Hi all,
Im only a nipper but im sure my dad worked for SRT (who i`ve not seen a mention for) in Southampton (dock gate 4) back in the day?
Dad`s been gone donkeys but my older brother has told me stories of the past.
Hi again
A few more names have entered my head regarding Armstrong’s.
Tom Crutchley & Monty (went on to work for Boarhunt) and now I remember Dave Hooper and ‘Smudger’, John Smith
There was also a chap that lived in Lordshill/Lordswood. Quite tall with a beard.
They were good days for me but I never got taken on full time. I remember going in the yard one day and a F10 was parked up in the corner, (Tom Crutchley’s)
and I said to John Cooper, ‘Do I get taken on full time now?’ ‘No’ he said ‘It’s already been sold’
Same thing when Ted got the push.
I was peed off waiting so I never took their phone calls any more and started up my own burger van.
Who remembers (NOSMOKING’s) KNIGHT BURGER??
Started off parked up on Weston Shore opposite what used to be the lorry park (Top end)
Got myself established then we had the mother of all storms in, was it '89? I had to move from the shore and ended up
moving around a bit. Car park in Bridge Road, Woolston. Car park in Bitterne opposite what was Safeway.
I had a fair old few cb’ers that would follow me around as well. No doubt a few drivers from on here as well.
Lay by on Thomas Lewis Way just before M27. (Got prosecuted for ‘obstructing the highway’. More like the reason was the wheeltappers
used it as a pulling point for trucks and I was in the way!)
Sold the burger van and started my own transport. Nothing big but it paid the bills. WPS parcel contract and Wickes deliveries
(bought the 2 RTS vans from Richard Ebejer and changed the name of my company to RTS from T.O.P.S. Transport)
Also had a Hiab 7.5 tonner.
Had a few problems after that and worked around a bit, PJK, Kingswood, Stainer <<(another non entity! Caught up in their debacle in Spain that cost me £1k) Cahalin, Lamberts,
tipper work, and several I don’t care to remember.
Happy days, sort of, lol.
Heres a picture of me at Co-op delivering coal (That’s what buggered my back) Denny Belbin (Davies) was there at the same time as me.
Must be about 1971/72. Oh how time flies.
Back later ATB Richard (nosmo)
Hi Nosmoking there’s a name there that I know Richard Ebejer now works out Fawley way driving Tankers os maybe even something to do with tuition for new drivers Havant seen him for awhile now, likes his cars and bikes that’s how I meet him about 20 years ago !!! Are you still in contact with him ■■
Regards Jimski
Jimski:
Hi Nosmoking there’s a name there that I know Richard Ebejer now works out Fawley way driving Tankers os maybe even something to do with tuition for new drivers Havant seen him for awhile now, likes his cars and bikes that’s how I meet him about 20 years ago !!! Are you still in contact with him ■■
Regards Jimski
Hello Jimski
I haven’t seen Richard for a few years now. My last contact was to hire his car for a wedding for my daughters friend about 8 years ago.
He used his Merc iirc. (I’ll see if I can get a picture of it) He also had a Mk10 (I think) Jag. Lovely deep red jobbie like Morse’s, but in better nick!
He was last living in Hedge End behind The Fountain pub and was still working for BOC.
Nice bloke was Richard. Had his head screwed on, that’s for sure.
My first meeting with him was when I had my burger van. He would bring a Mustang or, something similar and burn the tyres out in the car park.
Didn’t do me any favours with the residents but I wasn’t going to tell him!
Hope this helps.
ATB Richard (nosmo)
Hi Nosmo it depends how long you go back with the yank he had, I think you’ll find it wasn’t a Mustang but a 68 Firebird
Convertible, he bought off my brother but that’s going back some 
do you know Pete Green ■■
Regards Jimski
Jimski:
Hi Nosmo it depends how long you go back with the yank he had, I think you’ll find it wasn’t a Mustang but a 68 Firebird
Convertible, he bought off my brother but that’s going back someRegards Jimski
Oh yes! Pete was my neighbour 'til he upped sticks.
Pete had a lhd pink Cadillac with ‘Left ■■■■■■’ painted on the back.
It depicted a ■■■■■■ that he done hisself because as you know he was a signwriter.
(My wife still sees his ex, Pearl, in Bitterne occasionally)
I think one of his daughters emigrated to Oz about 5/6 years ago.
I knew I wasn’t correct about Richard’s car but I knew it was a yank. I didn’t really know him then.
There was a story going round then that some bloke upset him and he pulled him out of his sun roof and gave him a slapping. Sounds about right, lol.
Many moons ago now but I’m still in the same house, same road.
Nosmo
MaggieD:
Fergie 47
Hi Dave, Hope you are well,just heard on the news that Harry Rednapp had a bank account in Monaco and the name of the account was Rosie 47,is there something you are not telling us
Regards
Richard
Bugger…thought it would never get out…you’ve sussed it… I’ll be waiting the knock on the door then !!
Need to top up the old pension somehow…Still, serves old Harry right, I mean, PORTSMOUTH for heavens sake…didn’t think they payed him enough to stash away …
Still alive and kicking Richard…
Another trip to Rennes and back yesterday, 400 + kms, 4 + hrs, and not a single British wagon, what’s happened to the “Continental” boys Richard ■■?..
Hi Fergie47 there all out off hours Dave !! !! 
hope your well Dave was that 400k on the bike ■■
Hi Nosmo sent you PM …
Regards Jimski
Hi all as far as i know maggied john (smudger) smith is driving for stevens of greatley on a bulk tipper was still doing a bit over the water but that could have all changed by now that was about a year ago when i was in there yard, time goe’s so fast when you get to our age,give my love to angie
Jimski:
Hi Fergie47 there all out off hours Dave !! !!Regards Jimski
Afraid not Jim…had to take Liz to the airport…
hi everyone my first time on here.Ive been handed some pics by lee hooper who now works for us at davies int. so i thought you may like to see some of them.Lee as some of you will know worked for volvo in the repair workshops repairing and painting. One pic is pearces transport i think they worked for martini but not to sure the second one is stantran who had a yard next to STS in andersons road.Will put more on later bi bi for now buzzer’
Awww Buzzer, Capt. Morgans old ride!
truckertang:
Hi all,I
m only a nipper but im sure my dad worked for SRT (who i`ve not seen a mention for) in Southampton (dock gate 4) back in the day?Dad`s been gone donkeys but my older brother has told me stories of the past.
hi truckertang what is your dads name. my old man was on srt back in 60’s before meachers swallowed them up
regards gazzzap
Heres a pic of compos yard dont know when it was taken .I know he was from poole area but he did a lot of traction for STS so a lot of the drivers were known to us locals plus he bought a lot of our old motors and ran them on a bit.
Buzzer:
hi everyone my first time on here.Ive been handed some pics by lee hooper who now works for us at davies int. so i thought you may like to see some of them.Lee as some of you will know worked for volvo in the repair workshops repairing and painting. One pic is pearces transport i think they worked for martini but not to sure the second one is stantran who had a yard next to STS in andersons road.Will put more on later bi bi for now buzzer’
Hi all bet you know where this pic was taken Gazzer !!! … Yep Princes’sMillbrook Road
Regards Jim sorry pic didn’t come over I was on about the Stan Trans F88
Hi all heres another blast from the past another one from poole but worked out of soton this Dennis Lister he had a son who drove as well called Simon. they worked with me in my early days for Colin wilks who ran Hocfon and later Whipland. he also did bananas before they emigrated down to barry south wales anybody else remember them rgds Buzzer
Hi gazzzap,
dad was Ted Blogg, my brother said he subbied for ferrymasters late 60’s early 70’s,
just as I was born.
Buzzer:
hi everyone my first time on here.Ive been handed some pics by lee hooper who now works for us at davies int. so i thought you may like to see some of them.Lee as some of you will know worked for volvo in the repair workshops repairing and painting. One pic is pearces transport i think they worked for martini but not to sure the second one is stantran who had a yard next to STS in andersons road.Will put more on later bi bi for now buzzer’
Hi John I remember Bert Stanard, Ron Griffiths at STS bought that yard off of him in Andes Road, a very long time ago. I also remember Jimmy Alford having a run in with one of his drivers in fact he (Jimmy) chased him into Berts yard in his car and promptly got hit over the head with a hammer by the driver!!!
Hi pat got the wrong road there must be an old age thing. regds.john