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9. There was a Liverpool dairy still using electric milk floats in 2018, and another had 1 made in 2004

Sat Aug 8, 2020, 06:11 AM

Aug 2020

Mortons Dairies has delivered milk in glass bottles in Liverpool for nearly 100 years.

It has more than 140,000 glass bottles in circulation and delivers more than 27,000 pints of milk from seven depots across the city on a fleet of around 100 electric milk floats daily.

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/shopping/resurgence-milkman-everyone-liverpool-now-14740797

This is the Gem (Global Electric Motorcars) incorporated in DamilerChrysler Mk1 Milkfloat presently being used by Harrisons Dairies, Belmont Road Liverpool. It delivers daily to 432 houses, travelling around 25 to 30 miles per day and returns still half charged.

http://www.milkfloats.org.uk/modern.html

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Talk about a blast from the past... [View all] Soph0571 Aug 2020 OP

For those of us snowybirdie Aug 2020 #1

It is a milk float Soph0571 Aug 2020 #2

Hmmm... Might wanna edit that post... mwooldri Aug 2020 #3

I haven't seen one since the early 90's when I moved to London. Soph0571 Aug 2020 #5

My family still lives in the Surrey Hills. mwooldri Aug 2020 #7

This thread makes me think of this sketch for some reason.... T_i_B Aug 2020 #8

My fresh milf is already inside. TreasonousBastard Aug 2020 #4

*Groan* Soph0571 Aug 2020 #6

There was a Liverpool dairy still using electric milk floats in 2018, and another had 1 made in 2004 muriel_volestrangler Aug 2020 #9

Certainly remember them well from my childhood LeftishBrit Aug 2020 #10