What a shame , I wonder if it made it ? , the miles this wagon would of done more likely to be double shiffted .
Did you ex Brs guys ever get the same wagon twice in a week ?
JAKEY:
Did you ex Brs guys ever get the same wagon twice in a week ?
The trampers kept their own wagon all the time and usually the day men at Staniforth Road Sheffield
Hi Sammy , I knew a driver who transfered to the Sheffield depot in the late 80s or early 90s , Paul Collett , was a tramper then a night trunker then on contract with a 290 ■■■■■■■ erf , He was not keen on any one using his truck .
Hi Jakey I did not know many at that time it was the 60s and 70s when I knew a lot of the drivers there but I did go to Exel at Brinsworth in the early 90s
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hiya,
Yes trampers usually kept the same motor but when for service
or someone having a day off and having a loaded motor you may
have to do a swap not too difficult in my day you only had your
nights out case/bag, a logbook or sheets you didn’t need personal
things other than your Woodbines and Swan Vestas so swapping
motors only took a couple of minutes, oh’ not forgetting the famous
BRS folder containing your 0Ps 6 that was like a debit card making
cash withdrawals the length and breadth of the country readily
available and the folder guaranteeing you a lift home when doing
a “dodgy” although there was always one or two depots dogs you
tried to avoid thinking you might get lumbered with them for long
term, but that didn’t matter really you “always” 
ran to the yards
slowest man’s speed er’um’.
thanks harry, long retired.
Thanks for the replys lads , I would of loved to have been a trailer boy back in the day .( maybe for 1 week then )
JAKEY:
Thanks for the replys lads , I would of loved to have been a trailer boy back in the day .( maybe for 1 week then )
Jakey, you might not have lasted a week with Harry has he regularly used a knotted rope on his trailer boys to keep them in line.
cheers Johnnie 
hi all new old truck net member . brs newport (GB) from 63 till 70 . can still say best job ever . could live off my exspenses . any other newport boys on here ? . keep the red running . THANKS OTTO .
sammyopisite:
JAKEY:
Thanks for the replys lads , I would of loved to have been a trailer boy back in the day .( maybe for 1 week then )Jakey, you might not have lasted a week with Harry has he regularly used a knotted rope on his trailer boys to keep them in line.
cheers Johnnie
Hiya,
I think I would have difficulty clambering into anything loftier than a TK now
and when there would need oxygen before I could swing the rope, mind you
I was deadly accurate in my day as many a young “fellah mi lad” will testify.
thanks harry, long retired.
My dad worked for BRS at Team Valley Gateshead in the 1950’s before getting a job at ICI in Billingham,
ICI paid fantastic wages compared to BRS and had a great pension scheme !
toshboy:
I dont remember these --how about you Harry
hiya,
Wonder did they come with an umbrella as standard or was that
luxury an optional extra, and I thought I’d roughed it when we got
lumbered with something where there was no heater, and if there
was it was little better than useless.
thanks harry, long retired.
toshboy:
A very bumpy ride i should imagine !!
I only know one lorry driver who is that suave and he resides near Northampton 
ANON.
toshboy:
A very bumpy ride i should imagine !!
The book pictures that Toshboy is using come from ‘Fisher Renwick’ published by Roundoak. I am honestly and sincerely not trying to promote that book, which was published some 15 years ago, but I would like some mention or recognition made of it’s author, Gordon Mustoe who undertook many, many months of research in order that such an important story of commercial road transport history could be brought into print.
retriever
retriever:
toshboy:
A very bumpy ride i should imagine !!The book pictures that Toshboy is using come from ‘Fisher Renwick’ published by Roundoak. I am honestly and sincerely not trying to promote that book, which was published some 15 years ago, but I would like some mention or recognition made of it’s author, Gordon Mustoe who undertook many, many months of research in order that such an important story of commercial road transport history could be brought into print.
retriever
Hi Retriever --I agree with you entirely ,the book is a real eye opener and a tribute to our fellow pioneer drivers who worked in conditions we can only imagine .to run to and from the north to south with such vehicles they were real stalwarts- what is there to moan about today !
nianiamh:
A few more in the colours of other contracts at Wrexham depot, all posted before but nice to stick em in this thread
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Proper heroes.
0Anybody out there remember BRS Hayes & Slough Branch, Springfield Road, Hayes ? Pre-nationalisation was H.Burgoine & Sons, from West Ferry Road, Millwall, whose speciality was long steel, contractors plant, scotch derricks etc. This operation continued during BRS days, but was poor relation to the South Wales trunk which ran from there, to Cardiff (change over at The Windrush, Northleach), Bridgend (change over Cheltenham) and Ebbw Vale (straight though with the Welsh drivers). Additionally, there was a service to Worcester (AEC Mercury, change trailers in the railway yard at Evesham) and Hereford (straight through with their men). As a young traffic man, I failed to be excited by all this, since there was minimal traffic westbound, apart from cement ex West Thurrock and Greenhithe, from which Entress had already had the pick, and all for around 25 shillings (£1.25) per ton. 66 miles each way to the Windrush was a joke ! The off time was 7pm, but if the shunter did not get back in until, say 8.30pm, then the trunk man arrived back one and a half hours after the 6.30am normal next day. And only 66 miles each way !!! The ex Burgoine operation was a different matter. There were around 20 vehicles on this work, with many ex Burgoine men, including the traffic operator, Jack White, and with some good profitable work. The core fleet was a half dozen (5 Leylands and 1 Foden) eight wheelers, two ERF four wheelers, a Guy and a Seddon artic. all having a front bolster to accommodate overlength loads. and a Seddon 4 wheeler with a winch, but in true BRS style, no skids ! Then there were around ten or so Seddon artics and 4 wheelers on general and local work.
A few pics to follow, but sorry, black and white only. Was a long time ago…