In this picture we have on the left Crane Fruehauf’s Iveco 6X2 tractor unit which was used around the Tamworth area to collect and deliver trailers to and from their workshop on Lichfield road ind est.
In the middle is a Ford “D” series chassis cab which did have a horse box on at one time, both vehicles had come to the end of the road and were eventually cut up. The J.Clarke Transport ERF “C” series was still in every day use, picture taken at Elford Circa 1997.
J.Clarke Transport vehicles parked up at Elford and ready to roll one Sunday in the late 90’s.
Tamworth1:
A couple more P Whalley & Sons vehicles park up at Wilnecote Tamworth.
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I CAN REMEMBER CTS USE TO DO TIPPER WORK WITH CAN REMEMBER ROY KNIGHT JACKO PERCY BIG MARK DEREK N LOADS MORE THEY HAD MERCS N 1 SCANIA ROUGES THEM LADS LOL SUM R AT HOWARDS BURTON ON TRENT
A few more Smurfit Kappa vehicles
Not a truck but one of the vehicles made in Tamworth which helped put Tamworth on the map the Reliant Scimitar, picture taked in Lichfield in 1973.
J.Clarke Transports ERF C Series with freshly refurbed curtain sider of Ensor’s from Woodville, picture taken at Elford in the mid 90’s.
A company not based in Tamworth but only just over Hopwas Hill was Rowe Freight who ran out of Britannia Way Lichfield.
have you been robbing blakey of his photos again lol
mr rowe obviously cared a lot more for his fleet in them days.
tidy looking outfit
keep the pics coming
cheers
Mike.
CRAIG-D:
have you been robbing blakey of his photos again lol
Spot on Craig!
MIKE P:
mr rowe obviously cared a lot more for his fleet in them days.
tidy looking outfit
keep the pics coming
cheers
Mike.
Yes Mike i think you are right, there was some tidy trucks when Mr Rowe had LIFT but now it has been taken over by Youngs i dont think they care what they look like!
your not wrong there buddy i think we will leave it that ay lol.
Tamworth1:
MIKE P:
mr rowe obviously cared a lot more for his fleet in them days.
tidy looking outfit
keep the pics coming
cheers
Mike.Yes Mike i think you are right, there was some tidy trucks when Mr Rowe had LIFT but now it has been taken over by Youngs i dont think they care what they look like!
A very tidy Foden S36 with 180 Gardner arriving at Elford yesterday, this vehicle was once owned by Paul Archer Transport at Middleton nr Tamworth.
looks tidy enough …is that one to add to your collection …
CRAIG-D:
looks tidy enough …is that one to add to your collection …
No mate its not mine, a friend has just bought it.
William Rowe with his first cattle truck.
some more good pics andy …salty on the left is tha shaun towards center who had the landrovers and phil smith the late dicky dukes and no need to mention the one on the far right not sure of the others …that isnt pete thompson next to you is it ■■?
CRAIG-D:
some more good pics andy …salty on the left is tha shaun towards center who had the landrovers and phil smith the late dicky dukes and no need to mention the one on the far right not sure of the others …that isnt pete thompson next to you is it ■■?
Yes mate that is Pete Thompstone next to me, i think the only other one you didnt name was a lad called
aaron who is next to Tony Salt, cant remember his second name.
no jonny rock andy ?
how many trucks did you run from your handsacre yard ?
imagine having a haulage yard there now, how times change
keep the pics comin
mike.
