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Heres one for the Devon cattle hauliers

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ANNIES PRIDE:
at J Watts cattle of LANDKEY in the 70’s then later used to see him when my dad worked for Evans transport, a true loss when taken from us . if i remember rightly he had a very loud pair of train horns. i often see geoff cowill (seagul) francais pedlar and peter ellis (hagar) they always talk about your dad love hearing the stories of the old days . Geoff showed me his photos will ask him to put some up on here pretty sure you will like what he as . looking forward to seeing ur photos of your dads lorries . Andrew.

Did Watts ever run Renaults - i’m trying to remember a firm i did a few breakdowns on - it was always the same driver - first on a G range Renault artic then a R range - i can only remember they were green in colour ■■
Thanks
Steve

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neversweat1:

ANNIES PRIDE:
at J Watts cattle of LANDKEY in the 70’s then later used to see him when my dad worked for Evans transport, a true loss when taken from us . if i remember rightly he had a very loud pair of train horns. i often see geoff cowill (seagul) francais pedlar and peter ellis (hagar) they always talk about your dad love hearing the stories of the old days . Geoff showed me his photos will ask him to put some up on here pretty sure you will like what he as . looking forward to seeing ur photos of your dads lorries . Andrew.

Did Watts ever run Renaults - i’m trying to remember a firm i did a few breakdowns on - it was always the same driver - first on a G range Renault artic then a R range - i can only remeber they were green in colour ■■
Thanks
Steve

that’s the ones :wink:

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neversweat1:

ANNIES PRIDE:
at J Watts cattle of LANDKEY in the 70’s then later used to see him when my dad worked for Evans transport, a true loss when taken from us . if i remember rightly he had a very loud pair of train horns. i often see geoff cowill (seagul) francais pedlar and peter ellis (hagar) they always talk about your dad love hearing the stories of the old days . Geoff showed me his photos will ask him to put some up on here pretty sure you will like what he as . looking forward to seeing ur photos of your dads lorries . Andrew.

Did Watts ever run Renaults - i’m trying to remember a firm i did a few breakdowns on - it was always the same driver - first on a G range Renault artic then a R range - i can only remember they were green in colour ■■
Thanks
Steve

hi ya neversweat1 ! J Watts ran renaults the driver that dove them 2 artics was Dennis Preist worked for Watts’s for nearley 35 years i believe . he works with my dad at M Ways on tippers he drives a premium until january then hes having a new magnum . he always said his renaults never let him down youve just proved they did , its time to rip it out of him . thanks mate ! happy xmas :smiley: andrew :smiley:

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Neil B:
Heres one for the Devon cattle hauliers

hi have’nt seen gills around lately are they still going?

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bubbleman:

MolePower:
gone but not forgotten , ex greendale FL still used as a shunter

Heres D451 when she was working,earning her keep. :smiley:

Cheers Bubbs, :wink:

thanks bubbs been a while since she was in that condition !
i used to drive an FL 7 6wheel bulk blower & used to regularly see her at the docks or at Stewarts stores at exeter along with the mass fleets of FL’s of Greendale, Way’s , Patten bro’s & T&T

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Ian Gill got rid of his last lorry about 2 years ago

watty1:

Neil B:
Heres one for the Devon cattle hauliers

hi have’nt seen gills around lately are they still going?

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ANNIES PRIDE:

neversweat1:

ANNIES PRIDE:
at J Watts cattle of LANDKEY in the 70’s then later used to see him when my dad worked for Evans transport, a true loss when taken from us . if i remember rightly he had a very loud pair of train horns. i often see geoff cowill (seagul) francais pedlar and peter ellis (hagar) they always talk about your dad love hearing the stories of the old days . Geoff showed me his photos will ask him to put some up on here pretty sure you will like what he as . looking forward to seeing ur photos of your dads lorries . Andrew.

Did Watts ever run Renaults - i’m trying to remember a firm i did a few breakdowns on - it was always the same driver - first on a G range Renault artic then a R range - i can only remember they were green in colour ■■
Thanks
Steve

hi ya neversweat1 ! J Watts ran renaults the driver that dove them 2 artics was Dennis Preist worked for Watts’s for nearley 35 years i believe . he works with my dad at M Ways on tippers he drives a premium until january then hes having a new magnum . he always said his renaults never let him down youve just proved they did , its time to rip it out of him . thanks mate ! happy xmas :smiley: andrew :smiley:

I hope its the same driver/company then :blush: :blush: :blush: - I work for Renault Trucks in Reading - I can’t remember the call outs but don’t recollect having to tow him so they can’t have been serious - Can you let me know if it is the same driver Andrew :question: :question:
Thanks
Steve

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Peter Coaker:
Ian Gill got rid of his last lorry about 2 years ago

watty1:

Neil B:
Heres one for the Devon cattle hauliers

hi have’nt seen gills around lately are they still going?

Peter,

Out of interest do you (did you) manage the clay pigeon shoot up at Ashburton?

Richard

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ANNIES PRIDE:

neversweat1:

ANNIES PRIDE:
at J Watts cattle of LANDKEY in the 70’s then later used to see him when my dad worked for Evans transport, a true loss when taken from us . if i remember rightly he had a very loud pair of train horns. i often see geoff cowill (seagul) francais pedlar and peter ellis (hagar) they always talk about your dad love hearing the stories of the old days . Geoff showed me his photos will ask him to put some up on here pretty sure you will like what he as . looking forward to seeing ur photos of your dads lorries . Andrew.

Did Watts ever run Renaults - i’m trying to remember a firm i did a few breakdowns on - it was always the same driver - first on a G range Renault artic then a R range - i can only remember they were green in colour ■■
Thanks
Steve

hi ya neversweat1 ! J Watts ran renaults the driver that dove them 2 artics was Dennis Preist worked for Watts’s for nearley 35 years i believe . he works with my dad at M Ways on tippers he drives a premium until january then hes having a new magnum . he always said his renaults never let him down youve just proved they did , its time to rip it out of him . thanks mate ! happy xmas :smiley: andrew :smiley:

Would that be “Moo Mover” ?

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neversweat1:

ANNIES PRIDE:

neversweat1:

ANNIES PRIDE:
at J Watts cattle of LANDKEY in the 70’s then later used to see him when my dad worked for Evans transport, a true loss when taken from us . if i remember rightly he had a very loud pair of train horns. i often see geoff cowill (seagul) francais pedlar and peter ellis (hagar) they always talk about your dad love hearing the stories of the old days . Geoff showed me his photos will ask him to put some up on here pretty sure you will like what he as . looking forward to seeing ur photos of your dads lorries . Andrew.

Did Watts ever run Renaults - i’m trying to remember a firm i did a few breakdowns on - it was always the same driver - first on a G range Renault artic then a R range - i can only remember they were green in colour ■■
Thanks
Steve

hi ya neversweat1 ! J Watts ran renaults the driver that dove them 2 artics was Dennis Preist worked for Watts’s for nearley 35 years i believe . he works with my dad at M Ways on tippers he drives a premium until january then hes having a new magnum . he always said his renaults never let him down youve just proved they did , its time to rip it out of him . thanks mate ! happy xmas :smiley: andrew :smiley:

I hope its the same driver/company then :blush: :blush: :blush: - I work for Renault Trucks in Reading - I can’t remember the call outs but don’t recollect having to tow him so they can’t have been serious - Can you let me know if it is the same driver Andrew :question: :question:
Thanks
Steve

hello neversweat ! asked my dad yesterday and he seen him today as it goes yes it was dennis. if i ever work out how to put my photos on here `i have photos of J Watts from there auction in 2004 im not very good with electronics have to ask her in doors to help!!!

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removalboy:

ANNIES PRIDE:

neversweat1:

ANNIES PRIDE:
at J Watts cattle of LANDKEY in the 70’s then later used to see him when my dad worked for Evans transport, a true loss when taken from us . if i remember rightly he had a very loud pair of train horns. i often see geoff cowill (seagul) francais pedlar and peter ellis (hagar) they always talk about your dad love hearing the stories of the old days . Geoff showed me his photos will ask him to put some up on here pretty sure you will like what he as . looking forward to seeing ur photos of your dads lorries . Andrew.

Did Watts ever run Renaults - i’m trying to remember a firm i did a few breakdowns on - it was always the same driver - first on a G range Renault artic then a R range - i can only remember they were green in colour ■■
Thanks
Steve

hi ya neversweat1 ! J Watts ran renaults the driver that dove them 2 artics was Dennis Preist worked for Watts’s for nearley 35 years i believe . he works with my dad at M Ways on tippers he drives a premium until january then hes having a new magnum . he always said his renaults never let him down youve just proved they did , its time to rip it out of him . thanks mate ! happy xmas :smiley: andrew :smiley:

Would that be “Moo Mover” ?

hello Removal boy ! your close it is MOO TRAIN ! Was that you i saw monday mid morning in the sprinter van by mole avon ? i was in the white 55 plate ssc daf.

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Found this old girl still working hard on a farm at Dulford today

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ANNIES PRIDE:

removalboy:

ANNIES PRIDE:

neversweat1:

ANNIES PRIDE:
at J Watts cattle of LANDKEY in the 70’s then later used to see him when my dad worked for Evans transport, a true loss when taken from us . if i remember rightly he had a very loud pair of train horns. i often see geoff cowill (seagul) francais pedlar and peter ellis (hagar) they always talk about your dad love hearing the stories of the old days . Geoff showed me his photos will ask him to put some up on here pretty sure you will like what he as . looking forward to seeing ur photos of your dads lorries . Andrew.

Did Watts ever run Renaults - i’m trying to remember a firm i did a few breakdowns on - it was always the same driver - first on a G range Renault artic then a R range - i can only remember they were green in colour ■■
Thanks
Steve

hi ya neversweat1 ! J Watts ran renaults the driver that dove them 2 artics was Dennis Preist worked for Watts’s for nearley 35 years i believe . he works with my dad at M Ways on tippers he drives a premium until january then hes having a new magnum . he always said his renaults never let him down youve just proved they did , its time to rip it out of him . thanks mate ! happy xmas :smiley: andrew :smiley:

Would that be “Moo Mover” ?

hello Removal boy ! your close it is MOO TRAIN ! Was that you i saw monday mid morning in the sprinter van by mole avon ? i was in the white 55 plate ssc daf.

No , i would have been at school :unamused: :laughing:
I new it was Moo something :stuck_out_tongue: My dad knows him. Do you know what lorry you might be getting yet?

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washy jnr:
Found this old girl still working hard on a farm at Dulford today

blimey thats a blast from the past ,nice to see they havent all died

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any help with this one
ex T & T transport from exeter, did have the reg no. but lost it , all i can remember is that it was on a K plate & now resides as a dock shunter at teighnmouth

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MolePower:

washy jnr:
Found this old girl still working hard on a farm at Dulford today

blimey thats a blast from the past ,nice to see they havent all died

Were doing another farm owned by the same group at Sandford Peverall next week and theyve got another Radfords volvo and an old scania on site,will try to get some pics if it’s daylight when im loading :open_mouth:

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MolePower:
any help with this one
ex T & T transport from exeter, did have the reg no. but lost it , all i can remember is that it was on a K plate & now resides as a dock shunter at teighnmouth

hello molepower ! that fl10 is owned by Ian Howard of exeter he owns all the lorries in Teignmouth that fl is K174RMR i think it was new to somebody from swindon called Giles on scrap i think in T & T old yard is there E reg fl10 still reg is E881ATA my dad had E878ATA new for EVANS.

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so what happened to T & T ? did they just sucumb to the pressures of legislation & high costs & just stop trading or were they bought out ?
chard trucks also had an ex T&T for shunt/yard work but think that has long been scrapped now.

any pics ?

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MolePower:
so what happened to T & T ? did they just sucumb to the pressures of legislation & high costs & just stop trading or were they bought out ?
chard trucks also had an ex T&T for shunt/yard work but think that has long been scrapped now.

any pics ?

something says i ve seen that chard truck lorry in the past . T&T just finnished and went to auction if i remember what the reason was im not sure i will make afew enquiries this week and let you know next weeekend . the auction was the same time as AGC of cullumpton im reckoning around early 2004 i think ,they had 2 ex stobart fh’s and the fl’s in the end . Nigel Board of exeter took over there work and some of the drivers. out of scope now what lorry do you drive ? my dad drives for ways he was in huntsworth friday morning talking to a mvf driver was that you ? hes called Keith drives fh DS51WAY . I work for daren wills of okehampton was in the burgandy ssc daf now in the plain white ssc daf. are you the one that always waves with the fm ? andrew :smiley: