Hi Lawrence
a question regarding the carrying of spratts. i worked for Grady hall as a fitter starting in 1974 as an apprentice. i can remember the old fitter i was working with telling me about the time they used to carry spratts which was prior to me starting there so could have been late sixties early seventies. he used to tell me it was like carrying a liquid load and that they were always on the move. Another story he told was one of gradys losing a load of sprats in north shields when he changed up a gear and the load moved backwards and burst open the tailgate resulting in sprats all over. did you find this was the case when you were carrying spratts.
ive been trailing this thread alot but i havnt seen much of B A C (bishop aucland carriers) mentioned? yoused to be white units with silver tippers & i think 1 red & silver line through the paintwork of the cab. when my dad was on for reeves we used to run with them alot.
Just looking at the Foden. I worked with a guy called Ned Stamp…we both drove diggers for Pioneer plant at Blaydon about 1972. He left and set up as an owner (digger) driver. Wonder if he went into haulage too. Interesting…
Cheers Chris K.
Yes thats him, he is my mate, He had the Foden for about 4 years on distance work, but he decided to go back to a machine, he still has one , working a bit over his retirement, I well mention you to him, I drink with him in the club, Regards Larry,
Just looking at the Foden. I worked with a guy called Ned Stamp…we both drove diggers for Pioneer plant at Blaydon about 1972. He left and set up as an owner (digger) driver. Wonder if he went into haulage too. Interesting…
Cheers Chris K.
Yes thats him, he is my mate, He had the Foden for about 4 years on distance work, but he decided to go back to a machine, he still has one , working a bit over his retirement, I well mention you to him, I drink with him in the club, Regards Larry,
Do by all means Larry…Name’s Chris Keenlyside, he might not remember me though, I was only 19 at the time. I’m working for Pugh’s now driving an eight wheeler but still go on the hiab and low loader and drive plant occasionally.
Lawrence Dunbar:
You could be right Bumper Formans ran some of these, its a 1955, Newcastle Reg, Jayky & Shorties also had one two, Crows of Gateshead had one, Crowbar will probabley know by the Reg No. Great Photo, Regards Larry
Hi Larry WVK 952 WAS December 1955 and MJR would be Dec 1957 to July 1958.
You must have a hell of a good memoiry because we onlt had one mark 5 Seddon which came from COXONS at Anfieldplain when they closed down, and it was a LPT REG No.
REGARDS crowbar
Well now I remember the first time I saw the Seddon It was painted black, a nice tidy motor I thought, Bobby Brown was driving it we were both tipping at Thos.Potters with nuts & bolts from the Scotia Factory at Airdrie, great loads in those good old days, never moved & a one sheet job.Regards Larry
toonheed:
i remember geordie hogg driving a bison like that don,t know if it,s the same one ?
Geordie Hogg…theres a blast from the past any one know how he is these days…This was not Geordies Bison as it was the second one in the fleet. Bought brand new with only 10 years on the clock ha ha
sorry never seen geordie hogg for a long time .heres a couple more ex brian old lads that i know nev who has the sandwich van to b.q now and robbie not sure last name worked with him at new county and phil gent worked with him at north east concrete he,s now at burrells. all nice people though.
Phil Gent, I’m sure I worked with him at Topmix Hazelrigg Plant, Colin Wilsons pal?
Regards kevmac47
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thats the same phil im sure he told me he used to drive for brian olds may be wrong
Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye thats Phil, he worked for B.Olds for a while. Regards Larry
Dint he drive a green volvo F88 low loader there and he also worked for GTS remember them Larry
I can remember him having a Daf unit, he delivered a Jones Mobile Crane to my cousins yard at Seaton Burn, he loaded it at John Pringles Yard, I dont no abouts GTS, Regards Larry
ERF64cu1:
Larry. Dont know if you have seen this photo which i have put on the thread earlier of Curries rigid 8 in Powell’s Low Fell.
Yes Ive seen it, I may have even had a ride in it when I was a boy, they had a few of these, 1944 onwards, The driver of this one may well be Dusty Roads ? the last time I spoke to him was in the Derry, he was on night trunk to Newark with a Wagon & Drag BRS. The valley. He also had a son young Dusty was on the parcels dept BRS, But I never met him, the days I had rides in the old Scammell was when Curries were running crane parts for Sir Lindsay Parkinson at their Hewit Hill Opencast site near Plessey Woods. I enjoyed the school hols in those days, when my Grandad used to tell me when to be ready, I was allways up an hour too earley, the excitment I suppose, I lived with him for some time after we were bombed out at Seaton Burn during the war years, Happy days Larry.PS. Great photo I also had a cousin drove for Currie when he came out of the forces.
Well I certainley remember that name, as well Tommy Baty Frankie Rutherford, & in later years when I started driving, it was Pickfords then of course, Alan Hutchinson, I used to see him in Mrs Smiths digs on Hyde Rd Manchester, Regards Larry
