Albion trucks were first purchased by the Post Office in the early
1930s. In common with other vehicles, which later became part of the
Post Office Fleet, the Albion telephone utility was specified with a
custom - built bodywork.
Albion 30 cwt Linesman's General Utility
CXN 247 (1936)
U8086 was first registered in May 1936 and used in the
Gloucester Area until 1950.
Photographed at Amberley in 2008 it
resides within BT's Connected Earth, partner collection. See
further details below...
"This type of vehicle was used in the Post Office
Engineering Department, between 1927 and 1958, by gangs of up to 4 men
working on overhead line construction and installation. This particular
vehicle, U8086, was first registered in May 1936 and used in the
Gloucester Area until 1950, having in that time covered 83,700 miles. In
1950 it was sold to a sawmill owner in Wiltshire who parked it in a
paddock, where it remained unused for 20 years. It was re-purchased by
the Post Office Central Repair Depot at Yeading, and made its first
journey as a preserved vehicle, to Brighton, in May 1971. Since then it
has covered over 8,000 miles attending vintage vehicle rallies,
carnivals and fetes, and has won numerous awards (including the Class
Award in the 1975 London to Brighton run of the Historic Commercial
Vehicle Club). The chassis of U8086 was manufactured by Albion Motors
Limited, Scotstown, Glasgow in 1935 and priced at £303.5s.6d. The body
was built using best quality oak and aluminium, from Post Office
drawings by T. Harrington Limited of Hove, and cost £143.0s.0d."
The Albion 30 cwt was originally one of the vehicles in the
Telecom Technology Showcase Historic Vehicle Collection. In
2002 it was relocated to the Connected Earth collection at
Amberley Museum.
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