Anyone remember WT Aldridge ( Whitehaul) in Fellows St Woverhampton run by David White ran a fleet of grenn D series and also 3 Transcontinental`s on european work right picture later the centre one (my Truck) was repainted the same colours circa 1981
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Anyone remember WT Aldridge ( Whitehaul) in Fellows St Woverhampton run by David White ran a fleet of grenn D series and also 3 Transcontinental`s on european work right picture later the centre one (my Truck) was repainted the same colours circa 1981
Whitehaul:
Anyone remember WT Aldridge ( Whitehaul) in Fellows St Woverhampton run by David White ran a fleet of grenn D series and also 3 Transcontinental`s on european work right picture later the centre one (my Truck) was repainted the same colours circa 19810
I remember their ■■■■■■■ powered D series and later on cargo’s, some were drawbars too IIRC, they did a lot of work for Andrews heat for hire didn’t they on the Dudley rd. in Wolverhampton.
That`s right they also did alot for Banks Brewery and Consolidated i think it was called off the stafford road they made electric motors he was ok to work for i went there after i left Mainline who had 3 vehicles when i went there on Parkfield road 
Whitehaul:
That`s right they also did alot for Banks Brewery and Consolidated i think it was called off the stafford road they made electric motors he was ok to work for i went there after i left Mainline who had 3 vehicles when i went there on Parkfield road
Yes, I remember when Ron Aiken started Mainline haulage on Parkfield rd, at that time I worked for Thomas Ingles in Spring rd. Lanesfield.
Thats when i started dec 1974 driving a transit, i remember Ingles did you do the chassiss from thompsons big Js or similar cab ?
It was all work from John Thompson’s, Land rover/range rover chassis frames, Rolls Royce, taxi cabs, truck and trailer axles and power station pipework/ manifolds.The big j’s were after I left, when I was there it was mainly Scania’s on heavy stuff, D series, Commers and Leylands on the lighter car factory work.
They ran about 40 lorries at that time, they were a nice family firm to work for but they packed up when Thompsons more or less finished.
My grandmother owned the bungalow at Thompsons main entrance in spring rd., she was very often gardening when I would smoke her out pulling away with an old Commer 2 stroke 
That was not one the Commer that started up runnning backwards at the garage were Mainline was in Parkfield Rd ■■
whatever happend to applebys tippers had some propper scanias back in the day
A few of Derek Horton’s
andyclarke123:
whatever happend to applebys tippers had some propper scanias back in the day
No idea Andy, I haven’t been in Wolverhampton for years, Mervyn Appleby operated from Monmore green by the dog track, not seen any of his motors for a good while, got a feeling they packed up quite a few years ago when work was slack.
Whitehaul:
That was not one the Commer that started up runnning backwards at the garage were Mainline was in Parkfield Rd ■■
Don’t know I think they all done that at some point ! first time it happened to me I couldn’t understand why the cab was filling up with smoke (the air filters were under the passenger seat ) when I put it into second gear and it shot backwards I quickly realised and had to stall it.
WT Aldridge/D&S Whitehaul in Wolverhampton had i article about them in the Express & Star in the early 80`s and also the Commercial Motor anyone got a copy a long shot i know 
Whitehaul:
That was not one the Commer that started up runnning backwards at the garage were Mainline was in Parkfield Rd ■■
where on Parkfield Road was mainlines yard?
it was under the bridge next to machine mart now ,then it was a peugeot garage Mainline was run from the Esso garage later we moved to featherstone
Whitehaul:
it was under the bridge next to machine mart now ,then it was a peugeot garage Mainline was run from the Esso garage later we moved to featherstone
Thanks for quick reply
Was surprised to see this still there last weekend! 
Think it must have been there since late '70’s/'80’s, when it was Jack Allen’s Body factory, which must be long gone. Perhaps no one knows how to get it down! … or is he still going!
Saw this in the new museum just off the Northgate Aldridge. A lovely job done on it & a great display. Anyone have any info on the firm or motor?
BigG-Unit:
Saw this in the new museum just off the Northgate Aldridge. A lovely job done on it & a great display. Anyone have any info on the firm or motor?0
hayes roadways darlaston !!
blakemores new FH seen last week
