Old North East haulage companies (Part 1)

Hello Glenny, Im sorry to say but Sid passed awayabout two year ago. I sometimes see his wife when shopping. Three lips was called Bob Fisher, he went to Heslops of Elsdon, there was another Walkers driver there too, cant remember his name but he a 8wh.Foden tipperhe used to stop at Normans when running to Scunthorpe, another Walker Bros, driver Walter Moore worked for us, heres a photo of one of the wagons he drove.Regards Larry

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A few oldies on quayside at Blyth.

From f troop

Can any of you oldies remember this ? the old A.1 at Seaton Burn, & the next one is the same at Wideopen. Regards Larry.

Lawrence Dunbar:
Can any of you oldies remember this ? the old A.1 at Seaton Burn, & the next one is the same at Wideopen. Regards Larry.0

Yes Larry and at Wideopen the wooden gates for the pit line ? that used to cross the road was
a small garage beside the line to which became a lotus car dealer in the 70s if i remember.

8LXBV8BRIAN:

Lawrence Dunbar:
Can any of you oldies remember this ? the old A.1 at Seaton Burn, & the next one is the same at Wideopen. Regards Larry.0

Yes Larry and at Wideopen the wooden gates for the pit line ? that used to cross the road was
a small garage beside the line to which became a lotus car dealer in the 70s if i remember.

Yeah Larry and Brian,i remember both these places and a few more on the old A1,while on trunk at Tayforth Darlington,changing over at Berwick with Alloa depot.Not a lot bypassed in them days.Vic.

Lawrence Dunbar:
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Larry the National Benzole truck has just reminded me, they used to deliver a load of petrol every day into our yard when we were doing the lime spreading with the GMCs and the Canadian Fords. The driver was Billy Coxon his brother ran a haulage fleet out of Burnhopefield I think he had AECs painted black from memory. Can you remember them?

Another long gone haulage Co.

daveymk:

THE GREEN PIMPERNEL:
Loading butterwell 1985 after strike.

No red viking on the top of that one where is he ?

He was still on the F7 was later put on the FL10 Alan drove.

hiya,
Getting ready for the 28th “do”, been out with the begging bowl and got a few bob together to finance my booze even bought myself a printed “T” shirt emblazoned with “thanks harry long retired” and the outline of an eight legger and drag, just in case anybody wonders who that bloody foreigner is who’s chatting to Larry Dunbar and sat next to Geordie Walton or if I’ve upset anyone and they want to smack me in the gob it’ll make them sure that they’ve got the right person, see you all there, and a very nice Christmas and a very prosperous New Year to you all.
thanks harry long retired.

transporter man:

Lawrence Dunbar:
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Larry the National Benzole truck has just reminded me, they used to deliver a load of petrol every day into our yard when we were doing the lime spreading with the GMCs and the Canadian Fords. The driver was Billy Coxon his brother ran a haulage fleet out of Burnhopefield I think he had AECs painted black from memory. Can you remember them?

The driver in the picture is called Harry Patterson, who lived at Benwell, The only haulage firms I can remember are Eric Dews, & Atkinsons Transport , Mickey Rouse drove for the latter 50/60s.Regards Larry.

Another long wait.

Is this an old Albion ?.

glenny54:
anybody got any photos of ponteland haulage and murry hogg,i dont seem to remember any of these firms photos being posted,i drove for ponteland in the early eightees with jimmy younger,eric smith and john boyle,them lads all ended up at murry hoggs,and i ended up at simpson bros,i sometimes see eric cos were both on car transporters now,buti’ve never seen jimmy or john for years,any photos?.

hi glenny i used to work with those drivers at murray hoggs boiler still works there i worked hoggs for thirty six before i retired two years ago boiler drives a topline scania

Lawrence Dunbar:
Can any of you oldies remember this ? the old A.1 at Seaton Burn, & the next one is the same at Wideopen. Regards Larry.0

hi larry i remember the old a1 iused to travel down that road when i lived in dudly scots of wideopenwas just past the bridge and the commitioners used the layby to check your logsheets if you had one see you at the meeting next week can you confirm the time it starts regards

Lawrence Dunbar:
Is this an old Albion ?.0

lawrence that looks like one of martins that used to do timber work of the quayside to the timber yards on skinnerburn road i think they had about eight and they where brown with yellow writing regards