A moving account
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Aft y old friend Arthur Ingram, author of many notable Aft y old friend Arthur Ingram, author of many notable
books about road transport, has added another string to his literary bow by producing an updated history of Pickfords, the legendary removals firm: Most of the photographs are "new" in that they did not appear in the previous version. The firm's history is covered from its earliest days in the 17th century when your three-piece suite would have been Laboriously shifted by pack horse Graphics of early modes of transport include stagecoach, canal boat, train and steam-powered van. It is not known whether Commercial Motor road-tested any of these The book comes bang up-to-dale with pictures of drawbar units currently in use including the Daf 95 Series artic with dropped frame and low.profile tyres It is only a pity that, apart from the cover, none of the plates have been reproduced in colour, but the book will still be a valuable addition to any transport enthusiast's collection.
Arthur has supplied three copies to make sure a few lucky readers could get hold of a copy to spread the good news to their friends who will surely want one To win a copy, simply tell the Hawk in which year the tank haulage operations of Pickfords merged to form Tankfreight, now a fellow-NFC company. Answers on a postcard by 18 February.
Further copies of The Story of Pickfords can be obtained from the publisher, Round-oak Publishing, tel: (0823) 662860.