North Wales to Buddon: 25 tonnes. Pics by Dave Wallace, the driver. Robert
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread, what started as a humble question has turned into a superb cornucopia of pics and tales, great stuff! 
380streamline:
Thanks to everyone who has contributed to this thread, what started as a humble question has turned into a superb cornucopia of pics and tales, great stuff!
Thank you! Indeed, you initiated a very interesting thread and provided an arena for a range of explorations beyond our original imaginings. So glad that you lit the touch-paper and stood back to watch the fireworks! As I’ve stressed on previous occasions: we’re all in this together. Cheers old mate!
Robert 
I love these two pics, taken in a dockyard. Interesting trailer. Just a tad too faint to use in the book, but great on atmosphere. Robert
robert1952:
I love these two pics, taken in a dockyard. Interesting trailer. Just a tad too faint to use in the book, but great on atmosphere. Robert10
A job we did for Leicester Heavy Haulage (their trailer) and the pictures are taken on Liverpool docks. Colin.
robert1952:
Thanks Colin. I believe this is the younger you lolling against your steed! Robert0
Ha ha yes. Charles Grip Blaw Knox. Regular load, usually with the roller too. Knock the neck out,4 railway sleepers and 2 steel wedge lead up ramps as the front of the Blaw Knox was very low. Throw the sleepers under the bed of the Knox and drop it on top of them. No need to tie these on. Loaded and gone within 10 minutes. Colin
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I wonder how long it took to get the parts and get it back on the road.Fair bit of damage there. The upper and lower grilles would have been an easy swap I suppose.
If nothing else it was an interesting insight into the fabric of the ERF NGC’s front end! Robert
You might be familiar with this one Robert, but it was the first time I saw one “in the flesh”, I now fully understand why you’re so keen on them, a truly impressive machine that is 
Still prefer a Scammell though… 
Cheers, Patrick
pv83:
You might be familiar with this one Robert, but it was the first time I saw one “in the flesh”, I now fully understand why you’re so keen on them, a truly impressive machine that isStill prefer a Scammell though…
Cheers, Patrick
Yes indeed! I even drove it round the arena at the ERF Gathering at Kelsall last year. Robert
I’ve just received a beautiful picture of the Barend Sjouw NGC (pulling a Van Uden trailer), which I’ve been asked not to post on the internet. I am mentioning it because it shows that before it was 41-54-NB, its pre-registration number was N-06-55, which shows up clearly in the picture. Here is an old b&w pic to remind of which vehicle it is. Robert
Here is another rare glimpse of the interior of the cab of a working NGC. In this case it is Groenenboom’s 06-09-TB. Whereas I recognise most of the switchgear in the cab, I’m at a loss as to what that large lever looking thing is to the extreme right of the picture. Any ideas? Robert
Robert that is the handbrake ours were mounted on the bonnet this one has the European spec where Simmonds has the UK L gate valve which is the park and secondary valve all in one the European spec vehicle’s had a separate trailer brake
cookie1:
Robert that is the handbrake ours were mounted on the bonnet this one has the European spec where Simmonds has the UK L gate valve which is the park and secondary valve all in one the European spec vehicle’s had a separate trailer brake
Thanks for that, Jerry! I hadn’t realised that there were two different sorts of main handbrake lever. Looking at all my internal cab pictures, the fitting of them seems more random than UK/EU. For example: KCH 95N which was supplied to a Belgian outfit has the UK version (plus trailer brake); the ERF brochure shows the UK version; the French handbook shows the UK version (plus trailer brake); the Collin unit in France has what appears to be the EU version; the British registered test unit for TRUCK’s Euro-Test has the EU version; the Brit reg GEH unit has the UK version; and the Dutch one above has the EU version. All are mounted on the dash. I wonder what all that was about. One wonders if that box of bits in the corner of ERF’s workshop didn’t have a part to play!
As for the trailer brake: the handbook seems to indicate that trailer brakes were standard equipment (like Scanias of the day) and were mounted in the console.
Cheers, Robert
robert1952:
cookie1:
Robert that is the handbrake ours were mounted on the bonnet this one has the European spec where Simmonds has the UK L gate valve which is the park and secondary valve all in one the European spec vehicle’s had a separate trailer brakeThanks for that, Jerry! I hadn’t realised that there were two different sorts of main handbrake lever. Looking at all my internal cab pictures, the fitting of them seems more random than UK/EU. For example: KCH 95N which was supplied to a Belgian outfit has the UK version (plus trailer brake); the ERF brochure shows the UK version; the French handbook shows the UK version (plus trailer brake); the Collin unit in France has what appears to be the EU version; the British registered test unit for TRUCK’s Euro-Test has the EU version; the Brit reg GEH unit has the UK version; and the Dutch one above has the EU version. All are mounted on the dash. I wonder what all that was about. One wonders if that box of bits in the corner of ERF’s workshop didn’t have a part to play!
As for the trailer brake: the handbook seems to indicate that trailer brakes were standard equipment (like Scanias of the day) and were mounted in the console.
Cheers, Robert
GEH had the dead man (trailerbrake) on the console.Colin.
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GEH had the dead man (trailerbrake) on the console.Colin.
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A pattern will emerge here, I suspect! Robert
