Quarry Cruiser

Let’s face it, you don’t expect to find a 34 year old, 32-ton artic still on the road and working for a living, but last year, I found just that. As always, I’m happy to be corrected – politely, of course – but I am fairly certain Jeff Sproston’s Leyland Cruiser tractor is the last of its kind still earning a crust.

Ok, so it’s not out every single day; it is owned by Jeff to support his business, but the truck is definitely working and if you are ever in the Frodsham area, you stand a good chance of seeing it mixing with the bigger boys onto the M56.

So having seen his battleship grey Leyland at the 2019 Kelsall show, it was on my hit list of lorries I just had to go and see. Literally days before lockdown was enforced, I headed off to rainy Cheshire to meet Jeff and his unusual old