PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[marktaff]

smallcoal:

marktaff:
Hi Dean,
It’s the same unit that you posted a couple of days ago but now pulling a flat…same driver to I think it’s the late Derrick Protheroe…he drove for Morris Bros for many years…I think he may have pipework on there from Unit super heaters Swansea…another great pic Dean.

Regards Mark

Hi mark ,that name is ringing a bell with me ,how you keeping sorry not been in touch flat out with our joke of a company I had night out Monday out tomorrow night as well own Cornwall how’s your mother hope all is well cheers John

Hi John,
Yes everything good mate…mother good to at the moment.

Derrick Protheroe drove for Morris Bros for many years until they brought the Haulage side to an end…good mate of my old man.

Dean posting some cracking pics…just real treat to feast your eyes on John.

Got more CM mags to John to exchange mate ?

[marktaff]

Nice pic of George Beer Dean…I’m sure Daibootsy with full us in on this one.

[moomooland]

DEANB:
One for “240 Gardner” P & O Coastal Roadways ERF. I see “moomooland” is in the background hammering
his Ford D series Remploy draw-bar down the road.

Well spotted Dean that’s the closest we have come to Paul getting a shot of a Remploy draw-bar.
Taken between 1977 and 1980 it would have been heading to South Wales to Remploy’s Merthyr Tydfil or Neath factories to collect tubular furniture.

[chris_webb]

That’s a nice photo of a Coastal Roadways ERF,possibly working out of BP Chemicals Baglan Bay.Can’t make out the Hazchem code but could be Styrene or Vinyl Acetate.Coastal and Wincanton were big players in BP as well as Calor Transport.I notice it has an Ipswich reg plate.

[gingerfold]

DEANB:

smallcoal:
Morning dean.the Erf is a bit close to the car behind the Volvo ,as for the bridge accident that is bad ,as you say rip to all involved ,

Morning John, I think they are parked mate !

Still cant believe that the bridge collapsed chap. I seem to remember, and i am sure other people
will remember that about 10-15 years ago they shut off two of the lanes on the Thelwall Viaduct.
This was so that emergency repairs could be made as when they checked it underneath it was missing
tons of steel and concrete etc which had fallen into the canal.

Yes an absolute tragedy, sympathies extended to the victims and their families.

I remember the early 1970s and there were concerns raised about road bridges constructed on the box girder system, common on UK motorways. If I remember correctly I think that some bridges had to be strengthened. When all the controversy was at its height I went out to an AEC mercury artic one evening that had run out of fuel just a few miles short of its home depot at Bolton. He was stranded on the box girder bridge on the then M62 (now M60) that crosses the A580 East Lancs Road. As I was putting 10 gallons of diesel in the tank the vibration on the bridge when another lorry went past was very noticeable. I go over that bridge twice a day and it is still standing, albeit carrying much more, and heavier, traffic than it was doing 40 odd years ago.

[ray_smyth]

DEANB:
J.W.Owen ERF’s.

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A.Leech & Sons ERF.

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New Foden on trade plates.

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Anyone recognise the MAN ■■?

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Meeks of Kirkby Volvo F7.

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Anyone recognise the FIAT ■■ Something truck hire ■■?

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The Crewe School of Motoring vehicle has seen the life ? Is it a Bedford ■■

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Edwawads of Hull.

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Anyone recognise the Volvo ■■?

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Old GUY.

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Hi Dean, The Fiat is Interleasing Truck Hire, and the Crewe School Of Motoring " Bedford " is a Ford Thames. Ray

[240_gardner]

Chris Webb:
That’s a nice photo of a Coastal Roadways ERF,possibly working out of BP Chemicals Baglan Bay.Can’t make out the Hazchem code but could be Styrene or Vinyl Acetate.Coastal and Wincanton were big players in BP as well as Calor Transport.I notice it has an Ipswich reg plate.

Certainly is, thank you Dean!

[scania81]

JAKEY:
Wow ,the Crusader looks loaded well ,but it could handle it no problem.

Afternoon Jakey and Dean,the Eastern BRS crusader looks like it was Burton on trent based and i have past the depot many times but never entered it.
Dai

[barrywaddy]

Hi , Dean , The VOLVO LOOKS LIKE ONE OF C R S Sandbach Cheers Barry

[mantronic]

marktaff:
Hi Dean,
It’s the same unit that you posted a couple of days ago but now pulling a flat…same driver to I think it’s the late Derrick Protheroe…he drove for Morris Bros for many years…I think he may have pipework on there from Unit super heaters Swansea…another great pic Dean.

Regards Mark

Hi Dean and Marktaff ,yes i can remember Morris bros in superheaters they were at the top of the Strand ?
W G Davies were also in thier hauling to power stations etc … Morris bros had a FIAT artic reg CLL960T , hey Dean some awesome pics from S Wales thanx MT

[carryfast]

DEANB:
What a tragedy the bridge collapsing at Genoa was yesterday. RIP to all the people that lost there lives.

Like alot of people on here i have been over it in a truck. The last time was around 2008.

I still cant believe it ,what a shock ! You just never know.

Heres a few photos to give anyone that has not been over a view of it.

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I’m sure that’s the tower that collapsed.

google.co.uk/maps/@44.425990 … 312!8i6656

[deanb]

JAKEY:
Wow ,the Crusader looks loaded well ,but it could handle it no problem.

Looks down on the pin with the front raised, so looks heavy JAKEY.

marktaff:

smallcoal:

marktaff:
Hi Dean,
It’s the same unit that you posted a couple of days ago but now pulling a flat…same driver to I think it’s the late Derrick Protheroe…he drove for Morris Bros for many years…I think he may have pipework on there from Unit super heaters Swansea…another great pic Dean.
Regards Mark

Hi mark ,that name is ringing a bell with me ,how you keeping sorry not been in touch flat out with our joke of a company I had night out Monday out tomorrow night as well own Cornwall how’s your mother hope all is well cheers John

Hi John,Yes everything good mate…mother good to at the moment.
Derrick Protheroe drove for Morris Bros for many years until they brought the Haulage side to an end…good mate of my old man.Dean posting some cracking pics…just real treat to feast your eyes on John.
Got more CM mags to John to exchange mate ?

Thanks for the comments Mark.

moomooland:

DEANB:
One for “240 Gardner” P & O Coastal Roadways ERF. I see “moomooland” is in the background hammering
his Ford D series Remploy draw-bar down the road.

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Well spotted Dean that’s the closest we have come to Paul getting a shot of a Remploy draw-bar.
Taken between 1977 and 1980 it would have been heading to South Wales to Remploy’s Merthyr Tydfil or Neath factories to collect tubular furniture.

Thought you might like that one Paul ! You never know one may turn up chap.

Chris Webb:
That’s a nice photo of a Coastal Roadways ERF,possibly working out of BP Chemicals Baglan Bay.Can’t make out the Hazchem code but could be Styrene or Vinyl Acetate.Coastal and Wincanton were big players in BP as well as Calor Transport.I notice it has an Ipswich reg plate.

Thanks for the info Chris.

gingerfold:
Yes an absolute tragedy, sympathies extended to the victims and their families.

I remember the early 1970s and there were concerns raised about road bridges constructed on the box girder system, common on UK motorways. If I remember correctly I think that some bridges had to be strengthened. When all the controversy was at its height I went out to an AEC mercury artic one evening that had run out of fuel just a few miles short of its home depot at Bolton. He was stranded on the box girder bridge on the then M62 (now M60) that crosses the A580 East Lancs Road. As I was putting 10 gallons of diesel in the tank the vibration on the bridge when another lorry went past was very noticeable. I go over that bridge twice a day and it is still standing, albeit carrying much more, and heavier, traffic than it was doing 40 odd years ago.

I was reading about this yesterday and apparently 9 bridges in 5 years have collapsed in Italy !!!
Apparently alot of the bridges,viaducts and tunnels were built in the 50s and 60s so an awful lot will either
want serious repairs or rebuilding. Anyone who has driven through Italy will know just how many bridges,tunnels
and raised section on stilts that you drive along. It will cost billions not millions if they have to replace them.
The article also mentioned that the Mafia were heavily connected to the concrete business back then and they
would have cut corners with contracts to obviously make more money.

I would imagine that most European countries have instructed that all bridges like these are checked more
often to ensure it does not happen again after this.

Ray Smyth:
Anyone recognise the FIAT ■■ Something truck hire ■■?

The Crewe School of Motoring vehicle has seen the life ? Is it a Bedford ■■

Hi Dean, The Fiat is Interleasing Truck Hire, and the Crewe School Of Motoring " Bedford " is a Ford Thames. Ray

Cheers Ray the Ford was a bit before my time chap !

scania81:

JAKEY:
Wow ,the Crusader looks loaded well ,but it could handle it no problem.

Afternoon Jakey and Dean,the Eastern BRS crusader looks like it was Burton on trent based and i have past the depot many times but never entered it.Dai

Thanks for the input Dai.

barrywaddy:
Hi , Dean , The VOLVO LOOKS LIKE ONE OF C R S Sandbach Cheers Barry

Thanks for the name Barry.

MANTRONIC:

marktaff:
Hi Dean,
It’s the same unit that you posted a couple of days ago but now pulling a flat…same driver to I think it’s the late Derrick Protheroe…he drove for Morris Bros for many years…I think he may have pipework on there from Unit super heaters Swansea…another great pic Dean. Regards Mark

Hi Dean and Marktaff ,yes i can remember Morris bros in superheaters they were at the top of the Strand ?
W G Davies were also in thier hauling to power stations etc … Morris bros had a FIAT artic reg CLL960T , hey Dean some awesome pics from S Wales thanx MT

Thanks for the comments MT. You will be pleased to here that Paul is busy behind the scenes cleaning and
sorting out the next batch of photos and tells me there are some nice Welsh ones amongst them.

[erf-ngc-european]

DEANB:
What a tragedy the bridge collapsing at Genoa was yesterday. RIP to all the people that lost there lives.

Like alot of people on here i have been over it in a truck. The last time was around 2008.

I still cant believe it ,what a shock ! You just never know.

Here’s a piece about the driver of the last (green) lorry to stop at the abyss. Robert

msn.com/en-gb/news/world/i- … spartandhp

[deanb]

ERF-NGC-European:

DEANB:
What a tragedy the bridge collapsing at Genoa was yesterday. RIP to all the people that lost there lives.
Like alot of people on here i have been over it in a truck. The last time was around 2008.
I still cant believe it ,what a shock ! You just never know.

Here’s a piece about the driver of the last (green) lorry to stop at the abyss. Robert
msn.com/en-gb/news/world/i- … spartandhp

Intresting article Robert thanks for posting. He was very lucky.

Can you imagine the chaos thats going to cause in Italy as its one of the main roads down.
The road from Turin to Bologna will be heaving as everything will have to go that way including
all the traffic coming down via Nice.

[deanb]

W.J.Oldacres newish Mercedes.

Anyone recognise the Maggie ■■ Think it says Scotland on the door so possibly a subby for Interland ■■

Mercedes ■■

Rainham Road Services Mercedes.I remember seeing alot of those nice “clean” tilts about before fridges
become popular.

Newbury Freight Transcontinental.

Redfearn National Glass Scania.

Wim Batton Dodge from Hereford.

They keep on coming JAKEY ! North Western BRS.

Pontrilas Timber ERF from Hereford.

Trevor Morris & Sons Atkinson.

[chris_webb]

Morning Dean.
The Maggie Deutz could well be one of Curries of Dumfries.

[hrs]

Good morning Dean,
Oldacre services was (could still be) an amimal feed business in Bishops Cleeve, noth of Cheltenham.
The owner started the Merc dealer in Swindon expanding to two other outlets.
Mike Mudie (an old friend) was the sales director and Richard Bond the general manager.
When he sold it off, Mike and Richard bought the Worcester branch and it became, Mudie Bond Worcester.
The old grey cells still working, however useless the information. Harvey

[oiltreader]

“Anyone recognise the Maggie ■■ Think it says Scotland on the door so possibly a subby for Interland ■■”
Looks like Hayton Coulthard Ltd on the sun vizor.
Oily

[whiplash]

Looks like an old Curries motor to me oily?

[carryfast]

DEANB:
Can you imagine the chaos thats going to cause in Italy as its one of the main roads down.
The road from Turin to Bologna will be heaving as everything will have to go that way including
all the traffic coming down via Nice.

You can still cut across from the A26,via Allesandria as usual,to the A7 at Pedrosa then the A12 which by passes Genoa.I’ve actually used that route myself and then go back westbound on the SS1 to get to the ferry terminal sometimes if I’m going to get there at the wrong time of day and hit all the traffic on the A10.