Forestry Memories

On A9 on way to Chapelhall Workshop with old Muskegs circa 2000

On A9 on way to Chapelhall Workshop with old Muskegs circa 2000

Date Added: 11 January 2023 Contributor: Norman Davidson Year of Photo: 2000 Picture No: 5516

Photograph courtesy of Martin Mackenzie, Balloch, Inverness who was the lorry driver based at the Forestry Commission Longman Depot at the time. The Foden lorry driven by Martin Mackenzie is T373KMS.

End of an era as old Muskegs are transported south for sale. Large planting programmes on the peat land areas had stopped and these mechanical work horses were increasingly redundant. One machine has registration number GFS429T and so new from 1979!

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