pete smith:
hello ROF,what surprises me on invoice is heater £13,my dad and myself having worked for them drivers comfort was bottom of list.How spiteful or tight they where sums it up when they ordered a leyland freighter[BRS contract hire] they had radio removed!
To be fair, all our Albions came with heaters and 6-speed boxes, although the driver was allowed to supply his own radio which the firm’s fitters would fit for free. The same went for any extra fog/spot lamps, etc.
pete smith:
Trev,your bang on again mate it was called John Nicholls ta Pete
Pete, I don’t know if they were any relation but there was another timber firm called E H Nicolls on the Horse and Jockey roundabout on Bilston rd.
They later moved to Fordhouses and BRS had 3 contract vehicles on for them, 2 D series 4 wheelers and a Buffalo artic.
heres a couple of pics of the only foden millers ran,apart from the steamers,1st when new 2nd in a well used condition.A chap called Eddie Baynes drove her for a bit then left and went to drive for Goodyears at wolverhampton
Trev the Nicholls on staffofd rd was next to goodyears at fordhouses and was’nt their motors brown,that leyland buffalo did that end up on imi with a tipping trailer with a driver called Errol?
pete smith:
heres a couple of pics of the only foden millers ran,apart from the steamers,1st when new 2nd in a well used condition.A chap called Eddie Baynes drove her for a bit then left and went to drive for Goodyears at wolverhampton
I didn’t know Eddie drove that Pete, he also worked at BRS with me for a while, he was on the agency after Goodyears finished but retired a few months ago.
pete smith:
Trev the Nicholls on staffofd rd was next to goodyears at fordhouses and was’nt their motors brown,that leyland buffalo did that end up on imi with a tipping trailer with a driver called Errol?
Yes Pete, I think Errol drove it as a spare motor when that timber job finished.
HDA3 Millers bought this new and when finished using it sold it to A.A Peate near oswestry thet then disposed of it back to Millers,they removed body and my dad cut the rest up,the bronz crownwheels in diffs probably got the old man a few pints of ansells mild in the wheel,the boozer between millers and post office depot
Hi I have Peter davis photo of her in Peates livery.cheers flourpower.
pete smith:
HDA3 Millers bought this new and when finished using it sold it to A.A Peate near oswestry thet then disposed of it back to Millers,they removed body and my dad cut the rest up,the bronz crownwheels in diffs probably got the old man a few pints of ansells mild in the wheel,the boozer between millers and post office depot
These Fodens are cracking looking motors excellent photos Pete pure flour/lorry ■■■■!!
pete smith:
heres a couple of pics of the only foden millers ran,apart from the steamers,1st when new 2nd in a well used condition.A chap called Eddie Baynes drove her for a bit then left and went to drive for Goodyears at wolverhampton
Cracking line up of Fodens and well stacked bags thanks for sharing cheers flourpower.
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Ranks, Now the Baltic, Regards Larry.
how about this rarity gents,its from the beardmore catalogue theres few more pics of other firms in there,gonna post em in bubblemans scrapbook thread
One or two here for you off Bob Hobbs site transportphotos.com (Permission to show given by Bob Hobbs)
Albions EDA137 and 138 both CX7’s both double shifted thru out their 15 yr lives doing liverpool and back in day and another liverpool round trip with night men,note both got AA badges on,ta,Pete
Here’s one for you TrevH the very last truck to wear millers livery,a brs contract hire motor,drove her from new aged 18 under the young drivers scheme, think it got cut down to a flat when millers finished and used in atlas bolt,ta,Pete
pete smith:
Here’s one for you TrevH the very last truck to wear millers livery,a brs contract hire motor,drove her from new aged 18 under the young drivers scheme, think it got cut down to a flat when millers finished and used in atlas bolt,ta,Pete
Yep remember that one Pete, D—TAW was it ? can remember numbers, I’m still trying to picture you… lol.
hi,Trev d687taw,my dad was the mechanic at millers,you may have seen us with the chietain about at west park,paul adams do at shareshill,ta,Pete
