Old North East haulage companies (Part 1)

marcus 22:
paul hennesy tidy DAF

on the fossway in byker by the looks of it

here’s a few more of cookies from late sixties - early seventies. regards prattman

for the attention of paw 123, me as a very young child in front of one of Redmires Foden dump trucks at newlands quarry Stanhope. regards Gary

Jimmy Listers 143

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Think I was talking to Jimmy the day he picked that up from Purfleet we were in the cafe at the junction with the A10 at Huntingdon.
Just a comment on the Gallacher Blue lovely paint scheme an early trend setter :exclamation:

Ive read in the Chronicle that Boola Bill has passed away, He was Tony Waughs Transport Manager before and after the merge with Baxters Road Services in 1967, RIP Boola, Regards Larry.

Lawrence Dunbar:
Ive read in the Chronicle that Boola Bill has passed away, He was Tony Waughs Transport Manager before and after the merge with Baxters Road Services in 1967, RIP Boola, Regards Larry.

R I P. Boola, He had left by the time I started at Waugh’s in 1972, although his name was often mentioned by the older hands. The “Duke” Ken Lancaster ( now long passed on) was the transport manager over my time at the company. Regards Kev.

marcus 22:
Jimmy Listers 143

How spooky is that Mark just been talking to him on the phone he’s back in uk.

prattman:
for the attention of paw 123, me as a very young child in front of one of Redmires Foden dump trucks at newlands quarry Stanhope. regards Gary

Good photographs , old Foden dumper being in the wars, was it on Newlandside Quarry top opp. Ian Wards plant grave yard?

Mick Wilsons Motor at Swallwell, Regards Larry.

some photo’s of J. D. Crawford of Haltwhistle taken early 90’s. regards prattman

some more long departed firms from north west durham area. regards prattman.

Few pictures from the Tyne tees rally



A few pictures from the last few weeks


hiya,
What a finish on the little motor of Fergies I always think it looks like it’s been
stove enamelled always give it a little stroke when it’s parked at the Chester le
Street stop.
thanks harry, long retired.