Punchy Dan:
moomooland:
1PCH 628R registered new in September 1976.
0Another one of Webster’s Scammell Routeman’s was Reg No VCH 960Y which was for some reason was registered as new in August 1982, yet im pretty certain production of the Scammell Routeman had finished by this time.
Found this picture on another thread here on Trucknet which looks very much to me like it was taken by renown lorry photographer Peter J Davies at the Toddington Service area on the M1 in Bedfordshire.
That could be wirksworth Rod in the cab , I thought Charlie Webster had that lorry hanging around waiting to use it , they built houses on Webster yard now .
Thanks for your comment Dan. 
240 Gardner:
DEANB:
PH Antell & Sons local heavy haulier who has now retired.Used to move alot of trains/locos.
“240 Gardner” will no doubt know about this truck ! 
Yes indeed! NIce to see a pic of it in its original form, as a 38T ‘Leader’ 6x2 chassis.
Antell’s carried out some major surgery on it, stretching it into a 6x4 unit and adding a decent-sized sleeper. Happily, after a further life in showland, it’s been restored:
jgroom_klg287l_welland_27july2014_1c by Jim Groom, on Flickr
1972 Atkinson Venturer [ KLG 287L ] The Motordrome Co. by Mike, on Flickr
Looks tidy there Chris ! Antells have got some gems with there old trucks and steam engines. 
240 Gardner:
DEANB:
Trevor G Phillips Borderer.
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Ermmm… Silver Knight Mk.2 
All look the same to me !
moomooland:
Read the Blue Circle article Dean and found it interesting but can you believe it that after all that money spent on restoration and various companies donating to the cost, it is no more!!
JYM 149W has been turned into this orange tipper below, yuk, i know which version i prefer
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I did not know that Paul,seems very odd after such a nice restoration ■■
Chris Webb:
DEANB:
moomooland:
3The Scammell Routeman was a popular lorry back in the day.
Here’s a few more production line shots…
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When i was a kid you used to see loads of 8 wheeler tippers on Routeman chassis ! Nice pics Paul.
moomooland:
0Now there is a blast from the past Mitchell Cotts Transport Services!
In 1983 they were the second largest contract hire fleet operator in Britain with 1,700 vehicles, only BRS were bigger at the time.
In 1988 Mitchell Cotts Transport were bought out by Transfleet for £16.5 million by which time Cotts fleet had increased to just over 2,000 vehicles.
You learn something everyday on here ! I never even heard of Mitchell Cotts Transport and never knew they
were the second largest contract hire fleet.
Yes,a big company.They bought out Pointer Transport of Norwich years ago.Or maybe it was Anglia Transport (RMC) by then.
windrush:
Punchy Dan:
That could be wirksworth Rod in the cab , I thought Charlie Webster had that lorry hanging around waiting to use it , they built houses on Webster yard now .
I think that it is Rod, I remember the pic from before on here. Looks well knocked about though, I mean the Scammell of course… Like Barlow and Hodgkinson, they had new Foden chassis stored in their yard for years before they were bodied!
Pete.
Thanks for your comments Pete !
smallcoal:
moomooland:
Read the Blue Circle article Dean and found it interesting but can you believe it that after all that money spent on restoration and various companies donating to the cost, it is no more!!
JYM 149W has been turned into this orange tipper below, yuk, i know which version i prefer
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That is along side the m49 heading to avonmouth they also got an old erf and low loader in the yard cheers John
Thanks for your input John !
smallcoal:
Hi dean the blue line ended up shunting in port talbot cheers John
Out of intrest how many miles long is Port Talbot steel works it goes on for ever !!!
gingerfold:
DEANB:
You seem to like the Scammell Routeman Paul so you may find this intresting.
Blue Circle.
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The Routeman was a rugged but lightweight chassis using Albion rear axles and Scammell suspension. It was cheaper than other Leyland Group eight=wheeler offerings such as the AEC Mammoth Major and the fixed head 500 Series Leyland Octopus, which was plagued with engine reliability issues. After AEC production ceased in 1977, and the Leyland Octopus was all but withdrawn, Leyland Group only had the Guy Big J eight wheeler (not many were built) and the Routeman, which came into its own, and explains its popularity. It proved to be a profitable stopgap model for a few years until T45 cabbed eight wheelers were introduced. In the mid- to late 1970s the cheapest model had the Rolls Royce 265 engine, and other power options were Leyland L11 and Gardner 6LXC engines. Main British built competing eight wheelers were Seddon Atkinson, Foden, and ERF.
Thanks for the information Graham ,like you say the routeman was a very popular 8 wheeler tipper.
Punchy Dan:
windrush:
Punchy Dan:
That could be wirksworth Rod in the cab , I thought Charlie Webster had that lorry hanging around waiting to use it , they built houses on Webster yard now .
I think that it is Rod, I remember the pic from before on here. Looks well knocked about though, I mean the Scammell of course… Like Barlow and Hodgkinson, they had new Foden chassis stored in their yard for years before they were bodied!
Pete.
Yes I think it’s one my pictures .
Cheers Dan !
Going back a few pages regarding A One Transport found this article thanks to Bubbs…
