just had a look at C Handley’s page,and i believe the ERF 1142 NU still survives,in the garage 
One for the oldies - anyone remember a company from Leicester called Goodwin Barsby? I think they made heavy crushers and stuff.
Around 1962/63 they ran a red painted bonneted Bedford (J type?) LWB dropside
I remember the driver was a lovely bloke named Ant Cunnington. Anyone ever know them/him?
Steve
Ste46:
One for the oldies - anyone remember a company from Leicester called Goodwin Barsby? I think they made heavy crushers and stuff.
Around 1962/63 they ran a red painted bonneted Bedford (J type?) LWB dropside
I remember the driver was a lovely bloke named Ant Cunnington. Anyone ever know them/him?Steve
i’ve just googled them Steve…and GB are still going.don’t know anything about the Bedford or Ant though…
Ste46:
One for the oldies - anyone remember a company from Leicester called Goodwin Barsby? I think they made heavy crushers and stuff.
Around 1962/63 they ran a red painted bonneted Bedford (J type?) LWB dropside
I remember the driver was a lovely bloke named Ant Cunnington. Anyone ever know them/him?Steve
Goodwin & Barsby were on Friday street next to Abbey park, they were a smaller firm similar to Parker plant !
I remember going into their place with my grandad, pulling their plants as they were always smaller than Parker plants !
Happy days !
My stepfather Ken Nicholls used to work for both those companies.He used to install crushers at various quarries throughout the uk.After the Falklands war he went there for 6 months.
am walkers pouder i started with them in 1974 my first job after passing my test the depot was at west hallam nr ilkeston but moved to little eaton derby this is were i was lined up one saterday and presented with my wings as i was flying with the best of them 1 year later and a bump soon clipped my wings and slowed me down that nudge was the best thing to happen as i might not still be driving today if any drivers reading this worked out of little eaton then you will no how i came by my user name although most of them may have passed away as they were a lot older than me wally inkmott jeff skellern redskin or bob slanney i worked for him when we was an owner driver till he went bust and moved to dover
superstar:
am walkers pouder i started with them in 1974 my first job after passing my test the depot was at west hallam nr ilkeston but moved to little eaton derby this is were i was lined up one saterday and presented with my wings as i was flying with the best of them 1 year later and a bump soon clipped my wings and slowed me down that nudge was the best thing to happen as i might not still be driving today if any drivers reading this worked out of little eaton then you will no how i came by my user name although most of them may have passed away as they were a lot older than me wally inkmott jeff skellern redskin or bob slanney i worked for him when we was an owner driver till he went bust and moved to dover
Nice one mate, I new the powder tank side was in Derby, but didn’t know where !
Unique picture of off road Maudslay mogul at whitwick granite company in the early 1950 s .My late father drove an on road eight legger AEC mammoth major/maudslay plated tipper.
WARD & SMITH LTD…It’s John’s Birthday today August 22nd.
Three letters I found that may be of interest to some of you that remembers John Ward (known to some of you on the Vintage Truck scene as the Blue Leader) of Ward & Smith Ltd. Oadby. Leicester. The first two letters were written by Reg Ward (John’s Dad) 14.02 1978…… The letters goes on to give a list of the trucks.
Letter #1……. 11.08.1976.
SCT 564J. FODEN S40 205 TRACTOR UNIT, ENGINE “LONE RANGER”
SEG 811G. FODEN S37 TRACTOR UNIT, GARDNER 180 ENGINE “VIKING CRUSADER”
WPP 736J. A.E.C. MANDATER, TRACTOE UNIT.
AAY 267K. A.E.C. MERCURY 4 WHEELER “THE VIRGINIAN”
NDO 624H. A.E.C. MERCURY 4 WHEELER “RAMBLIN ROSE”
LETTER #2…… 14.02.1978.
JNW 63N. VOLVO F88 TRACTOR UNIT “HIGH PLANES DRIFTER”
CDW 238L. VOLVO F88 TRACTOR UNIT “DIRTY HARRY”
OEG 876M. FODEN S80 TRACTOR UNIT “ROAD ROOSTER”
UHN 795L. FODEN S80 TRACTOR UNIT “EASY RIDER” ■■■■■■■ 220 engine.
JNV 994L. SCAMMEL CRUSADER TRACTOR UNIT “LONE RIDER”
HUD 377L. LEYLAND BUFFALO TRACTOER UNIT “STEAM HAMMER”
RMW 282H. SCANIA 110 TRACTOR UNIT “MIGHTY QUINN”
OJU 495N. M.A.N. 16.232 TRACTOR UNIT “WILD THING”………….
They had another F88 in the pipeline and it’s name was going to be “THE ENFORCER”
There was also 3 small Bedfords. TAY 113H (John’s first ever Lorry on the road, a birthday present at 17, he was teased it was only a baby Lorry)
DVP 642C which was the Coal Lorry.
805 BBC “OLD FAITHFUL” AN 8-TONNER which was a 1960 T.K. one of the first……
The letter went on to say… One last note to say that OEG 876M had a saying written on the bumper which read “Press On Big Boy, Hell Ain’t Half Full Yet” ……
LETTER #3. Was from John to a Rick 04.05.2007, just 4 months before John died 8 years ago… It goes on to say that in 1983 his Dad Reg Ward passed away. Ward & Smith Ltd, was taken over by John with his brother Peter. John changed the fleet colour to white & blue as opposed to blue, black & white. New Lorries came in white so it was pointless for John to hand paint them all blue as he had always done in the past. Just to correct a post on here, Reg his Dad left everything to John as far the trucks were concerned for many, many years before dear Reg died, in fact when John & I met when we were 16, John was already heavily involved in their upkeep, most of our courting was done in Ward & Smith’s haulage yard or up & down the roads in TAY 113H Lol. The sign writing was also changed to a big “W” on the doors. I think John tried to do the “W” himself but then may have carried on using the wonderful sign writer Mark Ford, I know Jogn refarded Mark as the best in the business. The naming of the vehicles was also dropped. We ran through the 80’s & 90’s with Volvo’s & Scania’s……. at the time John wrote the letter. Ward & Smith was running DAF 95xF’s, SANIA 144 & VOLVO FH 12…… the letter states we do have a record of vehicles owned in the past, up to date…… (I think I also have that list amongst John’s papers but it is a long list)……… & then of course there was all John’s personal vintage trucks that he owned and they were all named after Clint Eastwood films.
I hope this has not been too boring Lol but as the anniversary of John’s death fast approaches once again, there is no better time for him to be remembered as the great man he was. Ward & Smith carries on but really in name only as Peter just runs a clearing house with our son Dave picking up the loads no-one else wants to take on.
another ‘bygone’ soon to add to the list will be H&B Transport,who have a few tippers in Croft Quarry.they are packing up in a few weeks i hear.
This is a bit of a long shot but does anyone remember Henry Longs motors delivering round Leicester, it would be the 50s - 60s i think , they had a milk round delivering all over the city with yarn from the mills in Bradford, i think they did Coventry and Nuneaton too and the surrounding areas
Welcome aboard Johnsjan 
A brilliant insight into Ward & Smith as I remember them very well from the 70s onwards as I knew a Brian Whitby who drove the smartest R-reg F88-290 in the county named " soldier blue " & I spent many happy summers riding shotgun with him.
John always made me feel welcome in the yard .
My Grandad used to Drive for Graham Martins Transport in Leicester, (which is mentioned with pics on earlier pages ) & used to to bits for Ward & Smith.
We sold a P-reg Ford Transcontinental to John which was his second Transcon, to which he named it " steam hammer " .
You must still have some amazing pics of Ward & smith lorries ?
gunnerheskey:
Welcome aboard Johnsjan
A brilliant insight into Ward & Smith as I remember them very well from the 70s onwards as I knew a Brian Whitby who drove the smartest R-reg F88-290 in the county named " soldier blue " & I spent many happy summers riding shotgun with him.
John always made me feel welcome in the yard .
My Grandad used to Drive for Graham Martins Transport in Leicester, (which is mentioned with pics on earlier pages ) & used to to bits for Ward & Smith.
We sold a P-reg Ford Transcontinental to John which was his second Transcon, to which he named it " steam hammer " .
You must still have some amazing pics of Ward & smith lorries ?
gunnerherskey you’re not wrong there… I have all John’s photo albums of his trucks & others.
JohnsJan:
WARD & SMITH LTD…It’s John’s Birthday today August 22nd.
Three letters I found that may be of interest to some of you that remembers John Ward (known to some of you on the Vintage Truck scene as the Blue Leader) of Ward & Smith Ltd. Oadby. Leicester. The first two letters were written by Reg Ward (John’s Dad) 14.02 1978…… The letters goes on to give a list of the trucks.
Letter #1……. 11.08.1976.
SCT 564J. FODEN S40 205 TRACTOR UNIT, ENGINE “LONE RANGER”
SEG 811G. FODEN S37 TRACTOR UNIT, GARDNER 180 ENGINE “VIKING CRUSADER”
WPP 736J. A.E.C. MANDATER, TRACTOE UNIT.
AAY 267K. A.E.C. MERCURY 4 WHEELER “THE VIRGINIAN”
NDO 624H. A.E.C. MERCURY 4 WHEELER “RAMBLIN ROSE”
LETTER #2…… 14.02.1978.
JNW 63N. VOLVO F88 TRACTOR UNIT “HIGH PLANES DRIFTER”
CDW 238L. VOLVO F88 TRACTOR UNIT “DIRTY HARRY”
OEG 876M. FODEN S80 TRACTOR UNIT “ROAD ROOSTER”
UHN 795L. FODEN S80 TRACTOR UNIT “EASY RIDER” ■■■■■■■ 220 engine.
JNV 994L. SCAMMEL CRUSADER TRACTOR UNIT “LONE RIDER”
HUD 377L. LEYLAND BUFFALO TRACTOER UNIT “STEAM HAMMER”
RMW 282H. SCANIA 110 TRACTOR UNIT “MIGHTY QUINN”
OJU 495N. M.A.N. 16.232 TRACTOR UNIT “WILD THING”………….
They had another F88 in the pipeline and it’s name was going to be “THE ENFORCER”
There was also 3 small Bedfords. TAY 113H (John’s first ever Lorry on the road, a birthday present at 17, he was teased it was only a baby Lorry)
DVP 642C which was the Coal Lorry.
805 BBC “OLD FAITHFUL” AN 8-TONNER which was a 1960 T.K. one of the first……
The letter went on to say… One last note to say that OEG 876M had a saying written on the bumper which read “Press On Big Boy, Hell Ain’t Half Full Yet” ……
LETTER #3. Was from John to a Rick 04.05.2007, just 4 months before John died 8 years ago… It goes on to say that in 1983 his Dad Reg Ward passed away. Ward & Smith Ltd, was taken over by John with his brother Peter. John changed the fleet colour to white & blue as opposed to blue, black & white. New Lorries came in white so it was pointless for John to hand paint them all blue as he had always done in the past. Just to correct a post on here, Reg his Dad left everything to John as far the trucks were concerned for many, many years before dear Reg died, in fact when John & I met when we were 16, John was already heavily involved in their upkeep, most of our courting was done in Ward & Smith’s haulage yard or up & down the roads in TAY 113H Lol. The sign writing was also changed to a big “W” on the doors. I think John tried to do the “W” himself but then may have carried on using the wonderful sign writer Mark Ford, I know Jogn refarded Mark as the best in the business. The naming of the vehicles was also dropped. We ran through the 80’s & 90’s with Volvo’s & Scania’s……. at the time John wrote the letter. Ward & Smith was running DAF 95xF’s, SANIA 144 & VOLVO FH 12…… the letter states we do have a record of vehicles owned in the past, up to date…… (I think I also have that list amongst John’s papers but it is a long list)……… & then of course there was all John’s personal vintage trucks that he owned and they were all named after Clint Eastwood films.
I hope this has not been too boring Lol but as the anniversary of John’s death fast approaches once again, there is no better time for him to be remembered as the great man he was. Ward & Smith carries on but really in name only as Peter just runs a clearing house with our son Dave picking up the loads no-one else wants to take on.
Hello, JJ, This Foden SEG 811 G, a S 37 ■■?, Ive never seen one of these Fodens, What cab did it have on If you don’t mind me asking ?, Regards Larry.
JohnsJan:
gunnerheskey:
Welcome aboard Johnsjan
A brilliant insight into Ward & Smith as I remember them very well from the 70s onwards as I knew a Brian Whitby who drove the smartest R-reg F88-290 in the county named " soldier blue " & I spent many happy summers riding shotgun with him.
John always made me feel welcome in the yard .
My Grandad used to Drive for Graham Martins Transport in Leicester, (which is mentioned with pics on earlier pages ) & used to to bits for Ward & Smith.
We sold a P-reg Ford Transcontinental to John which was his second Transcon, to which he named it " steam hammer " .
You must still have some amazing pics of Ward & smith lorries ?
Be great if you could share them with us Johnsjan ?
my second attempt
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Hello, JJ, This Foden SEG 811 G, a S 37 ■■?, Ive never seen one of these Fodens, What cab did it have on If you don’t mind me asking ?, Regards Larry.
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JohnsJan:
WARD & SMITH LTD…It’s John’s Birthday today August 22nd.
Three letters I found that may be of interest to some of you that remembers John Ward (known to some of you on the Vintage Truck scene as the Blue Leader) of Ward & Smith Ltd. Oadby. Leicester. The first two letters were written by Reg Ward (John’s Dad) 14.02 1978…… The letters goes on to give a list of the trucks.
Letter #1……. 11.08.1976.
SCT 564J. FODEN S40 205 TRACTOR UNIT, ENGINE “LONE RANGER”
SEG 811G. FODEN S37 TRACTOR UNIT, GARDNER 180 ENGINE “VIKING CRUSADER”
WPP 736J. A.E.C. MANDATER, TRACTOE UNIT.
AAY 267K. A.E.C. MERCURY 4 WHEELER “THE VIRGINIAN”
NDO 624H. A.E.C. MERCURY 4 WHEELER “RAMBLIN ROSE”
LETTER #2…… 14.02.1978.
JNW 63N. VOLVO F88 TRACTOR UNIT “HIGH PLANES DRIFTER”
CDW 238L. VOLVO F88 TRACTOR UNIT “DIRTY HARRY”
OEG 876M. FODEN S80 TRACTOR UNIT “ROAD ROOSTER”
UHN 795L. FODEN S80 TRACTOR UNIT “EASY RIDER” ■■■■■■■ 220 engine.
JNV 994L. SCAMMEL CRUSADER TRACTOR UNIT “LONE RIDER”
HUD 377L. LEYLAND BUFFALO TRACTOER UNIT “STEAM HAMMER”
RMW 282H. SCANIA 110 TRACTOR UNIT “MIGHTY QUINN”
OJU 495N. M.A.N. 16.232 TRACTOR UNIT “WILD THING”………….
They had another F88 in the pipeline and it’s name was going to be “THE ENFORCER”
There was also 3 small Bedfords. TAY 113H (John’s first ever Lorry on the road, a birthday present at 17, he was teased it was only a baby Lorry)
DVP 642C which was the Coal Lorry.
805 BBC “OLD FAITHFUL” AN 8-TONNER which was a 1960 T.K. one of the first……
The letter went on to say… One last note to say that OEG 876M had a saying written on the bumper which read “Press On Big Boy, Hell Ain’t Half Full Yet” ……
LETTER #3. Was from John to a Rick 04.05.2007, just 4 months before John died 8 years ago… It goes on to say that in 1983 his Dad Reg Ward passed away. Ward & Smith Ltd, was taken over by John with his brother Peter. John changed the fleet colour to white & blue as opposed to blue, black & white. New Lorries came in white so it was pointless for John to hand paint them all blue as he had always done in the past. Just to correct a post on here, Reg his Dad left everything to John as far the trucks were concerned for many, many years before dear Reg died, in fact when John & I met when we were 16, John was already heavily involved in their upkeep, most of our courting was done in Ward & Smith’s haulage yard or up & down the roads in TAY 113H Lol. The sign writing was also changed to a big “W” on the doors. I think John tried to do the “W” himself but then may have carried on using the wonderful sign writer Mark Ford, I know Jogn refarded Mark as the best in the business. The naming of the vehicles was also dropped. We ran through the 80’s & 90’s with Volvo’s & Scania’s……. at the time John wrote the letter. Ward & Smith was running DAF 95xF’s, SANIA 144 & VOLVO FH 12…… the letter states we do have a record of vehicles owned in the past, up to date…… (I think I also have that list amongst John’s papers but it is a long list)……… & then of course there was all John’s personal vintage trucks that he owned and they were all named after Clint Eastwood films.
I hope this has not been too boring Lol but as the anniversary of John’s death fast approaches once again, there is no better time for him to be remembered as the great man he was. Ward & Smith carries on but really in name only as Peter just runs a clearing house with our son Dave picking up the loads no-one else wants to take on.
Hi everyone,
I first met john when I joined the truck show circuit during the 90’s.we immediately got on very well and through our mutual friend graham bellman the friendship blossomed.during late August 1997 we were delayed coming home from holiday in California.that meant I missed the travis Perkins driver day at rockingham,this venue was the last place john’s truck show mates ever saw him.we were all deeply saddened when john passed away and due to a major incident on the m4 in South Wales on the morning of the funeral,I very nearly missed it all.from memory I put the handbrake on in my Volvo f16 a minute or two before Chris hiorns came around the corner at Hinckley crematorium in wardy’s 290.we all remember john with such fondness to this day,he was mentioned in a show in Belgium recently and just last Saturday night when “come on Eileen” was played at a party in Northampton I thought of him once again.for me and many others john was a proper lorry man who had devoted his working life to the industry and he sadly left us,way too soon.all the old boys on the truck show circuit still mention you regularly and recall the happy times we had together and the many places we visited.jan,I even met you once when you came to Scotland with john during 2004.i am also in regular contact with an ex driver of john’s, Fred Linney a Leicester boy born and bred though he moved to pentyrch in South Wales many years ago.wardy once rang Fred when we were both in Scotland and said in his own inimitable way “alright Freddie,have a word with my mate andrew,you must know him,he lives in Wales” class,sadly gone though never ever forgotten.r.i.p. Mate.
Regards andrew.
Thank you Pete 359 for that great tribute to John… I’m still in contact with Fred, we go back to the good old days when Fred worked in building and John delivered bricks from Desford Brick Yard in his little baby Lorry TAY 113H to the sites Fred was working on. All hand balled in those days & of course John held the record for being able to hold the most bricks in a long row. They used to look like brothers & very often had the same colour shirts on when we went out… Great record “Come On Eileen”
Can remember seeing the Fodens parked up when all the F88s started appearing whilst playing on the park opposite in oadby!