PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[deanb]

British Salt Fodens.

Article,click on pages twice to read.

[deanb]

L.J.Bennett from Gloucester.

Ford transcontinental tipping and looks likea Murphy Group ERF with a Volvo of ■■? Clark ■■

Murphy Group ERF

Ford Transcon and Bedford TM.

[bewick]

DEANB:
Starting batch 3 of pics today. Paul has managed to get a further 640 pics from his friend Mark Bailey !

Rea transport’s F88

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Half cab Foden

8

Anyone recognise the F88 leaving Poole docks ■■

7

French DAF arriving at Poole docks.

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Frampton’s ERF leaving Poole docks.

5

Irish Scania arriving at Poole docks. Is that a Datsun sticking out on the RHS ■■?

4

Greenwood’s Foden will be collecting a load of Zanussi washing machines that used to be shipped in
unaccompanied in large numbers.

3

Anyone recognise the Crusader ■■?

2

Possibly an owner driver parked at Poole docks ■■?

1

Cant make the name out on the side of the fridge ?

0

I believe the Red LV ERF with the blue bumper is an ex Gordon Plant motor obviously bought in their sale and it has just had the lettering removed. I may be wrong and will stand corrected if I am ! Cheers Dennis.

[dog_tired]

J E Clarke Dean, Chipping Sodbury i believe, subbed work from them years ago as an O/D.
Norman

[chris_webb]

DEANB:
Tidy ERF of Walker steel tubes.

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Barworth F86 tanker.

8

Anyone recognise the ERF ■■?

7

Tomkinsons carpets Guy

6

Denesloes Marathon from South Wales.

5

Inter county express Seddon Atkinson.

4

Anyone recognise the Fiat car transporter ■■?

3

J & C Finney smart DAF

2

J & P Comlon Marathon.

1

G.Hadfield from Derby Seddon Atkinson bulker.

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The Barworth Haulage F86 would be either from Scunthorpe where their head place was or Bitmac refinery in Llanwern complex.They were Bitmac’s dedicated haulier but A E Evans did a lot of work for them at one time.Can’t see the hazchem code but more than likely 3WE 1114 Benzene or possibly 3YE 1294 Toluene.They collected crude Benzene from the South Wales coking plants for refining.Chemistry lesson over.

[tonyj105]

DEANB:
Starting batch 3 of pics today. Paul has managed to get a further 640 pics from his friend Mark Bailey !

Rea transport’s F88

Half cab Foden

Anyone recognise the F88 leaving Poole docks ■■

French DAF arriving at Poole docks.

Frampton’s ERF leaving Poole docks.

Irish Scania arriving at Poole docks. Is that a Datsun sticking out on the RHS ■■?

Greenwood’s Foden will be collecting a load of Zanussi washing machines that used to be shipped in
unaccompanied in large numbers.

Anyone recognise the Crusader ■■?

Possibly an owner driver parked at Poole docks ■■?

Cant make the name out on the side of the fridge ?

my dad bought XYD998N in its later life. It wasn’t that colour when it arrived in Wellingborough ,more like red , white and blue . lovely motor to drive, but had a tendency to boil with any weight on, I used her on mobile homes mostly. I wanted to swap the 220 out of her for the 250 in my wrecked b series, but packed up before I got around to it.

tony

[coomsey]

DEANB:

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 !

All the firms I worked for were 20% with the one exception Tarmac Cliffe Hill. There you clocked on /off so hourly rate but bonus on radial mileage. Different rates for dry n hot n backload n breakdown (quarry plant laying machine or lorry) plus overtime rates, time n a third, time n a half sats n nights n double suns .To put it in a nutshell they paid you what they fancied cos nobody could work it out.

[moomooland]

DEANB:
Article that may interest you Paul !

Hi Dean,
Thanks for the Lowfield info as i said before drove for them for 20 years until 2001.
Here’s a copy of the letter i got for the job in 1981, great pay in the day plus a few other odds and sods.

[moomooland]

Former Walkersteel Mick Lamb told me that GCK 226N, new in November 1974, was originally a Blackburn based motor driven from new by Walt Gillibrand for the Tube department but he left in order to go tramping for Killingbecks.
The motor stayed at Blackburn for a good few months as a spare before being moved over to Grantham depot where it saw out the remainder of its working life as a Walker motor until it was replaced with a 311 Sed Atki.

MBV 907T, new in February 1979, was based at Walkersteel’s Pontypool depot.

This ‘B’ Series tractor unit Reg No MBV 886T, driven by Mike Lamb, is seen here in the yard at Lynch Steel (another Walkersteel company) on Canal Road in Strood Gloucestershire.

[deanb]

oiltreader:
Looks like the same unit at work Dean with a change of stickers Dean, Autocar and Transporters of Wythall.
Oily

Thanks “Oily” for confirming that !

Buzzer:
Think the Crusader is Laing Freight who ran out of Andover, Buzzer.

Cheers Buzzer i reckon the L on the front gives it away,too many companies to remember them all !

Bewick:

DEANB:
Starting batch 3 of pics today. Paul has managed to get a further 640 pics from his friend Mark Bailey !

Rea transport’s F88

9

Half cab Foden

8

Anyone recognise the F88 leaving Poole docks ■■

7

French DAF arriving at Poole docks.

6

Frampton’s ERF leaving Poole docks.

5

Irish Scania arriving at Poole docks. Is that a Datsun sticking out on the RHS ■■?

4

Greenwood’s Foden will be collecting a load of Zanussi washing machines that used to be shipped in
unaccompanied in large numbers.

3

Anyone recognise the Crusader ■■?

2

Possibly an owner driver parked at Poole docks ■■?

1

Cant make the name out on the side of the fridge ?

0

I believe the Red LV ERF with the blue bumper is an ex Gordon Plant motor obviously bought in their sale and it has just had the lettering removed. I may be wrong and will stand corrected if I am ! Cheers Dennis.

Sounds about right Dennis !

Dog tired:
J E Clarke Dean, Chipping Sodbury i believe, subbed work from them years ago as an O/D.
Norman

Thanks “Dog tired”

Chris Webb:

DEANB:
Tidy ERF of Walker steel tubes.

9

Barworth F86 tanker.

8

Anyone recognise the ERF ■■?

7

Tomkinsons carpets Guy

6

Denesloes Marathon from South Wales.

5

Inter county express Seddon Atkinson.

4

Anyone recognise the Fiat car transporter ■■?

3

J & C Finney smart DAF

2

J & P Comlon Marathon.

1

G.Hadfield from Derby Seddon Atkinson bulker.

0

The Barworth Haulage F86 would be either from Scunthorpe where their head place was or Bitmac refinery in Llanwern complex.They were Bitmac’s dedicated haulier but A E Evans did a lot of work for them at one time.Can’t see the hazchem code but more than likely 3WE 1114 Benzene or possibly 3YE 1294 Toluene.They collected crude Benzene from the South Wales coking plants for refining.Chemistry lesson over.

Thanks for the chemisty lesson Chris !

tonyj105:

DEANB:
Starting batch 3 of pics today. Paul has managed to get a further 640 pics from his friend Mark Bailey !

Rea transport’s F88

0

Half cab Foden

9

Anyone recognise the F88 leaving Poole docks ■■

8

French DAF arriving at Poole docks.

7

Frampton’s ERF leaving Poole docks.

6

my dad bought XYD998N in its later life. It wasn’t that colour when it arrived in Wellingborough ,more like red , white and blue . lovely motor to drive, but had a tendency to boil with any weight on, I used her on mobile homes mostly. I wanted to swap the 220 out of her for the 250 in my wrecked b series, but packed up before I got around to it.

tony

Thanks for the pic and information Tony. Did you know that Frampton’s were the original owners ? If not its
nice to find out some history on the old motor.

coomsey:

DEANB:

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 !

All the firms I worked for were 20% with the one exception Tarmac Cliffe Hill. There you clocked on /off so hourly rate but bonus on radial mileage. Different rates for dry n hot n backload n breakdown (quarry plant laying machine or lorry) plus overtime rates, time n a third, time n a half sats n nights n double suns .To put it in a nutshell they paid you what they fancied cos nobody could work it out.

Classic quote “coomsey” “they paid you what they fancied cos nobody could work it out”

moomooland:

DEANB:
Article that may interest you Paul !

Hi Dean,
Thanks for the Lowfield info as i said before drove for them for 20 years until 2001.
Here’s a copy of the letter i got for the job in 1981, great pay in the day plus a few other odds and sods.

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2
1
0

I thought you might find that intresting chap,thanks for the pics and letter !

moomooland:
2GCK 226N, new in November 1974, was based at Walkersteel’s Coalville depot.
1MBV 907T, new in February 1979, was based at Walkersteel’s Pontypool depot.
0This ‘B’ Series tractor unit Reg No MBV 886T, driven by Mike Lamb, is seen here in the yard at Lynch Steel (another Walkersteel company) on Canal Road in Strood Gloucestershire.

Good stuff and pic again Paul !

[nigel2012]

Scania 111 & fridge at Poole docks looks like Polar Freight Crossmaglen Co. Armagh - the company is still operating.

[moomooland]

Since i last posted this picture a few weeks ago i have since been told that it was taken by Walkersteel driver the late Alan Holden who took it in ‘B’ Bay at Walkers Guide works Blackburn in 1972.

[moomooland]

windrush:
Kendricks had 70+ trucks at one time, all Foden’s Pete.

Here are a few Kendrick shots from back in the day.

Taken at Birchills Power Station Walsall under the overhead trolleybus wires.

[punchy_dan]

Graham Hadfield was a sub contractor to Waters .

[deanb]

nigel2012:
Scania 111 & fridge at Poole docks looks like Polar Freight Crossmaglen Co. Armagh - the company is still operating.

Thanks “nigel2012” for the name ! Unfortunately alot of the great Irish looking fridge hauliers have
packed in !

moomooland:
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windrush:
Kendricks had 70+ trucks at one time, all Foden’s Pete.

Here are a few Kendrick shots from back in the day.
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2
1
0Taken at Birchills Power Station Walsall under the overhead trolleybus wires.

Thanks for the pics Paul !

[deanb]

We have had a few pics of Oscar JW Johnson & Son’s Foden tippers on this thread. Anyone got any more
pics ? How big was this tipper fleet ■■?

[moomooland]

Inter County Express were based at Ramsbottom in Lancashire.
The company came about after the amalgamation of Knowles Vanlines with Dickinsons Transport of Rossendale in 1974.

Inter County Express were bought out by TNT as they moved into Europe in 1978.
TNT was formed in Australia in 1946 as Thomas Nationwide Transport.

[deanb]

moomooland:
1Inter County Express were based at Ramsbottom in Lancashire.
The company came about after the amalgamation of Knowles Vanlines with Dickinsons Transport of Rossendale in 1974.
0Inter County Express were bought out by TNT as they moved into Europe in 1978.
TNT was formed in Australia in 1946 as Thomas Nationwide Transport.

Cheers Paul, good stuff as usual !

Cant beat an old Bedford,must have been the most sold british truck ever ■■? TK,TL range ?

[oiltreader]

Hi Dean ref. your quote “Irish fridge hauliers” of the past.
Oily

[deanb]

Punchy Dan:
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Graham Hadfield was a sub contractor to Waters .

Thanks “Punchy Dan” you can see the similar colours to Waters fleet !

oiltreader:
Hi Dean ref. your quote “Irish fridge hauliers” of the past.
Oily

Thanks Oily,there were some great looking Irish fridge companies about back in the 70s and 80s. !