PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[jshepguis]

Well I can’t really remember Durhams having Fodens, fleet at that time was mostly Seddon Atkinson and ERF. Wagon is pulling one of Sandersons trailers can see the green and purple band on trailer which copied Durhams orange and yellow band . Sandersons were taken over by Durhams hence the same style livery for a couple of years until depot was closed and were all amalgamated at Durhams main yard at Billingham.
Looks like a load of colliery arches out of BSC Lackenby. Great to see these pictures still Dean and a happy new year to you.

[deanb]

Chris Webb:
Happy New Year to all on Trucknet,have a healthy and prosperous 2018.

rigsby:
A happy and healthy new year to you Chris , you’re already prosperous so I’ll skip that bit,lol,Dave

Punchy Dan:
F7 looks like the body has been shortend to fit of something eles ,I wouldn’t have said Meeks .

smallcoal:
Happy new year all members

smallcoal:

DEANB:
Happy New Year to everyone !
I would like a pound for every mile this old girl has done !

Hi dean she still working he from Cheltenham area I used to see it most days loaded

Last time i saw it John it was fully committed loaded overtaking a new Volvo and Scania,it was pretty to
watch !!

JAKEY:
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 .

Cheers “JAKEY” thanks for your comment. Heres another one !

lawrence2765:

cav551:
Anscombe’s yard today:
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

Thanks for your input “lawrence2765”

windrush:

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.

Cheers Pete !

jshepguis:
Well I can’t really remember Durhams having Fodens, fleet at that time was mostly Seddon Atkinson and ERF. Wagon is pulling one of Sandersons trailers can see the green and purple band on trailer which copied Durhams orange and yellow band . Sandersons were taken over by Durhams hence the same style livery for a couple of years until depot was closed and were all amalgamated at Durhams main yard at Billingham.
Looks like a load of colliery arches out of BSC Lackenby. Great to see these pictures still Dean and a happy new year to you.

Thanks for your comments “jshepguis” Happy new Year chap !

Thanks Gingerfold for the AEC comment.

[deanb]

One for “JAKEY”

BRS Midlands F88

[deanb]

Old member Pat Duffy Scania.

[deanb]

Steetley Foden.

[arcdaz]

DEANB:

Chris Webb:
Happy New Year to all on Trucknet,have a healthy and prosperous 2018.

Happy new year to you all hope you had a good one from Darren

rigsby:
A happy and healthy new year to you Chris , you’re already prosperous so I’ll skip that bit,lol,Dave

Punchy Dan:
F7 looks like the body has been shortend to fit of something eles ,I wouldn’t have said Meeks .

smallcoal:
Happy new year all members

smallcoal:

DEANB:
Happy New Year to everyone !
I would like a pound for every mile this old girl has done !

Hi dean she still working he from Cheltenham area I used to see it most days loaded

Last time i saw it John it was fully committed loaded overtaking a new Volvo and Scania,it was pretty to
watch !!

JAKEY:
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 .

Cheers “JAKEY” thanks for your comment. Heres another one !

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lawrence2765:

cav551:
Anscombe’s yard today:
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

Thanks for your input “lawrence2765”

windrush:

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.

Cheers Pete !

jshepguis:
Well I can’t really remember Durhams having Fodens, fleet at that time was mostly Seddon Atkinson and ERF. Wagon is pulling one of Sandersons trailers can see the green and purple band on trailer which copied Durhams orange and yellow band . Sandersons were taken over by Durhams hence the same style livery for a couple of years until depot was closed and were all amalgamated at Durhams main yard at Billingham.
Looks like a load of colliery arches out of BSC Lackenby. Great to see these pictures still Dean and a happy new year to you.

Thanks for your comments “jshepguis” Happy new Year chap !

Thanks Gingerfold for the AEC comment.

[coomsey]

DEANB:
Steetley Foden.

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That’s the way to do it! I had a Reiver with twin rams, the nearside ram used to give the offside one a 1sec start then catch it up at the end, so always expecting a roll over. I never got used to it for all the gaffer said I would

[dieseldog66]

Oily, is the you! Ha Ha, picked up off another site.

[dieseldog66]

DEANB:

JAKEY:
Same Commer ,I found it on ebay a few years ago and sent some pictures to the seller from yesteryear , I know at least one Oxford driver who drove this vehicle is still alive ,I only drove it round the yard .

Thanks “JAKEY” great pics ! If you are into the old trucks there are alot in this batch
of pictures.

Dieseldog66:

DEANB:
“Oily and diesel dog66” I bet you two never drove anything as smart as this chaps !

Never drove a transporter over there, but this was the one I did drive. Deanb.

Do you still live in the states then “Dieseldog66” . Thanks for the pic !
I lived in Canada for a short period, but I’ll be moving back there this year when I retire, as my Wife is Canadian and wants to go home, must say I cant wait.

Buzzer:
Hi Dean if I am not mistaken the very tidy ERF container truck is one of George Taylors from Bristol. cheers Buzzer

Cheers “Buzzer” ,certainly a tidy looking motor !

[dieseldog66]

I lived in Canada for a short period, but I’ll be moving back there this year when I retire, as my Wife is Canadian and wants to go home, must say I can’t wait. don’t know why this didn’t post the first time.

[mark_r]

Great to see the Cartrans Leyland…Every Depot had a different make of truck depending on what contract they were on. They were all different colours too but always had the stripe over the cab. I worked for the Queenborough depot on the Isle of Sheppey where we had Mercedes 1626 on the Toyota contract. The first ones were red 1626s with a white stripe and the second batch were white1625s with a red stripe. I wasn’t a driver back then, I worked in the yard.

[pete_smith]

DEANB:
One for Pete Smith,thanks for your comments through the year chap !

Oscar JW Johnson & Son Foden from your part of the world.

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Morning Dean,
Apologies for the late reply 1st day back at work!
Oscar Johnson’s motor’s were usually ex Horace Kendrick so they were well run in !! Cheers Pete

[pete_smith]

DEANB:
These 2 adverts are a similar colour scheme to the Foden artic but not exact.

Click on pages twice to read.

Morning Dean,
The Foden I was going to guess at Stownhall from near Bewdley seeing as the colours are similar and it has Worc’s reg no, but on googling the reg no this pic came up! Credit for picture is Colin Pidoux

[jakey]

Thank you DEANB , great side shot of the Car transport road train , love the F88 ,It even looks like a MAG fleet number ,can any one confirm this please ? We had one F88 BEFORE MY TIME AT Oxford driven by the late Ron Willmott (rocket ron) . i have a bit of a shot of it in a depot photo .

Top left hand corner

[jakey]

Right corner .

[deanb]

ArcDaz:
Happy new year to you all hope you had a good one from Darren

Cheers Darren !

coomsey:

DEANB:
Steetley Foden.

That’s the way to do it! I had a Reiver with twin rams, the nearside ram used to give the offside one a 1sec start then catch it up at the end, so always expecting a roll over. I never got used to it for all the gaffer said I would

Cheers “coomsey”

Dieseldog66:
Oily, is the you! Ha Ha, picked up off another site.

Nice pic “Dieseldog66” looks a bit tight chap !

Dieseldog66:
I lived in Canada for a short period, but I’ll be moving back there this year when I retire, as my Wife is Canadian and wants to go home, must say I can’t wait. don’t know why this didn’t post the first time.

Mark R:
Great to see the Cartrans Leyland…Every Depot had a different make of truck depending on what contract they were on. They were all different colours too but always had the stripe over the cab. I worked for the Queenborough depot on the Isle of Sheppey where we had Mercedes 1626 on the Toyota contract. The first ones were red 1626s with a white stripe and the second batch were white1625s with a red stripe. I wasn’t a driver back then, I worked in the yard.

Thanks for your comments “Mark R”

pete smith:

DEANB:
One for Pete Smith,thanks for your comments through the year chap !
Oscar JW Johnson & Son Foden from your part of the world.

Morning Dean,Apologies for the late reply 1st day back at work!
Oscar Johnson’s motor’s were usually ex Horace Kendrick so they were well run in !! Cheers Pete

“Well run in” Heres one of Kendrick’s.

[deanb]

JAKEY:
Thank you DEANB , great side shot of the Car transport road train , love the F88 ,It even looks like a MAG fleet number ,can any one confirm this please ? We had one F88 BEFORE MY TIME AT Oxford driven by the late Ron Willmott (rocket ron) . i have a bit of a shot of it in a depot photo .Top left hand corner

I see what you mean by “a bit of a shot of it” Cant make the number out on the side but it does
look like there is a M and G in there but not clear. Reg is RJO325M if that helps. The nick names crack me
up on this thread “rocket ron” quality !

[deanb]

Raymond A Thomas well used F88

Volvo F7 tanker,i was thinking LPG but the initials on the door look like BSC ■■?

Anyone recognise the Dodge ■■ Bit on an unusual trailer.

Baylis Foden

T.W.Weston Fiat bulker. Name on sheet is F.G.Bale & Sons i think.

Maidments GUY from Tisbury.

Barters ERF loaded with scrap.

H.J.T. transport ERF

British Salt Foden.

Ferrymasters Mercedes.

[chris_webb]

Volvo F7 tanker,i was thinking LPG but the initials on the door look like BSC ■■?

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Your thinking is correct Dean,it is one of LPG’s Volvos on contract to BSC Chemicals Orgreave,Sheffield,on tar and tar associated products.
I knew most of their Orgreave-based drivers but can’t make out the one in the picture.

I also remember Maidments from Tisbury when they stayed at Silvertown Motel late 60s,about half a dozen fridge motors churning away all night.

[oiltreader]

Cracking shot that is Dieseldog66, Luton depot wagon, he’s is or has been upstairs checking the Bedford CA van on the back, always a bit of leeway with an arch bridge, we never had any measure stick or tape, just info sought off other drivers or ■■■■ it and see, personally got caught out three times , one turn back(artic) and one(wagon and drag) letting tyres down on top deck cars also tightening the chains pulling down on the hydrolastic suspension on 1100s, another time cars off bottom deck, drop top deck, under bridge deck up and cars back on very deaf to honking traffic.
Oily