Some from the summer
Ade
Eddie Heaton:
Boatchaser:
Buzzer:
BuzzerGuys Buzzer would the photo of HB & H have been taken at there depot on the outskirts of Newton -Le-Willows , If I’m right there was a Transport Café there and a copy of warehouse behind the Café . Cant think of the name of the Cafe but that road going into Newton was the A49 Other way and you can join the East Lancs ( A560) or Haydock M6
The name of the café that you’re thinking of Boatchaser was the Woodlands . Previous to that , back in the late 60s early 70s , we knew it as Johnson & Wild’s . Allison freight lines had a depot there for a period after the café closed . Then in the 80s the place became a pallet yard .
There’s all manner of fancy new buildings on the site now , but I don’t have a clue as what goes on in any of them .I don’t think the HB&H photo was taken there though , although I could well be mistaken . I’m more inclined to suspect that it would have been taken at the yard that they had at the bottom of Vista road in Earlestown , next door to the labour club , ( or it could have been a conservative club … I forget ) , as they did tend to move about quite a bit . But again , I stand open to correction , as I distinctly recall seeing that octopus with the drag pulling off the northbound M6 at junction 25 loaded with Calor propane bottles more than once in the 60s .
Eddie
I know before we left for Canada ,as you said it was a Pallet Yard and then Offices one of which was " Vimto " head office . I lived in Culcheth and my wife went to school in Newton, I also worked in Earlstown on Deakin Ind Est next door to Jacob,s Biscuit Warehouse, I was in the old Bibby Warehouse ( to you older guys ) for Great Bear Distribution . The wife thinks that at the bottom of Vista Rd was the British Legion but she’s not sure !!,Another cold day in Calgary at 08:00 this morning on the news and weather they said -32 + the wind chill was a F**king cold -42
Boatchaser:
Eddie Heaton:
Boatchaser:
Buzzer:
BuzzerGuys Buzzer would the photo of HB & H have been taken at there depot on the outskirts of Newton -Le-Willows , If I’m right there was a Transport Café there and a copy of warehouse behind the Café . Cant think of the name of the Cafe but that road going into Newton was the A49 Other way and you can join the East Lancs ( A560) or Haydock M6
The name of the café that you’re thinking of Boatchaser was the Woodlands . Previous to that , back in the late 60s early 70s , we knew it as Johnson & Wild’s . Allison freight lines had a depot there for a period after the café closed . Then in the 80s the place became a pallet yard .
There’s all manner of fancy new buildings on the site now , but I don’t have a clue as what goes on in any of them .I don’t think the HB&H photo was taken there though , although I could well be mistaken . I’m more inclined to suspect that it would have been taken at the yard that they had at the bottom of Vista road in Earlestown , next door to the labour club , ( or it could have been a conservative club … I forget ) , as they did tend to move about quite a bit . But again , I stand open to correction , as I distinctly recall seeing that octopus with the drag pulling off the northbound M6 at junction 25 loaded with Calor propane bottles more than once in the 60s .
Eddie
I know before we left for Canada ,as you said it was a Pallet Yard and then Offices one of which was " Vimto " head office . I lived in Culcheth and my wife went to school in Newton, I also worked in Earlstown on Deakin Ind Est next door to Jacob,s Biscuit Warehouse, I was in the old Bibby Warehouse ( to you older guys ) for Great Bear Distribution . The wife thinks that at the bottom of Vista Rd was the British Legion but she’s not sure !!,Another cold day in Calgary at 08:00 this morning on the news and weather they said -32 + the wind chill was a F**king cold -42
About the same as us, except we don’t have the minus. 
Eddie Heaton:
The Vauxhall Cresta was the nicest looking motor that Vauxhall ever produced ( in my own personal opinion that is ) .
Still , as Butch Cassidy famously stated … “ Small price to pay for beauty “.
Did anybody ever try to replace a Vauxhall Cresta front windscreen. 
As a fifteen year old apprentice mechanic watching two fitters attempt the task, you learnt all the swear words that there is to know.
A few photos from Singapore Docks which I took about ten years ago.
Spardo:
Buzzer:
For all those down under, BuzzerLight relief
I have a picture in a book, which I think I have put on here before, of one of Johansson’s long post war trains where he set bottom gear in motion and (steering wheel secured?) while walking round the whole lot checking the tyres.
Thanks Buzzer and David [Spardo ] I have a small claim to doing some maintenance on the trailers while the truck was in motion, we were at the top of the Canning Stock route and our track was just the wheel ruts of previous vehicles I decided in my wisdom a good time to grease the S cams and adjust the brakes by just laying in the track and letting the truck just idle along pulling the trailers over me, I may add the Cool Power Mack I owned at that time had a 12 speed mack gear box that had a super low ratio bottom gear, the track was quite straight and the pin down surface quit hard so the steering just followed the track ok and the truck just idling had no problems keeping mobile.
My only problem was I didnt allow for tourist 4 wheel drivers coming towards me and seeing this truck ticking along with no driver I wish I had now got them to send me the photos they took . 
Dig
Boatchaser:
Eddie Heaton:
Boatchaser:
Buzzer:
BuzzerThe wife thinks that at the bottom of Vista Rd was the British Legion but she’s not sure !!,Another cold day in Calgary at 08:00 this morning on the news and weather they said -32 + the wind chill was a F**king cold -42
On reflection Boatchaser , I’m inclined to think that your wife is probably correct , it most likely was the British Legion . I passed the place on many score of occasions although I never once went in .
Your mention of the café on the A49 prompted me to type in Allison freightlines though , and in so doing I came up with a website dedicated to comments and photos from Allison’s ex-drivers . One comment mentions the Newton-le-Willows depot and uses the word “ Ivy’s “… does that mean anything to you ?
Check it out .
Oh ! and with regards to the temperature in Calgary , I can assure you that it’s a bit nippy over here at the moment an’ all , but cheer up mate , at least you’ve got the Chinooks to look forward to … eh ?
All the best pal . Eddie .
I left Schneider while cabovers were still the norm and started working for WalMart driving these Internationals with ■■■■■■■ 290 engine and 10 speed range change boxes. Cushy job, no loading or unloading just drop and hook. 
Dig:
My only problem was I didnt allow for tourist 4 wheel drivers coming towards me and seeing this truck ticking along with no driver I wish I had now got them to send me the photos they took
Not to mention the poor bugger driving behind you seeing the ‘dead’ body emerge from under the rearmost trailer.
DIG:
Spardo:
Buzzer:
For all those down under, BuzzerLight relief
I have a picture in a book, which I think I have put on here before, of one of Johansson’s long post war trains where he set bottom gear in motion and (steering wheel secured?) while walking round the whole lot checking the tyres.
Thanks Buzzer and David [Spardo ] I have a small claim to doing some maintenance on the trailers while the truck was in motion, we were at the top of the Canning Stock route and our track was just the wheel ruts of previous vehicles I decided in my wisdom a good time to grease the S cams and adjust the brakes by just laying in the track and letting the truck just idle along pulling the trailers over me, I may add the Cool Power Mack I owned at that time had a 12 speed mack gear box that had a super low ratio bottom gear, the track was quite straight and the pin down surface quit hard so the steering just followed the track ok and the truck just idling had no problems keeping mobile.
My only problem was I didnt allow for tourist 4 wheel drivers coming towards me and seeing this truck ticking along with no driver I wish I had now got them to send me the photos they took .Dig
Kin’ell 
Thanks to Ray Smyth, Buzzer, Eddie Heaton, lurpak, mushroomman, DIG and remy for the photos
Oily
Muck shifters at Invergordon today.
Mucky old day.
Spardo:
Dig:
My only problem was I didnt allow for tourist 4 wheel drivers coming towards me and seeing this truck ticking along with no driver I wish I had now got them to send me the photos they tookNot to mention the poor bugger driving behind you seeing the ‘dead’ body emerge from under the rearmost trailer.
Got to admit not the smartest thing to have done but some of those tracks the ground formation would allow us to just idle along without problems try to speed it up and the torque at the drive tyres would start t0 dig and bog became the order of the day.
I recall several of us ticking along when i suddenly realised our lead truck was some 200yards to the right heading in the other direction shortly followed by the 2 trucks in front of me at that point i came to where they turned off so Followed and this went on until saw the lead truck back on track again, we all pulled up and asked our fearless leader what the plan was he replied " I fancied a change of scenery"
Humour always helps on the jobs that requires patience. 
When on the return MT 30 or 40 kms/h could be achieved ok.
Dig
Buzzer:
Buzzer
The last photo of the Brick Lorries show a chimney in the background, I believe this was the last chimney to be brought down approx 6 months ago at Stewartby.
Star down under.:
DIG:
Fog was thick last night.Dig
That’s an ACCO, 3070?
Another view: flickr.com/photos/63884069@N04/6769164713/
Or is it a 2670?
