toshboy:
max 12 hrs twice weekly allowed -whats this 15 hr day nonsense of today, progress ? and we called it a glorified labourers job then -what changes !–Toshboy
Ha ha,my last 20 years in the UK of own account transport had allowed that to completely pass me by, so when I began driving here for an old school haulier, and he asked me to go elsewhere and reload after a 12 hour spread, which was to me the end of my day, I refused. I won the arguement and parked up, only to read the rules later with some embarrassement.
He just laughed it off later, the advantages of being a foreigner sometimes.
Frosty Sunday morning at Guildford depot 1967 LAD cabbed Albions had replaced the old chieftains, noddy vans replced the Austin WE vans and the Ergo were replacing the Mercurys
The coach in the background was registered in May 1964 and the reg no of the BRS wagon dates from 1953. I wouldn’t have thought that they kept their trucks for as long as that. Going by the pic it looks as if it has had a hard working life.
The coach in the background was registered in May 1964 and the reg no of the BRS wagon dates from 1953. I wouldn’t have thought that they kept their trucks for as long as that. Going by the pic it looks as if it has had a hard working life.
Yes indeed, it looks like it has lost a headlight and gained a fog.
As far as the ropes are concerned, Dave, fair play, they are double dollied.
The coach in the background was registered in May 1964 and the reg no of the BRS wagon dates from 1953. I wouldn’t have thought that they kept their trucks for as long as that. Going by the pic it looks as if it has had a hard working life.
Yes indeed, it looks like it has lost a headlight and gained a fog.
As far as the ropes are concerned, Dave, fair play, they are double dollied.
flishflunk:
If you look closely there are 2 chains as well.
Ray
Blimey, you’ve got good eyes Ray, middle of the top stack and middle of the back stack?
The thing that struck me was how old or old fashioned the AEC looks compared to the coach.
I think the move away from exposed radiators was a big game-changer on the fashion front. Even the tin-fronted versions of the same models looked much more modern!
The coach in the background was registered in May 1964 and the reg no of the BRS wagon dates from 1953. I wouldn’t have thought that they kept their trucks for as long as that. Going by the pic it looks as if it has had a hard working life.
Denis can I ask how one can date a pre '63 number plate or is local knowledge required? Thanks
Geordielad:
Denis can I ask how one can date a pre '63 number plate or is local knowledge required? Thanks oldclassiccar.co.uk/registra … etters.htm search for this site covers reg numbers 1900-1972. Franky.
How I do it is by going onto this site www.buslistsontheweb.co.uk then go into the search menu. Click on the “registration” tab and it brings up a box for you to put in a reg no. If you put in the the letters part of the reg no in CAPITALS and then put in three underscores like SHS___, press search it will bring up a list of any buses that were registered with similar marks. You can then work out approximately how old the vehicle you are looking at is by dating the first reg of a bus with a similar mark. It’s not foolproof because it relies on a bus being registered around the same time but if that’s not the case then just use a letter either side of the one you’re looking for ie if your looking for SHS975 but nothing comes up then put in THS___ or UHS___ continuing until you get a match.
flishflunk:
If you look closely there are 2 chains as well.
Ray
Blimey, you’ve got good eyes Ray, middle of the top stack and middle of the back stack?
The thing that struck me was how old or old fashioned the AEC looks compared to the coach.
I think the move away from exposed radiators was a big game-changer on the fashion front. Even the tin-fronted versions of the same models looked much more modern!
That’s a good point, I think you are spot on with that.
