Trucks Collection

D-Day - Supplies pour ashore
A stunning panorama photograph of a French invasion beach with the channel waters thick with US military shipping, as reinforcements

Preston Docks, Lancashire
A wonderful photograph showing the Bardic Ferry unloading British Road Services trucks while docked at the quayside in Preston, Lancashire. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Car transporter, side view

Miner riding drams, Tirpentwys Colliery, South Wales
A miner riding a journey of drams (coal trucks) at Tirpentwys Colliery near Pontypool in South Wales. Date: 1910

Chichester Dairies lorries
Three lorries lined up in Chichester Dairies yard, 24 August 1962 Chichester Photographic Collection West Sussex Record Office Ref No: CPS 1393/5

Gwaun Cae Gurwen incline, Carmarthenshire, South Wales
View of the Gwaun Cae Gurwen incline on the Great Western Railway near Ammanford, Carmarthenshire, Dyfed, South Wales, with a large number of trucks on the line

Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire
View of Bestwood Colliery, near Bestwood Village, Nottinghamshire. The colliery closed in 1967, but the surviving headstock and winding house, and vertical steam engine of 1873

Wyndham Colliery, Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale, South Wales
A pre-1914 image of the Wyndham Colliery, Nantymoel, Ogmore Vale, South Wales which opened in 1868. Date: circa 1900s

Ford Truck 1930
The Ford is a strong and capable truck - there you are, mate, the headline says it all, what more do you need to know ?

CM15 5880 Paul McCumisky, Volvo FM12 12000, Trevor Martin, Scania Truck 11000
Paul McCumisky, Volvo FM12 12000, Trevor Martin, Scania Truck 11000, British Truck Racing Championship, Silverstone truck festival, Truck Racing, Silverstone, Saturday, August 13th, 2016, 2016

Ship to Shore, Container Terminal, Mombasa Harbour, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

Oil Tankers of the Manchester Oil Refinery. Photograph by Heinz Zinram

Breakdown lorry from Lambeth fire station in action
The breakdown lorry, from Lambeth fire station, being deployed to move a lorry involved in a serious accident with the OXO lorry in the distance

The first trucks of coal from South Pit, Glyncorrwg 1906

Foden 5 ton Steam Wagon M8681, built in1916, at the 1959 Andover Steam Rally. (Foden Trucks was a British truck and bus manufacturing company which had its origins in Elworth near Sandbach in 1856)

1960 Vauxhall Cresta Friary estate in Covent Garden fruit market. Creator: Unknown
1960 Vauxhall Cresta Friary estate in Covent Garden fruit market

GLC-LFB appliance fleet -- Breakdown Lorry
The GLC-LFB was created on 1 April 1965. A series of photos was commissioned of each type of fire engine, either within or absorbed into the enlarged London Fire Brigade

American 5th Marines on a troop train, France, WW1
American 5th Marines travelling on a troop train soon after arriving in France during the First World War. Several of them are waving to the camera. Date: June 1917

Railway cutting works, discovery of fossilised trees
Railway cutting works on the Manchester to Bolton line, discovery of fossilised trees. Date: 1840s

Lorry-Jumpers, 1919. Artist: CRW Nevinson
Lorry-Jumpers, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Bird s-eye view of landing craft, barrage balloons, and allied troops landing in Normandy
XOS869953 Bird s-eye view of landing craft, barrage balloons, and allied troops landing in Normandy, France on D-Day, 6th June, 1944 (gelatin silver print) by American Photographer

Tarring roads in Swanley, Kent. 1936

Aerial View - Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station
This photograph shows a portion of the extensive Railway Goods Station at Marylebone Station, Great Central Railway. The illustration consists chiefly of the roof of the sheds

Delivery truck c. 1910
Hearse and Casket Body on Buick m/4 Four Cylinder Commercial Chassis. Photographic post card of a drawing or print of a Buick hearse

GWR construction work at Pontlliw, South Wales
Construction work taking place on the Great Western Railway near the village of Pontlliw, near Swansea, Glamorgan, South Wales

Coal / Pit Ponies / 1907
Ponies hauling coal trucks along the gallery of an English colliery

Giant truck hauling 240 tons of coal in the Black Thunder Opencast Coal Mine in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming, United States of America, North America

Oxford Street 1928
There are still horse-drawn wagons to be seen in Oxford Street among the motor buses, trucks and cabs : note the many shop blinds, rarely if ever seen here today

Food waste recycling lorry collecting hotel food waste Lynmouth Devon UK
MAB-1364 Food waste recycling lorry collecting hotel food waste Lynmouth Devon UK Mark Boulton contact details: prints@ardea.com tel: +44 (0) 20 8318 1401

Cornishman steam engine
The Cornishman steam engine on a railway track

Roadtrain sign - a sign which warns of Roadtrains which can be up to 54 metres long
SAS-1139 Roadtrain sign - a sign which warns of Roadtrains which can be up to 54 metres long. They must be passed very cautiously, because of their length Western Australia

Mongolian goats travelling overland causing traffic jam on Himalayan road between Pokhara and Nayapul, Nepal, Asia

Tourist jeeps in the Black Desert, 50 km south of Bawiti, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Old truck and antique store in Virginia City, Nevada, United States of America, North America

Old truck, Historic Cool Springs Gas Station, Route 66, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Logging truck in MacMillan Provincial Park, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada, North America

Excavator and truck on beach, repairing sea defences with boulders, Happisburgh, Norfolk, England, august

Child labour, 1850
3481099 Child labour, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a boy pushing a truck baded with coal. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Collectivization of breeding in USSR, ca 1930 (poster)
7422855 Collectivization of breeding in USSR, ca 1930 (poster); (add.info.: Agriculture. Collectivization of breeding in USSR. Poster, USSR, ca 1930.); © Archives Charmet.

Car under the Milkyway galaxy
Saad Shawki Ibrahim

the light
LIANG CHEN

Formula One Testing
Red Bull and Cosworth trucks in the paddock. Formula One Testing, Barcelona, Spain, 26 November 2004. DIGITAL IMAGE

American Trucks, Kylburg [i.e. Kyllburg], Germany, 4 Dec 1919. Creator: Bain News Service
American Trucks, Kylburg [i.e. Kyllburg], Germany, 4 Dec 1919. American soldiers with trucks in Kyllburg Germany after World War I.

French searchlight for aircraft, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French searchlight for aircraft, between c1915 and 1918. French soldiers with a searchlight next to a jeep during World War I.

French field wireless, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
French field wireless, between c1915 and 1918. Wireless equipment in a truck in France during World War I.

Albert Church & [falling] Madonna, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Albert Church & [falling] Madonna, between c1915 and 1918. The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Brebie`res, Albert, Sommes, France after the sculpture of Mary

German field gun in action, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
German field gun in action, between 1914 and c1915. German soldiers firing field gun during World War I.

Nancy, Americans loading a camion, between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Nancy, Americans loading a camion, between c1915 and c1920. American relief workers loading a truck in Nancy, France during World War I.

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"Trucks: The Unsung Heroes of D-Day and Beyond" As the world held its breath on that fateful day, trucks became the lifeline for victory. At Preston Docks in Lancashire, they lined up like soldiers ready to pour ashore with vital supplies. Chichester Dairies lorries stood tall, their cargo destined to nourish both body and spirit. But it wasn't just about war; they were an integral part of everyday life too. In South Wales, a miner rode drams at Tirpentwys Colliery, his trusty truck carrying him deep into the heart of darkness. And at Gwaun Cae Gurwen incline in Carmarthenshire, another truck tirelessly transported coal from below ground to fuel the nation's progress. From Bestwood Village in Nottinghamshire to Wyndham Colliery in Ogmore Vale, South Wales – these trucks symbolized resilience and hard work. They carried hope on their wheels as communities relied on them for survival. Through time, trucks evolved alongside society's needs. A vintage Ford Truck from 1930 stands as a testament to innovation and durability. CM15 5880 Paul McCumisky's Volvo FM12 12000 roars down highways while Trevor Martin maneuvers his Scania Truck 11000 through challenging terrain. Even across borders and oceans, trucks continue to connect nations and bridge gaps between continents. Witness the Ship-to-Shore operations at Mombasa Harbour in Kenya – Africa's gateway to global trade. Container terminals buzz with activity as goods are efficiently loaded onto waiting trucks bound for distant destinations. And let us not forget those who transport liquid gold – oil tankers from Manchester Oil Refinery silently navigate treacherous waters ensuring energy reaches every corner of our modern world. Finally, we remember that iconic moment when bird's-eye view captured landing craft braving rough seas while barrage balloons danced above Normandy's shores.