Hi Tyneside, I have often wondered if the Philadelphia depot was still on the go, SDO was part of the Northern group along with Tynemouth, Wakefields, Tyneside and Gateshead, Venture came in much later. Can you imagine Elf & Safety allowing buses to park up in Worswick St bus station these days with single pull mechanical handbrakes and wheel chocks ? I used to visit the NCB central stores way back in the late 1960s with “Rope Belt” framing (mine conveyor belt structure) made by Distington Engineering Co at Workington, biggest job was getting the NCB guys motivated to unload the wagon even though they had all the latest mechanical tackle to take it off they would rather sit around doing nothing.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
oiltreader:
DEANB:
Who knows what make this is ?Cheers for the pic Dean
it’s a Polish Star.
Oily
Very good Oily ! 
Heres another for you. 
Leyland600:
Hi Tyneside, I have often wondered if the Philadelphia depot was still on the go, SDO was part of the Northern group along with Tynemouth, Wakefields, Tyneside and Gateshead, Venture came in much later. Can you imagine Elf & Safety allowing buses to park up in Worswick St bus station these days with single pull mechanical handbrakes and wheel chocks ? I used to visit the NCB central stores way back in the late 1960s with “Rope Belt” framing (mine conveyor belt structure) made by Distington Engineering Co at Workington, biggest job was getting the NCB guys motivated to unload the wagon even though they had all the latest mechanical tackle to take it off they would rather sit around doing nothing.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Hello Gerald, I worked for “The Northern” from 1965 'til 1968, aged 18, I started as a conductor. I well remember Worswick St. The “ducks” first job when the bus stopped was to chock the front wheel. It had to be the front wheel as the rear axle was not accessible due to the bus body being lower than the passenger waiting island. This worked ok with a PD2/PD4 but, the front entry Atlanteans were a different story, it was impossible to get the chock in with the doors at the correct spot to make it easy for the passengers to leave the bus. Needless to say we had problems here with some of the jobsworth inspectors!! I think it was eventually accepted that the handbrake on the Atlantean was up to the job of standing on that slope but, another problem at Worswick St with the Atlantean was, it couldn’t access the first two platforms without damaging the the front nearside quite badly as the overhang at the front dug into the island. Not to mention any punters that were quequeing !! As I knew of these problems it wasn’t to much of an issue to me when I turned 21 and passed my PSV test. I didn’t stay long with the company after passing my PSV as I had always wanted to drive lorries and found a job elsewhere. Regards Kev.
DEANB:
oiltreader:
DEANB:
Who knows what make this is ?3
Cheers for the pic Dean
OilyVery good Oily !
Heres another for you.
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I know what that one is, it’s a Coleman aircraft tug, the USAF had them, I was looking at one on Alconbury base some years ago.
Bernard
DEANB:
oiltreader:
DEANB:
Who knows what make this is ?3
Cheers for the pic Dean
OilyVery good Oily !
Heres another for you.
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Not a clue Dean 
was thinking being a Dutch firm it might’ve had Kromhout origins, not even near with the correct answer posted by albion1938.
Oily
adr:
oiltreader:
DEANB:
Who knows what make this is ?1
Cheers for the pic Dean
OilySerious bit of undercover investigation there Eddie
Bet you were a right swat at School
Anything but Chris off the school bus, home change the togs and head for the farm and anything that had wheels was the target.
Oily
Thanks to gazsa401, tyneside and DEANB for the pics
Oily
Fleet line up thanks to Peter Schöler.
Oily
kevmac47:
Leyland600:
Hi Tyneside, I have often wondered if the Philadelphia depot was still on the go, SDO was part of the Northern group along with Tynemouth, Wakefields, Tyneside and Gateshead, Venture came in much later. Can you imagine Elf & Safety allowing buses to park up in Worswick St bus station these days with single pull mechanical handbrakes and wheel chocks ? I used to visit the NCB central stores way back in the late 1960s with “Rope Belt” framing (mine conveyor belt structure) made by Distington Engineering Co at Workington, biggest job was getting the NCB guys motivated to unload the wagon even though they had all the latest mechanical tackle to take it off they would rather sit around doing nothing.
Cheers, Leyland 600.Hello Gerald, I worked for “The Northern” from 1965 'til 1968, aged 18, I started as a conductor. I well remember Worswick St. The “ducks” first job when the bus stopped was to chock the front wheel. It had to be the front wheel as the rear axle was not accessible due to the bus body being lower than the passenger waiting island. This worked ok with a PD2/PD4 but, the front entry Atlanteans were a different story, it was impossible to get the chock in with the doors at the correct spot to make it easy for the passengers to leave the bus. Needless to say we had problems here with some of the jobsworth inspectors!! I think it was eventually accepted that the handbrake on the Atlantean was up to the job of standing on that slope but, another problem at Worswick St with the Atlantean was, it couldn’t access the first two platforms without damaging the the front nearside quite badly as the overhang at the front dug into the island. Not to mention any punters that were quequeing !! As I knew of these problems it wasn’t to much of an issue to me when I turned 21 and passed my PSV test. I didn’t stay long with the company after passing my PSV as I had always wanted to drive lorries and found a job elsewhere. Regards Kev.
Marlborough St Bus station. At the town end of Scotswood Road and the filming of the film Payroll.
Tyneside
This film has aired a few times recently on Freeview Channel 81 Talking Pictures and in very good condition from a restore, it will likely be shown again soon, worth a watch just to go back to the early 60’s, I spotted one of Steenbergs AEC Mercury’s loading at the Gateshead warehouse when one of the Traders they used to ram the Payroll van crosses the Swing Bridge, some good local Newcastle shots throughout. Franky.
Hi Franky, also visible in your photo is a Hoults Thorneycroft and the bus is a Corporation AEC Regent with locally built Northern Coachbuilders ( on Claremont road) body.
Cheers, Leyland 600
albion1938:
DEANB:
Heres another for you.I know what that one is, it’s a Coleman aircraft tug, the USAF had them, I was looking at one on Alconbury base some years ago.
Bernard
Well done Bernard you are spot on with that one. Must admit i had never seen one before and like you say it is an American
built Coleman aircraft tug.
Photo is by Mark Gredzinski, I think this is a great pic of a Classic 70s General Haulage wagon. Chris
Teignmouth Docks.
East Anglian Carriers, Silvertown, London. Toshboy, this is your patch do you remember these Ivor? Chris
McVeigh Transport, Grimsby
A Scammell of the Manbre & Garton fleet delivering Glucose to Robertson & Woodcock (Trebor Mints) in Forrest Gate, London in 1930.
Loading Trebor Mints.
Whitelink Seafoods, Fraserburgh.
