They Take The High Road - 1960 - Full HD

This 1960 film tells the story of four British Road Services drivers who lived and worked together for two years , transporting materials to a number of Scottish Dam building projects in the Highlands.
This episode features captivating colour achive of numerous British lorries of the time, including ERF, Leyland Octopus and Thames Trader to name a few. Watch them get up those hills!
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[greenfingersgardener]

The best thing about this short movie.
To me, is the accent the narrator has. Plus the scenic views. I love it.
That is why I keep coming back to watch this. Over, and over again

[everestyeti]

Love these old films, propper lorries. I wonder how many of today's modern drivers would have coped. No ratchet straps or curtain siders, just ropes and sheets, which I used to use. And then there's the lorries themselves, no power steering and no multiple split shift gear box, plus you would have to keep a paper log of everything you did. And a very early texting system!

[mikerochburns]

Loved this, it kind of reminds me of "Hell Drivers" the movie from 1957 staring _Stanley Baker, with Herbert Lom, Patrick McGoohan, William Hartnell, Sid James and Sean Connery._

[allsearpw]

OH, the days where men and backs were broken and not a power steering in sight and splitter boxes on a distance horizon . Remember it well with my late farther and the language, when roping and sheeting in the rain . Thank you VOLVO for making some good trucks . Rest in peace all UK made trucks .

[ShaunMurray]

Fantastically nostalgic and nice memories of a time long gone by.

[thomascatford]

When workers/drivers got on with the job no complaining about everything, different world now 🥃

[marksewell]

The railway station shown ( and the line) shut in November 1965 - Good old Dr Beeching!

[sloblock]

A joy from start to finish, thanks for sharing. I often walk and cycle these parts, especially the railway line, wonderful and a little sad to see how it once was.

[allanlindsay]

Watching this wonderful presentation I can't help wondering what happened to the four lads: Dave, Bert, Geordie and Bob who lived on the "line" for 2 years at Killin trucking the cement each and every day? Presume they all will have passed on by now, though I suppose the youngest Bob, could still be around? Any of their family watch this and able to provide any details? That would be wonderful! Doing some quick computations Dave, Bert, Geordie and Bob between them loaded some 1, 200 bags of cement a day come sunshine, hail, rain, biting subzero cold, fog and snow and drove them 88 miles per day over often wild, woolly and steep terrain, without power steering and servo-assisted braking. No wonder they required all that "power" food, bet they slept like babies every night.

[gerrynicol]

My uncle worked for BRS During this time.

[NitroNoriFan]

There’s a continuity error at 1:59 where the driver in his shirt sleeves climbs up to wipe his screen but his reflection shows him wearing his jacket :)

[brian-kbl]

Your left wondering what the hell happened to us !!!!

[brian-kbl]

I mind the brs garage iin perth it was exactly where were the back door of M& S loading doc i got my esso tigers tail there !!

[johnpepper]

Always wondered who the extra man was doing the loading at 20:02

[elliottanderson]

I must say it's a shame about the watermark. I know why you do it, but it does somewhat ruin the viewing experience.