Bewick:
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
The ones I ran had 10stud hubs
For your delectation and delight, Dennis
Many thanks for this superb shot Chris,great firm Reeds we worked for them for many years re-loading back out of Kent.
Hope you counted those wheelnuts, Dennis 
hiya,
Only found this lot several days ago and have spent dribs a drabs of time looking
at every page, and wow seen some motors Iāve actually driven a very pleasant
experience I must admit, and yes Chris the four wheeled boxvan when as a flat
was a trunk motor and as you say a Bowker motor will have done the odd shift
shunting it and getting it ready for the night man usually me being a distance
man would have been on a Friday when too late too get another London in, but
a South East ferry port was normal on Friday, which was always worked to get a
Sunday morning running in job just in time for the Hamilton opening.
thanks harry, long retired.
Hereās a good old Pathe film from the 1970ās with plenty of Atkiās and ERFās passing through Stanstead.
Click this link> britishpathe.com/video/jugge ā¦ uery/lorry
At one minute in watch out for the Cadwallader Atki 
Think there was an Atki and a TK for Frederick Rays in that clip also, a great look back !
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
The ones I ran had 10stud hubsFor your delectation and delight, Dennis
Many thanks for this superb shot Chris,great firm Reeds we worked for them for many years re-loading back out of Kent.
Hope you counted those wheelnuts, Dennis
Aye Chris,8 stud wheels,so whats the story behind that Atky model,was it a lightweight 24ton gvw prior the new C&U regs coming in,was it,1964? and that tractor unit had a non suffix? letter after the number. āDelectationā now thats a Leeds city variety saying if ever there was one,have you ever played there ?Plink plonk,now come on Chris no ābumā notes 
Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
The ones I ran had 10stud hubsFor your delectation and delight, Dennis
Many thanks for this superb shot Chris,great firm Reeds we worked for them for many years re-loading back out of Kent.
Hope you counted those wheelnuts, Dennis
Aye Chris,8 stud wheels,so whats the story behind that Atky model,was it a lightweight 24ton gvw prior the new C&U regs coming in,was it,1964? and that tractor unit had a non suffix? letter after the number. āDelectationā now thats a Leeds city variety saying if ever there was one,have you ever played there ?Plink plonk,now come on Chris no ābumā notes
As I recall, these were only 20T gross, Dennis, and ran with single axle trailers - 5LWs in them, I think. And who wouldnāt be content with 94 bhp??
Leeds? Leeds?? But thatās in Yorkshire 
As it 'appens, Iām too busy playing in London 
240 Gardner:
As I recall, these were only 20T gross, Dennis, and ran with single axle trailers - 5LWs in them, I think. And who wouldnāt be content with 94 bhp??Leeds? Leeds?? But thatās in Yorkshire
As it 'appens, Iām too busy playing in London
94bhp?? Bloody excessive if you ask me!!
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
The ones I ran had 10stud hubsFor your delectation and delight, Dennis
Many thanks for this superb shot Chris,great firm Reeds we worked for them for many years re-loading back out of Kent.
Hope you counted those wheelnuts, Dennis
Aye Chris,8 stud wheels,so whats the story behind that Atky model,was it a lightweight 24ton gvw prior the new C&U regs coming in,was it,1964? and that tractor unit had a non suffix? letter after the number. āDelectationā now thats a Leeds city variety saying if ever there was one,have you ever played there ?Plink plonk,now come on Chris no ābumā notes
As I recall, these were only 20T gross, Dennis, and ran with single axle trailers - 5LWs in them, I think. And who wouldnāt be content with 94 bhp??
Leeds? Leeds?? But thatās in Yorkshire
As it 'appens, Iām too busy playing in London
Well I can say Chris is āLiberace will have thrown his candlabra out of his coffin with envyā Cheers Dennis.
marky:
240 Gardner:
As I recall, these were only 20T gross, Dennis, and ran with single axle trailers - 5LWs in them, I think. And who wouldnāt be content with 94 bhp??Leeds? Leeds?? But thatās in Yorkshire
As it 'appens, Iām too busy playing in London
94bhp?? Bloody excessive if you ask me!!
Quite so!
new Holt Lane by tex99, on Flickr
Before you say anything, this IS an Atkinson (not a Seddon Atkinson), and a Mk.2 at that! It didnāt even start life as a tractor unitā¦
Atkinson Searcher VTD 495M by 240 Gardner, on Flickr
One of John Killingbeckās famous mongrels!
Retired Old ā ā ā ā :
One of John Killingbeckās famous mongrels!
What he described as his āAtkinson Mk.3ā 
this atki is up for sale if anyone is interested
atkiman:
Dennis best one at the moment,if you look closley my 4 year old asleep on the bonnet,didnt sleep long when bobtailing home!!!
moomooland:
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i think that Atkinson was later converted with a bulk powder tank , and hauled sand from Oakamoor quarries to ST helens thank you Trevor
