Aye they were hard worked and its not as if they had top of the range gear to do it with either, most of them ended up at Thompsons when Dougie packed in. Some of Andersons went to Thompsons and a couple went to Tulips when i worked there and given the choice i would of rather woked with them rater than blokes my own age, they were proper old school drivers who you could learn from, blokes like Morris Robinson who went to work for Lowdens before coming to Tulips, Dennis Gill and Geordie Liddle came straight to tulips from Andersons.These were the same men that were coming the other way when i was on the way to tip lime with my dad in that F7 of Thompsons. Priceless.
f7sidd:
Aye they were hard worked and its not as if they had top of the range gear to do it with either, most of them ended up at Thompsons when Dougie packed in. Some of Andersons went to Thompsons and a couple went to Tulips when i worked there and given the choice i would of rather woked with them rater than blokes my own age, they were proper old school drivers who you could learn from, blokes like Morris Robinson who went to work for Lowdens before coming to Tulips, Dennis Gill and Geordie Liddle came straight to tulips from Andersons.These were the same men that were coming the other way when i was on the way to tip lime with my dad in that F7 of Thompsons. Priceless.
Aye a remember Morris working at Lowdons,thats when they had a few wagons, Im still very pally with them, I lived at Seaton Burn in the 30s I still see them every week the still run two tippers. Old Arthur is still about great folks the Lowdons. Regards Larry
Getting back to Dougie Marshalls wagons Im sure Allan Henry the farmer from West Houses Farm bought a day cabbed Scania Unit. Regards Larry
F7Syd⌠can you remember a Tulips driver, he was on a 4 wheeler Freighter with twin headlamps I cant rememeber his name but he allways waved or flashed his lights when I saw him, I think he may have his own 8 wheeler tipper in Tarmac Colours, Im sure he takes photos of wagons â â ?> Regards Larry
Lawrence Dunbar:
F7Syd⌠can you remember a Tulips driver, he was on a 4 wheeler Freighter with twin headlamps I cant rememeber his name but he allways waved or flashed his lights when I saw him, I think he may have his own 8 wheeler tipper in Tarmac Colours, Im sure he takes photos of wagons â â ?> Regards Larry
Are you on about steven forster he drove the last freighter they had a e reg i think he runs an 8 wheeler foden out of barrasford
f7sidd:
Lawrence Dunbar:
F7Syd⌠can you remember a Tulips driver, he was on a 4 wheeler Freighter with twin headlamps I cant rememeber his name but he allways waved or flashed his lights when I saw him, I think he may have his own 8 wheeler tipper in Tarmac Colours, Im sure he takes photos of wagons â â ?> Regards LarryAre you on about steven forster he drove the last freighter they had a e reg i think he runs an 8 wheeler foden out of barrasford
Aye thats him he had Steven on a number plate on the Freighter as I recall,I heard tonight that he took the wagon over after the bloke he was working for retired /? Cheers Larry
Larry
Can you have a look at page 5 of thames Trader thread. Picture of a six wheel tipper in Smiles colours. Is that Tommy standing next to it â â ?
Cheers
Hello Larry. The scania 112 Allan Henry had was a sleeper cab. THH 173X if i remember rightly. It was ex Peter Hinchcliffe, Carlisle iâm sure. They still have it i think. The Henryâs also had an A reg Volvo F12 which i think was ex Cleanaway. I may be wrong but i think Alan Cowan may of been the buyer of Dougie Marshalls Day cab 112. At least I remember him having one. John Manners at Battle Bridge, Alnwick also had a day cab 2 series unit. Dan.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Getting back to Dougie Marshalls wagons Im sure Allan Henry the farmer from West Houses Farm bought a day cabbed Scania Unit. Regards Larry
f7sidd:
as much as i like the F7âs Brian the 86 was always me fave,more pics of them would be nice.Shame they havnât brought a model out of 1 yet as i could build shedloads of them!!
tyneside:
Larry
Can you have a look at page 5 of thames Trader thread. Picture of a six wheel tipper in Smiles colours. Is that Tommy standing next to it â â ?
Cheers
Yes I would say its him, I didnt know him in those days, but it certainley looks to be him., he allways had a happy smile on his face, even to this day no doubt, Regards Larry
Nice pics Dan, are the FLs still in service or have they all gone now?
The FLâs are all away now. Peter Law, F Law & Son of Whalton ran the 6 wheeler for a while. It was Re Registered as N952 WPT as dad kept the N51 OVK reg and put it on the FM12. Not sure where it is now. The K reg tractor unit was ex ASDA and was bought to replace The F reg FL10 tractor unit we had stolen. It was traded in for the T reg FM12 tractor unit which is now a rigid. I drove the 6X4 Rigid for about 4 months after passing my test. It Was bombproof and i learnt a lot driving it. It could pull for fun and would sit on the limiter up hill and down dale!
2Diesels:
Nice pics Dan, are the FLs still in service or have they all gone now?
tyneside:
Larry
Can you have a look at page 5 of thames Trader thread. Picture of a six wheel tipper in Smiles colours. Is that Tommy standing next to it â â ?
Cheers
Sorry I thought you meant Tulips TT, on a differant page 5, Smiles TT. It as Tommy[TheBull] Smiles & his garage foreman Harry Pearson,Tommy;s Father was my Grandads younger brother, he was called Tommy as well so the Bull is called after him , just as I am called after Tommy,s younger brother Lawrence, Regards Larry.
Danscania:
Peter Law, F Law & Son of Whalton ran the 6 wheeler for a while. It was Re Registered as N952 WPT
Ah that was your old one 
âŚhe bought thingybobâs tractor unit & had it stretched about the same time I think now what was he calledâŚDavey Humble lived up by Northgate I think
Anyone remember Astro Hire. Red 6wheeler tippers, Had a garage on the Quay, along from Steenburgs Arch, an Ex Newcastle Corporation one where they used to keep the mobile cranes, Herbert Morris ones, used for loading the bacon etc., Im sure the wagons belonged to Davy Errington. Regards Larry
Danscania:
Hello Larry. The scania 112 Allan Henry had was a sleeper cab. THH 173X if i remember rightly. It was ex Peter Hinchcliffe, Carlisle iâm sure. They still have it i think. The Henryâs also had an A reg Volvo F12 which i think was ex Cleanaway. I may be wrong but i think Alan Cowan may of been the buyer of Dougie Marshalls Day cab 112. At least I remember him having one. John Manners at Battle Bridge, Alnwick also had a day cab 2 series unit. Dan.Lawrence Dunbar:
Getting back to Dougie Marshalls wagons Im sure Allan Henry the farmer from West Houses Farm bought a day cabbed Scania Unit. Regards Larry
I drove the Scania odd times for Allan I took it up to the Highland show some years back when he had those loveley horses , I thought it had been one of Browns of Carlisle ? It was a canny motor to drive,I did a few loads of grain for him as well. Regards Larry