Long Departed Southampton Hauliers (Part 1)

ainacs:
Hiya Tony here is one just for you mate!!!

Regards Pat

I think Alan Hall (Solutions) used to drive this before RS Hills bought him a brand new F10, BAA 993V which I drove all over Europe for a few years, I do have pics somewhere that I keep promising myself to find and post, great days working with John ‘Animal’ Smith and the like…

Another of Monty’s pics

Regards Pat

Another of Monty’s pics

Regards Pat

These were based at southampton,so are they allowed on this thread.

Heres one of Pitters in london,a Seddon 34/4 so thats a while ago,cheers Buzzer.

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Jenson:
0These were based at southampton,so are they allowed on this thread.

Cheers Jenson this is the place for em !!

Regards Jimski

Another pic sent to me a Dual Carriage Mercedes

Regards Pat

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This is one of Sea Route Ferry’s in London,this time a four wheeled Scania.

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Buzzer:
This is one of Sea Route Ferry’s in London,this time a four wheeled Scania.

I remember Sea Route having a K Reg Scania 80 5 speed flat 4 wheeler it was lovely to drive but could not live my AEC Mercury with the 505 engine!!

Here it is parked in Sea Route’s Empress Road Yard after my homebuilt sleeper conversion!

Regards Pat

Hi another of Monty’s pics Hills of Botley Foden

Had a visitor today he brought this pic in!!!

Regards Pat

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I used to have H 143 ARR which came from Zeebruge also.

Did Richard walker buy all those 113s and bring over from Belgium as my old man bought a few of him

Copied over from sbt Cabmont used to have a depot in Southampton i think.

robthedog:
Copied over from sbt Cabmont used to have a depot in Southampton i think.

Your right there robthedog cos Franky Allen sold it to them on a bogus set of accounts and they got suckered into buying his company PBC European and i think he got took to task over it but not sure.cheers Buzzer.

Public Benefit Coal, and British International and Tim Allen, i heard about the cooked up accounting.

rizlaracing:
Did Richard walker buy all those 113s and bring over from Belgium as my old man bought a few of him

I bought that one H142 ARR from Mark Compton,

I put a raised roof on it and changed the sunvisor to blue

I also had G200 OKU originally from the same stable in the smae colours!

Here it is third from left we put a raised roof on that one too.

Regards Pat

Copied from sbt. Abbey Hill used to have a depot in Nursling

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My son spotted this on Facebook a pic of us coming out of Dock Gate 20 with a 22 ton excavator on Friday afternoon!

Regards Pat

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A few may remember “Harry-the-Hat” ? He sadly passed away last Saturday in Southampton aged 83. One of the original Armstrong drivers, who came down from Liverpool, first to Bristol, then based in Southampton… :cry: