harry_gill:
hiya,
Bob Whinney seems to have been around forever must be a good age now.
thanks harry long retired.
Now Harry we have spoke before about Bob, your right i was25 in 1970 when i first went in to cooks he was not so young then , he was still there on my last visit delivering derv before retiring in 2010,Vic.
oldbugger:
Has anyone any photo’s of Smith and Dixon wagons or their yard at Galleys Gill, Sunderland.
Here’s one of Dixon’s that I drove in the 70s. Flat as a ■■■■ it wouldn’t pull you off a mucky woman.
Wingnut:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Matty J:
A few more of Arthur Nicholls.
great photos I remember when he had 1 six wheeler a long time ago does anyone know if Ray Edge is still about the last time I saw him 11 years ago he was at Jakeys cheers Larry
hiya larry iwas at arthurs when ray was there i heard he passed away a couple of years ago really nice bloke also arthur nicholls is probably the nicest gaffer ive ever worked for me and old furry face just seemed to clicked
hi dennis here your right alan arthur was alright he would do anything to help a driver, i drove the f10 globetrotter after alfie
i don’t think there’s been a better truck to drive.
Hi Brian.i,m sitting at Haltwhistle catching up on the last few weeks somebody 2 pages ago was on about CAB PLANT at Birtley when i worked for Stuart Hedges from Seaham we moved to Cowpen Ind Est and the 1st wagon he bought down there was their red 1418 with a step frame. it had a winch on it so we started doin recovery work the unit had a 5ton block put on it to tow coal screens then it was scrapped about 1984 just as i started for the glass company.IT WAS A CRAPPY WAGON TO DRIVE BUT IT HAD A GREAT BUNK
Hi Jeff, that was me and your right it was a crappy wagon to drive, it was in fairly good nick but wouldn’t pull you out of that bunk in the morning! Fortunately I was mostly doing local, the gaffer at Cabplant had ideas of doing more general work but he didn’t have a clue so it never really came off and I went back to Van Hee. So the old girl was scrapped, oh well she had probably done her bit. Cheers for the update, Franky.
Was at the funeral of Jacki Robson yesterday Jeff the lad that was killed in the Hargreaves moter down in Fishburn 7wks ago .Had a pint with Alan Morrison & sweethart Colin never seen them for a few yrs
Night Shift Bri I had a go at the C reg 6 wheeler Seddon early 70’s with a perkins engine in it and before that was the ancient 4 wheeler with TARDIS painted down the radiator, running about Sunderland with Domtar paper. The seddon loaded at Domtar, Liners, Jennings winch all for the south then loading back from Reeds papermill, Kent.
Hi Guys
Here’s a picture of my 11 year old FH. I’ve tried uploading photos before but it’s always come up with an error so have got my wife to have a go. Let’s see if it works! Just tried one for now. Hopefully get a scanner this weekend as have loads of old photos to upload - mint site, love it to bits! My wife is now a TruckNet widow (you can tell she’s writing this though as I don’t type as good as she does!) 
Wingnut:
Here’s a couple more… D10 dozer, 657 motor scraper, Komatsu 600 excavator.
The old thing doesn’t look so bad Al. I might just about get the buckets off the 600 on the Hubbway Scania. Dan
Hello matty.That’l be Alan stephensons stratocruiser next to nichols trotter. i remember that running out of egger at hexham. Will the dancing priest be appearing at Ingliston in a few weeks. Dan.
Matty J:
A few more of Arthur Nicholls.
Any body got anything on Gurteens of Herrington. Cant find any reference anywhere for such a big tipper firm
harry_gill:
hiya,
Bob Whinney seems to have been around forever must be a good age now.
thanks harry long retired.
Harry did or do you live in Lanchester?
oldsid:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Bob Whinney seems to have been around forever must be a good age now.
thanks harry long retired.Harry did or do you live in Lanchester?
hiya,
No I lived in Moorside at that time but a lot of Cookie’s drivers and staff where Lanchesterians.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Wingnut,
That shot of the 657 brings back some memories,i used to work for Gorrills Tyres who then became NTS and was based at Derek Crouch at Radar site at Widdrington as their tyre fitter on 657 and Muir Hill also the Cat dumpers came off there and into the remould factoy at Wylam to work on the repairs that i used to send down.
left there and joined ATS working on fleet at Waugh’s and CRS based at Prudhoe took my class 1 through Waugh’'s and started driving Ahh the good old days.
Regards
Mick.
marcus 22:
The Minto family ponteland
loveley old photos Marcus you dont know the year they were taken ? the traction goes way back the bonneted Leyland as well cheers Larry
harry_gill:
oldsid:
harry_gill:
hiya,
Bob Whinney seems to have been around forever must be a good age now.
thanks harry long retired.Harry did or do you live in Lanchester?
hiya,
No I lived in Moorside at that time but a lot of Cookie’s drivers and staff where Lanchesterians.
thanks harry long retired.
Ok I once dealt with a driver in Lanchester who was called Harry but it was in the early eighties before I started driving. I,m doing casual for Elddis at the moment and its good to be driving again
You would be talking about Harry Bolam & Harry Bolam, Old Harry now sadly deceased he worked for cookies but in the eighties he worked for Ray Wright Tow Law, young Harry still out & about works for Nigel Rowe
I also work for Elddis sid but out of Prudhoe