nice picture some errors in it tho, wrong reg on it and do you know were it was taken ? that must be the picture MARK R has
daf3300:
sorry for being an anorak chaps first point , m&t just folded and transport manager started BERKSHIRE HAUIAGE,he used to be a driver for them (shaggy), BOYZEE refererred to a accident if it was just over meadway bridge A2 the driver was killed around 1978, and for MARK R , it stood for jackson welby &quin, and the fitter WINDRUSH mentioned about the oil was it by chance DAVE ELVIN ?, BACK TO BED CHAPS
Yes the accident was around 1978 and it was just over the medway bridge,i didnt know the driver got killed i thought it was only the hitchhiker wo he gave a lift to,thanks for the info.
thats ok boyzee,hope you got the p,m, he was sadly missed a true gent , now steve you repaired them , do you remember repairing the one in picture ? 
come on MARK R were is those pictures 
daf3300:
sorry about that yes it was reading freight,bob yes its all coming back to me now ha ha , what are you doing now steve
I still work for Renault Trucks - we are owned by Renault themselves now - 29 years in total come July
Are you still driving Paul - something better than a TR305 no doubt - even though LLU 370V was one of the better ones 
Do you think that was down to the driver or the fitters that looked after it 
Steve
those tr305 were very rare then ,so rare other drivers of them used to flash , i think at first there was about 2 or 3 hauliers using them pollock, phillip morris ,jwq,cant think of anybody else, they were a good truck to drive , but i remember moans from anybody doing work on the wiring it seems it was all the same colour black, and we did have some problems with 5th wheel they were on a slider , and if we coupled to a 38ft trailer they were spread axle 1st axle on trailer i lifted it of ground , they were supplied by GARDNER BROS from west drayton ,
daf3300:
thats ok boyzee,hope you got the p,m, he was sadly missed a true gent , now steve you repaired them , do you remember repairing the one in picture ?
I can’t remember repairing that one but wasn’t there a rogue one at Sheerness All ours were V reg - NLB - JLC - LLU -all the “SAME” but completely different - i think they had 4 different gearboxes 2 Fullers and 2 Eatons 
Steve
yes still driving steve, dont laugh a MAN 430 lhd you seem to have a beer gut there mate ? is that down to never sweating ha ha ha
Yes all the wiring was Black with coloured tags at each end.The tags went brittle and fell off leaving a mass of Black wires.
Are you sure they were flashing their headlights or did they have electrical faults and they were coming on on their own
Steve
well how about the location then ha ha then i will whisper a secret
daf3300:
yes still driving steve, dont laugh a MAN 430 lhd you seem to have a beer gut there mate ? is that down to never sweating ha ha ha
Its the angle the picture was taken -
daf3300:
yes still driving steve, dont laugh a MAN 430 lhd you seem to have a beer gut there mate ? is that down to never sweating ha ha ha
Do you do Continental with it or do you just like sitting on the wrong side
what angle its on top of M4 A33 roundabout and check the shadow under the reg plate false
work for a belgium firm , will call in next time if your still at theale
I mean’t the picture of me was taken at an angle making me look FAT
Was that picture really taken at Junc 11 - perhaps the Marketing boys at Renault doctored it for the Brochure 
We are based in Bennet Road just up from Worton Grange opposite the Football Stadium
Steve
steve they never had a rogue one at sheerness , now look carefully at the driver , heres a clue take that name plate of and wash your truck ok john , the only w regs were the dodges /renault rigids and a master van ?
Put me out of my misery then - both my memory and eyesights not what it was
If that is Junc 11 you wouldn’t be able to stop like that now - wheres all the traffic
i havnt changed that much i was the only one that never pulled the curtains back i was sworn to secrecy and got a renault jacket for my trouble it should have been LLU370V but they put false reg on it as they were 6 mths old and i did lord mayors show with it for renault
daf3300:
i havnt changed that much
Is that a false beard i don’t remember you having that or were you in disguise as well
Steve
[quote=“daf3300”, and the fitter WINDRUSH mentioned about the oil was it by chance DAVE ELVIN ?, BACK TO BED CHAPS[/quote]
The fitter that I was referring to was a Scotsman named Bill Strathern, he would have worked for them around the early '70’s when they were on Katesgrove Lane (I think). He worked with me at Morris Garages on Castle Hill and was “dismissed” when our foreman found him sharpening a very large knife to “sort out” a new employee who had done the dirty deed with Bill’s missus!! I left Reading in 1974 so it was well before then.
Pete.
windrush:
[quote=“daf3300”, and the fitter WINDRUSH mentioned about the oil was it by chance DAVE ELVIN ?, BACK TO BED CHAPS
The fitter that I was referring to was a Scotsman named Bill Strathern, he would have worked for them around the early '70’s when they were on Katesgrove Lane (I think). He worked with me at Morris Garages on Castle Hill and was “dismissed” when our foreman found him sharpening a very large knife to “sort out” a new employee who had done the dirty deed with Bill’s missus!! I left Reading in 1974 so it was well before then.
Pete.
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Were they not at the very end of Rose Kiln Lane when it was a still a dead-end ? Pulleyns had it afterwards .
Steve