Today I saw something that I'd not seen in ages....

[Arch]

She's not a milkfloat, but I drive an electric truck at work:

The roof mounted bread trays are an aftermarket addition...

She's actually a warehouse vehicle. Very simple to drive, and her low top speed makes her very relaxing to drive.

I sometimes wonder which of us NT comes to visit....

 

[Fab Foodie]

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dirty trucker ....

 

[Arch]

I've just found the ugly son of the Scarab!

NT, it appears that Shildon not only has the Even More Northern wing of the NRM, but a lorry museum too!

 

[marshmella]

I love the old electric milk floats, due to the fact it's something i can scalp

 

[sunnyjim]

They'll never catch on. I watched an impromptu race between Edinburgh St Cuthberts Dairy electric & horse milk floats some years ago, about the time they were moving from horses in the mid 1980's. For locals, from Gorgie Road up Ardmillan terrace past the 'Diggers' - to which I was headed, obviously. The electric started off in great style from the flat bit at the junction, but as the gradient got steeper it couldn't stay the pace and the horse pulled ahead easily. The horse had the additional advantage of moving along by itself while the milkman was taking the milk to peoples doors. OTOH, the electric version didn't try follow the driver into Greggs.

On Scarabs-. I have a Dinky Toy model of a tipper truck version with an open driving position- I've never seen one of these in the flesh or even a photo - did they ever really exist?

 

[Arch]

Apparently my work place did experiment with a horse briefly, but it kept walking off into the middle of the road. When the electric truck breaks down, we sometimes think a horse would do better, but they do take a bit of looking after....

 

[Night Train]

She's not a milkfloat, but I drive an electric truck at work: View attachment 11003
I sometimes wonder which of us NT comes to visit....

Well obviously I come to visit the one in the photo!
But only one of you bothers to come visit me.

The ugly Scarab was during a sad time in British motoring history.

 

[vernon]

NT, it appears that Shildon not only has the Even More Northern wing of the NRM, but a lorry museum too!

The Northern wing of the NRM is wonderful but how did the lorry museum escape my attention?

I'm going to Darlington on Saturday - Shildon could be on the itinerary....

 

[Arch]

Well obviously I come to visit the one in the photo!
But only one of you bothers to come visit me.

The ugly Scarab was during a sad time in British motoring history.

Yebbut, if Beryl (that's the truck) came to visit you, she'd take a week to get there!

 

[Arch]

The Northern wing of the NRM is wonderful but how did the lorry museum escape my attention?

I'm going to Darlington on Saturday - Shildon could be on the itinerary....

I dunno if they have a website or anything, I googled and could only find references from third parties... Open weekends and Bank Holidays apparently.

 

[dan_bo]

Our milkie still drives electric! and he's got a new one!

 

[fossyant]

See one or two every day. The guy I spot in Stockport even once complained my Magicshine rears were too bright. I must have been curdling his milk.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Still got one down my way in SE London. He doesn't deliver milk until about 11am though which could be why they are disappearing.

At the risk of being tarred and feathered, they have one in Eastenders.

Oh yes, and they have them on Craggy Island too, even after the Father Dougall incident.

 

[Night Train]

I think it is good to see them back on the streets, even on fictional streets.

 

[SavageHoutkop]

central manchester has one.