After living in Tamworth for 28 years, i remember all of them old firms, the one im trying to think of is the tipper company that used to run green foden tippers down wilnecote way, it was on the corner opposite homebase just down the road from the co-op, they ran a few ■■■■■■■■■
Scaniamad,ask your dad if he remembers a bloke called mick clarke, i worked with him for a few years at kingsbury transport and i know he worked for chetwynd
He thinks The green tippers from wilnecote way were run by Atkins transport and he can’t remember a mick clarke.
Weeford Quarry February 1991
flatman001:
Weeford Quarry February 1991
nice pic did u work for him?
smurfit tamworth
scaniamad:
flatman001:
Weeford Quarry February 1991
nice pic did u work for him?
No I’ve allways worked for firms in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire.
I vaguely remember a bloke called Phil Whalley ran out of Wilnecote way. Were they tippers?
i remember whalley transport they ran tippers and flats wolfie pulled by erf,s
simpsons drayton bassett ,tamworth
i worked in the garage as a wts mechanic at wm rowe & son elford i remember working on the erf in the pic plus other erfs leyland roadtrains aec and atkis i then went to work for a chap that rented workshop space at chippys transport called blakeman he worked for smith bros/ cts before starting on his own he has now restored a atki borderer, a venturer and a c series erf in cts colours ithen went on to drive skip wagons for wm briers on the glascote road i now work for stuart deeley transport we park at mile oak behind the mercedes garage .as for harrisons they are still going as grandson /farther and son running two scanias
courtesy of CRAIG D
the layland masstif,s belonged to percy lane windows on the corner of mariner on lichfield road ind est opposite what was the box foctory ,tamworth side of alders papermill . the mastiffs had v8 perkins in them theyhad flat and boxvan swap bodies on for carrying windows made in house for the likes of british leyland alexandra coach builders sprite caravans and achitecual windows for the building industry. the mastiff outside the factory is the one my dad drove from new
gav ithink the firm with the green tippers yourthinking about was p m atkins / aka pete atkins
ive got pete atkins pics coming lads hopefully get at weekend
Is WM ROWE anything to do with ROWE form ALREWAS. I remmber my uncle driving for them. He drove a GUY for them. I seem to think MRS ROWE ran the lorries hauling animal feed. I recall viviting a large pig farm nr tamworth. another uncle lived by Taylors of freeford. Blue Fodens on coal work and a Half cab one. I hope some has some pictures.
V8 Passion:
What about Peter Harding Tansport from Grendon, and Pete Obello (spelling)
The name Pete Obello rings a distant bell. I’m pretty sure that there was a guy with that name (or very similar) that drove for Cadwalladers at the same time I did (1981 - 85) that lived in Tamworth. Would it be the same person??
here ya go v8passion petes f88
rondavies:
V8 Passion:
What about Peter Harding Tansport from Grendon, and Pete Obello (spelling)The name Pete Obello rings a distant bell. I’m pretty sure that there was a guy with that name (or very similar) that drove for Cadwalladers at the same time I did (1981 - 85) that lived in Tamworth. Would it be the same person??
On second thoughts the bloke I’m thinking of could have been a Pete Arabella (spelling?). 
But definitely lived in the Tamworth area.
There’s an old chap of about 70 odd who comes from Tamworth. He lives not so far from me here in Thailand who used to drive wagons. Goes all watery eyed when you mention Mammoth Majors!! His name is Arthur Broad. Anybody know or remember him?
Wm Rowe & Sons AEC mk III militant heavy recovery vehicle, nicknamed Big Billy, picture taken in the early 90’s at Elford.
Modified front bumper off a leyland roadtrain.
