adr:
On the subject of the job being slower, I love this pic’, never mind legal breaks, tacho’s etc etc, what are they none of that crap to worry about, I’m going to stop & have a ■■■/Cupa Rosey etc cos I feel like it. Regards Chris
Hi Chris ,Pleased to hear your mum still up and running, at 92 on her own too !-is she from East end stock ?. the ERF with the faithful Gardner a typical lorry picture of the day at rest and love it , jam a coin behind the governer rack and get another 3 mph !: cheers ivor,
adr:
On the subject of the job being slower, I love this pic’, never mind legal breaks, tacho’s etc etc, what are they none of that crap to worry about, I’m going to stop & have a ■■■/Cupa Rosey etc cos I feel like it. Regards Chris
Hi Chris ,Pleased to hear your mum still up and running, at 92 on her own too !-is she from East end stock ?. the ERF with the faithful Gardner a typical lorry picture of the day at rest and love it , jam a coin behind the governer rack and get another 3 mph !: cheers ivor,
Hi Ivor, no she was born & raised here in Charlbury, tough Country girl Dad was based not far from here for a short time during WW2, they met at a dance here in the Charlbury Village Hall, they got married towards the end of the War, Mum moved up to London to work & lived with Gran & Grandad in Stainsby Road, Poplar until Dad was de-mobbed. Dad went back to work for Abbott’s Haulage, Stainsby Road, Poplar whose yard was almost dead opposite their house, but they then decided they would have a nicer life in Charlbury so they moved back here, they were married for 57 years before Dad passed away & I’m the youngest of 5, so some people I think are meant to meet. PS My Gran & Grandad moved to London from Suffolk in about 1920, Grandad was on Horse & Cart & used to bring the produce from Suffolk to the Old Covent Garden for Abbott’s General Hauliers, Abbott’s had a Yard in Stainsby Road Poplar too so Grandad moved there & apart from his time in the Army during WW1 he worked for Abbott’s his whole life Retiring when he was 70. Regards Chris
scania81:
These are for you Jakey,not to get in the way of the other thread.
Dai
Picture of LTC 427P Scania 111 new to Tony Petit and Donald Dennis[the shaker] and was outbased in the smoke and LTC428P was also outbased with my late father and Dai Page.It has a Wrexham trailer on for paper reels and ended its days in Aylesbury and finally ai B.Tissues Llandow shunting.
Dai
scania81:
These are for you Jakey,not to get in the way of the other thread.
Dai
Picture of LTC 427P Scania 111 new to Tony Petit and Donald Dennis[the shaker] and was outbased in the smoke and LTC428P was also outbased with my late father and Dai Page.It has a Wrexham trailer on for paper reels and ended its days in Aylesbury and finally ai B.Tissues Llandow shunting.
Dai
This Leyland roadtrain [E904 TBO]in the new livery and was resprayed for the rockwool contract and was driven by Tom O Rouke on the contract.
Dai
Thank you Dai ,for the photos ,do you recall a tubby chap with thick rimmed glasses ,he may of done the afternoon trunk from Bridgend for Hoover ? not sure if he had a regular motor though .
JAKEY:
Thank you Dai ,for the photos ,do you recall a tubby chap with thick rimmed glasses ,he may of done the afternoon trunk from Bridgend for Hoover ? not sure if he had a regular motor though .
Evening Jakey depends what era ,if it was late 80,s early 90,s it could have been Bill Trotman but i would not have thought it was hoover traffic from bridgend.Here are 2 tonight for you.My late dad had LAA 983T brand new and western region ran loads of these.
Dai
JAKEY:
Thank you Dai ,for the photos ,do you recall a tubby chap with thick rimmed glasses ,he may of done the afternoon trunk from Bridgend for Hoover ? not sure if he had a regular motor though .
Evening Jakey depends what era ,if it was late 80,s early 90,s it could have been Bill Trotman but i would not have thought it was hoover traffic from bridgend.Here are 2 tonight for you.My late dad had LAA 983T brand new and western region ran loads of these.
Dai
This 81 was new to Dai Page JDW 296W and JDW 295W also arrived but was a 111 sleeper.
When I passed my test at the Bridgend depot , he gave me a lift back to Oxford depot as the other lad I shared my the works van with was staying another few days ,so I went to the canteen and asked the drivers ,this driver was going to Aylesbury that evening .
When I passed my test at the Bridgend depot , he gave me a lift back to Oxford depot as the other lad I shared my the works van with was staying another few days ,so I went to the canteen and asked the drivers ,this driver was going to Aylesbury that evening .
Evening Jakey,
Next time i see Bill i will remind him of the lift you had.
He worked for John Raymonds for years and Argosy ,Coastal Roadways.His brother ran a few motors on Christie Tyler and a bit in the Abbey works in the 70,s.Trotman Transport and worked for Brs and set up on is own.His truck has been on the S Wales thread a erf and i remember his lorry got locked in Brains Haulage yard when they went belly up.
Here is another picture of E904 TBO,i am waiting to tip reels at B.Tissues Wrexham 6am tip.
Dai
I did get a lift home in a Roatrain in the general haulage colour scheme as you photo and it did end in that reg number, but not of the full reg though , although I do know the curtains were pulled fully across the back windows and the cab was immaculate ,but I think he told me it was not his lorry .
Can anyone remember Eddie McCudden, who worked at BRS in Reading, from just after the war (1948?) until 1971, when he migrated to Australia? Eddie was my Father-in-law. In this role he was my professional and personal mentor, close friend, fierce enemy in various combinations at different times.
Ed was runner-up to Lorry Driver of the Year in 1962.
I did get a lift home in a Roatrain in the general haulage colour scheme as you photo and it did end in that reg number, but not of the full reg though , although I do know the curtains were pulled fully across the back windows and the cab was immaculate ,but I think he told me it was not his lorry .
By the sound of the description Jakey it probably wasn’t a BRS motor either ! Cheers Dennis
none of that crap to worry about, I’m going to stop & have a ■■■/Cupa Rosey etc cos I feel like it. Regards Chris
the ERF with the faithful Gardner a typical lorry picture of the day at rest and love it , jam a coin behind the governer rack and get another 3 mph !: 
