Atkinson Lorries

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=215 BGCOLOR="#CC0000" TEXT="#080000"> <div> I have a great affection for Atkinson Lorries and have recently bought an Atkinson Borderer with a Gardner 180 engine.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="11cb4c80.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> She is now dry stored and ready for some TLC. Here are a few more old girls ready for a make over.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="120b9f00.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="122b57f0.jpg" border=0 width="181" height="127" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="124b9880.jpg" border=0 width="185" height="136" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> If you are interested in Atkinson Lorries follow this link to the Classic Atkinson Club</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.atki.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.atki.co.uk"><U>http://www.atki.co.uk</U></A> </div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=95 BGCOLOR="#CC0000" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Big Al's Truck Stop</B></FONT><B>  </B><B> </B><B>|   </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Big Als Truck Stop"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="My History"><U>My History</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Album"><U>Photo Album</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Classic Lorries"><U>Classic Lorries</U></A>   |   <B>Atkinson Lorries</B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Mildred"><U>Mildred</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guest Page"><U>Guest Page</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id51.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Dubai"><U>More Dubai</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id52.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Picture Links"><U>Picture Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Leyland Rally Day"><U>Leyland Rally Day</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id54.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Barnard Castle Truck Show"><U>Barnard Castle Truck Show</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id55.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Old British Haulage Firms"><U>Old British Haulage Firms</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id56.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Brock Transport Cafe"><U>The Brock Transport Cafe</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lowloaders"><U>Lowloaders</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Work"><U>Work</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Guests and Their Trucks"><U>Guests and Their Trucks</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lorries Trucks"><U>Lorries & Trucks</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Old Lorries"><U>Old Lorries</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Demob Holmfirth"><U>Demob Holmfirth</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Holmfirth 2"><U>Holmfirth 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Holmfirth 3"><U>Holmfirth 3</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id36.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="USA Trucks"><U>USA Trucks</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thornycroft Lorries"><U>Thornycroft Lorries</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ex War Dept"><U>Ex War Dept</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ERF"><U>ERF</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id40.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Model Lorries"><U>Model Lorries</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id41.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Accidents will happen"><U>Accidents will happen</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="More Thornycroft"><U>More Thornycroft</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id43.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thornycroft Basingstoke"><U>Thornycroft Basingstoke</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id44.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Work 2"><U>Work 2</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id45.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Clear out"><U>Clear out</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id46.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Vintage Rally"><U>Vintage Rally</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id47.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="H.C Wilson Transport Ltd"><U>H.C Wilson Transport Ltd</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id48.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dubai"><U>Dubai</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id49.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Foden"><U>Foden</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id50.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Preston Trunk"><U>Preston Trunk</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Real Big Boys Toys"><U>Real Big Boys Toys</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="1911 Paige Detroit"><U>1911 Paige Detroit</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=385 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#FF0000" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I>Atkinson Lorries</I></div> <div> In 1907 Edward and Harry Atkinson joined forces with George Hunt to set up a company called Atkinson & Co in Frenchwood Avenue, Preston. Soon out growing these premises they moved to Kendal Street. The company repaired motor and steam wagons. In 1916 the Atkinson brothers decided to build a wagon of their own design. The company went through good and bad times during and after the First world war. Edward Atkinson died in 1932 and W.G Allen bought the business and renamed it Atkinson Lorries (1932) Ltd. They started producing diesel lorries, these lorries had Gardner engines, Kirkstall axles and David Brown gearboxes. Those of us old enough to remember this combination still have a great affection for these lorries. The company moved to bigger premises on Marsh Lane,Preston, finally moving and settling at the famous Winery Lane site Walton Le Dale,Preston in 1947.  Atkinson lorries wore many famous liveries   W.H Bowker Ltd, Sutton of St Helens, Pollack, Gibb's of Fraserburgh, Northern Ireland Trailers,W & J  Riding of Longridge and of course John Killingbeck of Blackburn. I have been lucky enough to come across some pictures of Atkinson lorries at the Winery Lane Factory . Peter Davis has produced a wonderful book called Lorries Illustrated Atkinson </div> <div> It is published by Roundoak Publishing  ISBN 1 871565 35 9 check out their website at   <A HREF="http://www.nynehead-books.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nynehead-books.co.uk"><U>http://www.nynehead-books.co.uk</U></A> </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="8379d360.jpg" border=0 width="413" height="310" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="836a83e0.jpg" border=0 width="424" height="318" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Two Atkinsons at the 2001 Leyland Museum open day.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="838a9ff0.jpg" border=0 width="681" height="511" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="12d56e20.jpg" border=0 width="342" height="226" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="83956e90.jpg" border=0 width="342" height="233" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Continental Ferry Trailers Lorries                                              1029 HK and 291 HK</div> <div> <IMG SRC="132b4e00.jpg" border=0 width="692" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Four wheeler tippers waiting for export to Mauritius</div> <div> <IMG SRC="133e3fa0.jpg" border=0 width="227" height="250" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  <IMG SRC="1352dd90.jpg" border=0 width="301" height="217" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Special bodied Atkinsons circa early fifties.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="137e5550.jpg" border=0 width="485" height="341" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><IMG SRC="139a6370.jpg" border=0 width="422" height="311" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="13bfe3d0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="317" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="13dcfd00.jpg" border=0 width="463" height="208" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> British Trade Fair Helsinki 1957                                                                          Low Loaders lined up for export to Pakistan</div> <div> <IMG SRC="13fd8380.jpg" border=0 width="472" height="312" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="141d0380.jpg" border=0 width="464" height="312" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Light weight 6 wheeler                                                                                  Four wheeler Atkinson in Uruguay.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="143b9480.jpg" border=0 width="441" height="328" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="144f54d0.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="333" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="1461cdc0.jpg" border=0 width="284" height="220" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>  Working in Africa                                                                                   On the production line  and inside that famous cab.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="1480f680.jpg" border=0 width="527" height="360" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> TJ 87145</div> <div> A picture sent to me by my friend John Cutler of a rare Krupp cabbed Atkinson (thanks John)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="2d280e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="30db4070.jpg" border=0 width="692" height="519" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="672fc340.jpg" border=0 width="764" height="564" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Many thanks to Graeme Turner for this picture of The Ultimate Atki Borderer, magnificent lorry.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="6b4ed720.jpg" border=0 width="493" height="370" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="83af0740.jpg" border=0 width="496" height="372" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Many thanks to David Gates for this picture of a Peter McCallum & Sons Atkinson Unit</div> <div> <IMG SRC="6b94f3b0.jpg" border=0 width="1103" height="827" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Peter Tossell sent me this picture he found on the web of an Atkinson unit he drove from new for Charringtons Transport (any copyright issues please e-mail me)</div> <div> <IMG SRC="6bb3c2d0.jpg" border=0 width="1084" height="813" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> John Huddleston's magnificent Atki's taken at the Atkinson gathering Botony Bay by the side of the M61 Lancs</div> <bR> <div> My mate Mick Fanner recently sent me these pictures of this magnificent Atkinson reg Number XNP 973M taken near his home at Titchfield, Hants. </div> <div> Owned by Dave Freemantle Steam Haulage.</div> <div> <IMG SRC="6d500000.jpg" border=0 width="1024" height="768" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="6d7f7f90.jpg" border=0 width="1015" height="761" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="6d901010.jpg" border=0 width="1025" height="769" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="6db04030.jpg" border=0 width="1028" height="771" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Advert from Newspaper dated March 15th 1921 for Atkinson Steam Lorries</div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="5cad1400.jpg" border=0 width="977" height="1344" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Big Al's latest big boy's toy  1971 Atkinson Borderer  with Cummins engine  reg number MRN 362K Anybody any info on this lorry.</B></div> <div> <B>To re register this Atkinson with her former number I had to track down a build sheet for it, to this end Jill Honeybun of the</B></div> <div> <B>Atkinson society was a great help. After Atkinson was taken over by Seddon to become Seddon Atkinson they in turn were</B></div> <div> <B>taken over by Iveco. All the paperwork appertaining to these great companies were transferred to Iveco House at Winsford, Cheshire.</B></div> <div> <B>I was put in touch with Keiran King who is a font of knowledge on all things Atkinson, he used to work at the Winery Road works.</B></div> <div> <B>Indeed when I gave him the chassis number he was able to tell me that at the time this unit was built (1970-71) he would have </B></div> <div> <B>fitted the rear  axle to it. Keiran supplied me with the build sheet for my unit so hopefully I can get her original reg number back.</B></div> <div> <B>Since purchasing the Atki I have found out she was sold new to a Brian Nelson of Hoghton (Preston) and registered MRN 362K   </B></div> <div> <B>RN being the regional number denoting she was first registered in Preston, and the suffix K denoting she was registered between</B></div> <div> <B>August 1971 and July 1972   I rather fancy it was first registered in 1971 looking at the build sheet it was due for delivery 20/08/71</B></div> <div> <B>I have attached copy of build sheet below.  I know she spent the last 12 years dry stored with William Partington of Chorley,</B></div> <div> <B>in fact I first saw her in David Partington's garage out at Nateby near Garstang.  David sold her onto Brian Pearson and his</B></div> <div> <B>brother and I aquired her from them. I do not know where she went to from her leaving Nelson's up until she surfaced with</B></div> <div> <B>Bill Partington, as soon as I get her registration number back and I have the log book I will apply to DVLA for the details of</B></div> <div> <B>all registered previous owners. (watch this space)  A couple of months ago I was contacted via email by a vintage lorry</B></div> <div> <B>enthusiast called Ian Halsall, Ian has been a great help to me and is helping to restore the Atki Borderer. At my age and with</B></div> <div> <B>a dodgy hip I do not think I could manage on my own, so many thanks Ian all your hard work is much appreciated.</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7cbb6790.jpg" border=0 width="950" height="633" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7cfb1760.jpg" border=0 width="945" height="630" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7d1b5790.jpg" border=0 width="949" height="633" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Atkinson Borderer build sheet for the unit pictured above</div> <div> <IMG SRC="7f3f3c90.png" border=0 width="1011" height="713" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7f5eec50.png" border=0 width="1006" height="709" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>Ian Halsall took these pictures down at Twin Lakes, Croston, where the Atki is being resprayed.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7f7f7790.jpg" border=0 width="503" height="377" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="7f858c20.jpg" border=0 width="600" height="450" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B> <IMG SRC="7fbf87a0.jpg" border=0 width="504" height="378" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="7fd229a0.jpg" border=0 width="546" height="410" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7ffff7f0.jpg" border=0 width="511" height="383" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="80119930.jpg" border=0 width="537" height="403" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">    </B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="80504830.jpg" border=0 width="516" height="387" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="807108c0.jpg" border=0 width="528" height="396" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Restoration under way more pictures to come as each stage is completed. (photos by Ian Halsall)  Friday 27th June 2008</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="81efe7f0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="383" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="82000800.jpg" border=0 width="512" height="384" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="822ff7f0.jpg" border=0 width="511" height="383" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="824ff7f0.jpg" border=0 width="511" height="383" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="82604830.jpg" border=0 width="516" height="387" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="828fc7d0.jpg" border=0 width="508" height="381" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="82a09870.jpg" border=0 width="521" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="82c09870.jpg" border=0 width="521" height="391" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="83cfa7c0.jpg" border=0 width="506" height="380" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="83ef97b0.jpg" border=0 width="505" height="379" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="840fe7f0.jpg" border=0 width="510" height="383" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="842ee730.jpg" border=0 width="494" height="371" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>This Seddon Atkinson 340 8 wheeler belongs to a friend and neighbour of mine Bob Sutcliffe</B></div> <div> <IMG SRC="7c0b87b0.jpg" border=0 width="952" height="635" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <B>After telling Bob I had put a picture of his lorry on my website he came across to visit and brought me a photostat of a picture of him </B></div> <div> <B>taken about 40 years ago. It was taken when he received a new Atkinson 8 wheeler tipper when he drove for J & M Collinson, a firm</B></div> <div> <B>which is still on the go today. Bob is on the right of the picture standing next to Melling Collinson, the other two gentlemen are from</B></div> <div> <B>the Atkinson sales team, anyone know their names ? Although he is not in the picture Bob thinks Steve Oxley took it. Keiran King</B></div> <div> <B>was able to tell me the gentleman on the left was Frank Whalley now sadly passed away.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="7efbed30.jpg" border=0 width="958" height="723" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Frank Whalley                                                  ?????????????                   Melling Collinson                             Bob Sutcliffe</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>