassicVehicleChannel
@ClassicVehicleChannel 4 жыл бұрын
Yup... Some legacy eh... Thanks for watching! Please subscribe and we recommend The Long Night Haul too!
@ShaunMurray63
@ShaunMurray63 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastically nostalgic and nice memories of a time long gone by.
@ClassicVehicleChannel
@ClassicVehicleChannel 4 жыл бұрын
So glad you enjoyed it... Check out The Long Night Haul if you haven’t already. That’s our favourite! Please subscribe and thanks for watching!! :)
@ShaunMurray63
@ShaunMurray63 4 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicVehicleChannel Hi , yes I subscribed a few weeks back and have been watching each time I receive a notification , great movies and a great channel.
@ShaunMurray63
@ShaunMurray63 4 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicVehicleChannel Could you please subscribe back to my channel by any chance ?
@ClassicVehicleChannel
@ClassicVehicleChannel 4 жыл бұрын
Sure we’ll subscribe! :)
@ShaunMurray63
@ShaunMurray63 4 жыл бұрын
@@ClassicVehicleChannel Thank you that is much appreciated.
@allanlindsay8369
@allanlindsay8369 3 жыл бұрын
Watching this wonderful presentation I can't help wondering what happened to the four lads: Dave, Bert, Geordie and Bob who lived on the "line" for 2 years at Killin trucking the cement each and every day? Presume they all will have passed on by now, though I suppose the youngest Bob, could still be around? Any of their family watch this and able to provide any details? That would be wonderful! Doing some quick computations Dave, Bert, Geordie and Bob between them loaded some 1,200 bags of cement a day come sunshine, hail, rain, biting subzero cold, fog and snow and drove them 88 miles per day over often wild, woolly and steep terrain, without power steering and servo-assisted braking. No wonder they required all that "power" food, bet they slept like babies every night.
@franklove9897
@franklove9897 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a sucker for nostalgia like this and took a drive up to the dam a few years ago following the road these guys took from Killin.
@allanlindsay8369
@allanlindsay8369 3 жыл бұрын
@@franklove9897 Hi Frank, you've met your soul brother I too love stuff like this, though I've never driven the Killin to Giorra dam route, but after absorbing this presentation something I'll hopefully rectify next time we're in Bonny Scotland.I do hope the lad's Bob, Bert, Dave and Geordie's families come upon this video and furnish us with some background as to what they went on to achieve after this.The sad aspect, probably the driving force behind the nostalgia is it shows what society has "lost" or probably better put what our society has surrendered, all change is not necessarily progress. Cheers.
@franklove9897
@franklove9897 3 жыл бұрын
@@allanlindsay8369 - my late dad drove for BRS back in the 50s, mainly Albions I think. I'm just sorry I never discovered this video until after he'd passed away in 2011 as I'm sure he would have loved it.
@allanlindsay8369
@allanlindsay8369 2 жыл бұрын
@@franklove9897 I'm sure he would! God bless him.
@derekbarnett45
@derekbarnett45 Жыл бұрын
Dave, in the film, was my grandad. He died in 1976 following a heart attack. I was 6 at the time, so don’t remember that much of him.
@sloblock1972
@sloblock1972 2 жыл бұрын
A joy from start to finish, thanks for sharing. I often walk and cycle these parts, especially the railway line, wonderful and a little sad to see how it once was.
@thomascatford2627
@thomascatford2627 Жыл бұрын
When workers/drivers got on with the job no complaining about everything , different world now 🥃
@gerrynicol3951
@gerrynicol3951 2 жыл бұрын
My uncle worked for BRS During this time.
@sidewindersid4180
@sidewindersid4180 3 жыл бұрын
This was a fantastic video.
@giggilboy4837
@giggilboy4837 Жыл бұрын
That was fair interesting.
@NitroNoriFan
@NitroNoriFan 4 жыл бұрын
There’s a continuity error at 1:59 where the driver in his shirt sleeves climbs up to wipe his screen but his reflection shows him wearing his jacket :)
@ClassicVehicleChannel
@ClassicVehicleChannel 4 жыл бұрын
Haha... I love it when they get caught out like that!
@MrHarleyoldfart
@MrHarleyoldfart Жыл бұрын
So how did the sand/ballast get up there?
@typhoon5445
@typhoon5445 2 жыл бұрын
I mind the brs garage iin perth it was exactly where were the back door of M& S loading doc i got my esso tigers tail there !!
@typhoon5445
@typhoon5445 2 жыл бұрын
Your left wondering what the hell happened to us !!!!
@johnpepper8981
@johnpepper8981 Жыл бұрын
Always wondered who the extra man was doing the loading at 20:02
@elliottanderson2453
@elliottanderson2453 Жыл бұрын
I must say it's a shame about the watermark. I know why you do it, but it does somewhat ruin the viewing experience.
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