Hmmm Birkleys doesn’t ring any bells mind you I’m only a young pup 
well relatively 
Did Russells have a local depot? cos I know of one or two who drove for them & always thought it was a long way to go for work
Lawrence Dunbar:
Yes , the cafe was called The Stable Cafe I think?. they had a minah bird that used to swear worse than the drivers & of course they used to egg it on , Regards Larry
Larry,do you remember the other cafe with a minah bird at Stannington Station it could swear a bit also.
hi lads, larry think the other outfit from felton was outridge, think that P&H took over they yard when they finished.bumper
bumper:
hi lads, larry think the other outfit from felton was outridge, think that P&H took over they yard when they finished.bumper
Hmmmmm still none the wiser 
I just remember there being another yard on the main drag but hey I was just a nipper in them days 
2diesel as you came into felton from the north outridge garage and yard was first on the right, as you turned into their yard the cafe was on you left, think they finnished around the early 60tys,
hiya lads anyone got any pics of pilkingtons tankers of chester le street his son was asking me as he hasnt seen any since his father tony passed away cheers
Aye you are right Bumper it was Oughbridge Haulage they had the Regent Oil job ,Im sure Lawrence Usher drove for them in the 60s.Now getting back to Russells Bathgate , the used to change over at Morpeth & Im sure they had a depot at Hatfield, there was a all night cafe in Morpeth in those days, its a building society now, on the Market Sqare corner. Regards Larry
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Lawrence Dunbar:
Yes , the cafe was called The Stable Cafe I think?. they had a minah bird that used to swear worse than the drivers & of course they used to egg it on , Regards LarryLarry,do you remember the other cafe with a minah bird at Stannington Station it could swear a bit also.
Aye I think that is the one on the old A 1 It was demolished not to long ago it was Shell then Jet. Dixons on the other side had a cafe as well it was a wooden building in the 50s. Larry.
Bumper PH. they must have had an earlier depot if they moved in after Oughbridge ceased trading, the reason I ask this is because I went to college in Newcastle in 1949 with Bernard Hare, & twice a week they ran to Newcastle Morden Street where all the carriers parked & loaded with parcels etc. they had a petrol O Model Bedford & they used to pick me up at the bus stop at Seaton Burn, Regards Larry
Bumper PH. they must have had an earlier depot if they moved in after Oughbridge ceased trading, the reason I ask this is because I went to college in Newcastle in 1949 with Bernard Hare, & twice a week they ran to Newcastle Morden Street where all the carriers parked & loaded with parcels etc. they had a petrol O Model Bedford & they used to pick me up at the bus stop at Seaton Burn, Regards Larry
Yes Gary I remember when Douglas Bros Blyth, did the work for Pyman Bell, pit props that came in at Blyth Docks if Im right ? a lot of them went to the Derbyshire coal Fields and pits around that area. Cheers Larry
Now Gary , Tommy Dodds, a great bloke to say the least, a hard grafter indeed, Freddie Gibbons , Geo Tuck worked for him in the old days… Tommy had a MK5 AEC, 8wheeler. reg no NCW■■?. came from Oswald Tillitson of Burnley I drove a one at the same time RJR349 only a 5 speed box Tommy had a 6 speed box in his he used to fly past me on the way to London, He fitted a wireless in it a Pye make he used to call it his lay by pie , because it only worked when he was standing still, which wasnt very often with old Tommy, he was a real goer in those days, in fact he never changed right up till he passed away, & great bloke never to be forgoten In my book, Regards Larry
Now Gary , Tommy Dodds, a great bloke to say the least, a hard grafter indeed, Freddie Gibbons , Geo Tuck worked for him in the old days… Tommy had a MK5 AEC, 8wheeler. reg no NCW■■?. came from Oswald Tillitson of Burnley I drove a one at the same time RJR349 only a 5 speed box Tommy had a 6 speed box in his he used to fly past me on the way to London, He fitted a wireless in it a Pye make he used to call it his lay by pie , because it only worked when he was standing still, which wasnt very often with old Tommy, he was a real goer in those days, in fact he never changed right up till he passed away, & great bloke never to be forgoten In my book, Regards Larry
Re. defect sheets, Both my sons worked in the fitting shop of a well known Newcastle Haulier. He bought some second hand Scanias & told the fitters to examine them to the last detail & report on paper any defects, well now one of the fitters called Garry filled the defect sheet in & noted that the fuel tank was shagged as well as the tyres. The gaffer came over into the workshop with a puzzled look on his face and asked what was wrong with the tank & the tyres, he was told they were totaly shagged . he replied what do you mean shagged, well the fitters were in stitches of laughter, he the demmanded to know what the hell were they laughing at, when they told him in plain English he went away shaking his head, they never new if he actully new what they meant by the word shagged, He sold the company to a Scotsman, which Im sure would have known what the fitter meant Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Bumper PH. they must have had an earlier depot if they moved in after Oughbridge ceased trading, the reason I ask this is because I went to college in Newcastle in 1949 with Bernard Hare, & twice a week they ran to Newcastle Morden Street where all the carriers parked & loaded with parcels etc. they had a petrol O Model Bedford & they used to pick me up at the bus stop at Seaton Burn, Regards Larry
Hares yard was 300 yards further south [now houses as well] till they moved ,birkleys was on the other side further south, felton motor company at the garage at the top of the peth
Thank you JEH. perhaps you might know if Big Bart Thompson & Brian Birkley, Lawrence Usher , Arty Richardson are still knocking about, Regrads Larry
Hello Bumper are you having a kip or what, you never got back to me and told me what happened to the F 88 you drove for Brownlee in 73 I was talking to one Sunday at Beatock Cafe, I was going up to Biggar with lime from Thrislington [J.R.Youngs LeadgateS Job] £2.05.Pence a tonne . not bad in those days , you told me you were going to Motherwell to load mining machinery for Derbyshire. Anderson Boyes if I remember correctly Cheers Larry. What was the reg of the 88. My Foden was 531 DXP.
Come on Bumper dont tell me you are tired, you were had to keep up with in the old days, even Whoosh recond that, now theres something to think about, whoosh or Eddie as he sometimes liked to be called, poor soul hes walking with a stick now since his injury, I was speaking to him at Parkys funeral, all with Kevmac see you at the do looking forward to it Cheers Larry, still raring to go wi nee way ti gan.
2Diesels:
Douglass Bros: The sons of the brothers Ian & Graham are still on the go as North East Warehousing at North Shields. Douglass’sssss old Foden tractor unit WJR833J is still knocking about on the vintage scene unrestored & still with the original sign writing
Found said vehicle on Flickr
flickr.com/photos/cessna152t … 571689381/
Ex Fed Brewery AEC Mercury RVK 50F is parked close by
bumper:
2diesel as you came into felton from the north outridge garage and yard was first on the right, as you turned into their yard the cafe was on you left, think they finnished around the early 60tys,
Ah well before my time maybe I’m imagining things