Remember Some Of The Funny Old Vehicles?

[alan f 10]

I worked at Firth Browns steelworks on Saville Street/Carlisle Street during the 1950/60s and Scammel Scarabs were used to transport steel between workshops at that time.

 

nice model of a firth brown scarab

[PeterR 10]

nice model of a firth brown scarab

 

Thanks alan f. I have this model, couldn't resist buying it for obvious reasons. Firth Brown still had some of the previous type in service when I worked there in the early '60s.

[alan f 10]

Hi Peter check this out on Yorkshire film archive

[PeterR 10]

Hi Peter check this out on Yorkshire film archive

 

Thanks for the link Alan which shows a Firth Brown 'Big Bedford' calling 'I think' at Firth Derihon at Darley Dale, a subsiduary of Firth Brown. This has enabled me find some old cine film of Firth Brown on YFA also.

Although I was in the offices on Saville Street East in Sheffield, the last position I had was in the Central (despatch) Warehouse. I was fortunate enough at age 20 to be offered a crane driver training course so I could be relief overhead 10 ton crane driver. I used to load and unload light metal off/on the 'Scarabs' but also heavy forgings onto eight wheelers and from railway trucks. Big Tonka toys eh? I still get pleasure out of telling people I could lift ten tons with one hand 50 years ago Sorry if I'm drifting too far off the point.

Edited November 15, 2012 by PeterR