Long Departed Southampton Hauliers (Part 1)

b_waddy · 22 January 2015 17:39

Hi ,Folks ,Can you tell me iff the reg no was oow /82 G , of the Bakers E R ,F , Cheers Barry

robert1952 · 22 January 2015 18:39

b.waddy:
Hi ,Folks ,Can you tell me iff the reg no was oow /82 G , of the Bakers E R ,F , Cheers Barry

ROW-882G - see pic below. Cheers Robert

b_waddy · 22 January 2015 18:48

Hi ,ROBERT , THANKS for that only we ran oow /// G after Bakers , Cheers Barry

buzzer · 22 January 2015 18:54

If my memory serves me right Bakers used to bring store pedestrian elevators (moving staircase type) back from Italy and looks like that is one on the trailer in the picture above ROW862G. They had a 50 footer for the longer one’s and I remember this well as I followed it over Mont Cenis one day going in to Italy and on the steps it’s under run bar used to ground out lifting the rear wheels on some occasions, another Mary Hopkin’s moment, cheers Buzzer.

robthedog · 22 January 2015 19:01

I thought BFC was one of many outfits based and running out of common barn in Eastleigh where B&Q are now ?

gazzer:
BFC as in Barry’s Flying Circus, Chandlers Ford? Or was there another?

Bakers ERF from FB
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buzzer · 24 January 2015 14:37

Page one saver, Buzzer

gazzer · 24 January 2015 19:44

I know Mappo has seen this off FB. On the left is that not two of Comptons vehicles with red spoilers?

gazzer · 24 January 2015 20:10

segundamano.es/baleares/scan … &st=a&c=39

Bargain for a SCANIA V8 lover here! 5500€ thats less than £5K!!

suedehead · 24 January 2015 21:11

gazzer:
BFC as in Barry’s Flying Circus, Chandlers Ford? Or was there another?

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Looks like 1200/20 cross ply tyres on the front of the Scania

240_gardner · 7 August 2006 11:08

harry:
Re: Bowdens ; Its funny ,when I think of it ? In the old days it used to take about 3 days to clear in Lisbon. So every night I used to go to the clubs ,fall in love & end up in an hotel. But there was this Bowdens driver who had this handlebar mustache & would go to the Bavarian bar that was crammed full of crumpet. He used to stand at the bar wearing a blazer ,grey flannels ,collar & tie. He went there because they served beer in big pint mugs. He used to smoke his pipe & drink his beer like a sergeant major ,while all around him were truckers from all over Europe totally wasted & really wild women doing what they did best. He never went with any of the girls. But as soon as he got to Lisbon he made a bee-line to the nightclubs. A respectable oddity… ( I was there now )

Harry, might this have been a different Bowden from the BFI one? I showed the thread to one of Bowden’s directors this morning, and he reckoned their drivers would have got dizzy long before Dover! Apparently they didn’t go over the water.

toddmck · 26 January 2015 17:47

robthedog:
I thought BFC was one of many outfits based and running out of common barn in Eastleigh where B&Q are now ?

gazzer:
BFC as in Barry’s Flying Circus, Chandlers Ford? Or was there another? BFC I think was owned by a bloke called Bill Aldridge,he used to drive about in a 4 wheel green bedford tipper,I think he was something to do with Royle Jackson who were down at Woolston,Just to stop us falling off page 1.Regards Todd

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mappo · 28 January 2015 14:49

Apologies for putting this on again, BUT it is a rare photo.
Obligatory short, sandals, but LOOK no socks.!!!

maggied · 28 January 2015 14:50

Hi All

Just to get us back on page 1

Winky was lucky to get out of this

Regards
Richard

mappo · 28 January 2015 14:53

Ouch…don’t think I,ve seen that one before Richard, Winky was lucky.

maggied · 29 January 2015 23:46

Hi All,

Sorry Pat (R.I.P.) we were dropping off page 1.

Here’s a photo of one of the Turbostars supplied by Pitters,good people to deal with, in Roadferry colours,we used this along with 2 Renault Turboliners to move Portakabins from York to Switzerland every week,I’ll sort some pics of the Renaults later.
Regards
Richard