my dad drove for Caledonian at hexham then went to siddle cook who I think took them over,he finished his days at paul rae haulage but in the old days he drove for a lot of the old firms capstaff,waugh,smith&dixon,macfee,he was called jimmy brennan but sadly passed. this is my first post as I am a new member. 
great pics prattman theres some crackers there
jarrajim:
my dad drove for Caledonian at hexham then went to siddle cook who I think took them over,he finished his days at paul rae haulage but in the old days he drove for a lot of the old firms capstaff,waugh,smith&dixon,macfee,he was called jimmy brennan but sadly passed. this is my first post as I am a new member.
Welcome Jim, I remember your dad from years ago, did he live on the scotch estate ? I think Iāve got the right fella, apologies if iām wrong. 
Regards Kevmac47.
Hi JIm,think my dad used to work at paul reaās with your dad ,Geordie Horne if that rings a bell
forster:
Whilst āSurfing the netā today, I see that long established company Simpson Bros (Tyneside)Ltd has a winding up petition, filed on 24th. May. I can remember their fleet of Seddon 4 wheelers (many moons ago) Sad to see another haulage company finish.
Different Simpson Bros?
Waco:
forster:
Whilst āSurfing the netā today, I see that long established company Simpson Bros (Tyneside)Ltd has a winding up petition, filed on 24th. May. I can remember their fleet of Seddon 4 wheelers (many moons ago) Sad to see another haulage company finish.Different Simpson Bros?
hiya,
Elsewhere on another listing it does give the address as Drum Industrial Estate
Chester le Street. Same thing winding-up petition.Hope itās a mis-print.
thanks harry, long retired.
yes kevmac you have the right jim he did live on scotch estate,also I remember a Geordie horn from paul rae. : :
harry_gill:
jasper59:
harry_gill:
harry ive just spoke to bobby on the phone and hes going to join and tell u the talehiya,
Hello Jasper thanks for that, is Bobby still working ā ā , itās plagued me for
years wondering did he get away with it, I think Bobby was a bit like me
not at all into the car transporting, we was just unfortunate our motors
being fitted with PTOs so able to work the hydraulics on the car trailers I
was never given any instruction it was assumed Iād know how to go on, in
truth I hated the car job and was more at home on the general haulage
side of things, anyway hope to hear from Bobby soon.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry bobby is still working hes at asda washington starting at silly o clock he says he had to tell archie a bit of a tale to get away with it but i ll let him tell it when he gets round to joining
harry_gill:
Waco:
forster:
Whilst āSurfing the netā today, I see that long established company Simpson Bros (Tyneside)Ltd has a winding up petition, filed on 24th. May. I can remember their fleet of Seddon 4 wheelers (many moons ago) Sad to see another haulage company finish.Different Simpson Bros?
hiya,
Elsewhere on another listing it does give the address as Drum Industrial Estate
Chester le Street. Same thing winding-up petition.Hope itās a mis-print.
thanks harry, long retired.
+1 Harry.I can remember the garage at stocksfield from the early 80ās
Aye, Then they moved to Throckley into the Ex Barrs Iron Brew premises, Regards Larry.
jasper59:
harry_gill:
jasper59:
harry_gill:
harry ive just spoke to bobby on the phone and hes going to join and tell u the talehiya,
Hello Jasper thanks for that, is Bobby still working ā ā , itās plagued me for
years wondering did he get away with it, I think Bobby was a bit like me
not at all into the car transporting, we was just unfortunate our motors
being fitted with PTOs so able to work the hydraulics on the car trailers I
was never given any instruction it was assumed Iād know how to go on, in
truth I hated the car job and was more at home on the general haulage
side of things, anyway hope to hear from Bobby soon.
thanks harry, long retired.harry bobby is still working hes at asda washington starting at silly o clock he says he had to tell archie a bit of a tale to get away with it but i ll let him tell it when he gets round to joining
hiya,
Thanks again Jasper, I can imagine Archie being very understanding, not.
Bobby must be close to retiring age or canāt he I couldnāt finish quick enough.
thanks harry, long retired.
jarrajim:
yes kevmac you have the right jim he did live on scotch estate,also I remember a Geordie horn from paul rae. : :
Hi Jim welome to truck net ,Are you still in Jarra ?,My dad alough a little older lol is still tramping at 76,cant tell him to slow down silly owld bugger
Rob
yes I live on low simonside only 4 years to go for my retirement still driving myself but no longer distance just local now.
harry_gill:
jasper59:
harry_gill:
jasper59:
harry_gill:
harry ive just spoke to bobby on the phone and hes going to join and tell u the talehiya,
Hello Jasper thanks for that, is Bobby still working ā ā , itās plagued me for
years wondering did he get away with it, I think Bobby was a bit like me
not at all into the car transporting, we was just unfortunate our motors
being fitted with PTOs so able to work the hydraulics on the car trailers I
was never given any instruction it was assumed Iād know how to go on, in
truth I hated the car job and was more at home on the general haulage
side of things, anyway hope to hear from Bobby soon.
thanks harry, long retired.harry bobby is still working hes at asda washington starting at silly o clock he says he had to tell archie a bit of a tale to get away with it but i ll let him tell it when he gets round to joining
hiya,
Thanks again Jasper, I can imagine Archie being very understanding, not.
Bobby must be close to retiring age or canāt he I couldnāt finish quick enough.
thanks harry, long retired.
aye harry hes coming up to that age but do u honestly think he will retire
jarrajim:
yes kevmac you have the right jim he did live on scotch estate,also I remember a Geordie horn from paul rae. : :
Jim, I used to have a drink with your dad in the club or the Red Hackle on the estate, my dadās cousin John Joyce was the steward of the club for many years. When we worked for Waughs I sometimes gave your dad a lift home as I lived in Wansbeck Road at the time. Needless to say we always called in for a drink. 
Good memories, thanks for bringing them back. Regards Kev.
probably got told just drop the trailer outside the gates,
night shift bri:
Hereās a few from my time at Fergies. Should interest Alec if nobody else.9876543120
Waco:
harry_gill:
Waco:
forster:
Whilst āSurfing the netā today, I see that long established company Simpson Bros (Tyneside)Ltd has a winding up petition, filed on 24th. May. I can remember their fleet of Seddon 4 wheelers (many moons ago) Sad to see another haulage company finish.Different Simpson Bros?
hiya,
Elsewhere on another listing it does give the address as Drum Industrial Estate
Chester le Street. Same thing winding-up petition.Hope itās a mis-print.
thanks harry, long retired.Cutting from the Newcastle Journal today 31/5/2013
+1 Harry.I can remember the garage at stocksfield from the early 80ās
night shift bri:
Great pics from Witton Castle, iirc that smart F88 belonged to an OD. Last time I saw it was round the back of Volvo at Washington looking proper sorry for itself. Has nobody got any pics or tales from Redpaths of Wooler or Bells of Ashington who were both swallowed up by the mighty āF Troopā from Blyth, or what about the James Gang from the same neck of the woods?
Until the last month or so before the big tidy up to sell the yard i had a printed fly sheet that was old and knackered in tje yard from Bells of Ashington, The old man used to pull a load of fibreglass parts up from somewhere near Melton Mobray to a caravan company just off the A 1 just south of South Shields, I did the run a couple of times, Must be where the sheet came from I suppose !. Have no idea how we got the job from them and the old man aint around to ask now.
Not our Normal work but made a change from running a tanker and you could just get the trip in a flat day with a few mins to spare if you were lucky.
I was asked to bring an urgent important envelope and a small box back once to the fibreglass yard in Melton, he insisted it travelled in the cab, would not take No for an answer, so I put it on the bed an forgot it when i dropped the empty frames trailer backā¦The old man found it two days later when setting off with the tanker to Spain ! Serves em right, had it been on the back with the frames it would have arrived same day !!!. The cab is my spaceā¦The Old Man did not see my point of view and was not chuffed as I remember.
hi harry
i have been reliably informed that simpsons are still trading, but under simpsons logistics not simpson bros tyneside, that company no longer exists!
cheers
mick
Hereās on of the two new Dafās that arrived this week. Regards Kev.
