Re Novofreights, the gaffer was called Donald, he was ex BRS, he did the work out of Hood Haggies, Willington Quay,& had some connection with Handcock of Allendale, I remember the Ford arics,his office was on the Quayside, he was very pally with Les Bolam, he owned Cargotransorters Ltd, which he started when Kirtleys Shipping & Forwarding packed in… They were a close knit lot in those days, but did very well in the haulage game. Regards Larry
My grandad passed away 3 years ago this month. He used to drive for finefare foods in washington and élan international based at Washington I’d love some pics of the above lorries I’ve looked on tinternet n not fund any. He worked for a lot of firms but those are the two he spent a lot of time working for and it would be nice to see what he drove.
I am here: maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.916454,-1.529887
Re.Bobby Williams, he had a Leyland Buffalo, he pulled for Jimmy Adams for a long time, he was on the Every Ready job from thr Tyneside Tin Printers quite a bit, I wonder if he is still about ? he was a canny lad. Regards Larry
GavMc P11GT:
My grandad passed away 3 years ago this month. He used to drive for finefare foods in washington and élan international based at Washington I’d love some pics of the above lorries I’ve looked on tinternet n not fund any. He worked for a lot of firms but those are the two he spent a lot of time working for and it would be nice to see what he drove.
I am here: maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.916454,-1.529887
Post your grandads name Gav, someone on here will probably know him.
Morris Longworth
kevmac47:
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
nice to see my dads nickname on here (highspeed heppell)the 1st time i heard that name davy tilson called me that years ago when i started at cps cheers kevmac 47
Gav I know my old man knew your Father, I heard him mention his name a few times, when my Dad packed in driving he had one or two factory jobs in Washington but places didn’t stay in business, it seemed, for five minutes in those days (early Eighties) in Washington, it was supposed to be the new big industrial area and with jobs a plenty, he was at RCA and MEM, big places that closed along with many smaller firms, before getting a start at Fine Fare in the warehouse.
After a few years and nearing retirement age he went into the gatehouse and was able to meet up again with many drivers he knew before. He was good pals with your Dad as he was one of the old school, with a few others. Sorry to hear he passed away, my father died also around the same time aged 81. My younger Brother drove for the Hucknall depot, they had ERF’s and Scania’s, Washington tended to have Seddon Atkinsons and Buffalo’s before that. I could never get a job there as the patter was they didn’t employ anybody if a relative worked at the same place, I had a couple of mates worked there and it was a good job so they said but changed once Gateway took over.
Cheers Franky.
Hello GavMc My dad (Bob Casey) used to work with Morris at Fine Fare they were good mates my dad started there when it first opened in the early seventies, we used to live in Donwell and on a friday i used to wait outside of Fine Fares gates for me dad coming home i used to knock around with young Morris and Keith, didnt his brother used to have a furniture van, Longworths removals. happy days.
GavMc P11GT:
Morris Longworth
Hello MikHep, I worked for CPS for a few months in 1985 after McGoverns had a pay off and just before I went to Onward at Birtley. Were you there then? I know Dave Tilson often reads these threads but I havn’t seen him post anything yet. Well as we all know he is very shy and quiet 
Ps is your Dad still around? I havn’t heard anything about him for donkey’s years. regards kevmac47.
Yep Franky washington was suposed to be big for industrial area my mam worked at RCA then Woolco in washington dad worked at Parson house then drove for Crawfords then in crorther then armstrong
Remember the finfare place when i was growing up there
kevmac47:
Hello MikHep, I worked for CPS for a few months in 1985 after McGoverns had a pay off and just before I went to Onward at Birtley. Were you there then? I know Dave Tilson often reads these threads but I havn’t seen him post anything yet. Well as we all know he is very shy and quiet
hello kevin do u see anything ov jimmy the brick ive neva seen him or heard out ov him since i left fergy, 13 years ago just wonder were he is now probl retired ,i was talking to geordie newton on monday at paul capplemans funeral nice to have a bit crack with him ,evan thou at a sad event cheers gary.
Hello animal, you a Washington lad then?
animal:
Yep Franky washington was suposed to be big for industrial area my mam worked at RCA then Woolco in washington dad worked at Parson house then drove for Crawfords then in crorther then armstrong
Remember the finfare place when i was growing up there
TYNEXDAZ:
Hello animal, you a Washington lad then?animal:
Yep Franky washington was suposed to be big for industrial area my mam worked at RCA then Woolco in washington dad worked at Parson house then drove for Crawfords then in crorther then armstrong
Remember the finfare place when i was growing up there
Nope did live in washington from 71-82
btw im a funny looking lad
Pretty much the same as me moved there from Gateshead in 1970 and moved away again in 1982, we have probably crossed paths at some time, you still got all the old LPs and 45s from the RCA then, the woman who lived next door to us used to work there and bring us records back every day. the good owld days eh. There was always plenty places for me dad to park his wagon in Washington with all the industrial estates aand half finished roads.
animal:
TYNEXDAZ:
Hello animal, you a Washington lad then?animal:
Yep Franky washington was suposed to be big for industrial area my mam worked at RCA then Woolco in washington dad worked at Parson house then drove for Crawfords then in crorther then armstrong
Remember the finfare place when i was growing up thereNope did live in washington from 71-82
btw im a funny looking lad
Lawrence Dunbar:
Re Novofreights, the gaffer was called Donald, he was ex BRS, he did the work out of Hood Haggies, Willington Quay,& had some connection with Handcock of Allendale, I remember the Ford arics,his office was on the Quayside, he was very pally with Les Bolam, he owned Cargotransorters Ltd, which he started when Kirtleys Shipping & Forwarding packed in… They were a close knit lot in those days, but did very well in the haulage game. Regards Larry
lawrence hughie donald finnished his time working in the office at murray hogg in sandy lane
TYNEXDAZ:
Hello animal, you a Washington lad then?animal:
Yep Franky washington was suposed to be big for industrial area my mam worked at RCA then Woolco in washington dad worked at Parson house then drove for Crawfords then in crorther then armstrong
Remember the finfare place when i was growing up there
ANGIE, your secret is safe with me 
Ps tynedaz you can meet this formidable bruiser at the next get-together.
dont worry SHE won’t bite. I hope thats enough clues to her gender cos she will probably kill me if I say any more. 
regardskevmac47.
Do any of you old drivers & I mean old, rememeber a firm at the Three Mile Bridge Gosforth with tippers , they were based where the three Mile Filling Station is now, Im sure they were called Caisleys Transport they had a Leyland Comet semi forward control & a Commer, a 2 stroke perhaps. they did sand & gravel work… They might of packed in when Norman Handyside took the premises over in the earley 60s. any clues lads, Regards Larry
animal:
TYNEXDAZ:
Hello animal, you a Washington lad then?animal:
Yep Franky washington was suposed to be big for industrial area my mam worked at RCA then Woolco in washington dad worked at Parson house then drove for Crawfords then in crorther then armstrong
Remember the finfare place when i was growing up thereNope did live in washington from 71-82
btw im a funny looking lad
That’s one hell of a big house you lived in then.
Is animal a female kev? I just thought they were manboobs
TYNEXDAZ:
Pretty much the same as me moved there from Gateshead in 1970 and moved away again in 1982, we have probably crossed paths at some time, you still got all the old LPs and 45s from the RCA then, the woman who lived next door to us used to work there and bring us records back every day. the good owld days eh. There was always plenty places for me dad to park his wagon in Washington with all the industrial estates aand half finished roads.animal:
TYNEXDAZ:
Hello animal, you a Washington lad then?animal:
Yep Franky washington was suposed to be big for industrial area my mam worked at RCA then Woolco in washington dad worked at Parson house then drove for Crawfords then in crorther then armstrong
Remember the finfare place when i was growing up there
morning Darren those records werent by Lionel Ritchie by any chance were they