Stealing the show this weekend!
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RWY735L ATKINSON ERNEST THORPE by Mark Schofield @ JB Schofield, on Flickr
Thorpes did a lot of steel to and from S Wales , their Atkinsons were pretty awesome regards Keith
Athersmith only a smallish haulage firm in those day’s must have dug deep into there pocket’s to put 3 brand new Atkison motor’s on the road at the same time
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Athersmith only a smallish haulage firm in those day’s must have dug deep into there pocket’s to put 3 brand new Atkison motor’s on the road at the same time 0
OK Frank,what year was it and who were the drivers ? great shot though even without full info 
Cheers Dennis.
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It sure brings a tear to the eye ROF looking at those Atky’s,I wonder what drive line the Blue Borderer had,I can’t make my mind up as to what sort of axle it has,maybe Kirkstall HR,but the Hubs seem to be to far into the dish of the wheel ? Just an observation Cheers Bewick.
Bewick:
Retired Old ■■■■:
3210It sure brings a tear to the eye ROF looking at those Atky’s,I wonder what drive line the Blue Borderer had,I can’t make my mind up as to what sort of axle it has,maybe Kirkstall HR,but the Hubs seem to be to far into the dish of the wheel ? Just an observation
The blue one XTF235N wasrebuilt for work in the 90’s and received a 3rd axle and a 320 ■■■■■■■ (iirc) - so presumably it got a different drive axle too ?
ROF
Some cracking Atkinson photo’s there. The red 8 wheeler, did it start life off as one of T H Browns from Grimsby. The reg is definitely Grimsby 1971 /2. It really looks the dogs !!!
Cheers Bassman
I think the Axle on XTF is off a ERF E series Rockwell?
Bassman:
ROF
Some cracking Atkinson photo’s there. The red 8 wheeler, did it start life off as one of T H Browns from Grimsby. The reg is definitely Grimsby 1971 /2. It really looks the dogs !!!Cheers Bassman
I thought the sides looked a bit low for Brown’s, matey, but I’m usually wrong at my age!
fryske:
Bewick:
Retired Old ■■■■:
3210It sure brings a tear to the eye ROF looking at those Atky’s,I wonder what drive line the Blue Borderer had,I can’t make my mind up as to what sort of axle it has,maybe Kirkstall HR,but the Hubs seem to be to far into the dish of the wheel ? Just an observation
The blue one XTF235N wasrebuilt for work in the 90’s and received a 3rd axle and a 320 ■■■■■■■ (iirc) - so presumably it got a different drive axle too ?
I wonder why someone would knock the third axle back out of it?
And I would think that’s a Rockwell axle.
Retired Old ■■■■:
fryske:
Bewick:
Retired Old ■■■■:
3210It sure brings a tear to the eye ROF looking at those Atky’s,I wonder what drive line the Blue Borderer had,I can’t make my mind up as to what sort of axle it has,maybe Kirkstall HR,but the Hubs seem to be to far into the dish of the wheel ? Just an observation
The blue one XTF235N wasrebuilt for work in the 90’s and received a 3rd axle and a 320 ■■■■■■■ (iirc) - so presumably it got a different drive axle too ?
I wonder why someone would knock the third axle back out of it?
And I would think that’s a Rockwell axle.
It was single wheeled and looked odd-
XTF235N ATKINSON BORDERER by Mark Schofield @ JB Schofield, on Flickr
NOW I understand why someone would knock the third axle out of it!
Apart from the single wheels it looks very smart in that livery.
Retired Old ■■■■:
fryske:
Bewick:
Retired Old ■■■■:
3210It sure brings a tear to the eye ROF looking at those Atky’s,I wonder what drive line the Blue Borderer had,I can’t make my mind up as to what sort of axle it has,maybe Kirkstall HR,but the Hubs seem to be to far into the dish of the wheel ? Just an observation
The blue one XTF235N wasrebuilt for work in the 90’s and received a 3rd axle and a 320 ■■■■■■■ (iirc) - so presumably it got a different drive axle too ?
I wonder why someone would knock the third axle back out of it?
And I would think that’s a Rockwell axle.
I believe it is a Rockwell axle. The tag axle was removed when it was retired from work
Bassman:
ROF
Some cracking Atkinson photo’s there. The red 8 wheeler, did it start life off as one of T H Browns from Grimsby. The reg is definitely Grimsby 1971 /2. It really looks the dogs !!!Cheers Bassman
It was new to T H Brown, and then worked into the 1990s for Billy Smith of Longton, near Preston, although hampered by being only 24T gross. I don’t think this is the original body.
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Thanks for that, I thought the reg looked like one T H Browns. They ran a good Atkinson fleet at one time and I would think that would be one of the last that they put on the road,going mainly onto artics about that period.
Cheers Bassman
Nice one, Paul, thank you! Not seen that one before.