I went past yesterday afternoon and there were still a couple of Gobowen’s 20’ skellies at the back of the yard.
It wasn’t very long ago that they were still working out of there - never mind, another one bites the dust…
Have you heard the news about 34?
marky:
Have you heard the news about 34?
What is the news? Haven’t spoken to TC this week.
marky:
I went past yesterday afternoon and there were still a couple of Gobowen’s 20’ skellies at the back of the yard.It wasn’t very long ago that they were still working out of there - never mind, another one bites the dust…
Have you heard the news about 34?
ermmmmmm, no… ■■
hiya,
Just read in the Rossendale Free Press that long serving Herbert (Bert) Taylor age 88
long serving TM for the long gone J & E Transport Co passed away on the 23rd of May.
thanks harry, long retired.
boden:
Parkers of Bolton had AEC Mercury dropsides for carrying steel tube from Markland Scowcroft at Bolton
Knowles Vanlines were the Ramsbottom company that had ammalgamated with Dickinson Transport to form Inter County Express which was later sold to TNT. Knowles run an ageing fleet of AEC s Leylands Allbions with the exception of 2 Leyland Buffaloes 2 ERF 180 gardners all of which were wagon and drags a 120 Gardner ERF which was a flat which my father drove from new. Dickinsons was a much newer fleet that consisted mainly ERF s and Scanias 2 Seddon Atkinson sleeper cabs and some Leyland Clysedale tractor units. George Dickinson died about 5 years ago in a horse riding accident " a top man " and Alf Smith who owned Knowles is stil alive i believe and living in the Isle of Man
Others were:
Knowles Vanlines-Bolton(?), AEC Mercury boxvans
David Hall-Bury, Commer 2 strokes
H&A Pate -Bury , AEC flats ,soaked up by Sheldon&Co (I think)
Dewsbury Haulage-Bury, Volvo & Foden tippers & brick wagons whom I never worked for but could say lots.
Hinchcliffes-Walmersley who seem to be back on the scene though an Actros in their colours was knockin about long after they had sold up.
J&E Transport- Haslingden & Dundee , AEC vans & flats part of Scottish BRS. Their depot is now apartments
Bengal Transport-Manchester, AEC Mercury dropsides
Whiteoak Transport -Colne, Fiats & Fords with hanging beef out of Borthwicks at Colne
Stringfellows-Shuttleworth and later Heywood Ind Estate, seemed to stick with Leylands to the death, last saw them with a Roadtrain on nights several years back.
A name I cant remember is the company at Ramsbottom that became Inter County Express and was taken over by TNT. They seemed to specialise in running to the South West with ERF 4 wheelers
Haven’t seen British Road Services mentioned I worked at the Tunstal Depot in the 60s used to have a 8 legger leyland octopus and trailor. Also Longton Transport that went years ago had the Guy warrior on there did mostly London area .Then there was A J Wass of Longton don’t know if they are still going but I do know the last place I worked is still going Basset Roadways of Tittensor when I left my wagon was a cut down version of the one in the picture made into a tractor unit RBF 672 used to have the normal four speed box and the 12 speed split box was opperated by a long iron bar allong side the gear lever.
Wheel Nut:
I was reminiscing about old names from the tanker industry with a mate.Thomas Allen
JF HAULAGE TRAFFORD PARK
Wheel Nut:
Charles Lucy
Yeoward BrothersAbbey Road Tanks
All 3 compaines are the same and where owned by the same person… the guy packed up and went to spain years ago and left his sons in charge. Charlie Lucy’s son also called charlie left abbey and bought Armet tankers.
Abbey is now ran by Mark and Steven lucy, who are both [zb], and belive me, they are!
if you need to put stars in the middle to get past the auto censor then you know it’s not allowed 
Denis F
Neil Conset of Prescot, Liverpool
I was putting the stars in myself Denis… i didnt know it automaticly put them in. sorry
was charles lucy the ones who used to run very smart dark metallic grey trucks? don’t remember them pulling tankers though, tilts or tauts?
new member dafdave [[bilko]]
I used to work for fred snaylam of bolton in 1980 closed 1983
other firms long gone are.
parkers yellow aec mandators
j pickups bolton roadways drt davidson radcliffe tpt. sheldons and co.
haworth and wilson these two companys merged and closed when i worked for them in1993
Welcome aboard DafDave, I remember some of those, Snaylem, Bolton, Radcliffe. Were Parkers that packaging company from Hyde?
Salut, David.
Parkers of Bolton had AEC Mercury dropsides for carrying steel tube from Markland Scowcroft at Bolton
Others were:
Knowles Vanlines-Bolton(?), AEC Mercury boxvans
David Hall-Bury, Commer 2 strokes
H&A Pate -Bury , AEC flats ,soaked up by Sheldon&Co (I think)
Dewsbury Haulage-Bury, Volvo & Foden tippers & brick wagons whom I never worked for but could say lots.
Hinchcliffes-Walmersley who seem to be back on the scene though an Actros in their colours was knockin about long after they had sold up.
J&E Transport- Haslingden & Dundee , AEC vans & flats part of Scottish BRS. Their depot is now apartments
Bengal Transport-Manchester, AEC Mercury dropsides
Whiteoak Transport -Colne, Fiats & Fords with hanging beef out of Borthwicks at Colne
Stringfellows-Shuttleworth and later Heywood Ind Estate, seemed to stick with Leylands to the death, last saw them with a Roadtrain on nights several years back.
A name I cant remember is the company at Ramsbottom that became Inter County Express and was taken over by TNT. They seemed to specialise in running to the South West with ERF 4 wheelers
boden:
Parkers of Bolton had AEC Mercury dropsides for carrying steel tube from Markland Scowcroft at BoltonOthers were:
Knowles Vanlines-Bolton(?), AEC Mercury boxvans
David Hall-Bury, Commer 2 strokes
H&A Pate -Bury , AEC flats ,soaked up by Sheldon&Co (I think)
Dewsbury Haulage-Bury, Volvo & Foden tippers & brick wagons whom I never worked for but could say lots.
Hinchcliffes-Walmersley who seem to be back on the scene though an Actros in their colours was knockin about long after they had sold up.
J&E Transport- Haslingden & Dundee , AEC vans & flats part of Scottish BRS. Their depot is now apartments
Bengal Transport-Manchester, AEC Mercury dropsides
Whiteoak Transport -Colne, Fiats & Fords with hanging beef out of Borthwicks at Colne
Stringfellows-Shuttleworth and later Heywood Ind Estate, seemed to stick with Leylands to the death, last saw them with a Roadtrain on nights several years back.
A name I cant remember is the company at Ramsbottom that became Inter County Express and was taken over by TNT. They seemed to specialise in running to the South West with ERF 4 wheelers
Paul Hinchliffe has started up on his own after driving for Fred Smith, and has a couple of motors on the road. He drives an XF Space Cab, and I passed his dad (Geoff) in a very tidy ERF EC pulling a tautliner up Windy Hill yesterday morning.
The traditional Hinchliffe livery is back, the only revisions being P & M instead of J & H, and Ramsbottom instead of Walmesley.
A much welcomed return to the Lancashire haulage scene.
I think the Inter-County Express firm you refer to was Wilkinsons, but I can’t be sure about that.
Marky, we had a Wilkinsons round here, they got bought out by federal express, as did all the other depots as far as I know. the depot is still there but is ran by nightfreight now.
Is francis lee still running motors? Come to that, another fotball star haulier roger hunt a.k.a hunt bros, they still running?
Hunt Bros are definitely still running - thay have been re-fleeting recently with new ERF ECTs.
Not so sure about Franny Lee. I thought I heard that his paper firm had been sold to someone else. maybe someone else can confirm this?
boden
hi stephen,i am now disabled in a w/chair & living in southport.I fell off a truck in france 5yrs ago. I am bolton born & bred & m,y family live there. you may be wondering what im rambling on about so here goes.Up till the accident i worked with arthur at sheldons for 8 yrs till they went bust. We then moved to work for kenny harvey [[ k& sj harvey &sons]] at farnworth.I then worked another 9yrs with him at harveys,. till i had the accident.I count him as my best mate as apart from family he is the only one who takes the trouble to come & vi sit me here.He still works at harveys & i see little of him because hes not home much due to driving the uk & europe.Im sorry i dont have any more details for you at the moment but please keep in touch its been good to talk to you.The only other thing i know is that he still lives in heywood.
dafdave