oiltreader:
This Scammell is among NZ pics, but I see it has a british dealers “trade plate” in the windscreen, so at the bodybuilders on its way to NZ or maybe not, nice outfit anyway. Courtesy of hankstruckpictures.com
oily
Operated in the UK from Somerset, one of those who drove the type for the company is Pete Connock, who with Martin Phippard make up CPP the truck DVD guys. Cuprinol ran a number of these purposeful looking combinations.
Took these today on Standedge.How times change I was parked up for ages waiting for something to come along and this was all there was.
Great stuff John, is the Floating Light Pub still going , also the Great Western ? Im going to have a run down the old A62 this year just for old times sake, my first trip over Standedge was 1957 mind you Ive been over several times since th M 62 opened, I used to load at Ashton quite often so thats why I came back that way. Regards Larry.
Hi Lawrence I will take a photo of the floating light for you next time I am over their,its now a private house .I so nearly stopped today to take one of it but had second thoughts.Its not far away from me so next time I will.Do you remember this one the Horse & Jockey at the split where you went down into the villages of Diggle & Uppermill.
The Horse & Jockey as it is today
The Floating Light as it is today
oiltreader:
Old uns to the fore.
oily
I think the first one is an Asquith, which is Transit-based
Thank you John, The old Horse & Jockey was closed the last time I was down there, what a waste eh. I also noticed the little cafe the was on the right just a way down from the 62 towards Diggle had been turned into a house, That was one of the good ones, run by the Brierley siters.Regards Larry.
retriever:
oiltreader:
This Scammell is among NZ pics, but I see it has a british dealers “trade plate” in the windscreen, so at the bodybuilders on its way to NZ or maybe not, nice outfit anyway. Courtesy of hankstruckpictures.com
oilyOperated in the UK from Somerset, one of those who drove the type for the company is Pete Connock, who with Martin Phippard make up CPP the truck DVD guys. Cuprinol ran a number of these purposeful looking combinations.
Sorted.
oily
Stanfield:
Took these today on Standedge.How times change I was parked up for ages waiting for something to come along and this was all there was.10
Looks a grand day up on top of the hill (nearly). Just over the top used to be Ma and Pa Johnsons cafe, (early/mid 60’s) almost opposite The Floating Light, one of the finest transport cafes in all the land. Sadly long gone. I wish I’d a shilling for every time I’d struggled up that hill, used to try get a run at it going through Marsden but if you got baulked and had to drop a couple of gears that was it, no chance of getting them back until you got to the top. and it was a long drag with a 150 Gardner and a 6 speed DB box.
But…happy days. 
Spardo, an interesting response, you will find a pic of Ted Stiles and Foden here truck-photos.net/picture/number2040.asp
The drom use in Australia was only in the Western State Territory, there the legislation allowed for this on twinsteer units.
The pics are about the bits you mentioned, the KW setup is referred to as a “slingshot” this probably something to do with the trestles on the first trailer, allowing overlap and accommodation of standard length rails to be carried within allowed train limits, anyway it mentions maxing out at 140tons.
The ICI Atkinson is the only drom on record within the UK.
Pics courtesy of hankstruckpictures.com and within terms of use relevant to the collections of Martin Phippard and Richard Mohr
oiltreader:
Spardo, an interesting response, you will find a pic of Ted Stiles and Foden here truck-photos.net/picture/number2040.asp
The drom use in Australia was only in the Western State Territory, there the legislation allowed for this on twinsteer units.
The pics are about the bits you mentioned, the KW setup is referred to as a “slingshot” this probably something to do with the trestles on the first trailer, allowing overlap and accommodation of standard length rails to be carried within allowed train limits, anyway it mentions maxing out at 140tons.
The ICI Atkinson is the only drom on record within the UK.
Pics courtesy of hankstruckpictures.com and within terms of use relevant to the collections of Martin Phippard and Richard Mohr
Yep, that’s Ted Stiles, never met him but saw his wagons, some very odd loads he had on different trailers. I believe he was a Westralian and set off as a youth to seek his fortune in Queensland but ran out of money as he crossed the Territory. 
And, as they say, the rest is history.
That KW is a real eye opener, but much later vintage than what I was talking about. No trestles on Co-Ord trailers, just overhanging rails front and back. As they drove round our yard the sound was appropriate because all the clanking of the rails together sounded just a like a slow freight train passing by.
Two great photos of the Atkinson on the I.C.I. contract. They were operated by a London based company,W. Spurling Ltd and I remember seeing them running about darn sarf in the daytime to the east of the City. The motors were trunked down from Cheshire overnight IIRC.
Hi Oily.
Some great pic’s and comment’s from all on here.
Two S type’s from the fifties, and you A38 runners will
remember passing Bison’s yard on Birmingham Rd.Lichfield
in pre bypass days.Think they had fun getting some of those
long loads out of there. Wonder when they moved to Swadlincote.
Cheers for now. Mike.
I think that Bison’s moved to Swadlincote around the late '90’s Mike, we used to run limestone into both plant’s from Ballidon until Cemex from Doveholes undercut it! It was bad enough at times getting an eight legger out of their Dovehouse Fields site at Lichfield, especially when another truck was trying to get in, now a housing estate I believe.
Pete.
Just spent load of time on this one, looking at all 20 pages…thank you oily and others for opening up a flood of memories, of what it used to be like. im 66 nearly and started my transport career in the 60s and spanned 48 yrs, and still going, albeit i am one of the young uns.
Once again…a big thank you for your time and effort.
regards trucky
truckyboy:
Just spent load of time on this one, looking at all 20 pages…thank you oily and others for opening up a flood of memories, of what it used to be like. im 66 nearly and started my transport career in the 60s and spanned 48 yrs, and still going, albeit i am one of the young uns.Once again…a big thank you for your time and effort.
regards trucky
Your appreciation along with that of others makes it all worthwhile 
.
oily
