f7sidd:
Smith - Bishop Auckland
About time you put some more of Daveys volvos on I called in about 3 weeks ago had a good natter with Davey we were neighbours until i joined up he hadn,t a clue who the old ERF belonged to when i pulled into his yard last time i saw him was at windy ■■■■ the old yard any way must go now me fingers getting sore
A chance conversation with the driver of Hubbway’s V8 Scania today has led me to this place & I’ve gone through this whole thread & loved every minute. Here’s a couple of contributions
Marr’s of Amble
One of my mate Les’s Seddak in his yard
E.M. Barnes
f7sidd:
Im sure that 86 was just tipping a bit off after being over the top at Raisby quarry when it went over.
Thats correct sidd the steering wheel attendant reversed the nsr wheels over a heap of sand with the body a ram and ahalf up and flipped her . not content with that he jumped out with his bait bag and left the engine running oil visable on ground a quarryman jumped in a strangled her ,2days later a leg was thrown out at widdrington screens ! Not to be put to rest yet her sister donated a new heart and saw a year or two more of active service, then to be put out to graze at kevin dixons rest home up at annfield plain…
f7sidd:
T James
I remember when they got these left hookers I was subing for James at that time we were loading Anthracite at Seaham Docks for down country, One of these units had a problem with the 5th wheel I cant remember what was but Im sure the driver will Regards Larry
Hello all
Found these two lists of tipper operators who were RHA members in the Tyneside area. List is from approx 1963. Some of them still operating today but some of them long gone and forgotten
Just read trough the two RHA lists again. My comment should have been
ALL long gone and forgotten
there s only a few that i can see on there
T F Cowen and sons still run 2 wagons
Hewitson from Westerhope 1 wagon
NB Transport Shotley Bridge 3 wagons
and Pringle bros from Ryton 4 wagons
It was nice to see my late uncle bob proudfoot on the list, great times when i was a kid 4oclock starts foundry coke over to warrington back to settle lime to consett iron company.cheers bob
hi blackbox
i remember when working for grady hall at burnopfield it didnt matter where in the country you had tipped all roads led back to settle for a load of lime to consett iron company.
mick
Hi mickd1958 i have worked on most of the quarrys around settle and horton in ribblesdale fixing tracks on the machines but all ways looking for the one which we loaded lime for consett. It was not till this year i found it,hanson quarry in horton village remember going through a bridge and on the right hand side a deep blue pond took me back years when i drove in.made a change from co pilot in re33 to p cab scania. cheers bob
hi blackbox
i can remember the quarry in horton we used to lead iirc chippings for the roads out of there. remember one day recovering an f7 eight wheeler from hawes who had run into the back of another motor loaded with chippings we tipped the load in the market square then loaded it onto another wagon with a farmers jcb then hung the wagon on the back of jr youngs f88 wrecker which we had “borrowed”.
another quarry i remember is one just outside of grassington i think we led lime out of there but to redcar steelworks after consett closed
we used to come back onto a1 using all the back roads till residents complained then the quarry said we had to use main roads so it was over blubberhouses and through killinghall
mick
A few more of A Nicholls.
Old yard shunter.
Retired.
Dodgy charachters.
Wor Decker.
Ian Henderson (blakey) F10.
Ray Edge’s F7.
Ingleston Show.
Painting Blakey’s chassis.
Big Ron unloading in Keepiershield quarry.
Billy Thompsons F10.
And again.
Allens globetrotter Pride of the fleet!!
Allens cab!
2Diesels:
A chance conversation with the driver of Hubbway’s V8 Scania today has led me to this place & I’ve gone through this whole thread & loved every minute. Here’s a couple of contributionsMarr’s of Amble
One of my mate Les’s Seddak in his yard
E.M. Barnes
Nice photos Mr Barnes Les is a pal of mine Im sure the red container in his yard was a 600 gallon fuel storage tank I gave it to him when I packed in we used it as a cupboard for our tools I havent seen to speak to for a while he has some good photos of my sons Leyland Roadtrain when they were up at Invergordon during the dock strike loading Nissan parts for Sunderland they were piggy backing the units & trailers to safe fuel Regards Larry
Matty J:
A few more of A Nicholls.
Old yard shunter.
Retired.
Dodgy charachters.
Wor Decker.
Ian Henderson (blakey) F10.
Ray Edge’s F7.
Ingleston Show.
Painting Blakey’s chassis.
Big Ron unloading in Keepiershield quarry.
Billy Thompsons F10.
And again.
Allens globetrotter Pride of the fleet!!
Allens cab!
blakeys on for the co op now matty i’ll tell him to have a look on here should bring back some memories for him.
Cheers mate last time I seen him he was working for ASDA I will keep a lookout for him.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Nice photos Mr Barnes Les is a pal of mine Im sure the red container in his yard was a 600 gallon fuel storage tank I gave it to him when I packed in we used it as a cupboard for our tools I havent seen to speak to for a while he has some good photos of my sons Leyland Roadtrain when they were up at Invergordon during the dock strike loading Nissan parts for Sunderland they were piggy backing the units & trailers to safe fuel Regards Larry
Hi Larry I’m not Mr Barnes he is also a mate of mine & that was one of his motors when he used to be into tipper work, I’ve known Les for a good few years now, he’s got a lovely old LV cabbed ERF 6 wheeler he picked up cheap
2Diesels:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Nice photos Mr Barnes Les is a pal of mine Im sure the red container in his yard was a 600 gallon fuel storage tank I gave it to him when I packed in we used it as a cupboard for our tools I havent seen to speak to for a while he has some good photos of my sons Leyland Roadtrain when they were up at Invergordon during the dock strike loading Nissan parts for Sunderland they were piggy backing the units & trailers to safe fuel Regards LarryHi Larry I’m not Mr Barnes he is also a mate of mine & that was one of his motors when he used to be into tipper work, I’ve known Les for a good few years now, he’s got a lovely old LV cabbed ERF 6 wheeler he picked up cheap
Thats good I will have to pop up to his garage & see it I assume he is going to restore it ? I have a picture of him driving Redpaths wagon & drag taken at Alnwick it was on a callender I got from Alan Spillet when we had our own wagons cheers Larry
Lawrence Dunbar:
Thats good I will have to pop up to his garage & see it I assume he is going to restore it ? I have a picture of him driving Redpaths wagon & drag taken at Alnwick it was on a callender I got from Alan Spillet when we had our own wagons cheers Larry
It’s already restored & very smart, all he’s done is sort it a bit & stick a test on it
good photos matty but i know youve got more me and young jonny are diapointed at your efforts and dont forget ive got the duffel coat pic if you dont try harder son
I haven’t got the tinternet at home at the minute Brian so I have to borrow someone else’s scanner but when we get moved house and sorted out I will post some more.
Where did you get that picture of my Scania you put on here looks like its under a bridge i’ve no idea where it was taken??
