Just had a longer, closer look at Dave Wallace’s pics of GEH at work. Fabulous collection - dozens of shots of the wagon at work. It clearly worked very hard indeed, carrying enormous weights, often off road. Amazing. Robert
robert1952:
Here’s one for the road! A trip from Barrow to Penzance. Pic by Dave Wallace. Robert0
One for the road… And one for the water.
colinwallace1:
robert1952:
Here’s one for the road! A trip from Barrow to Penzance. Pic by Dave Wallace. RobertOne for the road… And one for the water.
Indeed, Colin! And one for the rails:
Robert 
robert1952:
colinwallace1:
robert1952:
Here’s one for the road! A trip from Barrow to Penzance. Pic by Dave Wallace. Robert1
One for the road… And one for the water.
Indeed, Colin! And one for the rails:
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Robert
Engine coming out of Corby steel works. So much space for a 14 year old to practice driving with a good load on.
And here’s another picture of that loco being shunted round the yard by the 14-year old Colin Wallace! I’m sorry but as a former educator and driver, I do find that the idea of a teenager growing up with an ERF NGC completely irresistible! I understand from Dave, that once Colin could reach the pedals there was no holding him back. Absolutely brilliant!
Please pardon me for not putting the best pics on here for now, but I intend to use them in Book 3.
Bon weekend.
Robert
The use of a Boalloy Tautliner trailer with an ERF show demonstrator should surprise no one who remembers the historically close relationship between ERF and Boalloy. However, I cannot think of a less flattering trailer to place behind a new trail-blazing long-hauler than one of United Glass’s 4-metre high milk-bottle transporters. A TIR-tilt would have looked much better in my humble opinion! Incidentally, I used to pull those trailers with B-series ERFs and you certainly had to watch the low bridges. Robert
And here’s the proof (bearing in mind that Robsons of Carlise ran the United Glass contract)! Robert 
I mentioned earlier on the page that JLG 35N had gone out to the Middle East as a demo and that I’d located its driver and interviewed him. I’m writing this up for Book 3; however, I’m still trying to track down any publicity photos that would have been taken on that trip. Bill is hunting for me.
We have an other interesting lead: JLG 35N was accompanied by JLG 34N, an ERF dump truck. Below is a picture of them together, complete with GB-plates. Now if anyone can follow any leads (like Commercil Motor archives etc) that will lead us to the history of the dump truck’s trip to the Middle East, we might run to earth a set of pictures which covers both vehicles on that trip.
Cheers, Robert
The history on quarry-tippers (dumpers) and timber-carriers from ERF is restricted.
Some first pictures from documents on the TJC- and FV-series.
Some quarry-tippers operated in Belgium near Maasmechelen, though I need to ask
my eldest brother on the type and numbers.
Luc
And the remainder of the last folder from 1973
Note: the file Sarensmap has nothing to do with Sarens and/or ERF
but is only because the documents come from their archives.
Some interesting ‘sideways’ material there, but I was actually angling at following the fortunes of the dumper truck registered JLG 34N in order to lead us to photos of the demonstration trip to the Middle East in '74 (or even '75).
Incidentally, the chaps at Eric Vick are being very cooperative with me regarding potential new material for book 3, bless 'em! Robert
robert1952:
The use of a Boalloy Tautliner trailer with an ERF show demonstrator should surprise no one who remembers the historically close relationship between ERF and Boalloy. However, I cannot think of a less flattering trailer to place behind a new trail-blazing long-hauler than one of United Glass’s 4-metre high milk-bottle transporters. A TIR-tilt would have looked much better in my humble opinion! Incidentally, I used to pull those trailers with B-series ERFs and you certainly had to watch the low bridges. Robert
Following on from my comments about the high-sided Tautliner, here is my impression of what the show unit might have looked like if Boalloy had exhibited a ‘normal’ height curtainsider behind the ERF NGC, bearing in mind that the United Glass ones were just Robson trailers in the customer’s livery! Robert
Just as you think nothing else will come of my relentless quest for evidence of the ERF NGC ‘European’, along comes ‘Chepstowe chap’ on the CCCP thread with this gem! Oh joy! Robert
A round-lettered Scania badge would be dated from 1985 or 1986 at the earliest, so Wilbur is at least 10 years old in that pic. He’s looking well for his age.
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anorak:
A round-lettered Scania badge would be dated from 1985 or 1986 at the earliest, so Wilbur is at least 10 years old in that pic. He’s looking well for his age.
Indeed! And newly painted, I think. Given the charmed life of this unit, I doubt if its mileage was high at that point. Robert
A very nice response indeed, from ‘Chepstowchap’ on the CCCP thread! Here’s the link:
viewtopic.php?f=35&t=102829&start=1470
Another couple of Dave Wallace’s pictures of GEH 513N. The first one shows a journey from Birmingham to Rowley Regis. Have a nice Sunday! Robert
