Bakers ERF
nilocekyd:
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could be it was neither of these…… anyone know?
regards
Colin
Morning Colin,
R S Hill had this first, they ran out of Cams Hall at Fareham, Cams Hall, a very old country house was purchased by Lord Nelson for his fancy piece, lady Hamilton. Harvey
Hi All,
Anyone remember Stan Tran looks like 204 berth waiting for a container,I think it was Bert Stannard who ran it.
Regards
Richard
HRS:
nilocekyd:
who owned it first?1
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could be it was neither of these…… anyone know?
regards
ColinMorning Colin,
R S Hill had this first, they ran out of Cams Hall at Fareham, Cams Hall, a very old country house was purchased by Lord Nelson for his fancy piece, lady Hamilton. Harvey
Yes Harvey thats right! When I started working for them we ran out of there for a while then moved up to the monument on Portsdown Hill. Best employed driving job I had!! Great bunch of fellas and great money to boot!!
Richard here is an F88 run by Stantran and I think it was Bert Stannard who ran it, later on he had a yard next to STS which I think when he jacked it in Ron Griffiths took it over when he retired, while we are on the subject of container hauliers can any one remember BenJock who ran two F88’s judging by the name one was called Jock the other Ben they were two tone green IIRC and does any one have any pictures, Buzzer
Thanks for clearing that up Peter 1961, HRS and Buzzer,
did someone mention Stan tran??
regards
Colin
One I uplifted from FB just to make Richard and Angie’s Christmas you must know the driver as it is a clear shot, Buzzer
Hi all i think the driver in the renault could be Rossy could be wrong but does look like him. Must admit looks a bit like a porky el longo but in all the years i have known him he has never carried that much weight. 
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Buzzer:
One I uplifted from FB just to make Richard and Angie’s Christmas you must know the driver as it is a clear shot, Buzzer
Post by gerbil sb152 » Wed Dec 19, 2018 9:21 am
Hi all i think the driver in the renault could be Rossy could be wrong but does look like him. Must admit looks a bit like a porky el longo but in all the years i have known him he has never carried that much weight.
Hi John,
As Kevin says it is indeed Rossi Melacrinis,great chap, his parents came from Southern Italy and his Mum made delicious Salami which he used to bring in for us to sample,one of the reasons we kept him on !! HaHa.
Hope you and The Boss,and Kev and Jan are all keeping well.
Here’s a couple of seasonal pics.Top one is Angie at the Frejus,and the bottom one Chad in a Mammoth Merc above Modane.
Regards
Richard
Hi Richard yes all good here thank’s just getting over a stupid cold but that’s life. Yes thought it was Rossi but could not have remembered his second name. Hope you and Angie and all the rest of the family are keeping well. Best wishes to you all. 
nilocekyd:
Thanks for clearing that up Peter 1961, HRS and Buzzer,did someone mention Stan tran??
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Colin
Bert’s son, Barry, was an HGV mechanic I seem to remember?
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Morning Colin,
R S Hill had this first, they ran out of Cams Hall at Fareham, Cams Hall, a very old country house was purchased by Lord Nelson for his fancy piece, lady Hamilton. Harvey
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Yes Harvey thats right! When I started working for them we ran out of there for a while then moved up to the monument on Portsdown Hill. Best employed driving job I had!! Great bunch of fellas and great money to boot!!
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Colin, I have been trying to remember the two brothers, long time ago, and think the chap I delt with was Bill.
Remember one day sat talking to him in his office and all of a sudden he jumped up, rumaged through a drawer and ran out through the old french windows with a screw driver.
Sometimes in life you make the right decision and sometimes the wrong, I decieded to stay.
3 mins later he came back red in the face and puffing like a good un, with two mirrors in his hand.
He had seen a traveller family coming in to look at thier new caravan and remembered he had not removed the mirrors, all went well and the paid for it, close shave.
I did not reolise they would not buy a van that had mirrors in it before they paid, things we learn eh !! Harvey
Hi all,Yes BIll and Ashwin Hill the R.S. Hill was there dad . Bill died a few years back know but Ashwin is still going strong. My dad worked for there uncle and i did a fare bit off weekend work for them when they had there first truck a bedford T K tractor unit, then they had 2 f86’s just moving caravans then they got a bit more into transport and had a fleet of 5 or six mixed volvo and mercedes doing all sort’s.
OHO97T on delivery day. Can’t quite see who’s driving but probably Bob the Sales delivery driver.
I have the claim for the design of the vehicle logo. I was asked by Eric Pettitt to draw something up for the new vehicles. I’m sure I still have the original VOLVO sketch templates that we used to use for the signwriters to copy.
gazzer:
OHO97T on delivery day. Can’t quite see who’s driving but probably Bob the Sales delivery driver.Yep !! Bob it was mate.
Unfortunatley he liked the dam truck so much within two weeks he was working for them, stayed for quite a time I understand.
It was Bob I took with me to pick up the Mandator from the brewery in Alton and after about 5 mins following him I pulled him over and asked what was wrong with the box.
I started to take it back with him in my car, I did nor buy it as faulty, when I found nothing wrong, it worked very well so pushed on back to base.
He could not get on with constant mesh gearboxes. Buzzer took in one week later, then broke it
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In the background behind the Baker vehicle can be seen the refurbished Coopers Arms .A Brickwood pub located at the junction of Millbank & William Streets.
A driver for a well known West End transport company entered through the front door & proceeded to prop up the bar.Unfortunately he was still in the cab of his laden vehicle.
The driver was shaken ,not stirred & was advised “to keep taking the Pils”.He was older Budweiser.I don’t know if the landlord was Bitter or even gave the driver a Mild rebuke.One of the shaken customers observed “there’s a tremendous draught in here”
In the spirit of goodwill, Yule be able to add some more I’m sure !
roolechat:
In the background behind the Baker vehicle can be seen the refurbished Coopers Arms .A Brickwood pub located at the junction of Millbank & William Streets.
A driver for a well known West End transport company entered through the front door & proceeded to prop up the bar.Unfortunately he was still in the cab of his laden vehicle.
The driver was shaken ,not stirred & was advised “to keep taking the Pils”.He was older Budweiser.I don’t know if the landlord was Bitter or even gave the driver a Mild rebuke.One of the shaken customers observed “there’s a tremendous draught in here”
In the spirit of goodwill, Yule be able to add some more I’m sure !
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Hi roolechat,
Thank you for the information’s it was a well known haulier I remember it being a lowloader,in fact it was a Green, King lowloader which was Fuller than it should have been, your post reminded me of an old school transport man who’s sense of humour was similar to yourself, you might know him he is on the right in this picture, and when in France stubbed his cigarettes out in the ashtray below.
Regards
Richard
roolechat:
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In the background behind the Baker vehicle can be seen the refurbished Coopers Arms .A Brickwood pub located at the junction of Millbank & William Streets.
A driver for a well known West End transport company entered through the front door & proceeded to prop up the bar.Unfortunately he was still in the cab of his laden vehicle.
The driver was shaken ,not stirred & was advised “to keep taking the Pils”.He was older Budweiser.I don’t know if the landlord was Bitter or even gave the driver a Mild rebuke.One of the shaken customers observed “there’s a tremendous draught in here”
In the spirit of goodwill, Yule be able to add some more I’m sure !
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Strong memories & Gales of laughter.Don’t want to keep Harping on,but the landlord liked to Usher mini skirted young ladies into his hostelry.
They needed Courage as he liked to see Watneys they had.