The group took a break to refuel and explore the facility.
The first leg of the driving on day one saw the convoy departing from Coniston Cold, near Skipton, before making its way through Longridge, Preston, Southport, Parbold, and up the old Leyland test track to make their way into the factory around midday.
Leyland Trucks’s manufacturing heritage was reflected in some of the convoy’s vehicles. Alongside a number of pre-2000 DAF trucks, c.18 trucks with links to the Leyland site formed part of the procession.
Event organiser Robert Wellock said: “I was over the moon when I heard we’d been invited to the Leyland Trucks factory, as it’s not every day you get to go there. It’s very nostalgic for me because I first visited when I was 13 and have been involved with trucks around Leyland my whole life. Having so many wagons with ties to the site and seeing them all lined up is quite something!”
Day two saw the convoy travel through Hebden Bridge and Ripponden to Meltham, where the wagons featured as a special attraction at the David Brown Tractor Club Museum Open Day, before participants headed back for a closing meal at the Coniston Hotel.
Phil Jones, director of operations at Leyland Trucks, said: “It was truly a pleasure to welcome so many truck enthusiasts to our factory. It has been a great opportunity for them to come together and to celebrate some of the heritage and history of truck manufacturing and driving in the North of England.”
