PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

coomsey · 8 October 2017 14:12

Bewick:

coomsey:

Mark R:
Those Kendrick tippers look rough. Bet they looked nice when they were new though. Big Foden user apparently back in the day.

Coal n scrap made old men of em. Kendrick kept a decent fleet

Kendricks used to get up as far as Millom when the Iron Works were operating , probably brought a load of scrap up then they loaded back to the Midlands with Pig Iron it would have been a right old drag for them on the Road in and out of Millom !. Cheers Bewick.

For sure Dennis but a good earner I suspect

bewick · 8 October 2017 16:01

coomsey:

Bewick:

coomsey:

Mark R:
Those Kendrick tippers look rough. Bet they looked nice when they were new though. Big Foden user apparently back in the day.

Coal n scrap made old men of em. Kendrick kept a decent fleet

Kendricks used to get up as far as Millom when the Iron Works were operating , probably brought a load of scrap up then they loaded back to the Midlands with Pig Iron it would have been a right old drag for them on the Road in and out of Millom !. Cheers Bewick.

For sure Dennis but a good earner I suspect

Aye it should have been “Coomsey” as it was a bloody hard road between Levens bridge and Millom ! Cheers Dennis.

cookie1 · 8 October 2017 16:16

My Dad Vince Cookie drove for Kendrick for 7 years in the late 60s early 70s first on an eight wheeler then an artic and they would carry anything that could be tipped I can remember him loading 20 tons of old Penny’s when decimalisation came in he was away all week and cover the whole of the UK

coomsey · 8 October 2017 17:02

cookie1:
My Dad Vince Cookie drove for Kendrick for 7 years in the late 60s early 70s first on an eight wheeler then an artic and they would carry anything that could be tipped I can remember him loading 20 tons of old Penny’s when decimalisation came in he was away all week and cover the whole of the UK

You surprise me Cookie1,thought they were like most tipper firms back home at night. Don’t suppose you know how many they ran at their height

windrush · 8 October 2017 17:35

Kendricks had 70+ trucks at one time, all Fodens I believe and some were trailing axle eight wheelers. I think that the miners strike finished them as they were blacklisted?

Pete.

cookie1 · 8 October 2017 18:56

When my Dad was there was 70 plus motors and all Fodens but only twelve artics and they never changed trailers his number plate on his trailer was rivited on he would load coke from Newcastle and would deliver it as far away as Brighton and he would do between 1200 and 1500 miles every week this was they were on the more you did the more you earned

pete_359 · 8 October 2017 19:29

cookie1:
When my Dad was there was 70 plus motors and all Fodens but only twelve artics and they never changed trailers his number plate on his trailer was rivited on he would load coke from Newcastle and would deliver it as far away as Brighton and he would do between 1200 and 1500 miles every week this was they were on the more you did the more you earned

Hi cookie1,
As a kid I went to the midlands regularly.i seem to recall a large brick chimney type structure with Kendrick written on it vertically? Across the way from jct2 M5 northbound,would i be right in thinking that would be the same firm? I used to see their Foden’s regularly in South Wales.
Regards andrew.

pete_smith · 8 October 2017 19:54

pete 359:

cookie1:
When my Dad was there was 70 plus motors and all Fodens but only twelve artics and they never changed trailers his number plate on his trailer was rivited on he would load coke from Newcastle and would deliver it as far away as Brighton and he would do between 1200 and 1500 miles every week this was they were on the more you did the more you earned

Hi cookie1,
As a kid I went to the midlands regularly.i seem to recall a large brick chimney type structure with Kendrick written on it vertically? Across the way from jct2 M5 northbound,would i be right in thinking that would be the same firm? I used to see their Foden’s regularly in South Wales.
Regards andrew.

Hi Andrew
That was a different Kendrick,think they where metal spinners, Horace Kendrick was on Green lane Walsall, left at Police station and the yard was on the right before Talbot Stead tube works, Pete

pete_smith · 8 October 2017 19:58

Bewick:

coomsey:

Mark R:
Those Kendrick tippers look rough. Bet they looked nice when they were new though. Big Foden user apparently back in the day.

Coal n scrap made old men of em. Kendrick kept a decent fleet

Kendricks used to get up as far as Millom when the Iron Works were operating , probably brought a load of scrap up then they loaded back to the Midlands with Pig Iron it would have been a right old drag for them on the Road in and out of Millom !. Cheers Bewick.

That goat track is hard going in modern vehicles never mind 180 Gardner’s!

michel · 8 October 2017 20:21

Delta-Route is a branch of the important Charles André group which is specialized in bulk transport. The family always owns the group which has a lot of companies like STVA for cars haulage, Rhonatrans for tankers etc…

coomsey · 8 October 2017 21:20

Bludy hell they were a bigger firm then I ever thought. Like most I just run with a small part of em

coomsey · 9 October 2017 07:59

In the mid 70s I was on scrap/coal on a notional 20% of lorries earnings (gaffer weren’t daft we never got to know the rates).Coal Leics to Dickenson H Hempstead £6.50 scrap N London to Sheffield £13.50. So scrap both ways should have been a good earner Dennis. Don’t know that bit of road but seem to recall that all bar the M6 were hard going in ■■■■■■■

deanb · 9 October 2017 08:00

Piston broke:

pete 359:

DEANB:
G.H.Wintle F88 bulker.

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Cracking pic of Wintles Lovely colours and a really smart fleet, sadly no longer trading - I cannot remember exactly when they closed but it must be at least 20 years ago now… They used to haul a lot of coal amongst other things - the load home for a couple of artics everyday was to their own coal yard, ready to be bagged and delivered the next day on their small fleet of Bedford TK coal lorries

As always, great pics Dean and Paul. Thank you both

Hi piston broke,
Every day this threads photos just get better than the last.I went to the G.H.Wintle sale,back in February 2000.A very old established company,ran steamers.Robin Wintle is a friend of mine,he married a Welsh girl and lives locally.
Regards Andrew.

Hi Andrew
I completely agree with you, it is an amazing collection of photos. A really enjoyable wander down Memory Lane… Not quite as long ago as I thought then - thank you for that. What a small world we live in, I never realised Robin moved across the bridge but often wondered where he was now… I never really knew him personally - we always moved in slightly different circles - but always knew, and admired, their smart fleet of lorries. I only live a mile or so from both of their former yards now…
Regards
Paul
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Thanks for your comments Paul !

smallcoal:
Hi dean my father had a marina with South Wales electricity board ,he had numerous vans before that a Morris 1000’ a bmc,a mini van then the marina which was a p reg he retired after 33 years ,re Robbins you posted they were big they had general and removals they still on the removals they based in Swansea cheers John

Thanks for your input and photos John,i like the old Bedford removal vans !

Carryfast:

DEANB:
Now i must pay homage to Paul Gee’s “shed” ! Sorry i mean marina van. Ever since i found out he used to
own one i have been giving him stick about it,as my uncle owned a saloon and it was horrible ! Anyway
Paul bought his at 4 years old for £ 400.00 and promptly hand painted it with a brush to protect it from
rust !!

It must have worked as the shed lasted him 13.5 years,so it cost him £ 29.63 per year ! To be fair that’s impressive and cheap motoring. (And he still has the brush ! )

It even had a go faster white stripe down it,that apparently did not work as he said you had to time
over taking maneuvers very carefully ! After about 5 minutes i am reliably informed by Paul that
a top speed of 70 miles per hour could be achieved on the flat,but slightly quicker if going down hill !

Heres a pic of the hand painted shed.

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It didn’t have to be that bad.The story goes that the government actually wanted ze Germans to win for geopolitical reasons.

That’s a proper Marina shed.

aronline.co.uk/blogs/blog-be … t-marinas/

youtube.com/watch?v=n26wmu9dU-M

Intresting article “Carryfast”

smallcoal:
Here’s some pics of Robbins their removal side is part of Britannia apologies if I put anyone’s pics on here please let me know and I will acknowledge you John

More great pics John, thanks for posting !

rward:
Ray grant drove for Robbins small coal lovely bloke

Cheers Rowly !

coomsey:

Mark R:
Those Kendrick tippers look rough. Bet they looked nice when they were new though. Big Foden user apparently back in the day.

Coal n scrap made old men of em. Kendrick kept a decent fleet

Thanks for your input “coomsey”

Mark R:
Yeah i’m sure mate, nice colours though. Proper working motors. Does anyone know when they finished or if they had anything other than Fodens?

gingerfold:

DEANB:
Glyn John transport Volvo F10

Chloride ERF,which looks new.

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That will be a contract vehicle, but I can’t remember who had the contract in the 1970s.

Thanks for the comment Graham !

stevecook:

smallcoal:
Here’s some pics of Robbins their removal side is part of Britannia apologies if I put anyone’s pics on here please let me know and I will
acknowledge you John

I drove this motor once or twice in a previous life when it belonged to Sykes Bulk Liquids. As you can see the picture came from Bubbleman’s Scrapbook.

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Thanks Steve,any pics of it in Sykes colours ■■?

gingerfold:

gingerfold:

Buzzer:
The Seddon looks like ex Bulwark to me, Buzzer.

There’s an article in the latest edition of the CVRTC’s newsletter about Bulwark and they bought a few Seddon 30/4 tractor units with the Rolls Royce Eagle engine, but found this engine option to be heavy on fuel usage and had high maintenance costs. Further Seddon 30/4 orders were for Gardner 6LXB 180 engines versions, including one order for 40 of them to beat the 6bhp / ton legislation.

I rest my case about those Seddon 32/4 with the RR engine being a total load of crap ! Cheers Dennis.

Sorry, my original post should have read 32/4 (not 30/4).

As to scanning the article it is part 4 of a series about Bulwark, so getting the continuation and sequence could be problematic.
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coomsey:

Mark R:
Yeah i’m sure mate, nice colours though. Proper working motors. Does anyone know when they finished or if they had anything other than Fodens?

Used to run with them, 70s, pits mostly I can’t remember seeing any but Foden so presume they finished before Foden did. When the pits closed it took a lot of hauliers with it.

People dont realise the knock on effect when something like the pits closing down has on loads of other businesses and jobs,the affect must have been huge !

Bewick:

coomsey:

Mark R:
Those Kendrick tippers look rough. Bet they looked nice when they were new though. Big Foden user apparently back in the day.

Coal n scrap made old men of em. Kendrick kept a decent fleet

Kendricks used to get up as far as Millom when the Iron Works were operating , probably brought a load of scrap up then they loaded back to the Midlands with Pig Iron it would have been a right old drag for them on the Road in and out of Millom !. Cheers Bewick.

Thanks for your comment Dennis !

coomsey:

Bewick:

Mark R:
Those Kendrick tippers look rough. Bet they looked nice when they were new though. Big Foden user apparently back in the day.

Coal n scrap made old men of em. Kendrick kept a decent fleet

Kendricks used to get up as far as Millom when the Iron Works were operating , probably brought a load of scrap up then they loaded back to the Midlands with Pig Iron it would have been a right old drag for them on the Road in and out of Millom !. Cheers Bewick.

For sure Dennis but a good earner I suspect
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Bewick:

coomsey:

coomsey:

Mark R:
Those Kendrick tippers look rough. Bet they looked nice when they were new though. Big Foden user apparently back in the day.

Coal n scrap made old men of em. Kendrick kept a decent fleet

Kendricks used to get up as far as Millom when the Iron Works were operating , probably brought a load of scrap up then they loaded back to the Midlands with Pig Iron it would have been a right old drag for them on the Road in and out of Millom !. Cheers Bewick.

For sure Dennis but a good earner I suspect

Aye it should have been “Coomsey” as it was a bloody hard road between Levens bridge and Millom ! Cheers Dennis.
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cookie1:
My Dad Vince Cookie drove for Kendrick for 7 years in the late 60s early 70s first on an eight wheeler then an artic and they would carry anything that could be tipped I can remember him loading 20 tons of old Penny’s when decimalisation came in he was away all week and cover the whole of the UK

Thanks for your input “cookie1”

coomsey:

cookie1:
My Dad Vince Cookie drove for Kendrick for 7 years in the late 60s early 70s first on an eight wheeler then an artic and they would carry anything that could be tipped I can remember him loading 20 tons of old Penny’s when decimalisation came in he was away all week and cover the whole of the UK

You surprise me Cookie1,thought they were like most tipper firms back home at night. Don’t suppose you know how many they ran at their height

Went where the work was i suppose “coomsey”

windrush:
Kendricks had 70+ trucks at one time, all Fodens I believe and some were trailing axle eight wheelers. I think that the miners strike finished them as they were blacklisted?

Pete.

They were a big old outfit then Pete !

Anyone got any yard shots ■■?

cookie1:
When my Dad was there was 70 plus motors and all Fodens but only twelve artics and they never changed trailers his number plate on his trailer was rivited on he would load coke from Newcastle and would deliver it as far away as Brighton and he would do between 1200 and 1500 miles every week this was they were on the more you did the more you earned

Thanks for your comments again “cookie1”

pete 359:

cookie1:
When my Dad was there was 70 plus motors and all Fodens but only twelve artics and they never changed trailers his number plate on his trailer was rivited on he would load coke from Newcastle and would deliver it as far away as Brighton and he would do between 1200 and 1500 miles every week this was they were on the more you did the more you earned

Hi cookie1,
As a kid I went to the midlands regularly.i seem to recall a large brick chimney type structure with Kendrick written on it vertically? Across the way from jct2 M5 northbound,would i be right in thinking that would be the same firm? I used to see their Foden’s regularly in South Wales.
Regards andrew.

Thanks for your input Andrew !

pete smith:

pete 359:

cookie1:
When my Dad was there was 70 plus motors and all Fodens but only twelve artics and they never changed trailers his number plate on his trailer was rivited on he would load coke from Newcastle and would deliver it as far away as Brighton and he would do between 1200 and 1500 miles every week this was they were on the more you did the more you earned

Hi cookie1,
As a kid I went to the midlands regularly.i seem to recall a large brick chimney type structure with Kendrick written on it vertically? Across the way from jct2 M5 northbound,would i be right in thinking that would be the same firm? I used to see their Foden’s regularly in South Wales.
Regards andrew.

Hi Andrew
That was a different Kendrick,think they where metal spinners, Horace Kendrick was on Green lane Walsall, left at Police station and the yard was on the right before Talbot Stead tube works, Pete

Cheers for confirming that Pete !

pete smith:

Bewick:

Mark R:
Those Kendrick tippers look rough. Bet they looked nice when they were new though. Big Foden user apparently back in the day.

Coal n scrap made old men of em. Kendrick kept a decent fleet

Kendricks used to get up as far as Millom when the Iron Works were operating , probably brought a load of scrap up then they loaded back to the Midlands with Pig Iron it would have been a right old drag for them on the Road in and out of Millom !. Cheers Bewick.

That goat track is hard going in modern vehicles never mind 180 Gardner’s!
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I would imagine the left arm started aching with the amount of gear changes Pete !

michel:
Delta-Route is a branch of the important Charles André group which is specialized in bulk transport. The family always owns the group which has a lot of companies like STVA for cars haulage, Rhonatrans for tankers etc…

You have lost me there “michel”

coomsey:
Bludy hell they were a bigger firm then I ever thought. Like most I just run with a small part of em

It would be nice to see some pics of a fleet line up if anyone has any ■■?

deanb · 9 October 2017 08:05

coomsey:
In the mid 70s I was on scrap/coal on a notional 20% of lorries earnings (gaffer weren’t daft we never got to know the rates).Coal Leics to Dickenson H Hempstead £6.50 scrap N London to Sheffield £13.50. So scrap both ways should have been a good earner Dennis. Don’t know that bit of road but seem to recall that all bar the M6 were hard going in ■■■■■■■

Intresting post “coomsey” some people still get paid this way today,a percentage of what the truck earns !