Granville bell ebchester
Frankydobo:
There was Dinnington Colliery west of Wideopen, it might have been the place. Interesting bit on Baxters, I remember the Commers in the Sixties when around and about with my Dad. He always spoke well of the Baxters lads and I think Steenburgs had the warehousing after Baxters, I can recall being told something similar. My Father also told me Steenburgs had a Steam crane on the Quayside, I’ve got an old 20’s brochure showing the warehouse etc, I’ll put it on here. Larry you possibly knew my old man, here’s a pic below of him standing infront of the Seddon he drove, I’ve also been busy with a model of the same vehicle and I’m also in the process of completing a York trailer to go with it. Cheers Franky.
Well Franky i think you are right about the steam crane i heard the old timmers at Baxters mention it Ouseburn Transport goes back to 1920s they had warehouses on the Quayside the tel no was Central 3752
marcus 22:
Granville bell, this was Ron Tailfords lorry when he worked for granville
Mark, is Granville Bell part of the Bells of Ashington family? I seem to remember that name from when I worked at Waugh’s at the time we were taking delivery of the 1418s. regards kevmac47
kenny does jackie Robson originate from Burnhope? I was talkin to Alan Morrison the other day and he was asking if i knew him from my days at Wrights but i can not place him.
greek:
Dont know how many of you North East lads on here heard about the Hargreaves Driver killed around the Fishburn area a few weeks ago cant remember I might have posted some thing at the time , anyway they have just identified him officially Jackie Robson a Burnhope lad who I worked with for a few yrs at Ge Armstrongs & his funeral is mon 4th at 12-30 Mountset Crematoriam Flint Hill for anybody that knew him & might want to attend.
Thought this North East post would be the best place to post Regards all Kenny
Yes fisher hes a Burnhoper but I cant remember him from there but it is 48yr since i left. Jackie was smallish medium biuld Glasses mousey coloured hair if you were in a pub or cafe with the lads jackie would usualy be on the bandit. If you see Alan Morrison tell him I`m asking after him, about time he retired does he not know how old he is 
dm7301 Remember when ronnie had his mishap, magic & co give him some stick for a while.What happened to Gerry never seen him since Dents demise did he go onto tankers seems to ring a bell. Seen yan a couple of times he was on for katem,Biily went on for that factory furniture lot down your way expect hes retired now.Cant remember when maybe 4yr ago passed Rolly waiting to cross the road next to the Bp station Ferryhill cut didn`t realise who it was till to late, see he was walking with a stick anyway good photos hope you find somemore
marcus 22:
Granville bell, this was Ron Tailfords lorry when he worked for granville
Hi Marcus,I’ve had this pic for a number of years never knowing anything about it,I wonder if its the same lorry…I can just make out a “G” on the end of the reg number and the small mirror arms would be right for the early ones.A nice old girl 
Cheers Bubbs, 
hi bubbs
its the same lorry mate Granville only had one like that, he cant remember the reg number though , good photo any way marc.
cheers
mark
kevmac47:
marcus 22:
Granville bell, this was Ron Tailfords lorry when he worked for granvilleMark, is Granville Bell part of the Bells of Ashington family? I seem to remember that name from when I worked at Waugh’s at the time we were taking delivery of the 1418s. regards kevmac47
hello kevin
not sure if they are related will ask his son john, they are from ebchester way
regards
mark
greek:
Yes fisher hes a Burnhoper but I cant remember him from there but it is 48yr since i left. Jackie was smallish medium biuld Glasses mousey coloured hair if you were in a pub or cafe with the lads jackie would usualy be on the bandit. If you see Alan Morrison tell him I`m asking after him, about time he retired does he not know how old he is
kenny alan morrison is working at asda part time now only workin 2 days a week when i see him i.ll tell him ure askin after him
Hi. Just found out about this site. I probably know loads of lads on here. I’m Allen Wright and I work for Colton Plant Hire in Birtley. Started off riding about with my grandfather, Tommy Wright, when he worked for Cawthorne & Sinclair, then he worked for Billy Spry ie Transport Services UK, then Barkers of Birtley and then H P Thompson & Son at Pelton Fell - that’s the few I can remember. I myself started going for rides out with Henry Thompson’s son, Ian, who taught me to drive. When leaving school I started at Albany Motors - at the time he had the whites. Three of the drivers were Bill Thompson, little Bobby (known as Milky Bar) - both now working for JR Adams and the last driver was a big lad called Mick who wore glasses (can’t remember his second name). Also an old fella who drove a Scania 111 called Ray. I then went on to work at Lincoln Haulage. At the time we had F86s, F7s, F88s, a couple of Iveco’s and a few DAF’s - then to Gurteen’s driving a mini-skip until I passed my Class 1, then back to Lincoln’s, then to Thomas Bros, then to Barker’s of Birtley. Anybody remember Totcha and Tommy Smith? I then went on to Turk Plant Hire, then to Arthur Nicholl’s at Dunston. I then worked for an owner driver (now a friend of mine) called Allan Stephenson and now, finally, at Colton Plant Hire where I’ve been for the last 15 years. I’ve got loads of old photos which I’ll scan and put on eventually - hopefully it might jog a few people’s memories! Excellent site - fetched back loads of memories, very nostalgic! I’d be grateful if anyone had any pictures of Barkers of Birtley or Transport Services UK, or anybody really who knew my grandfather - he was a character! Cheers!
Nice to see you on Alan your motor still looking very tidy seeit most days going into the hell hole behind Coltons yard.Do you remember lad called Phil Newton he used to work for Komatsu over the road that you do work for.
Aye - Phil was the salesman. He went to Finning’s but I haven’t seen him for a few months now so don’t know if he’s still there - but I’ll ask my gaffer tomorrow.
Wingnut:
Aye - Phil was the salesman. He went to Finning’s but I haven’t seen him for a few months now so don’t know if he’s still there - but I’ll ask my gaffer tomorrow.
hi alan dennis here worked for arther just after you with alan, alfie bill and skinny who i see is back there i am now, at murray hogg driving one of the silver mercs
hiya den hope all is well ill keep an eye out for you now will try and get some pics on of arthurs motors on but who had the cleanest one
bubbleman:
marcus 22:
Granville bell, this was Ron Tailfords lorry when he worked for granville
Hi Marcus,I’ve had this pic for a number of years never knowing anything about it,I wonder if its the same lorry…I can just make out a “G” on the end of the reg number and the small mirror arms would be right for the early ones.A nice old girl
Cheers Bubbs,
Hello Marcus,heres a couple of pics of C228,the one you put on scrapbook
Cheers Bubbs,
Wingnut:
Aye - Phil was the salesman. He went to Finning’s but I haven’t seen him for a few months now so don’t know if he’s still there - but I’ll ask my gaffer tomorrow.
Hi Alan i think he is havent seen him myself since his dads funeral .
Hi wingnut did your grandad drive a seddon aki artic at barkers i used to work next door at davidson and adamson about 1982 think i must know him ,and al divint tell brian watson about this forum.the man from mst
Was talking to Alan Murray his dad worked for CWS & drove LTN 265 this was then sold to H Payne ( he does have a pic of it from then but would like a pic from CWS if anybody has any it is a Leyland octopus split windscreen as I understand it was in Truck & Driver about 20 yr back
Think his dad would also like one ( he has just turned 84 ) although he has limited internet access ( work only ) Alan work’s at Remploy Benton Rd industrial est
Like most at the time he didnt think to carry a camera but does have a lot of stories to tell will try to get some next time I get in there to load