Cumbria companies

bewick · 6 July 2011 13:45

Dave the Renegade:

Bewick:
I didn’t nod off! honest!! Wheres the wrecker?

And I would think you got away with not a lot of damage Dennis.
Cheers Dave.

Hiya Dave,actually the trailer was written off and I insisted, and got, a new cab on the tractor as it was only 18 mth old and no matter how they pull and twist a bent cab on the Jig the high tensile steel eventually starts warping at a later date.I wasn’t opposed to seconhand parts being used on an older motor but on a new one I wanted it back as near perfect as possible! I was with the same insurer for circa 20 years, firstly Century ins,taken over by Pheonix and then in turn by Sun Alliance, it was the underwriters that were the constant contact over 20 years so because of my connection with these same guy’s I could more-or-less run my own repair policy,much to the amusement of our Scania dealers! I re-call that they were adament that there was no way would this Scania warrant a new cab! I said,wana’ bet? I call Sun Alliance direct(missing out my broker) and 5 minutes later the Dealers were “speechless”! They were confident that the damaged cab would have to go to Newcastle for “Jigging”!!Cheers Dennis.

cattle_wagon_man · 6 July 2011 13:53

Hi little ha ha,
Thanks for putting up latest photos.
Looking at the Volvo F L 10 tipper of Watsons of Arlecdon, the reg. no. is M 334 PAO, and the F L 10
of J. J. Bateman & Son is W 335 PAO. Strange how the photos appear on successive days !!
Keep `em coming !
Cheers, cattle wagon man.

cattle_wagon_man · 6 July 2011 14:07

cattle wagon man:
Hi little ha ha,
Thanks for putting up latest photos.
Looking at the Volvo F L 10 tipper of Watsons of Arlecdon, the reg. no. is M 334 PAO, and the F L 10
of J. J. Bateman & Son is W 335 PAO. Strange how the photos appear on successive days !!
Keep `em coming !
Cheers, cattle wagon man.

P. S. to above post. CORRECT reg. no. should read M 335 PAO !!
… off to Specsavers before Dennis orders me there .
Cheers, cattle wagon man.

cumbrian_gill · 6 July 2011 16:21

Hello little ha ba’
Thanks for posting the Scania Sealy Beds wagon. Those other photos are excelent, you have a great tallent (don’t let it go to waste)! May I ask, who’s Watson’s of Arlecdon? I know Arlecdon well but I’ve never heard of Watson’s. Do you have asny info or any more photos of them?
Thansk again
■■■■■■■■ Gill
(P.S v7victor, don’t worry about it, I’ll forgive you (but don’t make any more sweeping statements!!!).

cumbrian_gill · 6 July 2011 16:25

Hello little ha ba.
The photo of the ERF EC14 Thomas Armstrong, I know that lorry is still around. It does runs between the Flimby HQ and Workington Slag Banks. They also have a Leyland DAF 85 CF which does yard shunting and sometimes makes a run on the main road.
How long ago was the photo taken and where?
■■■■■■■■ Gill

little_ha_ba · 6 July 2011 17:14

Hi ■■■■■■■■ gill watsons was based at arlecdon near frizington and was run by two brothers and also had a f7 the armstrong one was taken at the scotish truckfest back in 2000

hodgeturbo · 6 July 2011 18:33

■■■■■■■■ gill:
Hello little ha ba.
The photo of the ERF EC14 Thomas Armstrong, I know that lorry is still around. It does runs between the Flimby HQ and Workington Slag Banks. They also have a Leyland DAF 85 CF which does yard shunting and sometimes makes a run on the main road.
How long ago was the photo taken and where?
■■■■■■■■ Gill

the erf in the picture went long ago with the other 3 axle erfs L179 NAO L180NAO N14ERF and P545BRM the only one left in the fleet is P365FAO see attatched pic a 2 axle tractor that started out at rowlands gill pulling a brick trailer

cumbrian_gill · 7 July 2011 07:27

Hello little ha ba and hodgeturbo,
Thanks for your info on the Armstrong’s ERF EC14 and Watson’s of Arlecdon. Hodgeturbo, the photo of the ERF Armstrong’s was the one I was thinking about, not the 3 axled ERF EC14 (great photo!).
Does anyone have anymore info on Watson’s of Arlecdon to add to what little ha ba posted?
■■■■■■■■ Gill

cumbrian_gill · 7 July 2011 07:29

Hello,
hodgeturbo, didn’t Armstrong’s have some Seddon’s in the 1980’s? Have you any photos of them?
■■■■■■■■ Gill

eddie_stobart_fan · 7 July 2011 11:39

hodgeturbo:

■■■■■■■■ gill:
Hello little ha ba.
The photo of the ERF EC14 Thomas Armstrong, I know that lorry is still around. It does runs between the Flimby HQ and Workington Slag Banks. They also have a Leyland DAF 85 CF which does yard shunting and sometimes makes a run on the main road.
How long ago was the photo taken and where?
■■■■■■■■ Gill

the erf in the picture went long ago with the other 3 axle erfs L179 NAO L180NAO N14ERF and P545BRM the only one left in the fleet is P365FAO see attatched pic a 2 axle tractor that started out at rowlands gill pulling a brick trailer

These Armstrongs are Sub contractors to Stobarts.

eddie_stobart_fan · 7 July 2011 11:45

Carl Williams:
I read with interest all this rubbish about Eddie Stobart.

I know I come from Durham County whih is on the other side of the country from ■■■■■■■■ and I have had no direct interest in Road Haulage since we closed in 1986, but until recently I had never heard of Eddie Stobart, and when I have read of the information, no doubt given out by their public relations department I read the company is basicly run by accountants. Our business was founded in 1919 by my grandfather, and from my experience road haulage is something that is in your blood. I’m sure like us most of the hauliers have from time to time made mistakes but all decisions will have been made on gut feelings and the welfare of your business and employees and not just the benefits it will make to the bottom line of your annual accounts

From the sixties until the mid eighties we continually got letters from people, saying they watched our vehicles when they travelled on the road. We even got letters of people seeing them in France.In those days when they asked for a vehicle list it was not computor generated, but typed out, but we always replied, not for publicity purposes or an idea drawn up by an advertising agent, but because we were pleased that they had noticed our vehicles

Congratulations to the advertising agents who thoight up the scheme for Stobarts and the accountants that saw the value in the publicity, but personally without this I would never have noticed one of their vehicles. Now Berwick is a different case. The red and white livery and the lettering stand out. Congratulations to who ever thought of it. Their vehicles I would have noticed

cumbrian_gill · 7 July 2011 12:27

Hello Eddie Stobart Fan,

Thanks for the info on the Thomas Armstrong lorries. Even though I’m a Stobart Spotter, I didn’ t know that Amstrongs do sub-contracting to them. What do they haul for them?

■■■■■■■■ Gill

eddie_stobart_fan · 7 July 2011 12:44

■■■■■■■■ gill:
Hello Eddie Stobart Fan,

Thanks for the info on the Thomas Armstrong lorries. Even though I’m a Stobart Spotter, I didn’ t know that Amstrongs do sub-contracting to them. What do they haul for them?

■■■■■■■■ Gill

They have a few orange DAF’s hauling Stobarts trailers.

little_ha_ba · 7 July 2011 14:13

here is a few more

little_ha_ba · 7 July 2011 14:21

a few more as well

cumbrian_gill · 7 July 2011 16:55

Hello little ha ba,
Excelent photos, again!!! Any more?
P.S. Are the Tyuson Burridge & Robsons photos taken at this years Border City Steam Fair? Only ask as I was there this year (been since it started), and I got loads of photos.
Please let me know if I’m right.
■■■■■■■■ Gill
(P.S Have you got any old Eric Nicholson’s wagons from Cockermouth?

little_ha_ba · 7 July 2011 18:12

Hi ■■■■■■■■ gill bang on i took the tyson and robsons one at the border fair,and i dont have any pics of eric nicholson.

bewick · 7 July 2011 18:33

■■■■■■■■ gill:
Hello little ha ba’
Thanks for posting the Scania Sealy Beds wagon. Those other photos are excelent, you have a great tallent (don’t let it go to waste)! May I ask, who’s Watson’s of Arlecdon? I know Arlecdon well but I’ve never heard of Watson’s. Do you have asny info or any more photos of them?
Thansk again
■■■■■■■■ Gill
(P.S v7victor, don’t worry about it, I’ll forgive you (but don’t make any more sweeping statements!!!).

Are you dyslexic CG? Thanks is not spelt Thansk! people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones! Which school did you go to,Wigton Secondary? don’t tell us it was Nelson Thomlinson either!! Cheers Bewick.

rigsby · 7 July 2011 18:50

you are slipping dennis , double l in excellent and only one in talent . you learn to spell properly when you’ve written enough time sheets out !! dave

v7victor · 7 July 2011 19:03

Bewick:

■■■■■■■■ gill:
Hello little ha ba’
Thanks for posting the Scania Sealy Beds wagon. Those other photos are excelent, you have a great tallent (don’t let it go to waste)! May I ask, who’s Watson’s of Arlecdon? I know Arlecdon well but I’ve never heard of Watson’s. Do you have asny info or any more photos of them?
Thansk again
■■■■■■■■ Gill
(P.S v7victor, don’t worry about it, I’ll forgive you (but don’t make any more sweeping statements!!!).

Are you dyslexic CG? Thanks is not spelt Thansk! people who live in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones! Which school did you go to,Wigton Secondary? don’t tell us it was Nelson Thomlinson either!! Cheers Bewick.

CG, as i said how can a statement be sweeping with the word probably in it,i think Dennis could be right with his (sweeping statement),by the way i don’t worry about nowt,but i think you owe Carl an apology .