Deanb. …thanks for a great thread, I got my class 1 in 1975 so lots of these pics are right up my street. I’ve even seen a few of the company I worked for. (Unigate /Wincanton )…I’m now a man of lesuire, retired at 63 (my choice)…keep up the good work.
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Dean you would get a shock if them three turned out to be blokes with wigs on, you never know in this world, Buzzer.
Buzzer:
Dean you would get a shock if them three turned out to be blokes with wigs on, you never know in this world, Buzzer.
Divent look “H” it’ll send yer blind Mate 
Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
Buzzer:
Dean you would get a shock if them three turned out to be blokes with wigs on, you never know in this world, Buzzer.Divent look “H” it’ll send yer blind Mate
Pay attention Dennis, the sheeted load on page 16 ■■?
DEANB:
Morning chaps,hows the blood pressure !Hopefully its someones birthday today ? If not,never mind i just liked the pic !
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Lots of ERF’s today Robert !
Dennis you will like this one ! 10 out of 10 for sheeting ■■?
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Is this Goulding & Sons live stock ERF draw-bar the same company as the ERF above ■■?
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Swains of Stretton ERF
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Santa Fe, i understand they have now bought Ralph Davies out.End of an era or what ■■?
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Think it says Readcot transport on headboard ■■
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ERF tipper ?
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DAF
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Rossiter & James ERF
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Now that ERF looks like it could be loaded with tinplate , well sheeted ! Full marks ! Brings back many memories of my time on the Brady Octopus and trailer as tinplate was always our re-load out of S.Wales to the N.West. The sheets were like drum skins on those loads and you could look down either side through every eye on the hitches ! If he couldn’t on the N/s which was my side Eric would just say " rough job that Brother theres one an inch out" 
Happy Days ! Dennis.
Bewick:
DEANB:
Morning chaps,hows the blood pressure !Now that ERF looks like it could be loaded with tinplate , well sheeted ! Full marks ! Brings back many memories of my time on the Brady Octopus and trailer as tinplate was always our re-load out of S.Wales to the N.West. The sheets were like drum skins on those loads and you could look down either side through every eye on the hitches !
Yes i thought you would appreciate that one chap !
Paul has just confirmed that the Merc was towing the leyland !
DEANB:
Bewick:
DEANB:
Morning chaps,hows the blood pressure !1
Now that ERF looks like it could be loaded with tinplate , well sheeted ! Full marks ! Brings back many memories of my time on the Brady Octopus and trailer as tinplate was always our re-load out of S.Wales to the N.West. The sheets were like drum skins on those loads and you could look down either side through every eye on the hitches !
Yes i thought you would appreciate that one chap !
Paul has just confirmed that the Merc was towing the leyland !
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Well if it wasn’t “on the bar” it was too ■■■■■■■ close for my liking ! Cheers Dennis.
windrush:
DEANB:
Punchy Dan:
The waters Guy was driven by Tommy Kirk who lives just down the road from me , he’s retired now ,my uncle remembers seeing it run off the road on the m50 going towards Ross it was inches from going in the river .Heres another shot of it Punchy Dan !
I don’t remember the Guy at all? Our vintage club secretary drove a four wheeled Big J for Waters but that ran solo and had a Leyland engine. His health was suffering through years of being away all week in digs and living on junk food so Waters gave him the Guy new so that he could have a ‘steady’ day and be home each night. His work for five days a week with it was run empty to South Elmsall to load at 7am for Newcastle upon Tyne, then back load from (I think) the Jarrow area to Gloworm at Milford (near Belper) where he had to tip before 3pm or the gates were locked. On Saturdays he usually ran empty to Bolsover and then loaded down to Leamington or Warwick. Doesn’t seem that steady to me?
He now drives their ERF four wheeler (ex Knights Brothers of Rowsley) for shows!
Pete.
“Steady day” 
More like a steady day for the boss Pete
James.908:
Deanb. …thanks for a great thread, I got my class 1 in 1975 so lots of these pics are right up my street. I’ve even seen a few of the company I worked for. (Unigate /Wincanton )…I’m now a man of lesuire, retired at 63 (my choice)…keep up the good work.Sent from my SM-G900F using Tapatalk
Thanks “James.908” glad you are enjoying it !
Buzzer:
Dean you would get a shock if them three turned out to be blokes with wigs on, you never know in this world, Buzzer.
I cant believe this i put the Happy Birthday pic on today as lets be honest why not 
,saying i hoped it
was someones birthday today ? Turns out,and i never had a clue its Paul Gee’s birthday and that is why
he has gone away for a few days !!! You cant make it up !
So HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAUL GEE !
Bewick:
DEANB:
Morning chaps,hows the blood pressure !Hopefully its someones birthday today ? If not,never mind i just liked the pic !
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Lots of ERF’s today Robert !
Dennis you will like this one ! 10 out of 10 for sheeting ■■?
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Is this Goulding & Sons live stock ERF draw-bar the same company as the ERF above ■■?
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Swains of Stretton ERF
6
Santa Fe, i understand they have now bought Ralph Davies out.End of an era or what ■■?
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4
Think it says Readcot transport on headboard ■■
3
ERF tipper ?
2
DAF
1
Rossiter & James ERF
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Now that ERF looks like it could be loaded with tinplate , well sheeted ! Full marks ! Brings back many memories of my time on the Brady Octopus and trailer as tinplate was always our re-load out of S.Wales to the N.West. The sheets were like drum skins on those loads and you could look down either side through every eye on the hitches !
mmmmm I cant see any of the above ■■? Is the problem something to do with photo bucket ■■?
syramax:
Bewick:
DEANB:
Morning chaps,hows the blood pressure !Hopefully its someones birthday today ? If not,never mind i just liked the pic !
Lots of ERF’s today Robert !
Dennis you will like this one ! 10 out of 10 for sheeting ■■?
Is this Goulding & Sons live stock ERF draw-bar the same company as the ERF above ■■?
Swains of Stretton ERF
Santa Fe, i understand they have now bought Ralph Davies out.End of an era or what ■■?
Think it says Readcot transport on headboard ■■
ERF tipper ?
DAF
Rossiter & James ERF
Now that ERF looks like it could be loaded with tinplate , well sheeted ! Full marks ! Brings back many memories of my time on the Brady Octopus and trailer as tinplate was always our re-load out of S.Wales to the N.West. The sheets were like drum skins on those loads and you could look down either side through every eye on the hitches !
mmmmm I cant see any of the above ■■? Is the problem something to do with photo bucket ■■?
“Syramax” you need to go back to page 16. The pics dont show when you are answering other
peoples threads !
A few tonka toys !
Sorry for the delay in replying but I’ve been away from the technology for a couple of days.
I can confirm that the two similarly- liveried ERFs were both from R.H.Goulding, Newent, Glos. The artic was driven by Geoff James from new and the dog ‘n’ pup was John Blewitt’s steed, again from new. I wouldn’t think that there are many photos of Goulding’s with steel on board- the rates weren’t good enough! This load had probably been picked up as a return load to pay for the fuel. Although closing it’s doors some time ago, the Gouldings name lives on with the founder’s grandson, David, who runs a single livestock six-wheeler ERF in the same colours.
Retired Old ■■■■:
Sorry for the delay in replying but I’ve been away from the technology for a couple of days.I can confirm that the two similarly- liveried ERFs were both from R.H.Goulding, Newent, Glos. The artic was driven by Geoff James from new and the dog ‘n’ pup was John Blewitt’s steed, again from new. I wouldn’t think that there are many photos of Goulding’s with steel on board- the rates weren’t good enough! This load had probably been picked up as a return load to pay for the fuel. Although closing it’s doors some time ago, the Gouldings name lives on with the founder’s grandson, David, who runs a single livestock six-wheeler ERF in the same colours.
Well “ROF” i thought the 2 x ERF’s were the same company,thanks for confirming ! Re Goldings carrying
steel i am sure you are right about it being a backload. As you are probably aware you can only post
10 photos at a time and the MAN was following the DAF and was the 11th photo !
DeanB, great thread
Thank you and Paul Gee for the work of scanning and posting. (and taking all those pictures )
Buzzer:
Dean you would get a shock if them three turned out to be blokes with wigs on, you never know in this world, Buzzer.
Buzzer, you have changed !!! Whaterver happened to the old saying, just apologise and move on, “there are 3”
You still have that good sence of humour, cheers, Harvey
Amazing photo’s,great job being done to allow memories to return,keep up the good work
regards
ChrisB
What a brilliant thread this is…thanks Dean for taking the time to post them and to Paul for taking so
many cracking photos…i started driving lorries in 1971, so can relate to just about all of them, bringing
back great memories of a bygone era…having spoken to you recently, i know there’s loads to come. 
Keep up the excellent work mate.
DEANB:
Todays pics.9
Seddon 201
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Burgess Maggie from Avonmouth.
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Tidy Seddon Atkinson ! (But not as tidy as that bird’s arse !)
The Jameson merc would have been a subbie with an ex Christian salvesen unit
6Malcolm 88 looking good.
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Bulmers cider F88. they used to have a hard life non stop double and triple shifted !
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Leyland and Mercedes,looks like they have had a hard life.
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Another 290 .
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Half cab Foden ,looks new.
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Jameson Mercedes
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What an absolutely fantastic collection of photographs, just been through all 17 pages.
Talk about Buzzers ‘Mary Hopkin’ moments.
I wouldn’t say that I’ve driven all the models pictured in my time, but there’s lots that I have driven at various companies, and what are the chances of this, there are pictures of 2 actual lorries that I have actually driven, and a good possibility of another one!
Sincere thanks and admiration to Paul Gee for all the time and effort it took to amass such a fabulous collection, and to Dean B for posting them on here!
Thanks Guys, Pete
Lorrys back then where so ugly but did the job and some did it well some didn’t , but you could catch the step or bumper and not need a degree in plastic welding to repair it , just a bar and a big hammer
Missed these the first time round. 
Mike.
Meeks
Dixons
