DEANB:
Some pics.Spoiling “240 Gardner” today, alot of Borderers about !
Allports Borderer.
And the problem is??
Now, is that Allports motor TUE 416N?? If so…
Atkinson Borderer TUE 416N by Chris Pattison, on Flickr
scania81:
moomooland:
Brilliant pictures there Dean love to see the old Atki’s in action.Dyfed sludge had a yard on the old road between Carmarthen and Crosshands.
There seemed to be always road works on it and vehicle incidents.
Wagons parked up trying to straighten out a load of shamrock irish peat that had settled and moved.
Love these time warp photos.
Dai
I well remember peat moss from my Pandoro days! It came off the boat and had to be straightened up, then got shunted down from Fleetwood to Preston and had to be straightened up, then trunked to Stoke… you get the picture! 
moomooland:
Brilliant pictures there Dean love to see the old Atki’s in action.
Yes Paul certainly took some intresting pics ! 
coomsey:
Only had half cab for a month but I might have preferred it to full cabs, I’ve said before most motors why would I roam about in the passenger side? Somewhere for me flask snap n ■■■■, different story when having nights out obviously. Had ten years on dumpers all half cabs no problem.
Octopus Dean, cracking motor to drive however left her ticking over to fetch me tickets brick yard S Wales came back she’d stopped n shed engine oil. Next engine 4am A38Longbridge shed her oil n ceased. Next engine not sure I moved on gaffer were wondering what I was getting up to, the two sisters of running like sewing machines. Thought it was me at the time then found out about the headless wonders reliability probs n felt a bit better
Thanks for your comments “coomsey”
coomsey:
moomooland:
0Referring to the Foden half cabs a few pages back they must have been a pig to drive in that little glass bubble cab.
And some bright spark at Foden had the audacity to call it ‘A new concept in cab design’You couldn’t take them to trading standards for the advert though moomooland. Didn’t mind her ,sleeper version were a bit tight mind.
scania81:
moomooland:
Brilliant pictures there Dean love to see the old Atki’s in action.Dyfed sludge had a yard on the old road between Carmarthen and Crosshands.
There seemed to be always road works on it and vehicle incidents.
Wagons parked up trying to straighten out a load of shamrock irish peat that had settled and moved.
Love these time warp photos.
Dai
Thanks for your input Dai !
240 Gardner:
DEANB:
Some pics.Spoiling “240 Gardner” today, alot of Borderers about !
Allports Borderer.
And the problem is??
Now, is that Allports motor TUE 416N?? If so…
According to Paul the reg was TUE 415N ■■
240 Gardner:
scania81:
moomooland:
Brilliant pictures there Dean love to see the old Atki’s in action.Dyfed sludge had a yard on the old road between Carmarthen and Crosshands.
There seemed to be always road works on it and vehicle incidents.
Wagons parked up trying to straighten out a load of shamrock irish peat that had settled and moved.
Love these time warp photos.
DaiI well remember peat moss from my Pandoro days! It came off the boat and had to be straightened up, then got shunted down from Fleetwood to Preston and had to be straightened up, then trunked to Stoke… you get the picture!
Early F10, first year they were released. Anyone recognise it ■■?
Bedford TM of Bestut Ltd
Cranfields flour ERF
Greenwoods Foden
W & J Howe ERF. Anyone recognise the Foden ■■? I thought it may be Kaye Goodfellow,but not sure if they had green roofs ?
Scania Vabis.
Edwards of Hull Crusader.
Samat Mercedes.
Cant make the name out on the Mercedes ■■?
Turner bros ERF
DEANB:
Wincanton transport Guy big J1
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Thanks for the Wincanton. …drove many a mile in those Big Js
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Cracking shot of the Kaye Goodfellow S70.
Based in Manchester they operated three of them.
Foden only built 17 of these S70 twin-steer ‘Chinese Six’ tractor units in the early 1970’s.
They were powered by Gardner 8LXB-240 straight eight engines in line with Foden 12-speed gearboxes.
DEANB:
Some pics.Spoiling “240 Gardner” today, alot of Borderers about !
But lets start with an F88 !
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Allports Borderer.
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Dyfed Sludge disposal F86 (nice name !)
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Darby’s transport,Borderer. Is that a factory spec sleeper or conversion ■■?
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Tom Hughes DAF 2800
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Elliotts transport Borderer.
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leyland bulker,anyone recognise it ■■?
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Anyone recognise the Ford Transcontinental ■■?
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Rossiter & James defender ?
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Another bloody Borderer ! George Read.
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I don’t believe that Atkinson produced a sleeper conversion at Walton -le-Dale although their sister Co. Nightingale Engineering in London were as near as you would get to a “factory” sleeper conversion for the Borderer. Cheers Dennis.
Broadway Transport were from Bacup Lancashire they bought Scotts of Oldham out in 1973.
moomooland:
1Cracking shot of the Kaye Goodfellow S70.
Based in Manchester they operated three of them.
Foden only built 17 of these S70 twin-steer ‘Chinese Six’ tractor units in the early 1970’s.
They were powered by Gardner 8LXB-240 straight eight engines in line with Foden 12-speed gearboxes.
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Don’t suppose you know who had the S70s moomooland I only ask cos in my head Redland Mountsorrel ran some but with so few beginning to doubt. N while I’m at it would they have been one of the first 240s?
Turner Bros were from Earl Sterndale, a village 5 mile South of Buxton.
There is a preserved ERF LV in their livery knocking about at rallies.
Bewick:
DEANB:
Some pics.Spoiling “240 Gardner” today, alot of Borderers about !
But lets start with an F88 !
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Allports Borderer.
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Dyfed Sludge disposal F86 (nice name !)
7
Darby’s transport,Borderer. Is that a factory spec sleeper or conversion ■■?
6
Tom Hughes DAF 2800
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Elliotts transport Borderer.
4
leyland bulker,anyone recognise it ■■?
3
Anyone recognise the Ford Transcontinental ■■?
2
Rossiter & James defender ?
1
Another bloody Borderer ! George Read.
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I don’t believe that Atkinson produced a sleeper conversion at Walton -le-Dale although their sister Co. Nightingale Engineering in London were as near as you would get to a “factory” sleeper conversion for the Borderer. Cheers Dennis.
Correct! All orders had to be placed with Atkinson Vehicles (London) Limited, and the actual conversion was carried out by Ellis & Son, coachbuilders, of Five Oaks Green, near Tonbridge. It was actually called the ‘Nightingale sleeper cab’, which was quite a neat pun considering the Nightingale Engineering connection.
The Darby transport example is a conversion done elsewhere, and not as neat as the ‘Nightingale’:
YKE 445J Atkinson Leader TRS3666C by 240 Gardner, on Flickr
I think it’s one of Lenham Storage’s (Kent) Mercs, Dean. Robert
DEAN …thanks very much …really looking forward more S Wales motors , …Dad can not wait …he invites his former fellow drivers around for veiwings …those pics reach a very wide audience down here …thanks again for providing them …Geraint .
James.908:
DEANB:
Wincanton transport Guy big JClick on page twice to magnify for reading.
Thanks for the Wincanton. …drove many a mile in those Big Js
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Hello “James.908” Wincanton transport Guys.
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moomooland:
1Cracking shot of the Kaye Goodfellow S70.
Based in Manchester they operated three of them.
Foden only built 17 of these S70 twin-steer ‘Chinese Six’ tractor units in the early 1970’s.
They were powered by Gardner 8LXB-240 straight eight engines in line with Foden 12-speed gearboxes.
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Thanks Paul for the pic, so i was right then with Goodfellow !
Bewick:
DEANB:
Some pics.Darby’s transport,Borderer. Is that a factory spec sleeper or conversion ■■?
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I don’t believe that Atkinson produced a sleeper conversion at Walton -le-Dale although their sister Co. Nightingale Engineering in London were as near as you would get to a “factory” sleeper conversion for the Borderer. Cheers Dennis.
Thanks for your comments Dennis !
DEANB:
James.908:
DEANB:
Wincanton transport Guy big J5
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Thanks for the Wincanton. …drove many a mile in those Big Js
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Hello “James.908” Wincanton transport Guys.
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Thanks dean, that’s great…I was based at unigate in london…NAM 179G never seen a pic of the Leyland badgers, we had 3 of those to pull the smaller tanks, not a patch on the AEC Mercury
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moomooland:
1**Broadway Transport were from Bacup Lancashire they bought Scotts of Oldham out in 1973.**0
Thanks again Paul, you are on the ball today !
moomooland:
1Turner Bros were from Earl Sterndale, a village 5 mile South of Buxton.
There is a preserved ERF LV in their livery knocking about at rallies.
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You are on a roll !
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
DEANB:
Some pics.Spoiling “240 Gardner” today, alot of Borderers about !
Darby’s transport,Borderer. Is that a factory spec sleeper or conversion ■■?
0
I don’t believe that Atkinson produced a sleeper conversion at Walton -le-Dale although their sister Co. Nightingale Engineering in London were as near as you would get to a “factory” sleeper conversion for the Borderer. Cheers Dennis.
Correct! All orders had to be placed with Atkinson Vehicles (London) Limited, and the actual conversion was carried out by Ellis & Son, coachbuilders, of Five Oaks Green, near Tonbridge. It was actually called the ‘Nightingale sleeper cab’, which was quite a neat pun considering the Nightingale Engineering connection.
The Darby transport example is a conversion done elsewhere, and not as neat as the ‘Nightingale’:
Thanks for confirming “240 Gardner”