hiya,
Asked you a question a while back Greek about Collinson’s depot, was it an old church or a school haven’t been to Chopwell for a while but remember seeing the motors in the doorway when passing used to pick drums up next to the hotel something to do with anti-skid surfaces at airports.
thanks harry long retired.
hello greek
aye they kept dad on , think the job still much the same, they got a few newish trucks their, think they must be seeing how it goes first, they are at washington now, ropers caravans old depot, old ronnie still plodding on he spends a lot of time in spain now since he sold his share to lubbers, but tony his son is still the director for newcastle aberdeen and yarmouth, but lubbers have a big stake in the company they got involved when i left, its an offshore company i work for kenny in aberdeen doing this subsea gear with underwater robots all over world, they charter these offshore construction vessels , bumpers son works for them aswell,will sort them photos out when i get over stans but it will be like trying to get blood out of a stone because he is still a tight git and he will probably try and charge me for them.
cheers
mark
Aye I`ve seen his ■■■■■ Mark 
Yes Harry it was a church good garage though There was a side door & long pit for Trailers & another pit inside if you had a unit in the pulpit was where all the spares were stored with an office one side & the bait room the other . All flatened now
Good photos marcus nice to see!!
Get them dug out and posted on here there’s a RTH thread somewhere!!
hello matty,
someone said there was an rth thread but i could not find it, going to see if ronnie has some photos from when it was ron tailford haulage at prudhoe, i have put some on the transport photos forum, bit to new for here.
mark
night shift bri:
There seem to be threads for every part of the country except the north east, so howzabout setting one off. Theres plenty to go at and a few have been mentioned elsewhere such as Cawthornes, VanHee,Clarks, but what about Murray Hoggs, Jakey Adams, Fergusons of Blyth, Bells of Ashington, T T Walkers, Elddis, and what about a mention for Norman’s cafe at Brotherton a favourite watering hole for scores of North East lads.
I have had a few good meals in Normans wonder what is there now.? 
FatboyMark:
marcus 22:
Ron tailford haulage prudhoe, now rth-lubbers international, GT leadbitter newcastleCRS prudhoe , winston churchill removals sunderland
R&R hands prudhoe, R blenkinsop sunderland
Ponteland haulage, Hay pollock
Nigel row durham, patrick transport sunderland
Cornings sunderland, Ken curry-kenco
Vaux brewerys sunderland, Granville bell owner driver newcastle
lawson freight sunderland, John scott transport newcastle
taxi freight gateshead, Sean hannah cranes newcastle
PC Bruce gateshead, Shorts gateshead
McDonnels sunderland now gps, Interfreight newcastle
Sean lee durham, Thos hardy haulage
Barkers birtley,
Walter list south shields must be loads more,
paul rea shields, cheers Mark
just a few snaps of mine & Dads trucks over the years
Mark
Hi Mark I know you and Tommy Me and Ian Rieber had a few drinks in Victors with you one night when you had the Magnum many years ago. When Ian was pulling for Solstor we had a white FH.
marcus 22:
couple of jr adams truckshow 1994
U got any more j r Adams ?
no thats it was just one i found
hi lads, here is some photos of north east lorries, Marcus you may know some of the drivers, 
great weather for rope & sheets bumper
nice photos bumper
i have put a few up of the rth motors before lubbers was involved, am going to get some of freeways of my dad when i get over to his, but you know stan he will try and charge me for them, he is still a tight git jimmy, is your son still with sonsub jimmy, i have been back from brasil nearly 2 weeks now due to go to africa 22nd december xmas dinner on the ship this year,
cheers mark
hi Marcus, here is one of your dads old mates motor, john is still at sonsub, in Baltic at moment,freezing his nuts off tell you dad that johnny rodham will be at the newcastle labour for a drink with the lads on 27 Dec think ronny telford is going as well, so if he Fancy’s a pint and a bit natter he welcome, if you want more info give jimmy hill a ring he is organizing it, bumper
hello bumper.
will tell him, i missed the last one aswell ended up doing 8 weeks away ,my back to back was,nt very well so did 3 weeks extra, bit of extra cash for xmas i suppose, alan crowther ex van hee was going to go aswell if i was home will let him know about the next one, spoke to jim hill last week and he told me about the xmas bash, freeways are at washington now jimmy, ropers caravans old place just off 1231 beside mcdonalds, the sonsub ship i am on is due to go up to the baltic late next year we been told but that could change, i will be getting told off from ronnie tailford about missing this one aswell, jim hill had a drink with him couple of weeks ago at prudhoe, anyway will keep in touch jimmy let you know if i am away xmas it has not been confirmed yet but sonsub rang this morning to say i am due out 22nd december.
cheers mark
bumper:
hi lads, here is some photos of north east lorries, Marcus you may know some of the drivers,
Canny photos them . Have u got any eric short or norman Irving pics?
hi , chrisr620 sorry i havent got any photos of Eric short motors this is one of ex irving’s motor, bumper
Hi, im looking for pictures of a old F88, it was my grandads truck, ( Bryce Rennison, cb handle Golden Arrow) he drove for alot of north east companies, telfers from scots gap, j.d.crawford from haltwhistle and dungaits to name afew. the truck im looking for was a gold F88 wagon and drag with donald ireland ltd on the side, used to lead alot of turf. the company was my great grandads. if anybody has any photos of it they would be gratefully appreciated.
Many thanks, Mark
bumper:
hi , chrisr620 sorry i havent got any photos of Eric short motors this is one of ex irving’s motor, bumper
Are right no bother cheers
markyriddle:
Hi, im looking for pictures of a old F88, it was my grandads truck, ( Bryce Rennison, cb handle Golden Arrow) he drove for alot of north east companies, telfers from scots gap, j.d.crawford from haltwhistle and dungaits to name afew. the truck im looking for was a gold F88 wagon and drag with donald ireland ltd on the side, used to lead alot of turf. the company was my great grandads. if anybody has any photos of it they would be gratefully appreciated.Many thanks, Mark
Mark,
Sure my dad has a photo of the Volvo in the lorry driver of the year,which use to be held on the Team Valley years ago. Will try and dig the photo out.
Iain
Here’s some adverts from a 1966 copy of the Headlight magazine that will bring back memories. Most of us will have visited some of these establishments in the days when drivers used to socialise with each other on a night in the days before Pot Noodles and Lap Tops. Driving all day in “luxurious” cabs like the Guy Big J, you were pleased to get out.
