New toys
Some brilliant old photos their of cooks. , Regards mark
Great pics prattman it was seeing Cookies wagons about in late 50s/ early 60s made me want to take it up for a living 
Looks as though those pics were taken around about the time I got my 1st driving job early 1969 Thames Trader for Barkers the fuit & veg Annfield Plain
hiya,
Was driving the F88 (DPT 472G) at the end of it’s life it never ever completed a trip without
needing some sort of repair when I got it, it had been worked to death. Was glad to get my
hands on a Big J which at least was reliable although not as roomy and comfy.
thanks harry, long retired
harry_gill:
hiya,
Was driving the F88 (DPT 472G) at the end of it’s life it never ever completed a trip without
needing some sort of repair when I got it, it had been worked to death. Was glad to get my
hands on a Big J which at least was reliable although not as roomy and comfy.
thanks harry, long retired
Aye Harry,all the units that was passed on to us at Tayforth Darlington were all knackered 
I am looking for a tramper who can rope and sheet, give me a shout if any one looking. regards Darren
prattman:
hello peteronly got these two photos of XUP 999F will post more Cookies later. Regards Gary.
I remember once in the earley 60 being in Manchester & giving three of Cookies drivers a lift back to Newcastle on Friday night their suitcase,s had to go on the trailer there was three of them plus myself of course packed into a J Type Bedford atic, 322 JBB, I was driving for Baxters Road Services then, I wonder if any of Cookies drivers that were there at that time can remember it, Happy Days Eh, Regards Larry.
I put this image on the AEC thread but it belongs here as well.
It sure does, Well done its a cracking photo, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
prattman:
hello peteronly got these two photos of XUP 999F will post more Cookies later. Regards Gary.
I remember once in the earley 60 being in Manchester & giving three of Cookies drivers a lift back to Newcastle on Friday night their suitcase,s had to go on the trailer there was three of them plus myself of course packed into a J Type Bedford atic, 322 JBB, I was driving for Baxters Road Services then, I wonder if any of Cookies drivers that were there at that time can remember it, Happy Days Eh, Regards Larry.
in the days when people helped each other
retriever:
I put this image on the AEC thread but it belongs here as well.
my favourite truck of all time , remember dad lifting me in , and letting me press the starter button big effort for a 5 yr old
duncan bladen:
retriever:
I put this image on the AEC thread but it belongs here as well.
my favourite truck of all time , remember dad lifting me in , and letting me press the starter button big effort for a 5 yr old
Aye the red button on the dash, No ignition key, Just a small switch, & a red marker to tell you the air pressure was low, & a heater that was on the passenger side, Happy driving days Eh, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
duncan bladen:
retriever:
I put this image on the AEC thread but it belongs here as well.
my favourite truck of all time , remember dad lifting me in , and letting me press the starter button big effort for a 5 yr old
Aye the red button on the dash, No ignition key, Just a small switch, & a red marker to tell you the air pressure was low, & a heater that was on the passenger side, Happy driving days Eh, Regards Larry.
Now would that MM have had a single drive axle Larry? and I can see it’s shod on 40X8’s now they could “pop” off on the new fangled Motorways after a continuous run for miles in a straight line eh! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
Lawrence Dunbar:
duncan bladen:
retriever:
I put this image on the AEC thread but it belongs here as well.
my favourite truck of all time , remember dad lifting me in , and letting me press the starter button big effort for a 5 yr old
Aye the red button on the dash, No ignition key, Just a small switch, & a red marker to tell you the air pressure was low, & a heater that was on the passenger side, Happy driving days Eh, Regards Larry.
Now would that MM have had a single drive axle Larry? and I can see it’s shod on 40X8’s now they could “pop” off on the new fangled Motorways after a continuous run for miles in a straight line eh! Cheers Dennis.
Difficult to say Dennis, I would certainly been faster with the 40s on , I would imagine it would have been double drive, To suit the type of work that Cookies were involved in, Regards Larry.
Consett Iron Company ran a fleet of these double shifted Consett to Jarrow angle mill, they also had rigids & dumpers. I served my time at CIC the biggest problem with these were porous liners, AEC called it water indentation & blamed the water in Consett. They were supposed to be Hodgsons (AEC dealer) biggest customer for spares.
Aye Hodgsons Garage on Benton Rd, I new the gaffer in the workshop, A fellow called Saunders a real nice bloke to talk to he new his stuff about AEC,S, , I recall once being told that he often used to get a bit of stick from old Jonnie Brewster who also new his stuff, In fact he claimed to know more about AEC,S Than anyone, & used to buy Orrell & Brewsters motors from Oswald Tillotsons at Burnley, The good old long gone days Eh, Regards Larry.
Served some of me time at Hodgsons, Arthur the gaffer, (Arty Laffa to us) was a cracking bloke he had his hands full with the many young blokes employed then, the older guys were spot on motor engineers, one was the Uncle of folk singer Alex Glasgow who made the old song ‘Dance to yer Daddy’ a hit, from the ‘When the boat comes in’ series. Learnt a lot there a great place for a young apprentice fitter to learn his trade. Just wish I had a camera in those days to record the many long gone companies that had their AEC motors in and out of the workshop. I’d rather be working on them today than the stuff we have now, the works not interesting enough anymore. Franky.
Frankydobo:
Served some of me time at Hodgsons, Arthur the gaffer, (Arty Laffa to us) was a cracking bloke he had his hands full with the many young blokes employed then, the older guys were spot on motor engineers, one was the Uncle of folk singer Alex Glasgow who made the old song ‘Dance to yer Daddy’ a hit, from the ‘When the boat comes in’ series. Learnt a lot there a great place for a young apprentice fitter to learn his trade. Just wish I had a camera in those days to record the many long gone companies that had their AEC motors in and out of the workshop. I’d rather be working on them today than the stuff we have now, the works not interesting enough anymore. Franky.
Hi Franky
Eddie Howe OK Coaches from Spennymoor had one of his AEC busses destroyed in a fire in Hodgson’s workshops, where it was being repaired. There was a fire in te workshops
Carl
transporter man:
0Consett Iron Company ran a fleet of these double shifted Consett to Jarrow angle mill, they also had rigids & dumpers. I served my time at CIC the biggest problem with these were porous liners, AEC called it water indentation & blamed the water in Consett. They were supposed to be Hodgsons (AEC dealer) biggest customer for spares.
erf at top right is WNL773T ex bsc consett,which we inherited at rotherham,we got half a dozen ■■■■■■■ eng.erf & a dozen boden tr when consett closed,before that around 1963 an ex consett AEC ballast tractor that had been refurbed by coxons an field plain