That looks like Stevey Clarke in the bottom pic Brian, nice lad Steve do you know if he stayed with Fergies after they moved from the Sunderland depot. Franky.
Frankydobo:
That looks like Stevey Clarke in the bottom pic Brian, nice lad Steve do you know if he stayed with Fergies after they moved from the Sunderland depot. Franky.
Franky, Stevie Clark was in the office at Fergies a few years ago when l was running in there with Nissan gear. I seem to remember he was leaving there to go back to the Port of Tyne, where I had worked with him a few years previously. Regards Kev. Ps, l hope that makes sense!! 
Cheers Kev, mind you he must be near retiring age I would have thought. Brian had a photo up of Bob Lilley in the 88, here he is (not that you can see him) in one of the three Ferguson Sunderland MANās when we delivered a couple of āLang loadsā from South Hylton to the Midlands. Iām not sure if the MAN was the last motor Bob drove before retiring, this steel work was also a regular job for us although getting out the works could be a little tight at times. Cheers Franky.
Lawrence Dunbar:
That is defo a blast form the past as even I remember them same as Isaac Walton
Hi Ang, I reckon that you would get your school blazer from Isac Walton, 
When you were a youngn, Regards Larry.
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Would hope the mother went there ( my great great great great great grandfather ) or poss Bainbridges ( John Lewis )
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Yes Ang the posh shops in those days & Of course not to forget J.J.Fenwicks too, Hope you are keeping well ā ā ,Regards Larry.
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Fenwick is still there still has the best toy place in town especially at christmas still does it windows as well ( didnāt get to see it this year )
I am well thanks doing a couple day a week at work atm slowly getting back to it down to a walking stick ( although did go solo last night interesting with the wind )
Hope you are well ā ā
animal:
Lawrence Dunbar:
That is defo a blast form the past as even I remember them same as Isaac WaltonHi Ang, I reckon that you would get your school blazer from Isac Walton,
Would hope the mother went there ( my great great great great great grandfather ) or poss Bainbridges ( John Lewis )
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Yes Ang the posh shops in those days & Of course not to forget J.J.Fenwicks too, Hope you are keeping well ā ā ,Regards Larry.
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Fenwick is still there still has the best toy place in town especially at christmas still does it windows as well ( didnāt get to see it this year )
I am well thanks doing a couple day a week at work atm slowly getting back to it down to a walking stick ( although did go solo last night interesting with the wind )
Hope you are well ā ā
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With your history it might be safer to stay away from busy shops all together you could be a danger to yourself and others.
Hope your back on (both) your feet soon
Lawrence Dunbar:
Frankydobo:
TTB wrote; FVS used to lead steel off the Boats at Seaham with Seddon 400s and Merc Powerliners i seem to recall this was in the early 1990s when Ronnie Linsley used to have a load of F88s and a D series unit shunting on th Harbour and my mate had a Scania 111 on the boat as well as Thomas Bros Trancontis and at the time new Sed Atki Stratos and David Fox was there too as was Fergis with MANs its that long ago Lincoln had FL7s witch were new at the time i have some pictures some where i was just wondering how long Grady Hall has been gone as i dont have any thing to do with wagons these days so seeing all the pics on here is great.Hya TTB I would have been with one of the Fergies motors at Seaham during the time you describe, as you say there were a few firms running into and out of there when the Steel was on, there was no hanging about either unless something made everything come to a stop for a few moments then you could have a natter, this was my steed below. We had a couple of Subbies too one with a Strato, lad with a beard but canāt recall his name at the moment and young Wilson with his motor, of course they used to go like stink to get as many loads as possible in during a shift.
Cheers Franky.
0Aye Franky, Our Nigel was on it a few times with his Roadtrain, It was IIRC Ā£50.00. Per load, It was a canny rate for the 80/90s, Mind you Sunderland rates were better than Blyth by a long chalk, The late Bob Brown used to give us distance work too when they were busy & allways loaded us back, Regards Larry.
Iām sure youāve probably mentioned this elsewhere Larry but did you just run the two trucks with you and your Nigel?
Hi dazcapri, We had 4 at one time Tippers ,Flats, & Artics, We ended up just running 2 Artics, These were the last ones we had, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi dazcapri, We had 4 at one time Tippers ,Flats, & Artics, We ended up just running 2 Artics, These were the last ones we had, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi dazcapri, We had 4 at one time Tippers ,Flats, & Artics, We ended up just running 2 Artics, These were the last ones we had, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Hi dazcapri, We had 4 at one time Tippers ,Flats, & Artics, We ended up just running 2 Artics, These were the last ones we had, Regards Larry.
Very smart Larry itās a shame your Nigel couldnāt have carried on with the family business but the state of the industry now itās probably a good thing he didnāt.
Hi dazcapri, This was Nigels first artic, & His Leyland Terrier when he first started on journey work at the age of 20, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi dazcapri, This was Nigels first artic, & His Leyland Terrier when he first started on journey work at the age of 20, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi dazcapri, This was Nigels first artic, & His Leyland Terrier when he first started on journey work at the age of 20, Regards Larry.0
Hiya,
Very nice livery Larry, I always thought the red and green went well together,
also had a liking for light blue and dark blue, Gallachers always looked well.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi dazcapri, This was Nigels first artic, & His Leyland Terrier when he first started on journey work at the age of 20, Regards Larry.0Hiya,
Very nice livery Larry, I always thought the red and green went well together,
also had a liking for light blue and dark blue, Gallachers always looked well.
thanks harry, long retired.
Couldnāt agree more Harry their a credit to the Dunbar family and much better than the plain motors we get today
dazcapri:
harry_gill:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi dazcapri, This was Nigels first artic, & His Leyland Terrier when he first started on journey work at the age of 20, Regards Larry.Hiya,
Very nice livery Larry, I always thought the red and green went well together,
also had a liking for light blue and dark blue, Gallachers always looked well.
thanks harry, long retired.Couldnāt agree more Harry their a credit to the Dunbar family and much better than the plain motors we get today
Hi ādazcapriā, This was Nigels New R/T, In 1988, He had it for 7 years, We sold it to John Arthur Ltd at Throckley & they ran it on Distance work for about 4 Years IIRC, Regards Larry.
I always thought the T45 Leyland was a smart looking motor Larry I remember spending my Saturday mornings out in a brand new T45 eight wheel tipper that my dad drove for mgl,formerly Alan Davidson, at newburn
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi dazcapri, This was Nigels first artic, & His Leyland Terrier when he first started on journey work at the age of 20, Regards Larry.1
I agree with others, Larry, very smart smart livery on your motors. I remember the Terriers I worked on had an unusual braking system on them-- Nitrogen accumulators, which had to be recharged by Buists from time to time .Sometimes the valves would snap on the accumulators. Canāt remember if this meant new tanks or if the valves could be replaced. Also the cabs were really heavy to tilt. Eric.
forster:
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi dazcapri, This was Nigels first artic, & His Leyland Terrier when he first started on journey work at the age of 20, Regards Larry.1I agree with others, Larry, very smart smart livery on your motors. I remember the Terriers I worked on had an unusual braking system on them-- Nitrogen accumulators, which had to be recharged by Buists from time to time .Sometimes the valves would snap on the accumulators. Canāt remember if this meant new tanks or if the valves could be replaced. Also the cabs were really heavy to tilt. Eric.
Hi āforsterā, The one we had had the Air over Fluid system, The brakes were good too, We bought this off the Late Franky Wouters, He got it from the Receivers that wound up Atlantic Engineering from Walker, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
forster:
Lawrence Dunbar:
0Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi dazcapri, This was Nigels first artic, & His Leyland Terrier when he first started on journey work at the age of 20, Regards Larry.1I agree with others, Larry, very smart smart livery on your motors. I remember the Terriers I worked on had an unusual braking system on them-- Nitrogen accumulators, which had to be recharged by Buists from time to time .Sometimes the valves would snap on the accumulators. Canāt remember if this meant new tanks or if the valves could be replaced. Also the cabs were really heavy to tilt. Eric.
Hi āforsterā, The one we had had the Air over Fluid system, The brakes were good too, We bought this off the Late Franky Wouters, He got it from the Receivers that wound up Atlantic Engineering from Walker, Regards Larry.
I forgot to mention the tilt cab on ours was Hydraulic, Regards Larry.
Hi Forster,
You mentioned that the Leyland Terriers had those nitrogen tanks on them,if I remember correctly the tank was inside the front off side of chassis and had to be recharged by main dealer. This would be on an M reg motor fitted with the four pot BMC engine and it would not stop one day and ran into garage doors in yard, it got sent to Charles Clarkās at Longford island in Cannock for tank to be recharged, the later Terriers never had them on Y regās but them air over hydraulic brakes first touch of them in the morning they were fierce rest of the day they stopped youā¦just! Yes the cabs were too heavy to tilt on your own,torsion bars not strong enough,and you had to remember to take pinch bolt out of bottom of steering column or you would bend the underneath of the dashboard 
,Cheerās Pete