No prob Ang you can have a nip or two out of mine, Regards Larry.
Here’s another of those abnormal loads being moved from the old BRS depot Team Valley by Johnsons of Barton. ( I think they’re air conditioning or refrigeration units) I havn’t been able to catch any of the crews to find out where they’re going but I’ll keep trying. Regards Kev.
Nice new car there Kev you must be on a nice little earner there 
New car Ang? If your talking about that motor outside my door it’s a T reg!!! 
Regards Kev.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Its Brunton show this weekend the last one for this year, I will be talking Murray Hoggs 1943 K.2 Austin four wheeler flat, the last time I drove one of these was 1956, It belonged to the Late John Harman from Morley Hill Farm at Hazelrigg it had a Burtonwood Tailift & was used for collecting pig swill for his Holly Herd Ltd pig farm, He supplied T.Wall Ltd in those days, Regards Larry.
Larry, look out for me at Brunton on Sunday, I will be checking out your gearchanges in the ring 
Regards Kev.
kevmac47:
New car Ang? If your talking about that motor outside my door it’s a T reg!!!
The red one with you number plate on it 
Hi to ALL … Von bullit here remember the days eh , sorry about Alan O’Hare passing way never knew that catch me on my email anyone if you like , kenwood1900@gmail.com , good to talk
Had me caravan at a site in Middleton in Teesdale, last year sometime, Who should i bump into but Lorna Brough, I didnt really know Lorna, but we had a chat a old volvo`s Bob Tait, n stuff, I remember vagually when her 88 used to come in Taits when i was a fitter there. really early 240 with top mounted air wipers.
Lovely caravan site BTW.
truckerken:
Hi to ALL … Von bullit here remember the days eh , sorry about Alan O’Hare passing way never knew that catch me on my email anyone if you like , kenwood1900@gmail.com , good to talk
Small world Ken, your name was mentioned on here a few weeks ago!! get yourself to N/cle labour club next saturday for a chinwag, lots of faces from the past, ie Van Hee, Waughs, JR Adams, and lots more. Ps 2pm onwards. Regards Kevmac47.
kevmac47:
Here’s another of those abnormal loads being moved from the old BRS depot Team Valley by Johnsons of Barton. ( I think they’re air conditioning or refrigeration units) I havn’t been able to catch any of the crews to find out where they’re going but I’ll keep trying. Regards Kev.0
Saw 4/5 of them Today (Sun) Kev coming back from France but they were only round about Dishforth so don`t know where they were heading.
Somebody mentioned SCA Prudhoe DHL do the Asda which they subbie a lot out such as RAmage & Fergie
Elddis do the rest including unifibres some of which they sub out somtimes Elddis do work for DHL & vice versa DHL do work for Elddis
Heres a pic of the new 15.6 mtr Trailer 30 palletts on the floor same as wagon & drag they have 2 running between Prudhoe & Skelmersdale SCA
& here,s a pic of the14.6mtr trailers running between Unifbres & Flint SCA
i am away aswell kevin,
back 6th nov, for a month then away for xmas and new year , GREAT!!!
kevmac47:
Here’s another of those abnormal loads being moved from the old BRS depot Team Valley by Johnsons of Barton. ( I think they’re air conditioning or refrigeration units) I havn’t been able to catch any of the crews to find out where they’re going but I’ll keep trying. Regards Kev.0
Hi Kev,They are data storage units,they get bolted together to make one big unit,they are being shipped to Holland
Regards Rob
marcus 22:
i am away aswell kevin,back 6th nov, for a month then away for xmas and new year , GREAT!!!
Will swoop you then so you can be at home with kids ( as I will be on own makes sense )
hiya,
Just been doing a bit of Googling along the Felling bypass, is the building that
was used by Van Hee, (and currently for sale) what was formerly the place that
Caledonian had for doing the Nestle’ contract from, seem to remember doing a
bit of daywork out of there when on for Tayforth (Cookies) years ago, maybe in
there a couple of times.Made myself bad stuffing myself with chocolate.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Just been doing a bit of Googling along the Felling bypass, is the building that
was used by Van Hee, (and currently for sale) what was formerly the place that
Caledonian had for doing the Nestle’ contract from, seem to remember doing a
bit of daywork out of there when on for Tayforth (Cookies) years ago, maybe in
there a couple of times.Made myself bad stuffing myself with chocolate.
thanks harry, long retired.
I think its the one covered in graffiti, Appleyards place?
I think its the one covered in graffiti, Appleyards place?
That’s right, I remember going there for a job when I was a kid, the Caledonian name was on the place for quite a while after they had gone. I can’t remember now who had been in the place Van Hee took over, maybe Bumper will remember, wonder how long the mural will stay on that wall! Franky.
Hi Harry, You mention Googling the Felling By Pass, two or three days after it opened I had to take a 14ft diameter tank lid from Marchon at Whitehave to Tyne Dock Engineering at South Shields driving my Mickey Mouse S21 cabbed Foden 8 wheeler. The tank lid had been damaged in a small explosion apparently. Although not very heavy, about 2 tons the width needed to be watched,the police were not particularly interested after I left Carlisle, It took me 3 hours to get to the far side of Carlisle from Whitehaven due to the delays waiting for police escorts, as time was getting on I decided to nip up over the military road and did not request an ■■■■■■ until I reached the top of Denton Burn Bank. I managed to get a cop on a motor bike to ■■■■■■ me down West Rd as fast as I could go his words and to the Durham County boundary just over the Tyne Bridge. Eventually another cop arrived on a motor bike and told me to get cracking as fast as I could 42mph and he would ■■■■■■ from behind on the new by pass. After a while I lost him in my mirrors and after turning off at the White Mare Pool I stopped on the lay by there, a guy pulled up behind me in a Bedford TK and informed me thet my ■■■■■■ had suffered a puncture a long way back. It was gettting on for finishing time by then so I went on alone as far as John Reid Rd where I rang the police in Shields where after a long wait two turned up in a Mini and escorted me to the shipyard where I managed to get tipped by the skin of my teeth that afternoon. This would be about 1968/9 I guess. I think I have a photo of the Caledonian depot somewhere, I must try and find it.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Rob h:
kevmac47:
Here’s another of those abnormal loads being moved from the old BRS depot Team Valley by Johnsons of Barton. ( I think they’re air conditioning or refrigeration units) I havn’t been able to catch any of the crews to find out where they’re going but I’ll keep trying. Regards Kev.0Hi Kev,They are data storage units,they get bolted together to make one big unit,they are being shipped to Holland
Regards Rob
Thanks Rob, they will hold some data in that lot when they are bolted together!!! regards Kev.
Frankydobo:
I think its the one covered in graffiti, Appleyards place?That’s right, I remember going there for a job when I was a kid, the Caledonian name was on the place for quite a while after they had gone. I can’t remember now who had been in the place Van Hee took over, maybe Bumper will remember, wonder how long the mural will stay on that wall! Franky.
Franky, Van Hee’s place was formerly the soft drinks plant belonging to S&N Brewery, sorry the name of the brand escapes me for the moment.
Ps The Caly depot was a scaffold yard for a lot of years. The roof was removed to reduce the rateable value as open storage cost less. Regards Kev
marcus 22:
i am away aswell kevin,back 6th nov, for a month then away for xmas and new year , GREAT!!!
Mark, you will have to cheer yourself up counting your money over the festive season!!! 
Regards Kev.