Coal-fired wagons
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THE ARTICLE in CM about th Sentinel steam wagon, which have just read, brought bac happy memories. This vehicL was coal-fired and its tank cat ried enough water for 15 miles Trailers were issued for use oi town water hydrants, but fo journey work it was a case c finding a handy pond or river.
I worked as a timekeeper a five shillings a week, 5-8pn
each week-night, 1-3pm Satin
day, for a firm which had threi Sentinels; most of the work wa cross-river traffic Birkenhead, Liverpool, carrying beef. Driver' were out at 4.30am in order ti get up steam for a 5.30am start I later joined a shipping com pany and came into contact witl transport firms from all over thl UK In latter years many vehcilE only had a driver and in som ports he had to discharge h load and stow it on the quay: cranes were available if rec uired. Some transport manage' would say, "But our goods at on pallets", and forget that thE had told the drivers to bring th empty pallets back, or use ther for a return load, so they had 1 discharge them in any case. L. WILLIAMS, Birkenhead, Merseyside.