Long Departed Southampton Hauliers (Part 1)

[nilocekyd]

as most of us on here are only whipper-snappers the following explains why we don’t remember the trams

The trams in Southampton had consistently made good profits for Southampton Corporation, but the profits went into the rate relief fund instead of being re-invested into the Tram system. Consequently, by the end of the Second World War, the whole system needed modernisation - the trams, the power supply and the track. It was decided that buses were a better alternative. The first line to close was Bitterne Park - St. Mary’s - Docks, which closed on 15 May 1948. Swaythling - Portswood - Lodge Road - Stag Gates closed on 30 October 1948. Swaythling - Burgess Road - Bassett Crossroads - Avenue Junction closed on 5 March 1949. Floating Bridge - Shirley, Holy Rood - High Street - Royal Pier and Roberts Road - Millbrook all closed on 31 December 1949. The last movement of a tram in Southampton was on 4 February 1950 when cars No.21 and No.101 were moved from Shirley depot to Portswood depot under their own power.

different modes of transport around the Bargate.

Colin

[nilocekyd]

Some local S’s

Colin

[jimski]

Hi here’s the layout of the old Tram Garage at Highfeild Road, your a walking encyclopaedia Colin !
Sorry but it’s a real bad image !!

The Ave just to the left of this pic.

Regards Jimmer sorry dunno how to enlarge it !

[nilocekyd]

Jimski:
Hi, your a walking encyclopaedia Colin !
Regards Jimmer !

yeah right Jimmer, my middle name is Google.

here is the plan a bit larger

and a photo circa 1984

Colin

[baldrick1953]

Baldrick1953:
Charlie 1 … i better write this before i forget…

And before I do that…Gazzer, Ainacs , Pat… and the rest… Not sure I remember you all … you was a bit before my time…

Sooo, . in the 80’s… not sure when…( 85/86)…Another time I fancied being off the road…

I set up a little company doing carpet cleaning and car valeting… … thought i’d make a fortune, aah well , so…had a lot of laughs though…

At the time I got a call from an ad I had in yellow pages… Spoke to the lady…She’d had a fire in the kitchen, would I quote?? … Bien sur…see you at 9 in the Morning…

I forgot about finishing this… if anyone’s interested!!

Anyways… I went out the next morning to keep the appointment and eventually turned up at a big house in the New Forest…other side of Brockenhurst but not sure exactly where… It was a country mansion , divided into 4 luxury " wings "…
The door was opened by a very attractive and well dressed lady, probably in her late 40’s ( again memory fading )…

A washing machine had caught fire in the kitchen and caused a great deal of smoke damage throughout all rooms…she wanted a quote to clean up and prepare for re decorating, plus an opinion on whether a very large and very expensive Persian Rug could be salvaged and cleaned… I put in quotes etc and after another meeting on site with the loss adjuster, I was given the job.

Three of us turned up the next week to start work, we were there for about 4 days , during which time in conversation with the lady , I discovered that her husband was a prominent Southampton businessman. I say " was " as apparently he had died about 6 months previously…

Part of the work involved shifting furniture etc, and one morning we were clearing out a big Georgian wardrobe prior to moving it. I found a small urn on a shelf and the lady of the house who happened to be passing by said " I’ll take that. It’s my Husband."

The man in the pot?? One Mr Charles Jameson…

[jimski]

Blimey Balders !!! What that Mr C J■■?

[baldrick1953]

Yes Jimmer… funny old world eh!!.. I think his Mrs was Susan or Sue … am sure someone will put me right…

Great models you do Jimski…

Does Nobby S still post on here? Remember him and Andy well… Also Mr Robert Emerton ( not Emmington ) Court… where’s he now, anyone know?

Cheers for now , Balders…

[gazzer]

LOL “Robert Emerton Court ( Magician failed!)” according to Pat Scorey!

[charlie_one]

Hi Balders.Many thanks for that story.Nobby Stratton is still around I believe.Bob Court.Last time I saw him I was working for MMD
delivering a load of Jersey Growers fruit at Coolchain in Sittingbourne.There standing at the tea wagon was the very man.Had a good chat.
He was living local and working for Coolchain.Regards Charlie

[baldrick1953]

charlie one:
Hi Balders.Many thanks for that story.Nobby Stratton is still around I believe.Bob Court.Last time I saw him I was working for MMD
delivering a load of Jersey Growers fruit at Coolchain in Sittingbourne.There standing at the tea wagon was the very man.Had a good chat.
He was living local and working for Coolchain.Regards Charlie

Really■■? How old is he now… 38? Ha… He was one of the good old boys. With Jelly Legs , Bailey , Scorey etc…I expect JD will come up with other names from them old days…

What did you think of the picture of JD supposedley washing a trailer■■? Amazing what they can do with computer and CGI…

[baldrick1953]

A Mary Hopkin thing…Those roads we used to drive…Mt Ceninis, Frejus etc … before the tunnels… or to avoid the tunnels…to save money for the Boss…Circa Rawlings Cabmont JD Etc…

Anyone have stories of the old coast road to the Vent via Monaco…

[nilocekyd]

Today’s Southampton offering:

Colin

[jimski]

Hi Colin nice pics of Skillbeech motors that looks like Morrie McNess’s Merc in the back ground !!■■

Regards Jim

[buzzer]

Baldrick1953:
A Mary Hopkin thing…Those roads we used to drive…Mt Ceninis, Frejus etc … before the tunnels… or to avoid the tunnels…to save money for the Boss…Circa Rawlings Cabmont JD Etc…

Anyone have stories of the old coast road to the Vent via Monaco…

Funny you should mention that Balders I remember a story about Steve Cherret aka “Rocky” an old driver from the past for us who was in a town along that coast road not sure which one though, I think he was doing groupage deliveries but don’t know who he was driving for, anyway he had to pull up at some traffic lights and it is said he was stationary for at least three sets of green to go lights but he never moved much to the annoyance of the vehicles behind him with much horn blowing as you can imagine, turns out that he could see over the high hedge from his vantage point in the drivers seat and there were apparently two lovely young woman enjoying a game of tennis, not unusual you may think only these two were ■■■■■■■ so an understandable delay don’t you think ! another Mary Hopkin moment cheers Buzzer.

[jimski]

Hi all now I know it’s nothing to do with trucks but me brother was in Vegas this last week and while he was there he bumped into some one we know !

And that’s about as good as it gets !

Regards Jim

[buzzer]

Jimski:
Hi all now I know it’s nothing to do with trucks but me brother was in Vegas this last week and while he was there he bumped into some one we know !

And that’s about as good as it gets !

Regards Jim

Hi Jimmer it’s not Stevie Wonder with a skin graft is it ? cheers Buzzer

[gazzer]

“Solent South Road Federation”

[gazzer]

Smith of Maddiston, Southampton based…parked Thornhill Road, Bitterne (by the allotments).

[jimski]

Buzzer your so close !!
R Jim

[maggied]

Hi Jim,

Whose that in the T shirt with your brother ?

Tell Jackie thanks for yesterday First Class.

Regards
Richard