LTS of Oldham–Renault
I remember seeing LTS vehicles in and around MIFT at the airport,that was before I retired to Portugal,so not sure if they are still concerned with the same traffic.
David
Wilkinson Dodge making a delivery in Oldham sometime during the 60s.(just getting this thread back to page 1)
moomooland:
0 Seen here making a left turn off King Street on to Union Street Oldham.
The transformer would have been collected by Wynn’s from the near by Ferranti factory down the road at Hollinwood.
In those days long before the M62 was built many loads such as this came through Oldham town centre.
They would then proceed up and down the steep hills across the Pennines towards Huddersfield on the old A62 which is why in this case three of Wynn’s Pacific heavy haulage tractors were assigned to the job
And did you know that on the A62 at Slaithwaite there was/is a special dedicated layby constructed , extra long, PROHIBITED for normal motoring needs. This was to accommodate the long heavy load outfits (Wynns, Pickfords) while waiting for police escorts to go over Standedge or through Huddersfield as the case may be. It’s still there but now we have the M62, the layby is open to general use.
grumpy old man:
moomooland:
Seen here making a left turn off King Street on to Union Street Oldham.
The transformer would have been collected by Wynn’s from the near by Ferranti factory down the road at Hollinwood.
In those days long before the M62 was built many loads such as this came through Oldham town centre.
They would then proceed up and down the steep hills across the Pennines towards Huddersfield on the old A62 which is why in this case three of Wynn’s Pacific heavy haulage tractors were assigned to the jobAnd did you know that on the A62 at Slaithwaite there was/is a special dedicated layby constructed , extra long, PROHIBITED for normal motoring needs. This was to accommodate the long heavy load outfits (Wynns, Pickfords) while waiting for police escorts to go over Standedge or through Huddersfield as the case may be. It’s still there but now we have the M62, the layby is open to general use.
I remember that layby well. I quite often visit places I remember on Street View just to see how they have changed.
So, following reading your post this morning, I took a " walk " up the A62. It seems the layby is still for abnormal loads only !!
Regards. John.
moomooland:
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Talk about “lazy ■■■■■■■■■ Blue Dart drivers made BRS look like Super Stars, Blue Dart took two days to get a load of Bowater Scotts from Barrow to London in the 70’s. Just a bit of useless info but the shot jogged the old brain cell ! Cheers Bewick.
Bewick:
moomooland:
Talk about “lazy [zb]” Blue Dart drivers made BRS look like Super Stars, Blue Dart took two days to get a load of Bowater Scotts from Barrow to London in the 70’s. Just a bit of useless info but the shot jogged the old brain cell ! Cheers Bewick.
No wonder in a bloody D Series Ford 
moomooland:
Bewick:
moomooland:
1Talk about “lazy [zb]” Blue Dart drivers made BRS look like Super Stars, Blue Dart took two days to get a load of Bowater Scotts from Barrow to London in the 70’s. Just a bit of useless info but the shot jogged the old brain cell ! Cheers Bewick.
No wonder in a bloody D Series Ford
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That brings back lots of happy memories Paul, have you got any more.
The guy in the photo looks like Trevor who was the auto electrician at the Stakehill depot.
Now then Dennis, I can never remember the Brady drivers or the Bewick drivers calling me a lazy (z.b.) whenever I helped them fold up their sheets at Bowaters in Barrow or in Northfleet. Barrow to London in the seventies, if you were on your way back from Paisley then there must of been a dodgy in there somewhere. 
Regards Steve.
mushroomman:
That brings back lots of happy memories Paul, have you got any more.
The guy in the photo looks like Trevor who was the auto electrician at the Stakehill depot.Regards Steve.
Here’s a couple more Steve.
Thanks Paul, I was quite upset when they took away my ex Nobles Ford D series and gave me one of those A.E.C’.s registration number ATJ 331L as I had to start looking around for digs which I was never a great fan of. 
You didn’t see many of those A.E.C.'s flying along without a string tied to the bumper bar to stop the mirrors blowing back against the cab but I did like the fancy window winder, now that was what they called the technology of the day. 
R H Stevens of Macclesfield
Blimey, John. That’s a rare one! Taken at Yorkshire depot just after buying the tanker fleet of… the memory cell’s packed up for the night! Somebody remind me. Red tankers, 8-wheelers and artics. Can’t think of the name. 
Was it Wm Rainford’s ROF.
I was given the photo card (they had ran out of business cards at the time) when I went for an interview at Macclesfield in 2002 they were in the process of taking over a chemical tanker firm in Liverpool and they wanted someone for the traffic office, still got the letter offering me the position then it all went t-ts up with the take over and it didn’t go ahead.
transportphotos.com/road/photos
Of course, John. Why couldn’t I remember Rainford’s name? Your visit to Macc was in the middle of my “holiday” from Stevo’s between two stints at the firm. Only went back there when I was offered a local run.
Developers have again started work on the old depot- over 100 houses plus parking are planned for the little yard. Maybe they’ll be stacked vertically, probably three high!
Barbers removal firm from Levenshulme Manchester I remember this company in the 60s
