jeffrey ellener:
Hello Jack , my dad got one , he got it broken into in Glasgow I think , They stole his telly out of it he was well ■■■■■■ off .I think it was sold to a recovery firm in Ossett but not sure.
One thing for sure, they were better to sleep in than the F86 or anything without a real bed. 
, :-Jack
Hi Kieth and any-one interested, I know where there’s a F88 290 sat in a yard just rotting away, it came from Wakefield, it was converted into a 6 wheeler and into a breakdown truck, it’s sat in my mates yard, he has about 70/80 busses and he took it off a guy in Wakefield who owed him some money many years ago, I told him if I was young enough I’d love to re-build it for him, and he said well get on with it then but I’m not strong enough to tackle a job like that any more, I have all on managing to walk and lift myself up these days let alone re-build an old 290, but what a project it would be for some-one to see it steaming down the road again after a re-build.
So if there’s any-one interested let me know before it’s too late. :-Jack. 
Hi guys hope you are all keeping well? Keith,was it jack whittard who ran “THE TUBBY CLUB” ? If so he was a realy nice fella Can you remember the name of a driver who always wore a silk neckerchief? I think he drove one of the smaller merc tractors! I think his first name was jackie! Regards paul 
Eyup Colly, I’m nearly certain it was the same Jack that run the Tubby club and I think he flew model aeroplanes in his spare time.
And I think it was Jackie Broadbent with the silk scarf and crombie. He kinda reminded me a bit of a white Sammy Davies Junior if you know what I mean
collycoltas:
Hi guys hope you are all keeping well? Keith,was it jack whittard who ran “THE TUBBY CLUB” ? If so he was a realy nice fella
Unless my memory is going completely, wasnt it Jack Jack Whittard who built a boat in his back yard, built in steel with his son, if I’m right he borrowed a low loader off JMR to launch it when it was completed, of course JMR said yes and called him Captain Birds eye after that, I know he was a real gentleman and fun to be with, and interesting when he started telling you about his boat. Regards :-Jack
philberg182:
Eyup Colly, I’m nearly certain it was the same Jack that run the Tubby club and I think he flew model aeroplanes in his spare time.And I think it was Jackie Broadbent with the silk scarf and crombie. He kinda reminded me a bit of a white Sammy Davies Junior if you know what I mean
Spot on it was Jacky Broadbent, I worked with him from the Jack Fielder days in Bradford from the early 1960’s, he was always the same, smart clean and tidy, he was the kind of guy who could take out the low-loader on the filthiest job you could find and come back cleaner than he went, he was also a great pal to be with over the water, we did many miles together, he died in Bridlington where he went when they took his licence off him when he developed thrombosis in his legs, but I was told he still mannaged to get round the pubs in Bridlington just to keep his hand in, and even today I miss him and his laugh. Regards :-Jack
Was it Cuddles that kept a narrowboat up at Bingley ? Think Colly and Beddy nearly sank it after giving it a service if I remember right didn’t you turn the bilge pump off by accident Paul ■■? 
Would all you ex A.ONE lads would like to wish Stuart Broughton a happy 65 th birthday today , he would be well chuft
jeffrey ellener:
Would all you ex A.ONE lads would like to wish Stuart Broughton a happy 65 th birthday today , he would be well chuft
Wow Stuart, I didnt know it was your birthday, and only 65! “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” and hope you have many more of them. Regards Jack. 
Any of you lads recognise this one,me and my brother bought it many,many moons ago it was traded in for a Daf I think.
And how it ended its life on the M6
Jack Graham:
collycoltas:
Hi guys hope you are all keeping well? Keith,was it jack whittard who ran “THE TUBBY CLUB” ? If so he was a realy nice fellaUnless my memory is going completely, wasnt it Jack Jack Whittard who built a boat in his back yard, built in steel with his son, if I’m right he borrowed a low loader off JMR to launch it when it was completed, of course JMR said yes and called him Captain Birds eye after that, I know he was a real gentleman and fun to be with, and interesting when he started telling you about his boat. Regards :-Jack
You’re right, his son Paul and I worked together and he was forever “liberating” bits of timber, cable, tiles, carpet etc. from all the building sites we worked on.
the kaiser:
Jack Graham:
collycoltas:
Hi guys hope you are all keeping well? Keith,was it jack whittard who ran “THE TUBBY CLUB” ? If so he was a realy nice fellaUnless my memory is going completely, wasnt it Jack Jack Whittard who built a boat in his back yard, built in steel with his son, if I’m right he borrowed a low loader off JMR to launch it when it was completed, of course JMR said yes and called him Captain Birds eye after that, I know he was a real gentleman and fun to be with, and interesting when he started telling you about his boat. Regards :-Jack
You’re right, his son Paul and I worked together and he was forever “liberating” bits of timber, cable, tiles, carpet etc. from all the building sites we worked on.
Thank god for that, it proves my memory isnt as bad as I thought, but I had steam blowing out of my ears while I was thinking of that one, because it’s true that he was a real interesting man to talk to, sadly I never saw the boat, is it still being used or has it been sold, can you find out what happened to it please. Regards :-Jack.
Alinfrance:
And how it ended its life on the M6
If only some of A1’s Volvo’s could speak, they could tell a better tale than any driver could, they served JMR and many drivers well and also other drivers after they had been passed on to other owners, but a sad end to this one, I just hope the driver was OK on this one. Jack
Alinfrance:
Any of you lads recognise this one,me and my brother bought it many,many moons ago it was traded in for a Daf I think.
that’s a mint phote of a old a one truck,the reg rings bells,but some of them was looked after by the Bradford w/shop.if that was traded in for a daf I would have done the 88 up like you lads did,keith
That’s how it looked before it got bent (looks a bit green in the pic).Simple explanation from the driver at the time, "someone stole my yellow line in Dover so thought I’d drive it back loaded to Stoke ", car braked in front on M6 and it was all over now that’s an idiot driver. 
Alinfrance:
That’s how it looked before it got bent (looks a bit green in the pic).Simple explanation from the driver at the time, "someone stole my yellow line in Dover so thought I’d drive it back loaded to Stoke ", car braked in front on M6 and it was all over now that’s an idiot driver.
what toilet of a driver 
Ey up phil, you are quite right me and beddy serviced the barge and after a roadtest lol we parked her up thinking all was well !! Ooopps Not sure what happened but we did pack the output shaft seal with the manual greaser as cuddles instructed us to after our jaunt 
p.s as jack said you were spot on regarding jackie broadbent! Nice guy as i remember,sorry to hear he is no longer with us 
There was a bradford driver i always got on well with called barry, again i cant remember the surname but i do know he drove a four wheeler. Think he lived out shipley way!Phil you hit the nail on the head with the sammy davies junior resemblence
bradfordlad9999:
Alinfrance:
That’s how it looked before it got bent (looks a bit green in the pic).Simple explanation from the driver at the time, "someone stole my yellow line in Dover so thought I’d drive it back loaded to Stoke ", car braked in front on M6 and it was all over now that’s an idiot driver.what toilet of a driver
I hope you didnt forget to give him his “bonus” when you gave him his cards, In reccon he was lucky to get to the M6, it takes a good driver to drive a lorry so far without tailor brakes especialy when loaded.■■? 
:- Jack