jackslad:
Hi truckfing I spoke with Geoff packham just today,he said he took his fm 7 to Colchester,then it was exported to Africa.
Thanks for that, I just thought it was a big coincidence for Butlers to have an FM7 and for Geoff to have
finished with one. They are not too common.
truckfing:
From memory (and I could be totally wrong) Larry Packham from Bolton Le Sands who ran a
couple of Commers and JCBs retired and set his two sons up with an AEC Mercury each with
work. I remember them coming into Back Lane Quarry when I worked there in the early 70s.
I bought my first wagon off Richard Packham, the other brother, in 1983 who by that time
was running a Leyland Reiver. Not my picture, I scanned it out of a book.
I worked for LG about 1979-80 ,I remember being in the yard at lodge quarry one sat morn when a bloke turned up and took that pic,many years later I was in a florida bookstore and found the book,but I can’t remember the title.The photographer wasn’t interested in the 80 scania I was washing at the time 
I think it is in this book.
nynehead-books.co.uk/description.php?II=164
I didn’t think it’d gone to Butlers, but tbh I couldn’t remember. It looked quite tatty towards the end of its life.
Great guy, had some good times there.
jackslad, would you know my dad by any chance then (Kev Woodend), seems if you knew Geoff well it may have been same circles.
dew
dew:
I didn’t think it’d gone to Butlers, but tbh I couldn’t remember. It looked quite tatty towards the end of its life.Great guy, had some good times there.
jackslad, would you know my dad by any chance then (Kev Woodend), seems if you knew Geoff well it may have been same circles.
dew
Yes dew I know you’re old fella,and the rest of the clan,iirc,they all worked out of silverdale until it closed,totty & terry went into holme park and did dad go into back lane.reiver men 17 tonne payload eh.
jackslad:
Yes dew I know you’re old fella,and the rest of the clan,iirc,they all worked out of silverdale until it closed,totty & terry went into holme park and did dad go into back lane.reiver men 17 tonne payload eh.
They’re the ones. Terry now drives bin wagons, Totty’s got one truck in Back Lane driven by his lad and a hook loader for himself, and my dads now in an 8 wheeler.
A few left before Silverdale shut (including my dad). My grandad was there till it closed though.
Coming soon to a yard in Lancaster
truckfing:
Coming soon to a yard in Lancaster
Looks very but very tidy .
Looking forward to this.
Will be good the slideshow,hope theres some photos of R E Shorrock & P J Hedges 8 wheeler tippers,from Pilling on there.
Bewick:
Great shot John,I would say circa 1982,Malc Woodhouse Snr. RIP was a great pal of mine over many years,we wern’t in the same line of transport but we did many many deals on buying and selling motors and trailers over more than 25 years.Malc always gave me first “dibbs” at anything that was of the quality I looked for as well as brand new stuff and when I was culling the fleet I just picked the phone up and rhymed off what was available and when and we agreed the price( always top dollar) over the phone.There was never any robbing of tyres or radios etc prior to the motors leaving our yard,much to the annoyance of our fitters at times.Malc always said he could sell our stuff straight on and stand by it as honest gear! A standard saying of a lot of firms reps we both dealt with over the years was " yer mate up at Milnthorpe" and “Yer mate down at Lancaster”.Great bloke and great years of dealing ! Cheers Dennis
just to keep this thread at the top of the page, mustn’t forget the slide show
Slideshow will be good,wonder if any of Dodgy’s Scania’s where photographed,i doubt it,no camera would be fast enough.
atkimark:
Slideshow will be good,wonder if any of Dodgy’s Scania’s where photographed,i doubt it,no camera would be fast enough.
Who he ? 
Bewick:
atkimark:
Slideshow will be good,wonder if any of Dodgy’s Scania’s where photographed,i doubt it,no camera would be fast enough.Who he ?
Needham transport from Morecambe, used to pull for Roadferry out of heysham.
Can anyone remember 30 plus years ago,a bloke about Lancaster who ran a couple of f12’s and a white,was his name coulthurst or coulthard,big trucks at the time,compared to the 80 scania I drove. any pics.
Peter was his name died of hart attack The firm is now Urgewain Motors run by uncle ROGER 
Remember that White setting off from Carnforth traffic lights, sounded like it had at least 30 gears.
Anybody know anything about this firm, wasn’t around long.
seen today
Woodhouse’s buying Actros, will be the first ones they’ve had with Auto gearboxes. Sign of the times I guess
