A short film showing a Scammell Pioneer Tractor Heavy Heavy Breakdown 6×4 recovering a Churchill tank
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The World's Largest Lorry (1932)

Full title reads: “Darlington to Southampton. The World’s largest lorry – carrying ‘Berengaria’s’ giant 53-ton rudder, now repaired – makes strange spectacle on the Great North Road.

Pan along large articulated lorry, a Scammell 100-ton Tractor (Marston Road Services) which is carrying a large metal ship’s rudder. It is parked in the street and people are looking at the cargo.

High angle shot of lorry towing rudder.

Back view of lorry. A man is standing on a running board at the back. A sign on the lorry reads: “You are behind the World’s Largest Lorry – Please Drive Carefully.”

The lorry turns a corner, the man on the back appears to be steering the rear wheels. The vehicle carries on its journey, a few children are walking alongside as the lorry is moving fairly slowly.

(It is not clear where on its long journey the footage was shot).

* Beta copy may not contain whole film – check.
FILM ID:669.05

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