Aye good pics if youve got anymore get them on. When I get a bit time might get a look at my old photos could be one or two of Witton Castle amongst them, as far as wagons etc go we never realy took many back then ,had to get them developed etc, but wished I had now unusual loads different wagons places you had been, would have been handy now computers forums etc etc. Was talking to John Scott the other day in Gallachers yard he was up getting a job done on his car hadnt seen him for 10yrs
here’s a few photo’s I took at Witton Castle truck show in 1989 will post more later.regards prattman.
Great pics prattman keep them coming
I mentioned quite some time ago a Haulier from Streetgate Sunnyside , A Frank Steel he ran a 8 Wheel tipper, or two, Latterly he had a Foden Bulker, But he did buy and operate this old Aki 8 wheeler that he bought from cousins at Seaton Burn late 60s early 70s, Does this ring any bells with anyone
thanks for the comments greek, here’s some more from 89 show also have other years which in time I will post on here.cheers prattman.
great photos at witton castle their, brings back some good memorys and laughs , i have my caravan up their now bit different from what it was then , keep them coming
rgds
mark
Lawrence Dunbar:
I mentioned quite some time ago a Haulier from Streetgate Sunnyside , A Frank Steel he ran a 8 Wheel tipper, or two, Latterly he had a Foden Bulker, But he did buy and operate this old Aki 8 wheeler that he bought from cousins at Seaton Burn late 60s early 70s, Does this ring any bells with anyone 0in the haulage game at that time, Regards Larry.
Larry re Frankie Steel You are right he lived at Sunniside and had a bit of farmland and a yard on the fell up behind the Blue Parrot. He used to keep a few sheep himself and rented some of the land for grazing to one or two of the local farmers.
I know he had a Foden 8 legger and he worked with us leading fly ash from Dunston lagoons (pre Metro Centre days) down onto new the A66 dual carriageway through Middlesborough. That was about 1975/76. The job was through Theo. James.
Frankie used to always knock about Tyneside and Hexham marts and he built himself a double deck cattle container for an 8 wheeler with the idea of leading store cattle out of Hexham. I think he only ever did one load and then parked it up.
Last I heard of him was in the nineties and he was in poor health. His brother Matty Steel used to have one or two betting shops around Newcastle.
Good quality pics prattman few of them Companies do not exist now.Found a couple of your old man crisssuddes but cannot get me bloody scanner to work.
Working with a couple ex John Hogg now forgot about Percy Clift he had some smart F7s & 86s I think i remember.
Aye Tyneside we were on that fly ash job too, decent rate off old Theo, But the w/bridge was too far away from the loading point the w/ms boys were on the ball trying to catch us overloaded. I f I remember rightly I think Franky caught something or other off his cattle, He was a real nice lad with a great sence of humour, , Regards Larry.
Chrisr620:
Few pictures from the Tyne tees rally
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The white Volvo belongs to Wingnut and his brother we’re off to the Thirsk Truck show in it this weekend
Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye Tyneside we were on that fly ash job too, decent rate off old Theo, But the w/bridge was too far away from the loading point the w/ms boys were on the ball trying to catch us overloaded. I f I remember rightly I think Franky caught something or other off his cattle, He was a real nice lad with a great sence of humour, , Regards Larry.
Larry Talking about the Dunston lagoons, can you remember George Urwin. He and his son had the coachworks behind the Fed Brewery where the marble works is now, opposite the entrance to the Metro Centre car park. Wm. Leech had their plant yard and joinery on the other side of the road. George used to buy and sell the fly ash, we provided the transport and did a lot up to the Fellside Road area of Whickham in the late sixties/ early seventies where a lot of new houses were being built. I remember the lagoons had no bottom to them and if you strayed off the one access road the waggon would go straight down past the axles.
IIRC when we were doing the Middlesborough job the RB dragline that was loading sunk down past the tracks over one weekend and had to be pulled out by a D8. Then they built Europe’s biggest shopping centre on the same site !!!
dazcapri:
Chrisr620:
Few pictures from the Tyne tees rally
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That was a smart motor it looked fresh
I remember the ash heap at Dunston But I allways thought that it was Geo Smart from Smart & Cardella had it, We used to do loads of ash for him out of Rowntrees at Fawdon usually for council paviours around Newcastle, Regards Larry.
dazcapri:
Chrisr620:
Few pictures from the Tyne tees rally
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[attachment=0]ImageUploadedByTapatalk1370534193.649274.jpg[/attachment]The white Volvo belongs to Wingnut and his brother we’re off to the Thirsk Truck show in it this weekend
Is that a private reg on the F10 because a B reg would have had the round headlights (nice tidy moter though hope you dont bling it up wing nut) I gave you a flash on your ways out of benton with the sed atk ,blue x type regards Kenny
Lawrence Dunbar:
I remember the ash heap at Dunston But I allways thought that it was Geo Smart from Smart & Cardella had it, We used to do loads of ash for him out of Rowntrees at Fawdon usually for council paviours around Newcastle, Regards Larry.
Hi Larry Yes I remember George Smart having something to do with supplying fly ash. Not sure how the trading worked but I presume the likes of
S & C and George Urwin would buy it from CEGB to sell on to their respective customers. I remember it was Bellway sites at Whickham we delivered to. I think Ogdens were also involved.
tyneside:
Lawrence Dunbar:
I remember the ash heap at Dunston But I allways thought that it was Geo Smart from Smart & Cardella had it, We used to do loads of ash for him out of Rowntrees at Fawdon usually for council paviours around Newcastle, Regards Larry.Hi Larry Yes I remember George Smart having something to do with supplying fly ash. Not sure how the trading worked but I presume the likes of
S & C and George Urwin would buy it from CEGB to sell on to their respective customers. I remember it was Bellway sites at Whickham we delivered to. I think Ogdens were also involved.
Talking of Ogdens
Hi V7 Is that your good self in front of the Maggies ■■? They were good muckshifters with the scow end bodies. Did you ever work on the Howden sewage job at the north end of the Tyne Tunnel early/mid 70’s ■■?
greek:
dazcapri:
Chrisr620:
Few pictures from the Tyne tees rally
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0The white Volvo belongs to Wingnut and his brother we’re off to the Thirsk Truck show in it this weekend
Is that a private reg on the F10 because a B reg would have had the round headlights (nice tidy moter though hope you dont bling it up wing nut) I gave you a flash on your ways out of benton with the sed atk ,blue x type regards Kenny
Yeah it’s a private plate mate it’s ex O’Briens Butchers hence the OBB plate I think it’s about 1990,that’s it for the bling as far as I know
tyneside:
Hi V7 Is that your good self in front of the Maggies ■■? They were good muckshifters with the scow end bodies. Did you ever work on the Howden sewage job at the north end of the Tyne Tunnel early/mid 70’s ■■?
No its not me,my brother in law was a site manager for Ogdens around that time,i worked for Stiller then.
