twinsplitter_tim:
paw123:
Hi,
Lets not get into a negitive re. Gordon Glendinning.What was Gordon Glendinning jailed for?
According to an earlier post he is still inside.
Put his name into Google, all is explained on there, like paw123 said lets keep away from the negatives ie GG
Frankydobo:
The new issue of Heritage Commercials has the F86 of Thos Hutchinson of Wark on the front cover and an article with plenty of photoâs of the vehicle now restored and looking brand new. The vehicle had been taken back to its original owners for the article, I only had a quick glance through it but it also explains how Taits of Haydon Bridge became the Volvo dealers for the Northeast and Northwest of England, it was planned that Cawthorn Sinclair would do this but Taits managed to convince McKelvie that they were better geographically positioned to do it. Interesting stuff and good to see that the first UK registered wagon from Volvo started its life in the Northeast. Three new 86âs were delivered to Taits and Hutchinson got the first, wonder who got the other two! Franky.
Did Cawthorn & Sinclair not get the other two,
Hi,
Haley Bros(Chopwell)had quite a few early F86âs, driverâs name that springs to mind, Tom Hughes.
RICHIE 1959:
Frankydobo:
The new issue of Heritage Commercials has the F86 of Thos Hutchinson of Wark on the front cover and an article with plenty of photoâs of the vehicle now restored and looking brand new. The vehicle had been taken back to its original owners for the article, I only had a quick glance through it but it also explains how Taits of Haydon Bridge became the Volvo dealers for the Northeast and Northwest of England, it was planned that Cawthorn Sinclair would do this but Taits managed to convince McKelvie that they were better geographically positioned to do it. Interesting stuff and good to see that the first UK registered wagon from Volvo started its life in the Northeast. Three new 86âs were delivered to Taits and Hutchinson got the first, wonder who got the other two! Franky.Did Cawthorn & Sinclair not get the other two,
harry_gill:
Frankydobo:
The new issue of Heritage Commercials has the F86 of Thos Hutchinson of Wark on the front cover and an article with plenty of photoâs of the vehicle now restored and looking brand new. The vehicle had been taken back to its original owners for the article, I only had a quick glance through it but it also explains how Taits of Haydon Bridge became the Volvo dealers for the Northeast and Northwest of England, it was planned that Cawthorn Sinclair would do this but Taits managed to convince McKelvie that they were better geographically positioned to do it. Interesting stuff and good to see that the first UK registered wagon from Volvo started its life in the Northeast. Three new 86âs were delivered to Taits and Hutchinson got the first, wonder who got the other two! Franky.hiya,
Suspect Youngâies of Leadgate would be in the running to get the others i think just about everyone of their 86s was sourced via Taits and they had quite a fewâŚ
thanks harry long retired.
Hi,
J R Young (Leadgate) did run quite a lot F86âs, 4,6 ,8 wheelers and units,mostly double shifted on the Dolomite run
up to Mothewell, recall they had a bit of trouble stopping!
paw123:
harry_gill:
Frankydobo:
The new issue of Heritage Commercials has the F86 of Thos Hutchinson of Wark on the front cover and an article with plenty of photoâs of the vehicle now restored and looking brand new. The vehicle had been taken back to its original owners for the article, I only had a quick glance through it but it also explains how Taits of Haydon Bridge became the Volvo dealers for the Northeast and Northwest of England, it was planned that Cawthorn Sinclair would do this but Taits managed to convince McKelvie that they were better geographically positioned to do it. Interesting stuff and good to see that the first UK registered wagon from Volvo started its life in the Northeast. Three new 86âs were delivered to Taits and Hutchinson got the first, wonder who got the other two! Franky.hiya,
Suspect Youngâies of Leadgate would be in the running to get the others i think just about everyone of their 86s was sourced via Taits and they had quite a fewâŚ
thanks harry long retired.Hi,
J R Young (Leadgate) did run quite a lot F86âs, 4,6 ,8 wheelers and units,mostly double shifted on the Dolomite run
up to Mothewell, recall they had a bit of trouble stopping!
hiya,
Youngâs was the first company i worked for when i arrived in the North East in around 1972 nice people to work for and was actually on nights on the Motherwell job it just wasânt my type of work a bit too much repetition and i didânt like the f86s and being a glutton for punishment i did prefer ropes and sheets and a bit of variety,but the gaffers was approachable which is a big thing in my book.
thanks harry long retired.
Did 4 yrs on Northern buses then got my Class1 !974 started for youngs leadgate rounabout the october that yr, same as you Harry nightshift Dolamite to Motherwell But it wasnt the best move they were stock piling at Motherwell so worked 2 wks paid off for a week worked another 2 wks paid off again coming up to xmas wasnt to pleased, had been earning good money on the buses. Never bothered going back then started for Collinsons Jan75.
Collinsons had some early 86`s 1969/70s would be nice to see that Hutchinson one on the Tyne Tees run.
Crawfords of Haltwhistle, the tank was still working when I took the shot. Sorry havnât got the date.
kevmac47:
Crawfords of Haltwhistle, the tank was still working when I took the shot. Sorry havnât got the date.
Hi kev hereâs a pic of the unit,donât know where it was took,Vic
harry_gill:
paw123:
harry_gill:
Frankydobo:
The new issue of Heritage Commercials has the F86 of Thos Hutchinson of Wark on the front cover and an article with plenty of photoâs of the vehicle now restored and looking brand new. The vehicle had been taken back to its original owners for the article, I only had a quick glance through it but it also explains how Taits of Haydon Bridge became the Volvo dealers for the Northeast and Northwest of England, it was planned that Cawthorn Sinclair would do this but Taits managed to convince McKelvie that they were better geographically positioned to do it. Interesting stuff and good to see that the first UK registered wagon from Volvo started its life in the Northeast. Three new 86âs were delivered to Taits and Hutchinson got the first, wonder who got the other two! Franky.hiya,
Suspect Youngâies of Leadgate would be in the running to get the others i think just about everyone of their 86s was sourced via Taits and they had quite a fewâŚ
thanks harry long retired.Hi,
J R Young (Leadgate) did run quite a lot F86âs, 4,6 ,8 wheelers and units,mostly double shifted on the Dolomite run
up to Mothewell, recall they had a bit of trouble stopping!hiya,
Youngâs was the first company i worked for when i arrived in the North East in around 1972 nice people to work for and was actually on nights on the Motherwell job it just wasânt my type of work a bit too much repetition and i didânt like the f86s and being a glutton for punishment i did prefer ropes and sheets and a bit of variety,but the gaffers was approachable which is a big thing in my book.
thanks harry long retired.
The line up on page 48 shows Stiller had 12 or so f86âs,but IIRC the earliest was F regâs,Vic
Looks like Crawfords unit coming into the back gate Benton Park South Shields Vic
Heres one might interest Glennys men
Couple of nice old wagons
Line up of GE Armstrongs Witton Castle
One Harry might like!
v7victor:
One Harry might like!
How did that work, presumably there must be some sort of turntable on the wagon that the load is chained onto. Would this type of arrangment be legal or was it a case of getting away with it in those days?
night shift bri:
v7victor:
One Harry might like!How did that work, presumably there must be some sort of turntable on the wagon that the load is chained onto. Would this type of arrangment be legal or was it a case of getting away with it in those days?
Donât know,its a strange set up eh.vic.
kevmac47:
My first motor for Waughâs in 1972 was a mark 1 Atki similar to the one portrayed (180 Gardner). I donât ever remember carrying empty pallets. Had they been invented then? HaHa.That load could anything but it is not pallets unless they are a foot deep.
To me it looks like the small cages that we loaded out of vickers of scotswood road for the car plants as the large cages used
to stick through the sheets the small ones had no location mounts sticking up, just collers on the four corners.
As you can see the out line of the first row.
Then again could be owt as waughs did owt for nowt back then. 
v7victor:
One Harry might like!
It looks like a Doncaster wagon ( JD ) fleet number there is a bolster fastened to the wagons deck and it is like a turn table the load is then secured to the bolster and the bogie so it handles like an artic and they were quite popular for that type of load of long girders
sammyopisite:
v7victor:
One Harry might like!It looks like a Doncaster wagon ( JD ) fleet number there is a bolster fastened to the wagons deck and it is like a turn table the load is then secured to the bolster and the bogie so it handles like an artic and they were quite popular for that type of load of long girders
yeh,you got it,but if you blow the picture up to 150% the check rail marker is Scunthorpe,so it could be a Doncaster fleet number!vic.
hi greek
can you remember tommy fitch a driver at youngs he was around at that time started off with an f86 artic then had an f88 iirc he used to run to wales and back with stone
mick
8LXBV8BRIAN:
kevmac47:
My first motor for Waughâs in 1972 was a mark 1 Atki similar to the one portrayed (180 Gardner). I donât ever remember carrying empty pallets. Had they been invented then? HaHa.That load could anything but it is not pallets unless they are a foot deep.To me it looks like the small cages that we loaded out of vickers of scotswood road for the car plants as the large cages used
to stick through the sheets the small ones had no location mounts sticking up, just collers on the four corners.
As you can see the out line of the first row.
Then again could be owt as waughs did owt for nowt back then.
You might be right Brian, that wouldd answer why it was on the A68, it was probably going to Linwood which closed about 1974? Iâm sure the transporter men will know.
