Nice pics Lightswitch, I remember Burys’ tankers as a kid. Went to Ewelme with Dad hauling clay from Bishops Cleeve early 90s, Dad drove an 8 wheeler almost identical to the Bury one. I get into Grundon pits occasionally, usually the new flint quarry at Colthrop near Thatcham and sometimes the grit-sand pit at Faringdon.
Took this pic of a D.A Claytons of Bicester artic on the A420 ■■■■■■ bypass today
Hi muckaway, pleased you like them only just found this site and love it.
I have quite a few photos through time and only to happy to share them.
drove this Grundon Bison a bit, gearbox was back to front 1st gear by your knee
and top gear by passenger window.More pics to follow
Rode in a Bison tipper a few times as a kid, bloody hot and that huge engine hump! For some reason one of (if not my favourite) tipper of all time. Got replaced by the Constructor I think (Dad had one of those aswell before promotion to Fodens).
Got a pic of a constructor 8 wheeeler tanker Will have to find it out !
Drove it a bit 8 years neewer than my scammell so had to be good !
Ex Timbmet ERF EC8 (small engine for a tractor unit) now used by Cherrys at Radley as a shunter
Muckaway:
Nice pics Lightswitch, I remember Burys’ tankers as a kid. Went to Ewelme with Dad hauling clay from Bishops Cleeve early 90s, Dad drove an 8 wheeler almost identical to the Bury one. I get into Grundon pits occasionally, usually the new flint quarry at Colthrop near Thatcham and sometimes the grit-sand pit at Faringdon.
Took this pic of a D.A Claytons of Bicester artic on the A420 ■■■■■■ bypass today
That’ll be Nikki
Alan Long had this motor new and after a couple of weeks he swopped me for my wagon and drag, I had it for 2 years, a brilliant wagon, never missed a beat, mostly running to Scotland. My late wife took this photo when I called home for an overnight case, Two of my kids now 49 and 52, the boy drove for MacKenna, he now lives in Ireland
oiltreader
lightswitch:
A nice Foden B911 JHH which i drove for Burys out of Addebury/Banbury biulding the M40
in 1988 I may have a couple more of M40 days.10
Hi Lightswitch, this old girl finished up with Edgeley Transport in Bedfordshire, the cab was repainted in red.
I think she was scrapped a few years back.
Mark
The Last Chance transport cafe at Wheatley, they did not come much rougher, could have been the Last Chance Saloon in Dodge City, this photo mid to late 50s, I would say it probably shut forever around 1960.
oiltreader
oiltreader:
My first motor when I started with Progressive.
oiltreader
Great pics Oilreader, that’s the same as the one I used to go with my Dad in in the 60’s, he was on for BRS (Furness & Parker), can’t quiet read the reg on that one.
Do you have any more pics
oiltreader:
Going back a bit.
oiltreader
So that’s what a 3-way tipper is!
oiltreader:
Winter is on its way again, will it be this bad.
oiltreader
Under better weather conditions, bet those buses were sounding the end of the railway at Chippi’. The line beyond Chippi’ lost it’s passenger trains the previous summer; would’ve loved to have seen those 1000ton ironore trains run over Hook Norton viaduct.
oiltreader:
The Last Chance transport cafe at Wheatley, they did not come much rougher, could have been the Last Chance Saloon in Dodge City, this photo mid to late 50s, I would say it probably shut forever around 1960.
oiltreader
You’re probably right about the closure date; I’ve read the Wheatley bypass opened 1961 when the now-disused rail bridge over the A40 was put in. Took down less than 10 years later (what a waste of money) it was built to be split into two and so got recycled in Wales somewhere.
Dieseldogsix,
A load of Triumph Spitfires, most likely on their way to Honeybourne, note the headamps blanked awaiting glass, this would be fitted at storage. Standard Triumph leased storage at Honeybourne airfield in Worcestershire. We used to load Cowley made cars to Coventry then 2 Coventry/Honeybournes, then load from Honeybourne to wherever.
The motor in the pic if I remember correctly would be Brockhouse built with an electric lift for the top deck and skids for the bottoom, we had similar 9 cars but built by Carrimore.
oiltreader
roadcommander2. You do know how to upset a bloke. But thanks for the info
I am sure it started at pearsons in coventry.
