John T:
. the last Truck I drove over there was a “Guy Invincible” with the 6 LX. that wasn’t a bad truck. well Dave take care. John.
That was a motor and a half, John. Lovely big cab and, for it’s day, very modern with such standard comforts as sunvisors and cigarette lighters. Wow
The Jungle was at the bottom of Shap on the old A6. If heading south you missed it if you had burned off the brakes coming down the bank. It was too close at the foot of the mountain to glide into.
Not sure where you mean at Brough, there is a 12’3" bridge to the west of there, but I do remember Greta Bridge at the foot of the eastern slope. That was a bridge over the river and there was a sharp ‘S’ bend to get onto it. One of my mates forgot it and tried to get a 38mph Scammell back into gear doing about 60! Did a lot of damage.
The rogues are legendary. In the days when tare weight mattered for tax purposes there was a bloke at Hull who kept a stripped down chassis specially for ‘sending to the weighbridge’ when registering a new truck.
You are right Dave, Luxury was the order of the day with that old "Guy’ sunvisers, heater, and I was one of the chosen few I had a Radio, a little old phillps. in the day time I could pick up “Sandy Mcpherson,” with his organ, the
“Archers”. that blok and his “Palm court Orchestra”. but at night I could bring in Radio Luxemburg, now that was a treat. and lets not forget “Mrs dales dairy.” then came along Radio Caroline of shore. then England slowly started to get into the 20 century. I have a photo around here some where loading up one of those Guy’s with concrete Buildings out of Tonbrige in Kent for a company called Tyler concrete. the company I worked for at the time was “CMS” Haulage and they had the contract to haul all there buildings. Christ the places we had to go, way down in Wales. the tip of Scotland, for the farmers. trying to get accross some of the fields was fun. mud up to your ■■■.gangs yoused to unload you as they was the erecters as well they lived in a little caravan and went from job to job. take care Dave, keep the post coming. John T.
Thanks Marky, It is nice to here some of the Trucking co’s are still alive and kicking. I dont know how to E-Mail pictures over this forum onley when I e-mail on regular E-Mails. take care. John.
John T:
Thanks Marky, It is nice to here some of the Trucking co’s are still alive and kicking. I dont know how to E-Mail pictures over this forum onley when I e-mail on regular E-Mails. take care. John.
What is it about us old sods and new technology? I’m the same. I’ll pm you with my e-mail address and send you a pic of my last motor if you send me yours with a pic too. They have been uploaded here before but someone had to do it for me. Sad, innit?
Hi John T you old git…yiddel can you thieve davies from the highway…under the arches…yes i worked for him for a bit…doing the scotch run…sadly gone …but not forgotten
Cawthorn & Sinclair…my mate worked for them in a london depot…he had one of their maggie Deutz column change…nice motor…if i remember they were a good outfit to work for…but sadly gone…B.R.S. was eaten up by the various conglomorates that are about today such as the transport development group.dont know about the others though…you are certainly digging deep in your memory bank…guys…albions…thames traders…my god…the first truck i got into was a Maudsley…wonderful old truck…but no comparison to todays truck…and you with a kenworth eh !..well Pat Hasler reckons theyre a heap of ■■■■■■■■■ at least they had a mans engine…like the good old ■■■■■■■■■■■■ engine ever made…good luck in your retirement…and dont get caught in the slipstream…ha ha
Hi Truckyboy. I am pleased to here Somebody other than me has heard of “Yiddle”. do you remember those old AEC Mamoth Majors he had they were a hand full. I drove an old “Maudsley” a couple of times when I worked for “Banfields” motor coaches in Camberwell green. and “Charlie Lewis” in Greenwich. I expect they both have gone out of business by now. do you remember “Union Cartage”? I worked for them hauling Meat in and out of “Smithfields” for a while. David from France he is about the only one who remembers most of the old outfits. and we talk about the old day’s. I am glad you drove for “Yiddle” and still live to talk about him. ha ha ha . he was a Bandit.do you remember “A.T.P” from Peckham, he used to run mostly the west Country, I drove a “Leyland” Comet. he sent me down to Wales one time and the only load I could find was out of “Ebbe Vale” load of steel. I put on 18 tons and that poor old Comet had a helluva time pulling it. back to London. take care. John T.
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I remember all the stories about old Yiddle. Apparently, stolen trailers had to be painted before they “went up the road” (presumably for sale). Yiddle would say, " paint it with the load on, son. Just be careful round the ropes. Don’t want to make it too obvious, do we?"
Here’s anothet name which might jog a few memories. Two guys, might have been brothers, who owned about six F88s and who did the Prato run. (Rags out and cloth back). We all called them the “Cantrellians” because their yard was in Cantrell Road in Bow. Robbie and Tony were their names. My then boss, Jansen Potter of Havelock Haulage was very friendly with them. I remember going to their yard in Bow to pick up something. The Flying Squad were there questioning them about a trailer load of whiskey that had “appeared” in their yard. Never heard any more. Wonder how they managed that LOL.
Old “Yiddle” was a bandit from way back, I think he started with 3 Tankers and stole the rest LOL. I did not have the pleasure of stealing fore him as I drove one of his old AEC tanker. 8 wheeler. those other blokes with the whiskey, I expect they got there collar felt and ended up in the nick. If we had done the things to-day what we used to do back then I thing we would all still be in the nick. LOL. take care John T.
John T…Banfields became Bee-Line…Lewis coaches from my town (greenwich) are still going strong…i did a stint for world Wide Coaches who are now part of the george ewer group…our boss was david ewer…anyroad…old yiddell and his mammoth 8 leggers were still there when i started…and along with a few others awaiting a new paint job…i remember one driver i met on highgate hill when we stopped for a tea…told me not to lean on the lorry cos it was still wet…ha ha ha
Cantrells were the other mob…gave you very little money…but a length of hose to nick the diesel with…but i never worked for them…i did have some scruples…there were a lot of cowboys about way back then…but although villains by todays standards…were good to work for and taught you a lot about transport…never frightened to take on anyone …if he wanted to learn…
Hello from one bandit to another. Blimey old Charlie Lewis still in business, when I drove for him, with the old “Charabang” week enders, that was a laugh one week end I had a bunch of women from “Armour Star” meat packers, over in Bermondsey got to Southend. stopped in “The Bull of Pitsea” on the way home, when the pub turned out they got in the coach singing and dancing, they was all ■■■■■■ as puduns. I was round the corner having a piece of hows y farther. the bus is swaying back and forth they thought they was going down the road, silly gits.LOL then a coach load of men turned, up I started out with a load of women when I got home I had half men half women. that was a right turn out. I had some good times with those week enders, to Margate, Southend etc.I remember I had a load of women from a local pub in Greenwich. took 'em down to Margate. they all wanted to stop for a leak, I pulled over on the side of the road, all the old girls filed of went round the other side of the coach, I looked in may mirror and when they had there draws down and in the crouching position I pulled away, you have never in all your life seen a sight like it , there all jumping up and down trying to pull up there draws, as the traffic going buy was all tooting there horns.I worked for a coach co called “World Wide Tours” they were blue coaches and they were over in the old kent rd. the bloke who ran it his name was “Wallace” getting back to “Lewis” I was 30 yrs old and he must have been, 60 when I worked for him it was just him and his wife, his boy got killed on a Motor Cycle accident. when he was 18 yrs old. I thought “Charlie” would have been dead by now. unless he sold out. take care mucker. John.Townrow (in case you know me)
Briggs Amasco, theres a one i had forgotten!
My old man ended up working for Tarmac as they took over Limmer and Trinidad. He worked out of the Blaydon sand quarry. Earlier though Limmer were based at St Peters in Byker, where British Engines is now.
Were Briggs not taken over by Tarmac as I think their trucks had the Tarmac logo on and were painted the horrible green colour!
Another co I have just remembered in the same business was Val De Travers, dont know if anyone can remember them.
Also to John T, Wallace Arnold have gone from strength to strength, done a bit freelance for them a couple of years ago.
Briggs Amasco, theres a one i had forgotten!
My old man ended up working for Tarmac as they took over Limmer and Trinidad. He worked out of the Blaydon sand quarry. Earlier though Limmer were based at St Peters in Byker, where British Engines is now.
Were Briggs not taken over by Tarmac as I think their trucks had the Tarmac logo on and were painted the horrible green colour!
Another co I have just remembered in the same business was Val De Travers, dont know if anyone can remember them.
Also to John T, Wallace Arnold have gone from strength to strength, done a bit freelance for them a couple of years ago.
Chris
chris i rember val de travers my old man was the low loader driver drove a a e c then they bought him a volvo 86 king of the road in them days my dad worked out of greenwich depot in london there is still a plant on the site now owned by bardons all best egg
Id forgotten about Val De Travers and werent Limmer & Trinidad wagons painted yellow and green. Another I recall seeing in Lancashire and Yorkshire was Lime Sand Mortar (LSM onthe side) who had cream coloured Bedford KM tippers. Ther was also Ogdens Otley who had Park Royal cabbed AEC Mammoth Major six wheelers painted pale green. I last saw that name when they were demolishing a tower block with explosives.
Ther is a Dodds of Acton still going with a few other depots around the country, is it the same outfit?
There was Runcorn Transport Services (RTS) who operated tankers. They may have been part of TDG so (I think) will run in their colours now.I used to run into Widnes twice a day back in the early 80’s and see their place on the right but havent been down that way for years.
