Astran / Middle East Drivers

Legend_Scania:
Anyone got any pics of H758NFX? To many pages to look thru again :slight_smile:

truckingimages.com/store/products/h758nfx/

Cheers after one with trailer on ect ect

Legend_Scania:
Anyone got any pics of H758NFX? To many pages to look thru again :slight_smile:

try my fasebook page there are plenty of it :grimacing: facebook.com/ian.payne.5

Hi,

After many many request, I finally decide myself to redraw and print the famous Londra Camping t-shirt
During my last visit in Istanbul, I had the chance to talk with one of the family owner about my idea, I ask him for an old t-shirt but he was not able to find any.

I hope you like the result !?
http://www.toprun.ch/shop/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=129

BR Ferdy

Hello,

I just got this photo from 3 italian freinds, ex middle-east run drivers, last week they where between Ankara and Gurbulak, they made the journey 30 years later.

They found the Hotel Europa, near Sivas, where the drivers use to post there own passeport photo on the wall of the restaurant. 30 years later, its a familly house but the photo are still on the wall !!!

Here is the close up view of the one with some UK fellow, maybe some of your reader will recognize them self or freinds !? Will be nice to now !

Keep In Touch - Ferdy - TOPRUN.ch

toprun:
Hello,

I just got this photo from 3 italian freinds, ex middle-east run drivers, last week they where between Ankara and Gurbulak, they made the journey 30 years later.

They found the Hotel Europa, near Sivas, where the drivers use to post there own passeport photo on the wall of the restaurant. 30 years later, its a familly house but the photo are still on the wall !!!

Here is the close up view of the one with some UK fellow, maybe some of your reader will recognize them self or freinds !? Will be nice to now !

Keep In Touch - Ferdy - TOPRUN.ch

toprun:
by toprun » Tue May 22, 2012 10:40 am

toprun:
Hello,

I just got this photo from 3 italian freinds, ex middle-east run drivers, last week they where between Ankara and Gurbulak, they made the journey 30 years later.

They found the Hotel Europa, near Sivas, where the drivers use to post there own passeport photo on the wall of the restaurant. 30 years later, its a familly house but the photo are still on the wall !!!

Here is the close up view of the one with some UK fellow, maybe some of your reader will recognize them self or freinds !? Will be nice to now !

Keep In Touch - Ferdy - TOPRUN.ch

Hi Ferdi = I was amazed to see the passport photo’s of the English drivers, there is a photo of me on the top right next to the ENGLAND title, as you know they are not all UK drivers and to be quite honest I do not recognise any others - when I put that photo on the board there was a second driver running with me but his photo is not there and when I placed my photo on the board it was not in that position - well done pal of that distant memory
regards Fred

Great thread ! come on keep it coming !

Couple questions

How long does it take from Dover port to Saudi Arabia ? And Dover port to say Doha ?

I did Blackpool to Kuwait City in 3 days!!

John McVey:
I did Blackpool to Kuwait City in 3 days!!

Is that non stop driving ?

Add another to my list Bahrain :slight_smile:

John McVey:
I did Blackpool to Kuwait City in 3 days!!

Hullo John,
Emirate Airlines ? :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:
Cheers, Archie.

Can’t Hang about when you’re on trip money Archie! :slight_smile:

:unamused: :unamused: :unamused: :slight_smile:

John McVey:
I did Blackpool to Kuwait City in 3 days!!

Tell that to the kids of today (and yesterday) and they won’t believe you. I say they won’t believe you :slight_smile: .
I have just realised that this thread has now reached 150 pages :smiley: but where is bullitt :open_mouth: he has not been on here since last year :confused: .

When I was with Orient Freight Group, Peter King did Baghdad Fair - UK - Baghdad fair (in time for the opening) in six days!!!

Jazzandy:
When I was with Orient Freight Group, Peter King did Baghdad Fair - UK - Baghdad fair (in time for the opening) in six days!!!

Not bad I would tho it take longer

I take it would of taken longer back in the days when there wasn’t motorways and main roads

Legend_Scania:

Jazzandy:
When I was with Orient Freight Group, Peter King did Baghdad Fair - UK - Baghdad fair (in time for the opening) in six days!!!

Not bad I would tho it take longer

I take it would of taken longer back in the days when there wasn’t motorways and main roads

Even on the old roads without motorways, UK - Baghdad in six days was possible with hard work and no Efes controls, however Blackpool to Kuwait City
Not even Andrew Wilson Young or Micheal John Walker


ATVB - RDF

Any times on

Dover port -Bahrain
Dover port - Saudi Arabia
Dover - Doha

Think you misread my post - Peter King left Baghad Fair to go back to UK to pick up an emergency load for the Baghdad Fair and was back within six days that’s three days each way!!!

OK,if he did it,he did it.But how?? Rough average 41 mph for 6 days,that’s non stop driving 24h.No border,ferry,
or loading times included.