Bewick:
Three of our ERF’s leaving the yard for the last time, de lettered, and on their way to various new homes !
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I spot a tear stain or two on that picture Dennis!
David
Bewick:
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But how about these that replaced the ERF’s David ?
Look nice Dennis,I have never driven a "foreign " unit for a living,only helped a mate with a Fiat needing to tip at RR Crewe many,many moons ago and that was a shed!
David
5thwheel:
Bewick:
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But how about these that replaced the ERF’s David ?Look nice Dennis,I have never driven a "foreign " unit for a living,only helped a mate with a Fiat needing to tip at RR Crewe many,many moons ago and that was a shed!
David
Your quite correct David the Fiats were crap same as the IVECO’s that they have morphed into but the Scanias were the “creme de la creme” in my later years in the industry and no doubt they still are and are head and shoulders above Iveco’s. I reckon you can buy 3 IVECOS for the price of two Scanias so that should be a good pointer that you only get what you pay for ! Cheers Dennis. 
Bewick:
5thwheel:
Bewick:
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But how about these that replaced the ERF’s David ?Look nice Dennis,I have never driven a "foreign " unit for a living,only helped a mate with a Fiat needing to tip at RR Crewe many,many moons ago and that was a shed!
David
Your quite correct David the Fiats were crap same as the IVECO’s that they have morphed into but the Scanias were the “creme de la creme” in my later years in the industry and no doubt they still are and are head and shoulders above Iveco’s. I reckon you can buy 3 IVECOS for the price of two Scanias so that should be a good pointer that you only get what you pay for ! Cheers Dennis.
Only Bewick could get away with turning an ERF thread around to include pics of Scanias
Suedehead:
Bewick:
5thwheel:
Bewick:
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But how about these that replaced the ERF’s David ?Look nice Dennis,I have never driven a "foreign " unit for a living,only helped a mate with a Fiat needing to tip at RR Crewe many,many moons ago and that was a shed!
David
Your quite correct David the Fiats were crap same as the IVECO’s that they have morphed into but the Scanias were the “creme de la creme” in my later years in the industry and no doubt they still are and are head and shoulders above Iveco’s. I reckon you can buy 3 IVECOS for the price of two Scanias so that should be a good pointer that you only get what you pay for ! Cheers Dennis.
Only Bewick could get away with turning an ERF thread around to include pics of Scanias and Sed Atks
> Suedehead:
> Only Bewick could get away with turning an ERF thread around to include pics of Scanias
I don’t think it’s Bewick, no ropes or sheets - someone has hijacked his login.
Very sorry Lads to have “naused” up the thread ( which I started
) with Sed Atk’s and Scanias ! it won’t happen again unless, of course, I come across a decent shot of an ERF with a tidy sheeted and roped load ! 
Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
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Very sorry Lads to have “naused” up the thread ( which I started
Great pic!
First shot is the second “A” Series 220Cu/Fuller 609/D85 axle, we ran in the early 70’s this particular unit was Dudley based for a time and completed a round trip Dudley, Milnthorpe, Dudley, Tilbury, Dudley every 24 hrs sometimes 5 days and often 6 days when we were busy !
Second shot is my all time favourite ERF a Jan 1976 shot of a new “A” Series 180LXB/Fuller609/D85 axle.
Last shot moving up onto the “B” Series one of two new units that entered service in the late 70’s to run on our double shift operation to Daventry and back each evening and then day shiftwork to Lancs /Cheshire/W.■■■■■■■■
All the ERF’s we ran gave us absolute faultless service but unfortunately they were comprehensively surpassed by the Scanias and Volvos !
Sad but that was what happened and I realise that some TN members may disagree but I was at the sharp end financially speaking and I very definitely took the right decision to change to the Continental/Euro marques !
I must say, I completely respect that point of view made in last point, having driven some really excellent Scanias (including a trip to Turkey in an elderly beast). My preference for ERFs of that era is entirely personal and strictly from the point of view of the driver.
Pic I took on a round trip to France & Belgium:
Another good-looking C-series.
Sorry about the Sed Atks in the picture
Another ex Stirlands