Dieseldogsix:
Lightswitch… The last photo, I had one of those Hoyner 10 cars new at Cartransport BRS, the were a great bit of kit, when new, probably the most versitile artic car carrier ever, unless someone knows otherwise.
Great photo’s, has Hammy packed in running his company, or is he just taking a back seat now.?
When Hoynor went bust there were 5 complete kits to build 10 car semis, they were actually a cancelled order which were originally destined for Cartransport BRS. Marshals took over all the assets from the reciever which included these 5 kits. We bought the 5 trailers from Marshals. You are right in saying they were a good trailer, once the drivers had become used to them they did not want to go back to the D86 9 car semi’s. I will post some photo’s
Dieseldogsix:
Lightswitch… The last photo, I had one of those Hoyner 10 cars new at Cartransport BRS, the were a great bit of kit, when new, probably the most versitile artic car carrier ever, unless someone knows otherwise.
Great photo’s, has Hammy packed in running his company, or is he just taking a back seat now.?
When Hoynor went bust there were 5 complete kits to build 10 car semis, they were actually a cancelled order which were originally destined for Cartransport BRS. Marshals took over all the assets from the reciever which included these 5 kits. We bought the 5 trailers from Marshals. You are right in saying they were a good trailer, once the drivers had become used to them they did not want to go back to the D86 9 car semi’s. I will post some photo’s
Yes your right Hammy has not packed up, but when I went to Italy with him he was still driving and running his business,
I have not seen him driving for a while now.
Sat in his office drinking T !
10 cars were great in there day wider than the D86 and a bit longer could get some good loads on but as the cars got higher
they ran a bit high!!!
glenny54:
here’s a one for BIG JEFF ever get it below 16 foot kidda.before your time,i think keith boyle took this photo
Cheers peter before my time it was stretched and painted when i got it.I still say it was the fastest 9 car to load that i ever had once you got used to it but the hight was always a problem
Hello BJ Nice too see your still around, However i seem to think my 9 car special was very quick and height was rarely a problem.I believe it was designed and built byKG, not sure though!!!
Dieseldogsix:
Lightswitch… The last photo, I had one of those Hoyner 10 cars new at Cartransport BRS, the were a great bit of kit, when new, probably the most versitile artic car carrier ever, unless someone knows otherwise.
Great photo’s, has Hammy packed in running his company, or is he just taking a back seat now.?
When Hoynor went bust there were 5 complete kits to build 10 car semis, they were actually a cancelled order which were originally destined for Cartransport BRS. Marshals took over all the assets from the reciever which included these 5 kits. We bought the 5 trailers from Marshals. You are right in saying they were a good trailer, once the drivers had become used to them they did not want to go back to the D86 9 car semi’s. I will post some photo’s
Yes your right Hammy has not packed up, but when I went to Italy with him he was still driving and running his business,
I have not seen him driving for a while now.
Sat in his office drinking T !
10 cars were great in there day wider than the D86 and a bit longer could get some good loads on but as the cars got higher
they ran a bit high!!!
Hami is in his office drinking T most of the but he still does the odd journey
the reason they went for the cruiser is because fielding was a tight arse never even put radio’s in themwhen he finaly got rid and bought the daf the lot were only 75’s with 300 engines in them
JAKEY:
Love this new topic thats been started , I allways wished I could of drove a transporter but never got the chance.
My favourite livery was MCD , why did they go for the cruiser rather than the Roadtrain ? what do these new transporters handle like on the roundabouts ?
buzza:
Hello people, bit late in joining the thread i know, but i would like to add my contributions. Someone asked about BRS transporters and i found these two brand new beauties in a mag0
Great shot, Brockhouse trailers i believe, Transporter Man will put us right.
I think you are right ddsix the front one could be a Brockhouse, its even a bit before my time to be to sure, the second one in line is a Mk1 Carrimore Ive got no doubt about that. I would guess these vehicles must be overlength with the normal cab Austins pulling them.
Hi Buzza, brilliant picture, but I am going to speculate if I may !
The caption to the photo may be slightly incorrect, in that these two Austin units with Brockhouse trailers may actually have been awaiting disposal when photographed in 1962. Certainly sister outfit 52 BVP was working in 1960 from Longbridge. By 1962 the Willenhall cabbed Austin/Morris units were very dated and outmoded by the curved cabs with one piece windscreen.
Around 1962 BRS Oxford took delivery of a few Brockhouse 5 car trailers with new Commer TS3 units, the trailers were certainly recycled and repainted.
Two of the trailers were temporarily coupled to ultra short wheelbase Bedford S types with Bedfords own diesel engine, I had one of damned things, the fifth wheels were set almost over the axle so that if crawling along in heavy traffic as in Londons east end dock traffic, the units had excessive transmission wind up causing the cab to bounce whenever the clutch was eased out.
ExiledDevonian:
Hi Buzza, brilliant picture, but I am going to speculate if I may !
The caption to the photo may be slightly incorrect, in that these two Austin units with Brockhouse trailers may actually have been awaiting disposal when photographed in 1962. Certainly sister outfit 52 BVP was working in 1960 from Longbridge. By 1962 the Willenhall cabbed Austin/Morris units were very dated and outmoded by the curved cabs with one piece windscreen.
Around 1962 BRS Oxford took delivery of a few Brockhouse 5 car trailers with new Commer TS3 units, the trailers were certainly recycled and repainted.
Two of the trailers were temporarily coupled to ultra short wheelbase Bedford S types with Bedfords own diesel engine, I had one of damned things, the fifth wheels were set almost over the axle so that if crawling along in heavy traffic as in Londons east end dock traffic, the units had excessive transmission wind up causing the cab to bounce whenever the clutch was eased out.
Cheers, keep the site going, ExiledDevonian.
Interesting, because Coventry Depot also had some Brockhouse trailers by then, also behind Commer TS 3’s, as my Dad had one for a short time, were they slightly higher than the Carrimore, IIRC, you had to wind out the pins with a trailer handle, to let the deck down.
Here you go , this was at Brs oxford when I started in the early 80s , it was scrapped but we rebuilt it twice , this did have a swap body trailer and carried car bodies .
ExiledDevonian:
Hi Buzza, brilliant picture, but I am going to speculate if I may !
The caption to the photo may be slightly incorrect, in that these two Austin units with Brockhouse trailers may actually have been awaiting disposal when photographed in 1962. Certainly sister outfit 52 BVP was working in 1960 from Longbridge. By 1962 the Willenhall cabbed Austin/Morris units were very dated and outmoded by the curved cabs with one piece windscreen.
Around 1962 BRS Oxford took delivery of a few Brockhouse 5 car trailers with new Commer TS3 units, the trailers were certainly recycled and repainted.
Two of the trailers were temporarily coupled to ultra short wheelbase Bedford S types with Bedfords own diesel engine, I had one of damned things, the fifth wheels were set almost over the axle so that if crawling along in heavy traffic as in Londons east end dock traffic, the units had excessive transmission wind up causing the cab to bounce whenever the clutch was eased out.
Cheers, keep the site going, ExiledDevonian.
Interesting, because Coventry Depot also had some Brockhouse trailers by then, also behind Commer TS 3’s, as my Dad had one for a short time, were they slightly higher than the Carrimore, IIRC, you had to wind out the pins with a trailer handle, to let the deck down.
We never actually operated Brockhouse trailers but I did get into MGs at Abingdon a few times with Norman Oliver on the Smarts of Newcastles Brockhouse, the thing I can remember about them was how narrow the trailer was and the steepness of the top deck compared to our Carrimores. He always let me load the MGs onto the top deck when I was with him as he struggled to get out of them. Thats just brought back another memory, the door opening clearances were not good on these old trailers and it was not unusual to see drivers climbing out through the windows; cannot imagine getting away with that now, what would Terry think at Sandtoft!!
ExiledDevonian:
Hi Buzza, brilliant picture, but I am going to speculate if I may !
The caption to the photo may be slightly incorrect, in that these two Austin units with Brockhouse trailers may actually have been awaiting disposal when photographed in 1962. Certainly sister outfit 52 BVP was working in 1960 from Longbridge. By 1962 the Willenhall cabbed Austin/Morris units were very dated and outmoded by the curved cabs with one piece windscreen.
Around 1962 BRS Oxford took delivery of a few Brockhouse 5 car trailers with new Commer TS3 units, the trailers were certainly recycled and repainted.
Two of the trailers were temporarily coupled to ultra short wheelbase Bedford S types with Bedfords own diesel engine, I had one of damned things, the fifth wheels were set almost over the axle so that if crawling along in heavy traffic as in Londons east end dock traffic, the units had excessive transmission wind up causing the cab to bounce whenever the clutch was eased out.
Well i may be wrong but the caption goes with the picture and as far as i can see theres no dents in them, They look polished and so do the tyres,Dont know what those square plates are though below the n/s/f windscreen? By the way if any one knows how to make them bigger please feel free, thanks, buzza
Another firm from away back that comes to mind was Overland of Carlisle, at that time the only transporter firm using Merc units, the trailers looked quite lightweight and may have been Carter, the cab colour I think was blue and white. Anyone else remember them.
oiltreader
ExiledDevonian:
Hi Buzza, brilliant picture, but I am going to speculate if I may !
The caption to the photo may be slightly incorrect, in that these two Austin units with Brockhouse trailers may actually have been awaiting disposal when photographed in 1962. Certainly sister outfit 52 BVP was working in 1960 from Longbridge. By 1962 the Willenhall cabbed Austin/Morris units were very dated and outmoded by the curved cabs with one piece windscreen.
Around 1962 BRS Oxford took delivery of a few Brockhouse 5 car trailers with new Commer TS3 units, the trailers were certainly recycled and repainted.
Two of the trailers were temporarily coupled to ultra short wheelbase Bedford S types with Bedfords own diesel engine, I had one of damned things, the fifth wheels were set almost over the axle so that if crawling along in heavy traffic as in Londons east end dock traffic, the units had excessive transmission wind up causing the cab to bounce whenever the clutch was eased out.
Well i may be wrong but the caption goes with the picture and as far as i can see theres no dents in them, They look polished and so do the tyres,Dont know what those square plates are though below the n/s/f windscreen? By the way if any one knows how to make them bigger please feel free, thanks, buzza
Buzza, I think the plates are windows. if you click on it, it gets bigger.
Well Foden 01 has definately made my day, I never thought I would see that old thing again or even wanted to, or her sister, referring to the BRS Bedford with a Brockhouse trailer, mentioned in my earlier post. 4G was Oxford depot as painted on the trailer.
As noted elsewhere the Brockhouse trailers were very steep, loading 5 Austin Healey 3000’s from Abingdon the top front car had to be reversed on, to get the length, quite a nerve wracking experience when loading without any mates.
As Dieseldogsix said we used a piece of wood to jamb the hydraulic pump in to lift control in order to take the weight off the pins while we dashed round with a handle to unscrew them so the deck could be lowered.
Tipping cars at North Langton dock Liverpool the hydraulic pipe burst spraying oil and releasing pressure, fortunately two pins were still tight so only the back sagged a bit, with little harm done.
Foden 01 do you know where the Bedford pic was taken ?
ExiledDevonian:
Hi Foden 01, Dieseldogsix and transporterman.
Well Foden 01 has definately made my day, I never thought I would see that old thing again or even wanted to, or her sister, referring to the BRS Bedford with a Brockhouse trailer, mentioned in my earlier post. 4G was Oxford depot as painted on the trailer.
As noted elsewhere the Brockhouse trailers were very steep, loading 5 Austin Healey 3000’s from Abingdon the top front car had to be reversed on, to get the length, quite a nerve wracking experience when loading without any mates.
As Dieseldogsix said we used a piece of wood to jamb the hydraulic pump in to lift control in order to take the weight off the pins while we dashed round with a handle to unscrew them so the deck could be lowered.
Tipping cars at North Langton dock Liverpool the hydraulic pipe burst spraying oil and releasing pressure, fortunately two pins were still tight so only the back sagged a bit, with little harm done.
Foden 01 do you know where the Bedford pic was taken ?
Many thanks, ExiledDevonian.
well iam glad i have made your day ,as for the pic i just found it on here some where ,take care Mark
oiltreader:
Another firm from away back that comes to mind was Overland of Carlisle, at that time the only transporter firm using Merc units, the trailers looked quite lightweight and may have been Carter, the cab colour I think was blue and white. Anyone else remember them.
oiltreader
Think you will find Overland was ECM relative, story I got was that when he finished ECM started with some of their old trucks.
here are a few pics i found
