Ive just being thinking about the 50/s Onwards About Newcastle Haulage firms, There must be someone who has old photos of the local firms, Like Orrel & Brewsters, Jennings of Gateshead, Philips of Gateshead, Crows, Gowlands Armstrongs Goldens, Longhorns,Hendersons on Shearlegs Road, Andrew Muat,Robinsons the fruit hauliers from Low Fell, Alfie Horn from Dunston, Sheperds,H.G.Martin, Wardles both the red ones & the gray ones, The gray ones used to do the work out of Adamsez the toilet bowl makers, Scot & Co. John Scot Ltd, Smith & Van Hee, Fail & Kincaid, Baxters Road Services,Albert Greenwood, Geo Marshall (Lofty), John Lowes, Peter Green,Norman ?( The Big Yin.) R.&N Transport, Albert Blake, Ralphy Blake, Tynedale Transport, J.R.Henderson, Almac Transport, , Norman Moat, B &M Transport, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Ive just being thinking about the 50/s Onwards About Newcastle Haulage firms, There must be someone who has old photos of the local firms, Like Orrel & Brewsters, Jennings of Gateshead, Philips of Gateshead, Crows, Gowlands Armstrongs Goldens, Longhorns,Hendersons on Shearlegs Road, Andrew Muat,Robinsons the fruit hauliers from Low Fell, Alfie Horn from Dunston, Sheperds,H.G.Martin, Wardles both the red ones & the gray ones, The gray ones used to do the work out of Adamsez the toilet bowl makers, Scot & Co. John Scot Ltd, Smith & Van Hee, Fail & Kincaid, Baxters Road Services,Albert Greenwood, Geo Marshall (Lofty), John Lowes, Peter Green,Norman ?( The Big Yin.) R.&N Transport, Albert Blake, Ralphy Blake, Tynedale Transport, J.R.Henderson, Almac Transport, , Norman Moat, B &M Transport, Regards Larry.
Would that be B&M Stafford Transport now 
if so they themselves have some pics
animal:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Ive just being thinking about the 50/s Onwards About Newcastle Haulage firms, There must be someone who has old photos of the local firms, Like Orrel & Brewsters, Jennings of Gateshead, Philips of Gateshead, Crows, Gowlands Armstrongs Goldens, Longhorns,Hendersons on Shearlegs Road, Andrew Muat,Robinsons the fruit hauliers from Low Fell, Alfie Horn from Dunston, Sheperds,H.G.Martin, Wardles both the red ones & the gray ones, The gray ones used to do the work out of Adamsez the toilet bowl makers, Scot & Co. John Scot Ltd, Smith & Van Hee, Fail & Kincaid, Baxters Road Services,Albert Greenwood, Geo Marshall (Lofty), John Lowes, Peter Green,Norman ?( The Big Yin.) R.&N Transport, Albert Blake, Ralphy Blake, Tynedale Transport, J.R.Henderson, Almac Transport, , Norman Moat, B &M Transport, Regards Larry.Would that be B&M Stafford Transport now
Hi Ang, This B & M Had their office on the Quayside & ran a couple of flats on long haul work mostly to S/Wales, Regards Larry.
Hiya,
Lots of the lads on here will remember the steamer that occupied the little garage
that was situated at the entrance to Normans Cafe, at Brotherton, I got chance to
follow it when it was returning to itâs base it was being driven by a woman I did
drop in behind it at about a par with Ferrybridge Power Station and followed it for
a little way just out of curiosity to see what speed it was doing it was being driven
hard judging by the heavy smoke coming out of the stack, I recorded a speed about
44/46 MPH for a distance of about a couple of miles before blowing it off to make
my way to Normans for my dinner, when you think about it the speed isnât a great
deal slower than some of the modern stuff on the roads today so wouldnât be far
behind todayâs stuff load for load, be a two man job though and carrying nowhere
near as much as todayâs tippers.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Hiya,
Lots of the lads on here will remember the steamer that occupied the little garage
that was situated at the entrance to Normans Cafe, at Brotherton, I got chance to
follow it when it was returning to itâs base it was being driven by a woman I did
drop in behind it at about a par with Ferrybridge Power Station and followed it for
a little way just out of curiosity to see what speed it was doing it was being driven
hard judging by the heavy smoke coming out of the stack, I recorded a speed about
44/46 MPH for a distance of about a couple of miles before blowing it off to make
my way to Normans for my dinner, when you think about it the speed isnât a great
deal slower than some of the modern stuff on the roads today so wouldnât be far
behind todayâs stuff load for load, be a two man job though and carrying nowhere
near as much as todayâs tippers.
thanks harry, long retired.
I had the honour of been overtaken by this one at Aberford well those Leyland Super Comets didnât climb to well when loaded,had no idea steamers were so fast. The guy that owned it I think was called Ted Ashton from memory he was a private guy & didnât talk much but I managed to have the odd conversation with him. He used to operate & drive a school mini bus & was murdered donât know if they ever caught the guy that did it.
I wouldnât think this photo has been on here before now, great view of Shorties motors going over the Swing Bridge sometime during 1976, shame the lamppost got in the way! Franky.
Wasnât Northumbrian an Orrell & Brewster company?
gingerfold:
Wasnât Northumbrian an Orrell & Brewster company?
Hi âgingerfoldâ Its quite possible that there was a connection with O/B,But there was also Northumbrian Roadways which IIRC Was a T T Walker company, Regards Larry.
pete smith:
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Great photo Pete, IIRC This Scammell was new in 1946 Thanks for posting it, Regards Larry.
Frankydobo:
I wouldnât think this photo has been on here before now, great view of Shorties motors going over the Swing Bridge sometime during 1976, shame the lamppost got in the way! Franky.
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Great stuff Franky, The F 86 would have been either Don Jonhston on a J plate or Syd Davison on a M, The ERF would most likely be a Ex brewery one, Its nice to see Shorties on here as there isnât many, Thanks for posting them, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
pete smith:
.Great photo Pete, IIRC This Scammell was new in 1946 Thanks for posting it, Regards Larry.
Hiya,
Larry, did they refer to that model of Scammell as the âLight Eightâ or did that
come later? just something ticking over in my mind.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Lawrence Dunbar:
pete smith:
.Great photo Pete, IIRC This Scammell was new in 1946 Thanks for posting it, Regards Larry.
Hiya,
Larry, did they refer to that model of Scammell as the âLight Eightâ or did that
come later? just something ticking over in my mind.
thanks harry, long retired.
You could be right Harry, Single wheels & it appears to have a trailing axle,Regards Larry.
The model name was Scammell Rigid Eight. The articulated Scammells of the 1920, '30s and '40s were conceived as a complete tractor and tandem axle trailer known as Articulated Eights. Many trailers didnât have landing legs and dropping the trailer wasnât the normal practise. It was only in the 1950s that the model name Scammell Highwayman was introduced.
Lawrence Dunbar:
harry_gill:
Lawrence Dunbar:
pete smith:
.Great photo Pete, IIRC This Scammell was new in 1946 Thanks for posting it, Regards Larry.
Hiya,
Larry, did they refer to that model of Scammell as the âLight Eightâ or did that
come later? just something ticking over in my mind.
thanks harry, long retired.You could be right Harry, Single wheels & it appears to have a trailing axle,Regards Larry.
Hiya,
Ayeâ Larry, I had noticed the singles on the rear and only only single drive, a bit of a âpillâ as a pup
puller do you reckon mate? I wouldnât fancy it if I was expected to pull a drawbar especially when
icy or wet you would be all over the road if the trailer just happened to be a bit heavy on.
thanks harry, long retired.
Aye Harry, I donât think it would have performed very well with a drag on its arse, Mind you it aint got a front attachment for nosing a trailer in has it, So it must have just run solo, Regards Larry.
Those rear tyres on the Scammell are wider than the fronts though, probably equivalent to todays super singles. Those tyre types seemed popular in the 30âs especially on Scammellâs, the rigid eight was introduced in 1937. I hadnât heard of this company, nice photo though. Franky.
harry_gill:
Lawrence Dunbar:
pete smith:
.Great photo Pete, IIRC This Scammell was new in 1946 Thanks for posting it, Regards Larry.
Hiya,
Larry, did they refer to that model of Scammell as the âLight Eightâ or did that
come later? just something ticking over in my mind.
thanks harry, long retired.
Harry Ive just a thought while pouring a large Glenlivet out, The Light 8 wheeler you mentioned , were you thinking of The Guy Wharrior Light 8 perhaps ?, Of course this was a long time after the old Scammells, Regards Larry.
gingerfold:
The model name was Scammell Rigid Eight. The articulated Scammells of the 1920, '30s and '40s were conceived as a complete tractor and tandem axle trailer known as Articulated Eights. Many trailers didnât have landing legs and dropping the trailer wasnât the normal practise. It was only in the 1950s that the model name Scammell Highwayman was introduced.
Hi âgingerfoldâ My old Grandad drove this one, The trailer was fixed to the unit & was a big job to drop it, IIRC My granddad told me that the king pin was part of the unit and when coupled up it was a permenant thing involving lots of nuts & bolts to be loosened to drop it off, A fitters nightmare I would have thought, Regards Larry.