"Speedfreight" branding on containers

[spikey]

I don't recall seeing grey and yellow BD containers branded "Speedfreight", so I'm wondering when they were about.  Anybody know please?

[Fat Controller]

They were introduced from about 1963 onwards, and replaced by Freightliner services within a few years; they used the same bottom lift pockets, and some of the Speedfreight boxes (the 27' ones) were taken into Freightliner stock. Paul Bartlett has some useful photos:-

https://paulbartlett.zenfolio.com/speedfreight

[spikey]

Much obliged to you, sir.  I guess I must have seen 'em, but they just didn't lodge in the memory bank ...

[hmrspaul]

42 minutes ago, spikey said:

Much obliged to you, sir.  I guess I must have seen 'em, but they just didn't lodge in the memory bank ...

Unlikely if you lived in the Sarf East. They were initially very restricted to services out of Camden to Manchester and Glasgow. Later they seem to have found new uses in Scotland and in the north east - as the preserved one is still lettered.

 

Paul

[spikey]

Just now, hmrspaul said:

Unlikely if you lived in the Sarf East ...

 

Ah, but in the early/mid 60's I was in the Norf East, after a spell trainspotting round Retford/Doncaster way

[hmrspaul]

Just now, spikey said:

 

Ah, but in the early/mid 60's I was in the Norf East, after a spell trainspotting round Retford/Doncaster way

They were on the west coast early and mid 60s. They weren't in general use, but as mentioned specific flows before Freightliner replaced them.

 

Paul

[paul 27]

Would the  Bachmann 37-990 / 991 be used as block working when first introduced.

Any photos of these in use.

Edited September 3, 2019 by paul 27

[markw]

On 13/12/2013 at 12:59, Michael Delamar said:

cheers, heres some shots, some may be staged about the damage that could occur, and also some names of products carried.

 

 

throwing parcels around.

 

 

those trailers were easy to steal from.

 

 

it goes on to talk about the benefits of door to door containers.

 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/24041160@N02/6897350727/

 

[paul 27]

Thanks Mark for the links,  any more early ones.

Edited September 5, 2019 by paul 27

[paul 27]

Any reference to where this photo was taken, any other links to pictures like this.

[paul 27]

Would this be a regular block working as all other pictures seen are wagon load.

[jonhall]

This text was scanned from a British railways guide to freight train services, a page dedicated to express container trains - I've OCR'd but not cleaned the errors up

 

EXPRESS OVERNIGHT

DOOR TO DOOR CONTAINER SERVICES

J. London/Glasgow "Condor"

"Condor" express freight services cpen:te in both directions between London and Glasgow, ensuring that containers eellected from premises in London or Glasgow onc afternoon arc delivered in any part of Glasgow or London next morning, having travelled through the night at express train speeds.

These freight expresses leave London each night Mondays to Fridays, and leave Glasgow each night Sundays to Thursdays.

The charge per container for the Lcndon/GlasgO\v or Glasgow/London journey includes collection and delivery within defined limit~.

 

2. Birmingham/Glasgow "Condor"

"Condor" express freight services also operate each night Mondays to Fridays in both directions between Birmingham and Glasgow.

All-inclusive door-to-door charges will be quoted upon applkation.

Traffic normally dealt with at freight despatch depots within a radius of approximately ID miles from Aston Station, Birmingham, or in Wolverhampton, Stourbridge, Coventry and Leamington, qualifies for afternoon collection and overnight transit by Condor to Glasgow.

Collections or delivery can be undertaken over a wider area by arrangement.

Any destination within ID miles of Glasgow Gushetfaulds Station qualifies for next morning delivery.

 

3. London/Manchester "Speedfreight"

This is a fast, regular and reliab]e door-tc-duor freight container service giving an assured overnight delivery between London and .Nlanchester in both directions. Traffic is conveyed in several types of special]y constructed high capacity containers, enabling a wide range of general merchandise to be carried.

The service runs each night Monday to Friday and practically any quantity of freight can be carried in multiples of onc or more container loads. Collections and deliveries can be arranged to suit the customers' requirement. This service operates over a radius of approximately 20 miles in Grez.ter London and the Manchester area

[Merfyn Jones]

The BD container asked about in the original post, prior to the aluminium versions.  Picture from my collection.