Lovely to see the Fred Anscombe Volvo F88…before the Volvo’s they had Atkinson Borderer’s and then 400’s and ERF B Series. Their yard was at East Malling near Maidstone Kent. I think the last lorries they had were MAN’s.
smallcoal:
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ON THIS THREAD
Same to you John, and everyone here.
Paul
Piston broke:
rigsby:
Those Hoyners did have a chassis , prone to cracking as I remember . Trouble was when tipped up the only support was the frame from the 5th wheel plate to the chassis . when tipping the red line was disconnected to lock the trailer or else the load was dragged out , not popular with the navvies . DaveThe other fun bit was forgetting to drop the clips when swopping trailers and dropping the rubbing plate straight on the floor
I had to pick ours up from hoyner’s factory after having a huge crack in the chassis plated and welded . their shunter backed it onto my flat trailer , clips on , a rope round the plate and away home . Halfway home there was a bang , clips slipped off , rope broke and the pin made a big hole in the trailer floor . Dave
Anscombe’s yard today:
google.co.uk/maps/@51.28581 … 312!8i6656
Rotate the picture to see why they ran flats.
smallcoal:
Hi all go on you tube type in truck fleet drivers for brs what nostalgica it’s from ex brs drivers FB page cheers John
Will have a look at that John !
Piston broke:
DEANB:
Elliott Bros AEC bulker.According to Graham Edge’s fine book about AEC Mammoth Majors,the last 8-legger down the line at Southall was chassis number 3TG8RT 36433,reg number TPO 112T,a tipper,PO being a Portsmouth reg…The last MM 6-legger was chassis number 2TG6RB 36379,a refueller for Sultan of Oman’s Air Force.Some 6-legger nuclear warhead carriers may have been assembled after this date,but can’t be verified due to the secretive work they did.
Thanks for that Chris Obviously there is a little more dust and rust than I realised… 
It was quite a late one though - I’ll settle for that
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gingerfold:
DEANB:
Owens. Is it a AEC or Leyland ?AEC Mandator (one of the last)
How do you tell them apart Graham ■■ 
Is it the grill ■■
oiltreader:
“passed your test in 1952 !
Thanks for the pics Oily !
smallcoal:
oiltreader:
“hi oily one of these you passed your test on cheers John” …earlier model like this one John from the Richard Creasey Collection.
CheersOilyWhat was the test like back then was it easier than now or much the same cheers John
JAKEY:
Nice picture Oily , three digit telephone number .
coomsey:
DEANB:
Part 2 of the tipper article. Posted part one yesterday.Those were the days
oiltreader:
smallcoal:
oiltreader:
“hi oily one of these you passed your test on cheers John” …earlier model like this one John from the Richard Creasey Collection.Cheers OilyWhat was the test like back then was it easier than now or much the same cheers John
Hello John, can’t remember much about the theory part, the Highway Code book cost a 1d in them days, lots of pictures of road signs etc to gen up on, the practical part looking back was easy, this before indicators(cars had the semaphore type) and brake lights. It was all hand signals, right turn, outstretched arm palm forward, left turn, arm outstretched and anti clockwise circular movement, stopping, arm outstretched palm facing down and up and down movement. That’s as much as I can remember, some of the other octogenarians on here might have something to add.Oily
I am not surprised you cant remember much about the test Oily that long ago !!!
coomsey:
DEANB:
Punchy Dan:
Looks like Jim Allen is pulling a chassiless Hoyner type trailer ?Think you could be right Dan,cant see a chassis !
Still makes me cheeks twitch just looking at em. I’ve been assured by Dave they’re OK but not for me. Single ram up the front every time
Dodgy things “coomsey”
rigsby:
Those Hoyners did have a chassis , prone to cracking as I remember . Trouble was when tipped up the only support was the frame from the 5th wheel plate to the chassis . when tipping the red line was disconnected to lock the trailer or else the load was dragged out , not popular with the navvies . Dave
Thanks for your comments Dave !
Piston broke:
The other fun bit was forgetting to drop the clips when swopping trailers and dropping the rubbing plate straight on the floor
Cheers “Piston broke”
Mark R:
Lovely to see the Fred Anscombe Volvo F88…before the Volvo’s they had Atkinson Borderer’s and then 400’s and ERF B Series. Their yard was at East Malling near Maidstone Kent. I think the last lorries they had were MAN’s.
“Mark R” I agree chap although its just always nice to see any F88 !
Paul John:
smallcoal:
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ON THIS THREADSame to you John, and everyone here.Paul
Mark R:
One of Fred Anscombe’s MAN’s…
Nice pic chap !
rigsby:
Piston broke:
The other fun bit was forgetting to drop the clips when swopping trailers and dropping the rubbing plate straight on the floorI had to pick ours up from hoyner’s factory after having a huge crack in the chassis plated and welded . their shunter backed it onto my flat trailer , clips on , a rope round the plate and away home . Halfway home there was a bang , clips slipped off , rope broke and the pin made a big hole in the trailer floor . Dave
cav551:
Anscombe’s yard today:
Rotate the picture to see why they ran flats.
I see what you mean “cav551” thats a nice low bridge !
Happy New Year to everyone !
I would like a pound for every mile this old girl has done !
Click on pages twice.
Happy New Year to all on Trucknet,have a healthy and prosperous 2018.
Chris Webb:
Happy New Year to all on Trucknet,have a healthy and prosperous 2018.
A happy and healthy new year to you Chris , you’re already prosperous so I’ll skip that bit , lol , Dave
Anyone recognise the F89 ■■?
Doughty Volvo F86
Durhams Foden.
Adam Jones Group Seddon Atkinson
Harrisons Transport’s Fiat.
Trans UK Maggie.They did alot of Middle East work.
Humko tidy Transcon.
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Glyn John Transport Volvo F7
Anyone recognise the F7 bulker ■■? Meeks possibly ■■?
Wynns Crusader.
Some oldies on the London to Brighton run.
F7 looks like the body has been shortend to fit of something eles ,I wouldn’t have said Meeks .
Happy new year all members
DEANB:
Happy New Year to everyone !I would like a pound for every mile this old girl has done !
Click on pages twice.
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Hi dean she still working he from Cheltenham area I used to see it most days loaded
rigsby:
Chris Webb:
Happy New Year to all on Trucknet,have a healthy and prosperous 2018.A happy and healthy new year to you Chris , you’re already prosperous so I’ll skip that bit , lol , Dave
Ha ha Dave,you sound just like a certain Dennis Smith.
I hope all goes well for you this year pal by the way.
DEAN, not sure if any one answered about the car transporter earlier ,but here is one in the same livery ,it must be CAR TRANSPORT as they ran from Oxford Brs in the early 80s ,nice load of Montegos .
cav551:
Anscombe’s yard today:google.co.uk/maps/@51.28581 … 312!8i6656
Rotate the picture to see why they ran flats.
Virtually most of their trailers were always left down the mill as in them days there was loads of places to drop trailers.
McNaughton used Larkfield trading estate as his trailer park as he only had a pokey yard round Mill Street in East Malling
DEANB:
smallcoal:
Hi all go on you tube type in truck fleet drivers for brs what nostalgica it’s from ex brs drivers FB page cheers JohnWill have a look at that John !
Piston broke:
DEANB:
Elliott Bros AEC bulker.According to Graham Edge’s fine book about AEC Mammoth Majors,the last 8-legger down the line at Southall was chassis number 3TG8RT 36433,reg number TPO 112T,a tipper,PO being a Portsmouth reg…The last MM 6-legger was chassis number 2TG6RB 36379,a refueller for Sultan of Oman’s Air Force.Some 6-legger nuclear warhead carriers may have been assembled after this date,but can’t be verified due to the secretive work they did.
Thanks for that Chris
It was quite a late one though - I’ll settle for that
gingerfold:
DEANB:
Owens. Is it a AEC or Leyland ?AEC Mandator (one of the last)
How do you tell them apart Graham ■■ Is it the grill ■■
AEC low datum cab
oiltreader:
“passed your test in 1952 !
Thanks for the pics Oily !
smallcoal:
oiltreader:
“hi oily one of these you passed your test on cheers John” …earlier model like this one John from the Richard Creasey Collection.
CheersOilyWhat was the test like back then was it easier than now or much the same cheers John
JAKEY:
Nice picture Oily , three digit telephone number .
coomsey:
DEANB:
Part 2 of the tipper article. Posted part one yesterday.Those were the days
oiltreader:
smallcoal:
oiltreader:
“hi oily one of these you passed your test on cheers John” …earlier model like this one John from the Richard Creasey Collection.Cheers OilyWhat was the test like back then was it easier than now or much the same cheers John
Hello John, can’t remember much about the theory part, the Highway Code book cost a 1d in them days, lots of pictures of road signs etc to gen up on, the practical part looking back was easy, this before indicators(cars had the semaphore type) and brake lights. It was all hand signals, right turn, outstretched arm palm forward, left turn, arm outstretched and anti clockwise circular movement, stopping, arm outstretched palm facing down and up and down movement. That’s as much as I can remember, some of the other octogenarians on here might have something to add.Oily
I am not surprised you cant remember much about the test Oily that long ago !!!
coomsey:
DEANB:
Punchy Dan:
Looks like Jim Allen is pulling a chassiless Hoyner type trailer ?Think you could be right Dan,cant see a chassis !
Still makes me cheeks twitch just looking at em. I’ve been assured by Dave they’re OK but not for me. Single ram up the front every time
Dodgy things “coomsey”
rigsby:
Those Hoyners did have a chassis , prone to cracking as I remember . Trouble was when tipped up the only support was the frame from the 5th wheel plate to the chassis . when tipping the red line was disconnected to lock the trailer or else the load was dragged out , not popular with the navvies . Dave
Thanks for your comments Dave !
Piston broke:
The other fun bit was forgetting to drop the clips when swopping trailers and dropping the rubbing plate straight on the floor
Cheers “Piston broke”
Mark R:
Lovely to see the Fred Anscombe Volvo F88…before the Volvo’s they had Atkinson Borderer’s and then 400’s and ERF B Series. Their yard was at East Malling near Maidstone Kent. I think the last lorries they had were MAN’s.
“Mark R” I agree chap although its just always nice to see any F88 !
Paul John:
smallcoal:
HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL ON THIS THREADSame to you John, and everyone here.Paul
Mark R:
One of Fred Anscombe’s MAN’s…
Nice pic chap !
rigsby:
Piston broke:
The other fun bit was forgetting to drop the clips when swopping trailers and dropping the rubbing plate straight on the floorI had to pick ours up from hoyner’s factory after having a huge crack in the chassis plated and welded . their shunter backed it onto my flat trailer , clips on , a rope round the plate and away home . Halfway home there was a bang , clips slipped off , rope broke and the pin made a big hole in the trailer floor . Dave
cav551:
Anscombe’s yard today:
Rotate the picture to see why they ran flats.
I see what you mean “cav551” thats a nice low bridge !
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Punchy Dan:
F7 looks like the body has been shortend to fit of something eles ,I wouldn’t have said Meeks .
I remember seeing that F7 with whatever it is on the roof but it’s that long ago now. Possibly West Midlands/Black Country area as I frequented that region regularly? 
Pete.