greek:
Doesnt seem to bad on the tinworm for its age wingnut, Hope you havent been giving your mate any stick about him breaking his new moter 3 days after getting it
broke his neck to tell me a pheasant hit the sunvisor i said and you expect me to believe that ha ha he couldnt drive a pig to market
That was some size excavator you had on over the weekend Alan.
aye took it to manchester yesderday climbing up the click from brighouse it was down to 0.8 to the gallon pleased i’m not payin for it
by the way kenny ive had to do a fair bit of welding on the a pillars and drivers step but the worst was the back panel we had to buy a cab to get a panel finding it hard to get bits now mate but fingers crossed we will have both of them ready for next year
Looking forward to seeing the new project on the road Allen, ps I’ve sent you a pm. Regards Kev.
thanks kev will do your welcome to come and have a look at the f10s anytime aswell i’m nearly always there on sat afternoons and you will get a cuppa and a bisciut
That was me that tooted at you at the lights in Sunnieside today Alan.
daveymk:
Hi f troop,
Did Fred do a bit for James seem to remember him having one of their Spanish dodge’s mite be wrong?
Hi kev,
Fred doesn’t get very far now his family drops him off at the bar and picks him up , he’s 73 either this month or next and has not been in the best of health for quite some time now. .
Regards Daveymk.
Hello Daveymk,
Your memory is still good,Fred did drive one of the Spanish Dodges for Theo James,olso i think the late Bob Dunn [RIP] drove one too,
I beleive he then went on to drive for Tommy Dodds,then to Fergusons when Fergusons took over Dodds Transport.
Regards
F Troop.
Hi F Troop
I am new on here,I used to travel with Bobby Dunn during the school holidays from 1980 onwards
So i got to know a lot of Fergie drivers when he was there.
Freddy and Bobby when they were at James were nicknamed the terrible twins as they often ran together and had more than a laugh.Bob used to say the Spainish Dodge’s were flying machines nowt could catch them.
Its great to see the old photos as it brings back some good memories.Is young Tommy Dodds on here as i remember him with his grandad and dad.
cheers
Stephen
Hello Stephen,
You are right about Bob Dunn [RIP]and Freddie Gibbon,two great characters i worked with for many years at Fergusons,
They were excellent drivers and workers and were a credit to Fergusons Transport.You were never short of a laugh when they were about,
They did drive Spanish Dodges for Theo James which were fast motors in there day.
The first photo from left to right is Bob Dunn [RIP] My self,Bob Stewart [RIP] and Tommy Dodds [RIP]
The second is Tommy Dodds [RIP] and Freddie Gibbon.
f troop:
Hello Stephen,
You are right about Bob Dunn [RIP]and Freddie Gibbon,two great characters i worked with for many years at Fergusons,
They were excellent drivers and workers and were a credit to Fergusons Transport.You were never short of a laugh when they were about,
They did drive Spanish Dodges for Theo James which were fast motors in there day.
The first photo from left to right is Bob Dunn [RIP] My self,Bob Stewart [RIP] and Tommy Dodds [RIP]
The second is Tommy Dodds [RIP] and Freddie Gibbon.
Young Tommy is driving for RTH Lubbers at Cramlington depot,His father Tom Dodds the last i knew was living in Belgium and doing continental work.
Tommy Dodds [Granda] died in Febuary 2006.
Regards
Thanks for the reply F Troop,
great photo of the 4 of you’s must have been a few years ago going by what looks like a Merc 1418 in back ground.
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I have put some photos of Tommy Dodds [RIP] in my photo gallery on this site (i tried to put them on to here but could not upload them can you give me any help?)
I have some more photos when i was away with Bob Dunn[RIP] when he was at Fergies.
I was traveling with Bob when he had just got the 1625 Merc and he moved from the F7, had many a good time up and down the country,a few memories in the Boot & Shoe pub,Londonderry lorry park and also at the Ram Jam inn think a driver called Ralph Scott was with us ■■
I also did 2nd man on the ships hatches Blyth to Sunderland a few times and AAF units down to Hethrow T4.
JUst a young pup on that photo Alec, was it took at Hebburn, looks familiar think I used to do bits out of there when I was on for Gallachers. Bells had a few of them 1418 `s when i drove an F86 for Collinsons & used to park with them quite often at Sheperds Bush great cab for the time.
greek:
JUst a young pup on that photo Alec, was it took at Hebburn, looks familiar think I used to do bits out of there when I was on for Gallachers. Bells had a few of them 1418 `s when i drove an F86 for Collinsons & used to park with them quite often at Sheperds Bush great cab for the time.
Hello young man,
Im sure the photo was taken at Wallsend in 1977 on a sunday morning,the 1418 was new to Tommy Dodds,one of the last 1418 s. We ran 14 1418 mercs and had good service out of them with few problems but underpowered.They were the first mercs in the fleet and olso the first sleeper cabs,the reg of the 1st merc was PTY204M driven by Vince Billham [RIP].
Bell Trucks at Bedlington gave us excellent Service on the Mercs and just being 2 mile away was another plus point.
stewood:
Thanks for the reply F Troop,
great photo of the 4 of you’s must have been a few years ago going by what looks like a Merc 1418 in back ground.
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I have put some photos of Tommy Dodds [RIP] in my photo gallery on this site (i tried to put them on to here but could not upload them can you give me any help?)
I have some more photos when i was away with Bob Dunn[RIP] when he was at Fergies.
I was traveling with Bob when he had just got the 1625 Merc and he moved from the F7, had many a good time up and down the country,a few memories in the Boot & Shoe pub,Londonderry lorry park and also at the Ram Jam inn think a driver called Ralph Scott was with us ■■
I also did 2nd man on the ships hatches Blyth to Sunderland a few times and AAF units down to Hethrow T4.
Many thanks
Stephen
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Great photo Stephen of Tommy driving for Frank Dodds,I think the driver you mentioned may have being Ralph Fairhurst,
olso another very good lad.
Sorry but im not the best person to help you upload the photos.Hopefully one of the lads will help you.
Keep the photos coming.
