Ray Smyth:
A gathering of Fruit & Veg artic fridge lorries from Murcia Province, south east Spain,
delivering to the distribution warehouses at Martland Park, Wigan, earlier today.
The artic unit in the 1st & 4th photos is a FORD, I have never seen one of those before.Ray.
Ray were they bringing in tomatoes, JD
Thanks to Suedehead, Buzzer, Lawrence Dunbar, lurpak, essexpete and Ray Smyth for the photos. 
Oily
Badgerline bus recovery Maggie, credit to SCP for the photo.
oiltreader:
Thanks to Suedehead, Buzzer, Lawrence Dunbar, lurpak, essexpete and Ray Smyth for the photos.
OilyBadgerline bus recovery Maggie, credit to SCP for the photo.
How heavy were their busses 
Looks a bit over specced
Ray Smyth:
A gathering of Fruit & Veg artic fridge lorries from Murcia Province, south east Spain,
delivering to the distribution warehouses at Martland Park, Wigan, earlier today.
The artic unit in the 1st & 4th photos is a FORD, I have never seen one of those before.Ray.
Ray,
Ford are all the rage here in Spain at the moment.
Turkish built and as so many manufacturers have about 1 year or more lead times several firms are going with Ford.
Have heard they ain’t a bad motor, 500 bhp and well kitted out.
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Imagine trying to back a 30’ trailer with that.
The Mini looks like it’s had a hard life.
Buzzer:
Ray Smyth:
A gathering of Fruit & Veg artic fridge lorries from Murcia Province, south east Spain,
delivering to the distribution warehouses at Martland Park, Wigan, earlier today.
The artic unit in the 1st & 4th photos is a FORD, I have never seen one of those before.Ray.
Ray were they bringing in tomatoes, JD
Thanks for your comment John, It reminded me of my 3 years with Robert Baillie of Horndean
in the early 1970s. For 9 months of the year, 90% of our work was tomatoes from Guernsey which
were loaded at Portsmouth and night trunked up to Baillies depots at Doncaster and Wigan.
We were often referred to as Guernsey Tom. Cheers, Ray.
Hi Ray, The Border Television Studios were on Durranhill Industrial Estate near Robsons Depot on the south side of the city, Ribble had their new depot on Willowholme Industrial Estate as you head west out of the city but had you been delivering to the Peter St warehouse in the city the United bus garage was on your left opposite the fire station and 100 yards further along on the right was the old Ribble inbound entrance to the Rickergate garage. Proudfoots fruit and veg warehouse were almost adjoining as I recall. One wall of the old United garage still exists and the area is now a car park. Some of the houses in Peter St were transport digs back then the wagons being parked nearby on The Sands lorry / bus park. In recent years Peter St and Corporation Rd went under 4 to 6 feet of water in the Carlisle floods. If you had been driving a PD3 and queuing to refuel on backshift at the Ribble garage entrance the water would have been half way up the cab windows. The Foden DHH 990 was first registered in August 1950 and the address given as Peter St according the Carlisle Corporation vehicle registration records
Cheers Leyland 600
1970 V8 Perkins powered.
Star down under.:
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1970 V8 Perkins powered.
I guess you would not want a lot of hills with that. What do reckon that would have grossed?
oiltreader:
Thanks to Suedehead, Buzzer, Lawrence Dunbar, lurpak, essexpete and Ray Smyth for the photos.
OilyBadgerline bus recovery Maggie, credit to SCP for the photo.
It wasn’t the only one - this is Yorkshire Traction’s “The Beast”, with Interstator recovery gear.
essexpete:
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1970 V8 Perkins powered.I guess you would not want a lot of hills with that. What do reckon that would have grossed?
Maximum legal back then would have been 23~24 ton (bit before my time), but probably, usually overloaded.
Buzzer:
Buzzer
Ulster Ferry was part of the Coast Lines Group, they merged with Link Line also part of the same Group, renamed " Ulster Ferry Link Line " this was a bit long for the cab door and was shortened to " Ulster Link " they all became part of the P.O Group, but the end came in April 1973 when the depot in Liverpool was shut.
Regards
John
J.F.G:
Buzzer:
BuzzerUlster Ferry was part of the Coast Lines Group, they merged with Link Line also part of the same Group, renamed " Ulster Ferry Link Line " this was a bit long for the cab door and was shortened to " Ulster Link " they all became part of the P.O Group, but the end came in April 1973 when the depot in Liverpool was shut.
Regards
John
They could`ve written smaller…
sorry.
Franglais:
J.F.G:
Buzzer:
BuzzerUlster Ferry was part of the Coast Lines Group, they merged with Link Line also part of the same Group, renamed " Ulster Ferry Link Line " this was a bit long for the cab door and was shortened to " Ulster Link " they all became part of the P.O Group, but the end came in April 1973 when the depot in Liverpool was shut.
Regards
John
They could`ve written smaller…
Or got bigger doors. 
