Waco:
bumper:
hi lads a few more old pics I’m afraid the quality is not so good this were sent to me from a old ex driver who lives in Scotland,some of the older drivers will remember having to load sack of oats like these on the pics
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Possibley, either a Smiles one or Colin Robsons Ex Hansons as well ?
Another old haulage Co. Rountree Transport Walkerville, they had the Skew Bridge Garage, they did all of the Hadrians work, ran a lot of Fords V8 petrol artics, the trailers were an earley version of a modern day Tautliner, F.Short & Son Ltd St. Peters bought them out in the 60s, any photos anybody, Im trying to locate Ken Short to see if he has any. Regards Larry
Another Wallsend firm ,cant remember their name, but they were in the old BRS depot on the right hand side before you went down Rosehill Bank green motors, ?.I think the street name was Lime Kiln Lane., next to Victor Products Ltd.
Any one remember Freightways, clearance house opperators, Newcastle,Manchester, & London, they had quite a lot of hauliers working for them,in the Newcastle area, they did a lot of work out of Wills Tabs on the Coast Rd. as well as Hedleys Soap Works on City Rd.They had some owner drivers on for them, with wagons painted F/Ws colours. in the 50/60s Era. Regards Larry
Lawrence Dunbar:
Any one remember Freightways, clearance house opperators, Newcastle,Manchester, & London, they had quite a lot of hauliers working for them,in the Newcastle area, they did a lot of work out of Wills Tabs on the Coast Rd. as well as Hedleys Soap Works on City Rd.They had some owner drivers on for them, with wagons painted F/Ws colours. in the 50/60s Era. Regards Larry
hiya,
Did a load or two for Freightways as backloads when tramping for Killingbecks of Blackburn, didn’t they have a guy who popped into the St Lawrence cafe when they had surplus traffic going seem to remember getting a load from a guy when having my breakfast might have been waste paper from Jebbs which was awful traffic they gave you bales for the sides of your trailer and you filled the middle with loose stuff it took for ever to load, could never understand why they didn’t bale everything would have been a darned sight easier and got you on your way a lot quicker.
thanks harry long retired.
Aye , his name was Dryden, he was the owner, a very hands on man in those days,He lived at Wideopen just north of Gosforth, nice chap. Regards Larry.
some great pictures and storys on this post keep it up lads
Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye , his name was Dryden, he was the owner, a very hands on man in those days,He lived at Wideopen just north of Gosforth, nice chap. Regards Larry.
Larry’ did he have a large birthmark on his face? regards kevmac47
Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye , his name was Dryden, he was the owner, a very hands on man in those days,He lived at Wideopen just north of Gosforth, nice chap. Regards Larry.
Hi Lawrence just another old company from wallsend Franky Wilkinson he had an old church on the coast road my dad drove an 8 wheeler aec for him in the fifties it was bobby davison ex crows first long distance job after leaving powells jams franky had bother with churchhill engineering and closed down he went to drive for cappys with bobby and my old man went on for dependable products the pots and pans people on the team valley worked there till he retired i think most drivers in the sixties had pans off him franky finished up with a garage in amble
Kev you were a bit slow tonight when reversing should have just gone for it I would have stopped honest 
Hi Jimmy Phillps came to Crows in around 1954 and drove a Commer Superpoise LVK 972 ex BRS then a Ford Trader
582 DPT then an AEC RCN 547 in which he had a bad accident on the A8 if l remember correcly When he returned to he got a Bedford J type ECN 557 E which l still have then worked Deighton Bros on a four wheeler tipper DCN 997D then an eight wheeler Aki.
He is the son of the founder of Phillps Transport in Gateshead and is in good health the last time l saw him about 6months ago crowbar
tyneside:
Larry
In the early / mid eighties Jimmy Phillips used to drive a six wheel tipper for us. He was near to retiring then.
I think he was part of the Phillips family you mention. I think he had worked for Crow’s as well
crowbar:
Hi Jimmy Phillps came to Crows in around 1954 and drove a Commer Superpoise LVK 972 ex BRS then a Ford Trader
582 DPT then an AEC RCN 547 in which he had a bad accident on the A8 if l remember correcly When he returned to he got a Bedford J type ECN 557 E which l still have then worked Deighton Bros on a four wheeler tipper DCN 997D then an eight wheeler Aki.
He is the son of the founder of Phillps Transport in Gateshead and is in good health the last time l saw him about 6months ago crowbartyneside:
Larry
In the early / mid eighties Jimmy Phillips used to drive a six wheel tipper for us. He was near to retiring then.
I think he was part of the Phillips family you mention. I think he had worked for Crow’s as well
Pleased to hear Jimmy is keeping well. Didn’t know him for that long but he was always had a funny tale to tell.
He used to always be on about how many sets of traffic lights and railway crossings there was on the A1 between Newcastle and London pre motorway days.
kevmac47:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye , his name was Dryden, he was the owner, a very hands on man in those days,He lived at Wideopen just north of Gosforth, nice chap. Regards Larry.Larry’ did he have a large birthmark on his face? regards kevmac47
Not that can remember Kev, The only bloke that comes to mind in those days was Jack Sharkey, he quite often was out looking for wagons, He had Monarch Transport , & I think before that Galleon Transport, Regards Larry
Lawrence Dunbar:
kevmac47:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Aye , his name was Dryden, he was the owner, a very hands on man in those days,He lived at Wideopen just north of Gosforth, nice chap. Regards Larry.Larry’ did he have a large birthmark on his face? regards kevmac47
Not that can remember Kev, The only bloke that comes to mind in those days was Jack Sharkey, he quite often was out looking for wagons, He had Monarch Transport , & I think before that Galleon Transport, Regards Larry
Yes thats the guy Larry, I often used to se him in the steelworks at Jarrow. Monarch did the shunting for all the hauliers. Your memory is magic!!! regards kevmac47.
Seeing as we are into remembering names from long ago, I was going through my old mans stuff a little while ago and came across a list of drivers, probably something to do with the union but anyway see how many names are rcognised, they all worked for Steenburgs at the time but no doubt at many other places too. Here goes;
Bill Ashworth, John Dickman, Jock Mundell, Peter Green, Ray Smith, Tony Hyde, Tony Chapman, Nigel Smart,
Alfie Greives, Ernie Dobson, Gill Todd, Bobby Duggan, Dicky Oliver, Geordie Storey, Don Bryden, Alan Patrick,
Jimmy Simmons, Jimmy Logan, Joe Pepper, Bob Aitchenson, George Collis, Cliff Natton, Ken Hogg, Ray Hogg, Bob Best, Brian Maiden, Bob Dowling , Lenny North, Phil Gent, George Woolfe, Dicky Akenhead, Jimmy Hepple, Ronnie Hodgen, Stan Bolam, Arthur Marsh, Joe Brown.
Probably a few more that arn’t on the list and I know one or two more but can’t remember their names, I know some of these arn’t around anymore including my old man, any of these ring any bells!
Cheers Franky.
Frankydobo:
Seeing as we are into remembering names from long ago, I was going through my old mans stuff a little while ago and came across a list of drivers, probably something to do with the union but anyway see how many names are rcognised, they all worked for Steenburgs at the time but no doubt at many other places too. Here goes;Bill Ashworth, John Dickman, Jock Mundell, Peter Green, Ray Smith, Tony Hyde, Tony Chapman, Nigel Smart,
Alfie Greives, Ernie Dobson, Gill Todd, Bobby Duggan, Dicky Oliver, Geordie Storey, Don Bryden, Alan Patrick,
Jimmy Simmons, Jimmy Logan, Joe Pepper, Bob Aitchenson, George Collis, Cliff Natton, Ken Hogg, Ray Hogg, Bob Best, Brian Maiden, Bob Dowling , Lenny North, Phil Gent, George Woolfe, Dicky Akenhead, Jimmy Hepple, Ronnie Hodgen, Stan Bolam, Arthur Marsh, Joe Brown.
Probably a few more that arn’t on the list and I know one or two more but can’t remember their names, I know some of these arn’t around anymore including my old man, any of these ring any bells!
Cheers Franky.
Quite a few names I remember,Logan, Pepper, Aichie R.IP.Collis,North, Gent,Hepple(highspeed).When’s the next model out Franky?? regardskevmac47
Aye I remember Bob Duggan He allways used to say divent dunchis am a gordie,in av nivar been dunched yit, so watch wat ya dian chore.
Frankydobo:
Seeing as we are into remembering names from long ago, I was going through my old mans stuff a little while ago and came across a list of drivers, probably something to do with the union but anyway see how many names are rcognised, they all worked for Steenburgs at the time but no doubt at many other places too. Here goes;Bill Ashworth, John Dickman, Jock Mundell, Peter Green, Ray Smith, Tony Hyde, Tony Chapman, Nigel Smart,
Alfie Greives, Ernie Dobson, Gill Todd, Bobby Duggan, Dicky Oliver, Geordie Storey, Don Bryden, Alan Patrick,
Jimmy Simmons, Jimmy Logan, Joe Pepper, Bob Aitchenson, George Collis, Cliff Natton, Ken Hogg, Ray Hogg, Bob Best, Brian Maiden, Bob Dowling , Lenny North, Phil Gent, George Woolfe, Dicky Akenhead, Jimmy Hepple, Ronnie Hodgen, Stan Bolam, Arthur Marsh, Joe Brown.
Probably a few more that arn’t on the list and I know one or two more but can’t remember their names, I know some of these arn’t around anymore including my old man, any of these ring any bells!
Cheers Franky.
Aye Franky Jimmy Simmons a great lad I was very friendley with Jimmy sad he had to goe the way he did, Regards Larry
Ha ha Larry, aye Bobby Duggan was always laughing and carrying on, Ray the traffic manager asked dad if he could show Bob around the clearing houses when they had tipped in Liverpool, Bob was about the same height as Dad around 5ft 6in, they had gone around half a dozen or so and when they went to the next one he got down on his knees and putting his hands together in prayer said to the guy in the clearing house, “For God’s sake giv is a load for Newcastle, a was six foot two when we started this” Course everybody in the place was in stiches and they got a backload each, daft as a brush.
Kev I thought there would be some names someone would remember, I’ve just finished a model of the old mans Rolls engined Seddon and York trailer which I think I put up a few weeks back, here’s one though I still have to complete and finish the trailer also when I get a bit time, not sure if S&N ran the A Series in these colours but I liked the livery and its the one I remember better. Cheers Franky.
Frankydobo:
Ha ha Larry, aye Bobby Duggan was always laughing and carrying on, Ray the traffic manager asked dad if he could show Bob around the clearing houses when they had tipped in Liverpool, Bob was about the same height as Dad around 5ft 6in, they had gone around half a dozen or so and when they went to the next one he got down on his knees and putting his hands together in prayer said to the guy in the clearing house, “For God’s sake giv is a load for Newcastle, a was six foot two when we started this” Course everybody in the place was in stiches and they got a backload each, daft as a brush.Kev I thought there would be some names someone would remember, I’ve just finished a model of the old mans Rolls engined Seddon and York trailer which I think I put up a few weeks back, here’s one though I still have to complete and finish the trailer also when I get a bit time, not sure if S&N ran the A Series in these colours but I liked the livery and its the one I remember better. Cheers Franky.
It’s looking great Franky, very lifelike!! regards kevmac47.