The highly decorative and colourful livery of former
North Eastern company Gallacher Bros (Haulage) Ltd adorns the third
release on the modern Scania 113 Curtainside. Set up in 1978, the
company worked out of Stanley, Co. Durham, just off the A1, where its
lorries were a familiar sight until the firm was dissolved at the end of
2009.
The lorry is registered N98 PJR and carries some interesting
features. The cab has a pale blue body and roof but notice the faded
blue gradient on the sides of the rear body sides and spoiler. The roof
also has a single orange roof beacon fixed in the centre above the cab.
On a darker blue chassis and with a dark blue band running along the
centre of the cab doors and front, the cab front also displays the name
of the truck ‘Blue Horizon’ printed in blue on a cream ‘riband’
background. Extensive printing to the cab doors gives the name and
contact details of the company and their name also features on the
spoiler. The trailer has dark blue sides, a silver roof and a pale blue
back, printed with Gallacher Bros details in contrasting colour on the
sides and rear.
For truck collectors from the north-east of England especially, this
model will be a nostalgic reminder of an established and well-known
company that is no more.