WNL 628L With Albert Haswell at the wheel.
GARDNER 240, Road ranger G/box, Kirkstall front, Group rear axles.
In the back ground 2 of the first batch of 1418 MERCS.
PTY 334M Gets a quick wash by Kitt Horn, the Ford Transit in the garage was the service van
driven most of the time by Ralph Scott who was on call to do all the breakdowns.
8LXBV8BRIAN:
PTY 334M Gets a quick wash by Kitt Horn, the Ford Transit in the garage was the service van
driven most of the time by Ralph Scott who was on call to do all the breakdowns.
Did you know Kit, Geordie, and Harry are still working? harry is the baby and he is 71.
I think kitt was doing a few days a week for simpsons, and the last time
i saw Geordie or Harry which one had the topline scania ? was at alconbury truck stop
a good few years back.
8LXBV8BRIAN:
I think kitt was doing a few days a week for simpsons, and the last time
i saw Geordie or Harry which one had the topline scania ? was at alconbury truck stop
a good few years back.
Kit and Harry are still at Simpsons, Geordie is still roping and sheeting at Drunken Adams.
hello kev and brian
just been showing my dad these photos (stan at freeway haulage) and he is enjoying them he says hello to you both a few of the older drivers trying to sort some photos for the site, looks like i am home for xmas kev so i should get to the club the 27th i have just had jimmy hill on the phone, and i will be coming over with me old gaffa ronnie tailford, johhny rodham going over aswell, i am trying to convince stan to come over.
regards
mark
hi lads, here is another blast from the past, bumper
Hope you both make it Mark it will be good to catch up on old times, give my best to your dad.
HJR 451L Stevie Golding and Eric Burns on top of the load, i think i was away with
Stevie for the week when i took the picture but carnt remember the location.
Eric was next in line he had SJR 396N one of the two full roof sleeper cab Atkinson’s done by Atkinson’s that
240 Gardner was asking about.
OH the SHAME OF IT ,HJR 451L dead on the back brought back by LBB 815P one
dead Gardner and one very much alive.
How Dare one of the 8TH WONDERS OF THE WORLD die 
still never mind mended him 
ops it and
all in the 8LXB world was good again.
Still have one of the pistons from this Engine at home.
OH the SHAME OF IT ,HJR 451L dead on the back brought back by LBB 815P one
dead Gardner and one very much alive.
How Dare one of the 8TH WONDERS OF THE WORLD die still never mind mended him ops it and
all in the 8LXB world was good again.
Still have one of the pistons from this Engine at home.Attachments
8LXBV8BRIAN
My old mentor Ian Walker was Foreman at Waugh’s I believe, he was one of the fitters at Alfie Ellis when I started my apprenticeship, smashing bloke and knew his stuff, there was also Billy Luntley who was gaffer at Fergusons later on. Me and my pal Phil Webster (he owns Webster Plant) done nowt but laugh all day in those days, great times. Franky.
marcus 22:
nice one of phill leadbitters daf, that would have been mark his son driving that probably, mark leadbitter is back in the office at rth now. keep them coming matey .thanks
mark
hi mark i,m sure a lad called davey lovejoy drove that daf of Phil Leadbitters and Mark had the black one at the time, infact if i rember right Davey totaled that daf by running up the rear of another motor.
bumper:
hi 8lx brian that’s some names form the past i worked for brownlees at that time drove an albion then a andy cap guy in them days’ if your interested big kris jimmy hill joe pepper kev mac and a few more of the lads are having a drink at the labour club in the toon on 27th dec from 2.30 onwards , your more than welcome, and if any other driver fancies a pint and natter your welcome as well, is george beatty still kicking about, he was a regular at the tallyo, great days
hi bumper when you see joe pepper tell him Davie Thornton asking after him and tell him he cant play pool cheers
tyneside:
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Does anybody know what young bob peacock is doing knowadays last seen driving a tipper a few years back
Frankydobo:
OH the SHAME OF IT ,HJR 451L dead on the back brought back by LBB 815P one
dead Gardner and one very much alive.
How Dare one of the 8TH WONDERS OF THE WORLD die still never mind mended him ops it and
all in the 8LXB world was good again.
Still have one of the pistons from this Engine at home.Attachments
8LXBV8BRIANMy old mentor Ian Walker was Foreman at Waugh’s I believe, he was one of the fitters at Alfie Ellis when I started my apprenticeship, smashing bloke and knew his stuff, there was also Billy Luntley who was gaffer at Fergusons later on. Me and my pal Phil Webster (he owns Webster Plant) done nowt but laugh all day in those days, great times. Franky.
Ian Forrest (GOD) I’m sure this man could walk on water as he performed a new miracle every day at waughs
i think your right about being a fitter at Alfie Ellis , when he came to waughs he came from the Newcastle breweries
if i remember.
Billy Luntley was mental wonder if that why i got on so good with him : mind Ian was just as bad had a great sense of humor had to have to put up with the daft things we used to get up to.lol:
Billy came to work in the garage for a bit then he went driving for waughs to.
Plenty of laughs through the years in the workshop and down the road by all the guys that came and went.
has anyone any pics of TT walkers of newburn and holmes coal wagons that ran out of blaydon
cheers lads keep up the good posts
revman:
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Has anyone seen that fantastic painting depicting two of Wards’ old Fodens climbing through Wolsingham Market place? Can’t recall where I saw it or who the artist was either
While I’m here, can somebody clear up a long-running argument with my missus (who’s one of you lot!) as to how Waugh is pronounced; WOFF or WORR basically, it starts off again every time we pass one of theirs on the A1!