2015

SJ7758 : Hassall Green: Stobie in motion!

taken 9 years ago, near to Hassall Green, Cheshire East, England

Hassall Green: Stobie in motion!
Hassall Green: Stobie in motion!
An Eddie Stobart lorry powers north on the M6 over Alsager Road on the edge of Hassall Green village.
Eddie Stobart

Eddie Stobart (part of the Stobart Group) is the largest road haulage firm on the UK.

Founded in Cumbria in the 1950's, by Eddie Stobart (senior), a haulage section of company was split off by Eddie Stobart (junior) in 1976 and rapidly grew from 26 lorries to in 1985 to 300 in 1990.

The lorries are a common sight on the British motorways, who have lots of loyal fans. Each of the lorries has a female name, many of whom collect sighting of the different vehicles.

M6 Motorway

The M6 motorway runs from junction 19 of the M1 at the Catthorpe Interchange, near Rugby to the Gretna junction (J45). Here it becomes the A74(M) and M74 which continues to Glasgow.

The M6 is the longest motorway in the United Kingdom (232 miles) and one of the busiest. It incorporates the first length of motorway opened in the UK (the Preston bypass in 1958) and forms part of a motorway "Backbone of Britain", running north-south between London and Glasgow via the industrial north of England. It is also part of the east-west route between the Midlands and the east coast ports.


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Geographical Context: Village, Rural settlement Roads, Road transport Place: Hassall Green Primary Subject: Lorry other tags: Motorway Bridge Over Road Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
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SJ7758, 110 images   (more nearby 🔍)
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Jonathan Hutchins   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 12 July, 2015   (more nearby)
Submitted
Monday, 13 July, 2015
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7765 5827 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:7.2678N 2:20.1248W
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OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 7760 5827
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EAST (about 90 degrees)
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