EAW052683 ENGLAND (1953). Arthur Foister and Sons Ltd (Cherub Ltd) Factory on Campbell Street and London Road Railway Station, Leicester, 1953. This image was marked by Aerofilms Ltd for photo editing.

Two rows of stables

British Railways horse cart Pic shows similar Southern Railways Horse & Cart No.68

1938-49 Ford Prefect E93A 4 door Saloon The Ford Prefect is a line of British cars which was produced by Ford UK between 1938 and 1961 as a more upmarket version of the Ford Popular and Ford Anglia models. It was introduced in October 1938 and remained in production until 1941; returning to the market in 1945, it was offered till 1961. The car progressed in 1953 from its original perpendicular or sit-up-and-beg style to a more modern three-box structure. Some versions were also built and sold by Ford Australia.

Fordson E83W van The Fordson E83W, also sold later under the Thames brand, is a 10 cwt (half ton) light commercial vehicle that was built by Ford of Britain at the Ford Dagenham assembly plant (home of Fordson tractors) between 1938 and 1957. The van was sold in Australia as the Ten-Ten, and the E83W was available in various forms around much of the world as Britain strove to export after WW 2. In some countries, the 'cowl and chassis' only was imported and local bodies built. The E83W was aimed at the small haulage, trade and merchant market, sectors in which it sold well. A 'Utilicon' estate wagon conversion was available in the UK. During and after World War II, many specialist variations such as mobile canteens, ice cream vans and even fire pumps were built on the E83W chassis.

1952 Austin A40 Somerset

1952 Karrier Bantam with British Railways livery.

Scammell Scarab (British Railways) The Scammell Scarab is a British 3-wheeled tractor unit produced by the truck manufacturer Scammell between 1948 and 1967. Its name is commonly believed to be derived from the rounded bonnet that resembled the elytra (wing covers) of a Scarab beetle, but the name really comes from a more conventional source, Scammell's idea of the combination of an Arab horse (which the Mechanical Horse replaced in BR usage) and the word Scammell. Sca-rab = Scarab. The official Scammell Lorries Ltd advertisement film makes reference to this. It was extremely popular with British Railways and other companies which made deliveries within built-up areas. The Ministry of Defence also used the Scarab and trailers for predominantly internal transport on large military bases. Behind the Scarab is a 1946 Morris Commercial CVF 13 also owned by British Railways.

1949-1961 Morris Commercial J-type Post Office van

1948-52 Morris LC3 Post Office van

1952-53 Morris LC4 Post Office van