Heading on to Crompton Ways, the epic journey begins in 1992
It was described as one of the heaviest loads ever to leave Beloit Walmsley’s factory on Crompton Way in Bolton.
In February 1992, this 189 ton Yankee paper dryer began a 10-hour journey to Liverpool. From there it would go to a paper mill in Austria,
The dryer was part of a £12 million order for a complete toilet tissue machine - the widest ever built by the Bolton company.
To carry the monster machine, a low-loader 32-metres long was brought in, with 192 wheels!
The load had a police escort and the journey was planned on a Sunday to minimise disruption to other road users.
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