poundstretcher youv misread my post i did not say mick drove the marathons in the photos
he worked for butlers for nigh on 20 years he,s sorting me some pics out he started doing european for them in a mandator day cab then got one of the very first marathons when they were launched.these next 3 pics i found on here in another thread(not micks truck)
What about Hingley Transport from Brierley Hill. Started off wih a blue and white leyland comet.
Also Delph Transport of Brierley Hill, Red Scanias
Highfield Haulage from Bilston, ran steel out of Wolverhampton rail terminal.Maroon motors
Priests transport ran out of Gadd Steel on peartree lane dudley. They has dark blue with yellow and white stripe Scania 110s and 111s.
Fosters of Dudley, black and red, some scanias
Fordhouses transport ran Guy Big Js from wolverhampton.
McKelvie had a yard in tipton and ran a night trunk to fleetwood dock on P&O
Reg Brooks transport from Kingswinford
Male and Sons had red tippers on sand and gravel
Nortons Transport ran blue motors.
A T Purchase…
Nobby Downward worked out of Ferro in Wombourne with an AEC Mandator
F.G Foster from Walsall (I think)
Appleby transport had scanias in assorted colours, with bulker tippers. Mervyn appleby was a character and a half,
Silver Roadways from Burnt Tree island in dudley.
Bowker Bros, Maroon and Red motors on steel amd agricultural work
Maybe I’ll think of a few more after tea 
Didn’t Gauden Shepherd buy motors and keep them unregistered for years in a warehouse before putting them on the road?
Now c’mon yow um Black Country lads can you help me? In the early 70s I got to know an O/D from Dudley he ran a Big J and coiler(or maybe it was a seddon?)he was a grand lad and he even got us a couple of drivers who double shifted an ERF for us between Milnthorpe and West Thurrock.From memory his first name was John but for the life of me I can’t remember his surname!!! ■■■■ it!! I have asked before on this thread but got no response!! His motor and trailer were a real credit to him they were spotless!!Fingers crossed cheers Bewick.
Snudge:
What about Hingley Transport from Brierley Hill. Started off wih a blue and white leyland comet.
Also Delph Transport of Brierley Hill, Red Scanias
Highfield Haulage from Bilston, ran steel out of Wolverhampton rail terminal.Maroon motors
Priests transport ran out of Gadd Steel on peartree lane dudley. They has dark blue with yellow and white stripe Scania 110s and 111s.
Fosters of Dudley, black and red, some scanias
Fordhouses transport ran Guy Big Js from wolverhampton.
McKelvie had a yard in tipton and ran a night trunk to fleetwood dock on P&O
Reg Brooks transport from Kingswinford
Male and Sons had red tippers on sand and gravel
Nortons Transport ran blue motors.
A T Purchase…
Nobby Downward worked out of Ferro in Wombourne with an AEC Mandator
F.G Foster from Walsall (I think)
Appleby transport had scanias in assorted colours, with bulker tippers. Mervyn appleby was a character and a half,
Silver Roadways from Burnt Tree island in dudley.
Bowker Bros, Maroon and Red motors on steel amd agricultural workMaybe I’ll think of a few more after tea
Didn’t Gauden Shepherd buy motors and keep them unregistered for years in a warehouse before putting them on the road?
What about Round Oak Motors from Dudley,did a lot for Walter Somers at Halesowen? And I once backloaded off Priests out of Gadds for Sheffield,oily strip I think.
im sure round oak went recentley.my mate works for wk edwards of kingswindford theyve been going since the 50,s
Bewick:
Now c’mon yow um Black Country lads can you help me? In the early 70s I got to know an O/D from Dudley he ran a Big J and coiler(or maybe it was a seddon?)he was a grand lad and he even got us a couple of drivers who double shifted an ERF for us between Milnthorpe and West Thurrock.From memory his first name was John but for the life of me I can’t remember his surname!!! ■■■■ it!! I have asked before on this thread but got no response!! His motor and trailer were a real credit to him they were spotless!!Fingers crossed cheers Bewick.
Hi Dennis,
Was it DJ Leddington from Kingswinford, he ran a Seddon with a coiler and later switched to a Seddon Atkinson, he may well still be operating.
Trev_H:
Bewick:
Now c’mon yow um Black Country lads can you help me? In the early 70s I got to know an O/D from Dudley he ran a Big J and coiler(or maybe it was a seddon?)he was a grand lad and he even got us a couple of drivers who double shifted an ERF for us between Milnthorpe and West Thurrock.From memory his first name was John but for the life of me I can’t remember his surname!!! ■■■■ it!! I have asked before on this thread but got no response!! His motor and trailer were a real credit to him they were spotless!!Fingers crossed cheers Bewick.Hi Dennis,
Was it DJ Leddington from Kingswinford, he ran a Seddon with a coiler and later switched to a Seddon Atkinson, he may well still be operating.
“Bullseye” Trev thats the lad!!! I wonder if he is still on the go and looks into this site!!! Cheers mate you are a “Star” Dennis.
Bewick:
Trev_H:
Bewick:
Now c’mon yow um Black Country lads can you help me? In the early 70s I got to know an O/D from Dudley he ran a Big J and coiler(or maybe it was a seddon?)he was a grand lad and he even got us a couple of drivers who double shifted an ERF for us between Milnthorpe and West Thurrock.From memory his first name was John but for the life of me I can’t remember his surname!!! ■■■■ it!! I have asked before on this thread but got no response!! His motor and trailer were a real credit to him they were spotless!!Fingers crossed cheers Bewick.Hi Dennis,
Was it DJ Leddington from Kingswinford, he ran a Seddon with a coiler and later switched to a Seddon Atkinson, he may well still be operating.
“Bullseye” Trev thats the lad!!! I wonder if he is still on the go and looks into this site!!! Cheers mate you are a “Star” Dennis.
Leddingtons are certainly still on the go. I see young Alan from time to time, I’ll point him in this direction, and maybe he’ll get his dad on here too !!!
Hey Carl,thanks for putting my pics back in the limelight mate!!!
The middle pic is a pic of my old mans truck,i should know as i was standing next to him with my brother when he took it,also their are some pics of me and my brother in it on the thread.It was taken on the first weekend my old man came home in it after doing his first trip to Europe in it.
I remember spending countless hours polishing it and travelling with him during the school holidays(and when i should have been at school lol).
Ill always be indebted to old man Furzy Butler for giving me the chance to go with my old man all over the country,wouldnt be allowed to do it now with all the bloody “elf and safety”.
My old dads retired now but slowly but surely the itch is coming back!!!.
Some good old firms being mentioned on this here thread,sadly many of them now defunct.
hey jase im hoping to get some pics off mick (mtb) barnsley he said ask ya dad if he remembers him.i remember you posting em mate i didnt use the ones with yerself in.i used the ones with just the truck (hope ya dont mind mate)as i think the pics help jog memories more than words.mick remembers them motors in your picks.when mick left butlers he went to tank freight he said he liked working for furzy butler good times
here ya go jase furzy in the new marathon
No Carl,I don’t mind you using them at all,after all what’s the saying,“a picture speaks a thousand words”. I’ll try and find somemore out when I get back home on Thursday.
Heres some more pictures of P.J.Butlers & sons trucks.
Moving on from the Leyland Marathons.to the Leyland Roadtrains,the Scanias and finally Seddon Atkinson Strato.
Heres my dads Roadtrain,ex Curries of Dumfries,absolute cracking truck,loaded with paper reels,all roped and sheeted,not many curtainsiders then.
Then came the Scanias,makes me chuckle how we managed to sleep 3 in a p cab lol!!,first pic was taken at the site of the National Eistedfford at Portmadog in 1987,first trip for it to collect some Portakabins.
and then back in the yard
Then came the Sed Ak stratos,tipping timber in Birmingham
,back in the yard,all waxed and cleaned.
In between the Y reg Roadtrain and the Scania,he had a c reg Roadtrain which i thought was useless,so i never took any pics of it.
Also,a chap down at the old cvrc show at Gaydon this year had built a model of one of the Marathons.
Looked absolutely stunning.
Now after all those years of going with my dad and completing an apprenticeship at Keltruck West Bromwich,i’ve followed in his footsteps and now drive this,may count as a Black country firm as we once had a depot in Oldbury lol
top picks jase, mtb is now a member so i hope he,s seen these
how bout HEADS TRANSPORT pooles lane shortheath willenhall ?
father worked there for 25 years+(morris) working out of bradley & fosters in darlaston taking pig iron down to fords dagenham and pulling shot blast all over the country from there bilston site later to be called metabrasive now closed . here,s a picture of his old erf after it being in a accident aprox 1981ishhhhhh
how bout costins willenhall waltons of willenhall turpins haulage layton&steele and everitts northrose of droitwich of which i worked nice tackle too then. costins have recently been sold out to Sheldon & Clayton on blackcountry route great bridge , when i was at costins had a fair few motors and was always to be seen in london and parked up in waltham cross by the brittania pub ? remember good times . drivers shelly .turbo. ratty. phil brazier phil handley and dieago in his scania 6wheeler god bless him (no longer with us) . here a photo on route to peterhead with two anchors for the rigs police ■■■■■■ all the way from blackcountry 4days . good days thou lee harris elliswolves@hotmail.com
how bout dave hentons bilston then willenhall used to do tipper work . then on the fridges for land master uk wetherby running spain and europe work, heres one off his daf,s about 17years ago. he used to do scrap on tippers with merv appleby wolves
Hi WILLENHALL, This is an old Turpins motor I had, though I don’t know much about them. Bought it from a third party as a run about, but it got pressed into normal work and although getting on a bit performed very well.
Have you seen the thread on ‘Firms Around Walsall’? It’s way back now but I’ll try and get it up here.
BigG-Unit:
Hi WILLENHALL, This is an old Turpins motor I had, though I don’t know much about them. Bought it from a third party as a run about, but it got pressed into normal work and although getting on a bit performed very well.
Have you seen the thread on ‘Firms Around Walsall’? It’s way back now but I’ll try and get it up here.
david turpin of dhturpins did / mite still do work for leggetts frieghtways birmingham if they still trade 
Apologies if I’ve put this photo on here before,but I do remember Cameron and Gibbon from Smethwick.It was taken at Aberdeen and the AEC MK3 MM was loaded with shotblast for back home.The driver looks well chuffed and so he should,AECs got a rad blind,only one wiper though but that won’t matter,and he’s got a ■■■ going,ready to set off back home.Two days to get back to Smethwick if it’s got a 6-speed box,three days if a five speed,and (sorry ) if it was a BRS contract motor with a red and rust driver maybe four days ---------------over to Norm and Harry 
One of my favourite pics…
