Nice DAF marktaff , looks great ,what cuft is that one 1850 ? we sold the Atego when we bought the TGL , the Atego is now based in wick with Graham McKenzie ,It does more miles now than when we had it .
Ray Smyth:
atlas man:
Here you are RayThanks for the picture Atlas Man, can I borrow it please ? Ray.
I came across it in internet ray I don’t own it also have a few more
JAKEY:
Nice DAF marktaff , looks great ,what cuft is that one 1850 ? we sold the Atego when we bought the TGL , the Atego is now based in wick with Graham McKenzie ,It does more miles now than when we had it .
Hi JAKEY…she’s 2000cbft…full of sand I always say 
She’s got the false floor over the well so don’t use the well just keep my tools and emergency packing materials under there…if I got tight job to get on will use it for plants and tools…Yes those Scottish boys do the miles…I’m sure Graham McKenzie to a pic of me on the A 91 around Perth about 18 months ago and put it on one of the Flickr sites…I will see if I can locate it…has he paited your Altego into is colours JAKEY.
Regards Mark
JAKEY:
Nice DAF marktaff , looks great ,what cuft is that one 1850 ? we sold the Atego when we bought the TGL , the Atego is now based in wick with Graham McKenzie ,It does more miles now than when we had it .
Soon after you sold it JAKEY, snapped in Inverness.
Oily
Dean you are getting closer but still ten digits out of me seeing one of ours that Paul took we live in hope, Cheers Buzzer.
DEANB:
Bell Group F882
Lloyd Bros ERF from Swansea.
9
Memory Lane Cakes Roadtrain.
8
GDJ Price Maggie.
7
Wincanton ERF
6
Thos Fox & Sons Berliet.
5
Showerings Seddon Atkinson.
4
Dewsbury Volvo F10 bulker.
3
Gateway MAN
1
Phoenix Steel Tube Foden.
0
Hello DEAN …great shot of LLoyds Bros of Gowerton …that ERF ended up with K&M Swansea …the brothers also i think had a lhd ERF unit as well …and Marathons ex Gowerton Iron and Steel …Geraint
kenfig bill:
DEANB:
Bell Group F88Lloyd Bros ERF from Swansea.
Memory Lane Cakes Roadtrain.
GDJ Price Maggie.
Wincanton ERF
Thos Fox & Sons Berliet.
Showerings Seddon Atkinson.
Dewsbury Volvo F10 bulker.
Gateway MAN
Phoenix Steel Tube Foden.
Hello DEAN …great shot of LLoyds Bros of Gowerton …that ERF ended up with K&M Swansea …the brothers also i think had a lhd ERF unit as well …and Marathons ex Gowerton Iron and Steel …Geraint
Hi kenfig bill… Re Lloyd Bros Gowerton wasn’t their yard were Kryslyn Motors is now in Gowerton on the left before the bridge in Gowerton…I was also suprised that K & M the McDonald boys were still going …was suprised when they appeared in front of me on the M8 by Bathgate about two weeks ago.
Regards Mark
DEANB:
Chris Webb:
Shell Seddon Atkinson
The Shell SA D408 MAN was registered in the Isle of Man.Looks like the photo was taken on Parliament Street Ramsey.Shell in Douglas is now Manx Petroleum.Thanks for your comments Chris !
Retired Old ■■■■:
What’s the world coming to? A right-hand drive White and a left-hand drive Bedford!
smallcoal:
Hi all,you don’t see trade stands like that anymore that was when you advertised proper trucks ,that used to take place at Earl’s Court nowadays everything is leased cheers JohnCheers John !
moomooland:
Your right there John here’s another blast from the past.Remember going to the sale At their yard not many motors about guess they had been on finance, there was an old 88 there, could have been this one…was a bit road worn!, would have been around early 80s?
Nice pic Paul !
HRS:
.At Earl’s Court you could “pop out” and find any Restaurant, Italian, Chinese, Pubs, whatever you fancied within a few hundren yards.Now at the N E C you are lucky to get a dried up roll for a Fiver. We all saw the best times. Harvey
Ray Smyth:
DEANB:
Bedford.
Hi Dean, I am as ever, very grateful to see the pictures on this thread, However, 2 pictures really caught my eye.
The Mansel Davies Volvo F7 has an amazing paint job, and excellent signwriting. I wonder is it the hand painted
skills of a traditional Signwriter, or is it Computer Graphics ■■ The white Bedford TL with the cack-handed
steering wheel reminded me of my Bedford TL, shown earlier this week, which, if Bass Brewery had left its BEDFORD
name on, It would have looked much better. Regards, Ray.I thought you might like the Bedford Ray ! Agree the Volvo looks sweet !
moomooland:
spike74:
Is the Volvo an F6 ‘S’ ?It’s actually a day cabbed Volvo F7.
Most Volvo F7 tractor units were sleeper cabbed versions although the day cabbed version was popular for localdeliveriesThanks “spike74” and Paul for your comments and pics.
smallcoal:
Hi Ray, mansel does all his own maintenance spraying signwrighting workshops for everything in his yard cheers JohnI take i they are still a Volvo agent John. How many motors do Mansel’s run roughly ? Are they still operating some old ones
as when ever i went to Wales you always saw a few old ones that they kept running !Jenson:
I wonder if this is a Volvo F 10
Kempston:
Great photo of this E. Hull of Bedford Heavy Haulage Volvo. Takes me back probably 30 years ago. I used to work for W.H.Allen of Bedford, a large engineering company building marine engines, turbines and very large pumps, E.Hull used to transport much of their products.Hello “Kempston” Paul will be pleased that the pic brought back some memories !
nomiS36:
First truck that I drove as mine full time after passing my test…Very comfortable truck “nomiS36”
tastrucker:
T.E.Jones Scania bulker.Hello DEAN ,very nice picture T E Jones Nesscliff ,very big fleet ,would load at Shotton via Cadwalladers ,keep the Shropshire motors coming ,thank you Trevor
We have had a few of theres on here Trevor !
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kenfig bill:
moomooland:
1That was an interesting article Dean i bet those F10’s they refered to were like Rolls Royce’s after driving one of these Foden’s below…Gwynn Bowen of Gorseinon nr Swansea had a S60 Foden as well …as a kid …can remember it loading at 3Ms …it had a Gardner 240 …Great shots as usual DEAN …Geraint .
Thanks for your comments Geraint !
Back up the thread I read the comment about Foden exhaust . On the Fleetmaster I drove with the 290 ■■■■■■■ there was a 90 degree bend out of the turbo , another one to take the pipe under the gearbox , another one to take the pipe forward and another one into the front mounted silencer . The first two blew off regularly and the pipe passing under the gearbox dried the wee piston in the range change so it would stick in high range with monotonous regularity . I got quite adept at taking it to bits in lay-bys and washing the gunge out with wd40 . Dave
marktaff ,still in red and silver but not with there name on ,that was a great motor but 13.5t so getting be dodgy with the weights these days ,so had to invest in a 18t ,trouble is now that’s getting heavy at times . Auto box is the way to go ,I got to next year before I replace my 6t with a very short wheel based 12t ,I am replacing my brotherS DAF this year with a 12t for him thought .
Thanks Oily ,I remember you posting that one .
oiltreader:
“Those old 3 ltr senators were nice !”
m.a.n rules:
i think that first pic of the cop car is a omega not a senator.
I think you are right looking at the pic again ! Must admit i had totally forgotten about the Omega. 
moomooland:
This situation reminds me of when one of Riding’s Atkinson Borderer’s rolled over on the A59 roundabout
at the eastern end of the Skipton by-pass while carrying a load of steel H section girders.
Intresting pic Paul thanks for posting. Was the driver ok do you know ? The granada’s look the part i think
they were 2.8’s from memory. 
coomsey:
When I was taking my lorry driving lessons the instructor kept reminding me. Always go steady round islands they’re lorry killers. First time loaded with coke sides on I got his drift.
Agree “coomsey” the bloody cambers are what catch alot of people out !
Ray Smyth:
Hi Dean, Has the signwriter missed off the letter " T " on the headboard of the Yellow Volvo F10 ■■?
moomooland:
2Thomas Fox & Sons Ltd of Blackburn also ran a few ex J .Shipstone and Sons Star Brewery Foden S24 four wheeler’s.
You could always recognise ex J. Shipston Brewery motors with the stars on the front
Cracking pics Paul !
240 Gardner:
moomooland:
You could always recognise ex J. Shipston Brewery motors with the stars on the frontPerhaps the best known were 98 & 99 TTO, 4-wheelers fitted with 2-stroke engines and 12-speed gearboxes, and pretty lively performers by all accounts. Although they did some general haulage, Thos Fox were primarily fruit & veg merchant, and they later opened a Renault commercial franchise in Blackburn.
Bill Fox was the Chairman of Blackburn Rovers in the pre-Jack Walker era, one of his predecessors in that position also being a well-known haulier, Derrick Keighley, the owner of DT & N Keighley, also known as Dutton Transport
Thanks for your comments Chris !
240 Gardner:
DEANB:
Showerings Seddon Atkinson.These were a special build, as Seddon didn’t catalogue a 200 Series tractor - I think they were converted from 4-wheelers
I did wonder about 200’s being artic units. Thanks for the info chap.
240 Gardner:
moomooland:
1Chris Gardner may have a few comments about the Foden’s that Bowker’s ran as he worked in the office around that time i think.
Here’s another Bowker S80 Foden parked in Blackburn.
0Bowker bought three of these S80 Fodens, at a time when Atkinsons were in short supply, and the company still had a policy of buying British vehicles (usually Atkinson) for U.K. and near European work, and Volvo for long distance.
Two of the Fodens had the ■■■■■■■ 220, and the third had a 250, intended for use on the “Flyer”, which was the night trunk from Liverpool to Bermondsey and back. They had very short lives with the company, being very unreliable and, in the opinion of Bowker’s Technical Director,
the late Geoff Whittle, full of design flaws. Even in the late 1990s he was still chuntering about these vehicles, and I fondly remember one particular rant about them on a Saturday morning, when we had more time to talk about these things.
The only detail I remember him mention was the exhaust passing directly beneath the gearbox, and the exhaust heat causing some transmission trauma. It’s a while ago now so I can’t remember the details and, sadly, can no longer ask him
Good stuff Chris thanks for posting.
Ray Smyth:
Hello Paul, I remember Thomas Fox lorries very well. One day when I was in Blackburn Wholesale Fruit Market
handballing Guernsey Tomatoes from my Robert Baillie lorry, a Thomas Fox driver came to me asking if I was
going to be much longer at the wholesaler where I was parked, because that was where he wanted to be parked.
At that time, I still had about 600 more trays to unload, (200 Bundles of 3). Immediately he was up on the trailer
helping me to unload, more for his own sake than mine, Fond memories. Not connected with the above, are you
aware of any decent pictures of Ripponden & District vans, they would call at my depot several times a week ?
Kind Regards, Ray.
Good story Ray, happy memories !
atlas man:
Here you are Ray
Nice pic “atlas man”
Thanks for the pic Oily !
Buzzer:
Dean you are getting closer but still ten digits out of me seeing one of ours that Paul took we live in hope, Cheers Buzzer.
Yes i am surprised we have not had one, i blame the photographer !!!
kenfig bill:
DEANB:
Lloyd Bros ERF from Swansea.Hello DEAN …great shot of LLoyds Bros of Gowerton …that ERF ended up with K&M Swansea …the brothers also i think had a lhd ERF unit as well …and Marathons ex Gowerton Iron and Steel …Geraint
Good stuff Geraint thanks for the info,hope the old man is still enjoying the pics !
marktaff:
kenfig bill:
Hello DEAN …great shot of LLoyds Bros of Gowerton …that ERF ended up with K&M Swansea …the brothers also i think had a lhd ERF unit as well …and Marathons ex Gowerton Iron and Steel …GeraintHi kenfig bill… Re Lloyd Bros Gowerton wasn’t their yard were Kryslyn Motors is now in Gowerton on the left before the bridge in Gowerton…I was also suprised that K & M the McDonald boys were still going …was suprised when they appeared in front of me on the M8 by Bathgate about two weeks ago.Regards Mark
Thanks for your comments “marktaff”
rigsby:
Back up the thread I read the comment about Foden exhaust . On the Fleetmaster I drove with the 290 ■■■■■■■ there was a 90 degree bend out of the turbo , another one to take the pipe under the gearbox , another one to take the pipe forward and another one into the front mounted silencer . The first two blew off regularly and the pipe passing under the gearbox dried the wee piston in the range change so it would stick in high range with monotonous regularity . I got quite adept at taking it to bits in lay-bys and washing the gunge out with wd40 . Dave
Hope you are keeping well Dave ! Thanks for your comment i wonder if Foden ever modified the exhaust
system on that motor to stop that problem ?
JAKEY:
marktaff ,still in red and silver but not with there name on ,that was a great motor but 13.5t so getting be dodgy with the weights these days ,so had to invest in a 18t ,trouble is now that’s getting heavy at times . Auto box is the way to go ,I got to next year before I replace my 6t with a very short wheel based 12t ,I am replacing my brotherS DAF this year with a 12t for him thought .
“JAKEY” and “marktaff” thanks for your comments.
Anyone recognise the Volvo FL10 .
Co op DAF
Ken Thomas Scania.
Anyone recognise the DAF tanker.
Race Volvo FM7
Unigate DAF. The colour scheme on the Renault looks familiar but i cant think whose it is ■■?
S & T Transport Scania 113.
I think it says West Country ■■? on Scania low loader.
New Look Scania draw-bar.
Richard Lawson car transporter.
The green & white Renault would be RH Freight - or Rennie Hogg as they used to be know, from Nottingham
JAKEY:
marktaff ,still in red and silver but not with there name on ,that was a great motor but 13.5t so getting be dodgy with the weights these days ,so had to invest in a 18t ,trouble is now that’s getting heavy at times . Auto box is the way to go ,I got to next year before I replace my 6t with a very short wheel based 12t ,I am replacing my brotherS DAF this year with a 12t for him thought .
Will look forward to you posting pics of the new vehicles as you replace them Jakey.
Is that a UVB body on yournew MAN ?
kmills:
The green & white Renault would be RH Freight - or Rennie Hogg as they used to be know, from Nottingham
The whole RH company and subsideries were rebranded the RH Group
It was sold to the Kuane and Nagel Group by the Baxter family apart from the RHCV part which remains owned by the Baxter family this continues to be a Renault Truck and Van dealership
The Baxter family bought out the Europa Group a few years ago
marktaff , yes it is a UVB but never again , I pm you with why incase Terry is watching this thread !!! 
nice motor but after all the years we had Marsdens this was a nightmare ,pictured at the movers show 2016.
JAKEY:
marktaff , yes it is a UVB but never again , I pm you with why incase Terry is watching this thread !!!
Ok Jakey…let me know…but she is a beautiful looking truck mate.