Any body got pictures of MCD merseyside Car Deliveries . ? thank you Trevor
tastrucker:
adr:
Nice looking outfit!Lathems had a place in Preston, as well . thank you Trevor
Lathams, main depot was in Preston I think, Martin Latham one of the Son’s was our Manager at Cartransport BRS in Coventry 1990, the other Son had a garage just off the A38 north of Derby somewhere, the walls of his office was adorned with pictures of Lathams Motors
tastrucker:
Any body got pictures of MCD merseyside Car Deliveries . ? thank you Trevor
I have some Trevor, what era are you looking for?
Dieseldog66:
tastrucker:
adr:
Nice looking outfit!Lathems had a place in Preston, as well . thank you Trevor
Lathams, main depot was in Preston I think, Martin Latham one of the Son’s was our Manager at Cartransport BRS in Coventry 1990, the other Son had a garage just off the A38 north of Derby somewhere, the walls of his office was adorned with pictures of Lathams Motors
Hello Dieseldog am i right in thinking in Preston the depot was at Bamber bridge ? , i did not know that it was the main depot ., those Atkis were something else . Was there Toll bar place some where in Leics ? thank you Trevor
transporter man:
tastrucker:
Any body got pictures of MCD merseyside Car Deliveries . ? thank you TrevorI have some Trevor, what era are you looking for?
Hello transporterman, anything you have would be veryinteresting , especially the 60s . I would meet them in liverpool on my way to garstondock from Shotton . thank you for your time transporterman Trevor
tastrucker:
Dieseldog66:
tastrucker:
adr:
Nice looking outfit!Lathems had a place in Preston, as well . thank you Trevor
Lathams, main depot was in Preston I think, Martin Latham one of the Son’s was our Manager at Cartransport BRS in Coventry 1990, the other Son had a garage just off the A38 north of Derby somewhere, the walls of his office was adorned with pictures of Lathams Motors
Hello Dieseldog am i right in thinking in Preston the depot was at Bamber bridge ? , i did not know that it was the main depot ., those Atkis were something else . Was there Toll bar place some where in Leics ? thank you Trevor
Hello tastrucker, I think it was Bamber Bridge, the Toll Bar is reference to the Toll Bar phone exchange which was situated where the A45 meets A46 at what we call Kamakazi (spelling) roundabout, there depot was up on Oxford road opposite where the Peugeot Plant was, car sales there now, hence the had a Toll Bar phone number as we did in Baginton.
How do folks, just wondered if any of you know if its a legal requirement to have safety guardrails (pole and cable) on the top deck? Looked everywhere for the laws on this but failed.
Any help would be great. Thanks
akaday:
How do folks, just wondered if any of you know if its a legal requirement to have safety guardrails (pole and cable) on the top deck? Looked everywhere for the laws on this but failed.
Any help would be great. Thanks
As far as I know it is.
Cheers fella, just need to know for sure as I’ve come back from holiday and they’ve given me a trailer that was meant to be full refurbished but hasn’t and its got no guardrails at all just the metal stumps where the poles slot on.
Dieseldog66:
tastrucker:
Dieseldog66:
tastrucker:
adr:
Nice looking outfit!Lathems had a place in Preston, as well . thank you Trevor
Lathams, main depot was in Preston I think, Martin Latham one of the Son’s was our Manager at Cartransport BRS in Coventry 1990, the other Son had a garage just off the A38 north of Derby somewhere, the walls of his office was adorned with pictures of Lathams Motors
Hello Dieseldog am i right in thinking in Preston the depot was at Bamber bridge ? , i did not know that it was the main depot ., those Atkis were something else . Was there Toll bar place some where in Leics ? thank you Trevor
Hello tastrucker, I think it was Bamber Bridge, the Toll Bar is reference to the Toll Bar phone exchange which was situated where the A45 meets A46 at what we call Kamakazi (spelling) roundabout, there depot was up on Oxford road opposite where the Peugeot Plant was, car sales there now, hence the had a Toll Bar phone number as we did in Baginton.
hello dieseldog, thanks for confirming bamber bridge , of course i realise now Tollbar was ryton by Coventry as i remember the airport there . thank you Trevor
Dieseldog66:
tastrucker:
Dieseldog66:
tastrucker:
adr:
Nice looking outfit!Lathems had a place in Preston, as well . thank you Trevor
Lathams, main depot was in Preston I think, Martin Latham one of the Son’s was our Manager at Cartransport BRS in Coventry 1990, the other Son had a garage just off the A38 north of Derby somewhere, the walls of his office was adorned with pictures of Lathams Motors
Hello Dieseldog am i right in thinking in Preston the depot was at Bamber bridge ? , i did not know that it was the main depot ., those Atkis were something else . Was there Toll bar place some where in Leics ? thank you Trevor
Hello tastrucker, I think it was Bamber Bridge, the Toll Bar is reference to the Toll Bar phone exchange which was situated where the A45 meets A46 at what we call Kamakazi (spelling) roundabout, there depot was up on Oxford road opposite where the Peugeot Plant was, car sales there now, hence the had a Toll Bar phone number as we did in Baginton.
HI Cliff your right about oxford rd garage my Dad worked out of there not many lorries there if i remember a couple of wagon and drags a artic and Hugh wallace bedford ,he use to park it near the fence ,they kept new cars round the back,Michael and his Dad was nice blokes ,well to me any way happy days …
foden 01:
Dieseldog66:
tastrucker:
Dieseldog66:
tastrucker:
adr:
Nice looking outfit!Lathems had a place in Preston, as well . thank you Trevor
Lathams, main depot was in Preston I think, Martin Latham one of the Son’s was our Manager at Cartransport BRS in Coventry 1990, the other Son had a garage just off the A38 north of Derby somewhere, the walls of his office was adorned with pictures of Lathams Motors
Hello Dieseldog am i right in thinking in Preston the depot was at Bamber bridge ? , i did not know that it was the main depot ., those Atkis were something else . Was there Toll bar place some where in Leics ? thank you Trevor
Hello tastrucker, I think it was Bamber Bridge, the Toll Bar is reference to the Toll Bar phone exchange which was situated where the A45 meets A46 at what we call Kamakazi (spelling) roundabout, there depot was up on Oxford road opposite where the Peugeot Plant was, car sales there now, hence the had a Toll Bar phone number as we did in Baginton.
HI Cliff your right about oxford rd garage my Dad worked out of there not many lorries there if i remember a couple of wagon and drags a artic and Hugh wallace bedford ,he use to park it near the fence ,they kept new cars round the back,Michael and his Dad was nice blokes ,well to me any way happy days …
Hello Foden 01, Hughie Wallace was my Dad’s mate in later years, in fact I was with Hughie the night my Dad died, Lomas was there at Oxford road too I believe, I never met the Dad , but I did meet Michael at the garage I mentioned, he showed me all the photo’s, pity we can’t get them on here.
adr:
Truck Transporting is a bit more high-tech nowadays!
This trailer never made it onto the road it was well overloaded with a load on. This photo was taken at Carrimore Harelaw, I think a miss-calculation on the design side. The trailer was cut up & the bogie & other parts built into a flat trailer & used in their own fleet.
Dieseldog66:
akaday:
How do folks, just wondered if any of you know if its a legal requirement to have safety guardrails (pole and cable) on the top deck? Looked everywhere for the laws on this but failed.
Any help would be great. ThanksAs far as I know it is.
Think you will find something in the HSE manual working at height. The rails are mentioned in the C & U regs but only for the derogation that I fought for whilst at TE along with the RHA for the cranked posts. We put a lot of time & effort into attaining this derogation at a cost to TE for every other manufacturer & operators to gain from at no cost.
transporter man:
adr:
Truck Transporting is a bit more high-tech nowadays!This trailer never made it onto the road it was well overloaded with a load on. This photo was taken at Carrimore Harelaw, I think a miss-calculation on the design side. The trailer was cut up & the bogie & other parts built into a flat trailer & used in their own fleet.
Got to say there is some seriously chunky iron-work making it up, must have been near its weight before they put the load on 
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adr:
transporter man:
adr:
Truck Transporting is a bit more high-tech nowadays!This trailer never made it onto the road it was well overloaded with a load on. This photo was taken at Carrimore Harelaw, I think a miss-calculation on the design side. The trailer was cut up & the bogie & other parts built into a flat trailer & used in their own fleet.
Got to say there is some seriously chunky iron-work making it up, must have been near its weight before they put the load on
Yes ADR Carrimore tended to build trailers on the heavy side but they last well, talking transporters here. The rams & tipper bodies were competitive weight wise, both alloy & high tensile steel. We had a few on the job, it was a reciprocal arrangement we used to do a lot of work for them, in fact we took over there transport side.