forster:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi Forster, Would it be possible for you to E mail the great photos of Smilers, I have a cousin whos Mam was Peggy Smiles a daughter of the family, He lives in Canada (Ontario) And he very interested in the Smiles Family Transport Co, I could then forward them on to him, I would be very gratefull if you could do this, Thanks once again, Regards Larry.Hi Larry, Have sent you a PM re. the Smiles pictures.
Thank you Forster, I havent recieved it as yet Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
forster:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Hi Forster, Would it be possible for you to E mail the great photos of Smilers, I have a cousin whos Mam was Peggy Smiles a daughter of the family, He lives in Canada (Ontario) And he very interested in the Smiles Family Transport Co, I could then forward them on to him, I would be very gratefull if you could do this, Thanks once again, Regards Larry.Hi Larry, Have sent you a PM re. the Smiles pictures.
Thank you Forster, I havent recieved it as yet Regards Larry.
Hi Larry, I have sent you e-mails re. pictures. If this does not work, perhaps as ‘Postal’ suggests, you could forward your
cousin details of the website. Hopefully he can then enjoy them. IiRC it would be around 1959/ 1960 when I took them.
forster:
If this does not work, perhaps as ‘Postal’ suggests, you could forward your cousin details of the website. Hopefully he can then enjoy them. IiRC it would be around 1959/ 1960 when I took them.
And your cousin could then follow frankydobo’s advice and right-click to download them to his own computer and print them off.
Probably easier if you copy the pics Larry then send them in an E-mail to your Cousin from your PC, like I said just right click on the photo image then left click on the ‘save image’ in the box that opens, the photo will save to your PC in Pictures. Presume you are using a PC Larry and not a mobile. Franky.
Frankydobo:
Probably easier if you copy the pics Larry then send them in an E-mail to your Cousin from your PC, like I said just right click on the photo image then left click on the ‘save image’ in the box that opens, the photo will save to your PC in Pictures. Presume you are using a PC Larry and not a mobile. Franky.
Thanks for the tip Franky, Ive just done it, Clever stuff, Regards Larry.
John Lewis Partnership trialed different tractor units before choosing the DAF 95, then later the 85.
forster:
John Lewis Partnership trialed different tractor units before choosing the DAF 95, then later the 85.
Hi Forster, Can I assume that you are a Throckley Lad. 
I spent a few summer holidays at Throckley with my Uncle Billy Smiles who lived on Newburn Road, I made friends with Nelson Knight, Tommy Charlton, Jacky Fitsimmons,Margaret Rutherford whos dad worked for Currie & Co in Newcastle, Perhaps you may have known them, Regards Larry. Take care & stay safe.
Lawrence Dunbar:
forster:
John Lewis Partnership trialed different tractor units before choosing the DAF 95, then later the 85.Hi Forster, Can I assume that you are a Throckley Lad.
Hi Larry, You are quite correct, I am origionally from Throckley, although moved away almost 50 years ago. I don’t recognise any of the names you mention, but IIRC there was a Smiles family who lived on Hexham Road towards Heddon – could this have been Peggy who you mentioned in an earlier post?
Hi Forster, Peggy did live there next door to her brother Tommy Smiles, She then moved into Coach Lane, Regards Larry.
NMP.
This Leyland Octupus Tanker was new in 1953, Rankins were based on Cut Bank in Newcastle upon Tyne, In Later years they moved to a new site at Blaydon after taking over Thos Tench Ltd another tanker firm from Blaydon.Rankins had a depot on Teeside As well as Liverpool, Regards Larry.
forster:
John Lewis Partnership trialed different tractor units before choosing the DAF 95, then later the 85.
I used to take a motor from Killingworth to Edinburgh on a friday night change trialer then back down to Kilingworth i drove all the test motors
bar the merc take any one you like but you carnt have the merc :frowning: :open_mouth: to complicated the gearbox was the reson given :laughing: :laughing: fill the little questionare in what you thought of the motor. was the new motor spec to do with J.L.P switching to wilson double deckers and the little DAF2100 not up to the job` 
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Looks like junction of Pilgrim St and Moseley St, cant make the name out on the wagon unfortunately and a couple of old shots of Haddricks Mill junction. I presume the pick up is Gibson Concrete.
Tyneside
Hi Forster, I have a photo someware of me driving an AEC Artic in 1969 for Shorties I cant find it a present It was a new motor UBB 805 G They were a decent firm to work for canny wages at that time, The only problem I ever had with one or two of their drivers who wanted the money for doing SFA, Pls their Hull manager who didnt like me from day one used to give me a load of Fish Meal from Albert dock for Spillers on the Newcastle Quay more often than any of the other Shorties lads, This went on for a few month so I decided enough was enough, I had a word with Ken Short who was nice reasnoble chap to talk to and he agreed after looking at the Manifests for work done at Hull to Newcastle that I was been given a lot of hand ball loads, Mind you I didnt mind handballing stuff as long as it wasnt smelly fish meal, I had to have a clean boiler suit every trip. But as far as Im concerend they were the good old days,And I earned good wages plus night out money, Regards Larry.
