Chris Webb:
ramone:
Chris Webb:
A E Evans ran a nearly 100% AEC fleet when I was there 1969-79,all secondhand of course.I got the first new tractor unit they bought,a Marathon 1976.
A couple of photos of my old pal Gordon Howarths’ Mandator in BP Chemicals Baglan Bay.YWW 983G was an ex LPG Morley unit and Evans bought it in 1972,still running in 1979.6000 gallon tank.
We did quite a lot of work out of Baglan Bay,toluene,styrene and vinyl acetate,Sheffield depot usually getting Ellesmere Port,Northwich,Stalybridge,Knottingley,Whitehaven and Immingham,although you could be sent anywhere,like Felixstowe,Hythe or Poole.The 3-axled MK5 tractor unit - a Mammoth Minor I suppose - was a cut down 8-legger and reg’d in 1970 AYH 701H for 32t gross on 5 axles. I took this particular wagon into Baglan Bay to load for Stallingborough sometime in late 1970 and it was surrounded by amazed Wincanton,Hemphill and Coastal Roadways drivers who had far newer tackle.
I went to the AEC rally at Newark last sunday and i was looking through the 1000s of AEC photos for sale and i came across an E registration Mandator Ergo of A E Evans
Was it this one Ramone? I think the photo may be one of Bubbleman’s.It was based at Swansea int 70s where we had three drivers.
It looks like the lorry but Im not sure if it was that photo , but to be fair Id had a skin full the night before so it could have been 
moomooland:
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0John Hudson & Co fleet shot who were part of Samuel Williams & Sons.
That`s a fine fleet of tankers , where were they based?
ramone:
moomooland:
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0John Hudson & Co fleet shot who were part of Samuel Williams & Sons.That`s a fine fleet of tankers , where were they based?
They were based down Chequers Lane at Dagenham Dock Ramone,near the Ford plant,main agents for John Hudson Fuel Oils plus they had a big tank farm as well.It was known as SWTT - Samuel Williams Thames Terminal.I loaded out of there several times int 70s,good loading as long as you had yer union card. They imported cars and steel amongst other things.
Chris Webb:
ramone:
moomooland:
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0John Hudson & Co fleet shot who were part of Samuel Williams & Sons.That`s a fine fleet of tankers , where were they based?
They were based down Chequers Lane at Dagenham Dock Ramone,near the Ford plant,main agents for John Hudson Fuel Oils plus they had a big tank farm as well.It was known as SWTT - Samuel Williams Thames Terminal.I loaded out of there several times int 70s,good loading as long as you had yer union card. They imported cars and steel amongst other things.
Ehoop Thar Chris, yallreet orwot.
Don’t know where the Distillers pic was taken, but they also had a depot on Chequers Lane.
Ray
flishflunk:
Chris Webb:
ramone:
moomooland:
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0John Hudson & Co fleet shot who were part of Samuel Williams & Sons.That`s a fine fleet of tankers , where were they based?
They were based down Chequers Lane at Dagenham Dock Ramone,near the Ford plant,main agents for John Hudson Fuel Oils plus they had a big tank farm as well.It was known as SWTT - Samuel Williams Thames Terminal.I loaded out of there several times int 70s,good loading as long as you had yer union card. They imported cars and steel amongst other things.
Ehoop Thar Chris, yallreet orwot.
Don’t know where the Distillers pic was taken, but they also had a depot on Chequers Lane.Ray
Eyup Ray,I’m fine tha knows,how are tha?
There were quite a lot of firms down Chequers Lane,BP Chemicals had a place,I went in there once,what a dump. 
ramone:
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0John Hudson & Co fleet shot who were part of Samuel Williams & Sons.That`s a fine fleet of tankers , where were they based?
There are enough there to keep Chris and myself happy for quite some time. I’m nearly 80 now but I’d love to have a go in a Mk 3 or Mk V MM.
Of course, with my creaking bones getting mounted might be a tad difficult.
But I can dream
Who’s up for a go in a 2 stick Mk 3 MM ■■ 
grumpy old man:
ramone:
moomooland:
John Hudson & Co fleet shot who were part of Samuel Williams & Sons.That`s a fine fleet of tankers , where were they based?
There are enough there to keep Chris and myself happy for quite some time. I’m nearly 80 now but I’d love to have a go in a Mk 3 or Mk V MM.
Of course, with my creaking bones getting mounted might be a tad difficult.
But I can dream
Who’s up for a go in a 2 stick Mk 3 MM ■■
There were no two stickers left at Evans when I started but my old pal Albert Roper RIP had one,ADT 710 which was a 1938 Doncaster reg…
I used to load reels of kraftliner paper at Sammy Williams at Dagenham dock at the bottom of chequers lane.Anyone remember the name of the café at the railway crossing?
dafdave:
I used to load reels of kraftliner paper at Sammy Williams at Dagenham dock at the bottom of chequers lane.Anyone remember the name of the café at the railway crossing?
Dave,I were only thinking about that café tother day - can’t remember,somebody will know though. 
J L Townson ran a few Mammoth Majors/Minors/Mandators/Mercurys back in the day (photo A Townson)
A couple of Mammoth Minors
The AEC Mammoth Major with 10 ton ballast block was used to tow the Cape Town trolleybus nearly 900 miles from Cape Town to the Johannesburg Transport Museum IN 1966.
A bit of a sad story unfolding on ‘Facebook’ chaps.
Yesterday this splendid 1961 Mandator based breakdown crane appeared in a Luxembourg scrap yard…
This morning someone went to save it, and found this sad sight…
You would have thought that something so obviously old and unusual would have been placed to one side for at least a day or two to see if it could be placed into safe hands, especially as I understand the person taking the photos told them that was his intention. Instead it appears they went out of their way to destroy it. It’s almost as though our European neighbours have no respect for British achievement, history or contribution to their own progression. Oh, hang on…
Indeed a most despicable act of destruction. It looked like a pretty straightforward restoration. What a shame.
For the collectioneurs amongst us…on marktplaats.nl (dutch ebay) quite some
orignal and english brochures on AEC and Leyland (with Ergomatic-cab) are offered.
See pictures
