It would be great to get a thread going about D & M Cargill as there must be loads of stories to tell about the great Curly who,in my book, ranks as as one of the finest hauliers ever! He ran one of the cleanest best maintained fleets of ERF’s in existance during the years he was operating ( or the second best fleet to Bewick Transport as I would regularly tell him,as long he was at the other side of the chain link fence when I told him!!!) no “poncy” curtainsiders for this guy! only 40ft coilers and sheets and ropes,ISO locks on some!.I got to know him when I was about 19 and he was running two new D reg ERF’s with the ■■■■■■■ 180 engines. He used to be in our garage regularly,sometimes for a running repair if the “nit picking” ■■■■■ in the MOT station had failed one of his motors for something always very trivial!!But it saved him running miles back to Hackthorpe.I was only saddened that I missed his funeral but I have plenty of memories of him stretching back over many years.Right I’ve kicked the thread off now it’s up to the Gadgy’s around Penrith to join in! Cheers Bewick.
Bewick:
It would be great to get a thread going about D & M Cargill as there must be loads of stories to tell about the great Curly who,in my book, ranks as as one of the finest hauliers ever! He ran one of the cleanest best maintained fleets of ERF’s in existance during the years he was operating ( or the second best fleet to Bewick Transport as I would regularly tell him,as long he was at the other side of the chain link fence when I told him!!!) no “poncy” curtainsiders for this guy! only 40ft coilers and sheets and ropes,ISO locks on some!.I got to know him when I was about 19 and he was running two new D reg ERF’s with the ■■■■■■■ 180 engines. He used to be in our garage regularly,sometimes for a running repair if the “nit picking” [zb] in the MOT station had failed one of his motors for something always very trivial!!But it saved him running miles back to Hackthorpe.I was only saddened that I missed his funeral but I have plenty of memories of him stretching back over many years.Right I’ve kicked the thread off now it’s up to the Gadgy’s around Penrith to join in! Cheers Bewick.
Was their depot on the old A 6, I seem to remember it. Regards Larry
Lawrence Dunbar:
Bewick:
It would be great to get a thread going about D & M Cargill as there must be loads of stories to tell about the great Curly who,in my book, ranks as as one of the finest hauliers ever! He ran one of the cleanest best maintained fleets of ERF’s in existance during the years he was operating ( or the second best fleet to Bewick Transport as I would regularly tell him,as long he was at the other side of the chain link fence when I told him!!!) no “poncy” curtainsiders for this guy! only 40ft coilers and sheets and ropes,ISO locks on some!.I got to know him when I was about 19 and he was running two new D reg ERF’s with the ■■■■■■■ 180 engines. He used to be in our garage regularly,sometimes for a running repair if the “nit picking” [zb] in the MOT station had failed one of his motors for something always very trivial!!But it saved him running miles back to Hackthorpe.I was only saddened that I missed his funeral but I have plenty of memories of him stretching back over many years.Right I’ve kicked the thread off now it’s up to the Gadgy’s around Penrith to join in! Cheers Bewick.Was their depot on the old A 6, I seem to remember it. Regards Larry
Yes it was in the years prior to their move onto Gillwilly estate in Penrith Larry, it had been a Texaco filling station on the A6 ( IIRC) there was a single bay workshop behind and Curly lived in the bungalow.He used to have his E type Jag parked in the showroom! and his motors parked on the forecourt facing whichever way they were loaded for—north or south!! Cheers Dennis.
Dennis,he was one of the best i ever met on the west side,along with many others it was a pleasure to meet so many gentlemen while doing my job in your part of the country,names and companies to many to remember but i do miss doing the job i did in your area for 30 odd years Vic (ex Phillips Petrolium)
v7victor:
Dennis,he was one of the best i ever met on the west side,along with many others it was a pleasure to meet so many gentlemen while doing my job in your part of the country,names and companies to many to remember but i do miss doing the job i did in your area for 30 odd years Vic (ex Phillips Petrolium)
They sure broke the mould after Curly was made Vic!! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
v7victor:
Dennis,he was one of the best i ever met on the west side,along with many others it was a pleasure to meet so many gentlemen while doing my job in your part of the country,names and companies to many to remember but i do miss doing the job i did in your area for 30 odd years Vic (ex Phillips Petrolium)They sure broke the mould after Curly was made Vic!! Cheers Dennis.
Yeah over the years i delivered to the A6 and Gillwilly you would allways get a laugh in his yard .
v7victor:
Bewick:
v7victor:
Dennis,he was one of the best i ever met on the west side,along with many others it was a pleasure to meet so many gentlemen while doing my job in your part of the country,names and companies to many to remember but i do miss doing the job i did in your area for 30 odd years Vic (ex Phillips Petrolium)They sure broke the mould after Curly was made Vic!! Cheers Dennis.
Yeah over the years i delivered to the A6 and Gillwilly you would allways get a laugh in his yard .
And a “bunch of fives” if you ever crossed him!!! Cheers Dennis.
hodgeturbo:
N11 DMC
Thats a cracking picture, keep them coming, Regards Larry
hodgeturbo:
N11 DMC
Load of Fire bricks I would guess Marra!!! Cheers Dennis.
hodgeturbo:
F71 GHH
Mare Firebricks eh!
Bewick:
hodgeturbo:
F71 GHHMare Firebricks eh!
looks like it but i will efter teek uur word for it dennis only iver loaded broken yans in a tipper paul
hodgeturbo:
Bewick:
hodgeturbo:
F71 GHHMare Firebricks eh!
looks like it but i will efter teek uur word for it dennis only iver loaded broken yans in a tipper paul
Dun’t tell us Hodge,they wuz a nice load ‘o facing bricks till thoo’ tipped them oot ont’ site,then they were broken eh! Marra!!! here’s one of Curly’s loaded wid Tele wag poles,you’ve varra probably knocked yan or two of these doon in thi’ time marra but they’ed be too lang t’ fit in’t back o’t tipper eh! Think they would let me back ower’t Raise again now I’ve demonstrated my grasp of the West ■■■■■■■■■■ “patter” ? Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
hodgeturbo:
Bewick:
hodgeturbo:
F71 GHHMare Firebricks eh!
looks like it but i will efter teek uur word for it dennis only iver loaded broken yans in a tipper paul
Dun’t tell us Hodge,they wuz a nice load ‘o facing bricks till thoo’ tipped them oot ont’ site,then they were broken eh! Marra!!! here’s one of Curly’s loaded wid Tele wag poles,you’ve varra probably knocked yan or two of these doon in thi’ time marra but they’ed be too lang t’ fit in’t back o’t tipper eh! Think they would let me back ower’t Raise again now I’ve demonstrated my grasp of the West ■■■■■■■■■■ “patter” ? Cheers Dennis.
keep her coming dennis yerl be areet marra my dad always said once he got over the top of dunmail he knew he would meek it back to maryport nee bother
like the photos E 737XHH was one of mine, in 22 years with curly i had i think about 7 trucks,the telegraph poles we used to load at jones at leven then meet up with there truck and transship them ,the driver was john wilson from airth,a gentlman,curly maggie and the daughter margerat, all ways tret us well,used to do work for cardiff transport from south wales,any body know the wareabout of brian lewis one of the bosses.
By the look of the reg no. this ERF didn’t come from Eden Commercial Services !!
and it looks like it’s loaded with fire bricks!!
shortstuff:
like the photos E 737XHH was one of mine, in 22 years with curly i had i think about 7 trucks,the telegraph poles we used to load at jones at leven then meet up with there truck and transship them ,the driver was john wilson from airth,a gentlman,curly maggie and the daughter margerat, all ways tret us well,used to do work for cardiff transport from south wales,any body know the wareabout of brian lewis one of the bosses.
Hi my dad drove for curly in the early eighties i think ? he lived in North wales and traveled up early monday morning and stayed with his parents who lived in Blencow, then came home for the weekend, he was there for about six months, just wandered if you remember him ? he drove a r reg erf with a 240 gardner. cheers Gwyn son of Mike morris