Morning Dean.
I recognise the Transcontinental but just can’t think of the operator,they are from either Hartlepool or Teesside. 
Plevin Transport are from Manchester area,maybe Hyde.I think they did a lot of wood shavings…
“Cant make the name out on the Transcon ■■”
The car in the pic is a Simca1301 or 1501 Dean, collected a few of that model mid to late '60s from Soton docks, the thing that really sticks in my mind was the interiors always had a lovely smell or to be french a whiff of parfumerie . another useless bit o twaddle 
Oily
Transcontinental does have a Hartlepool Co. Durham reg just wondering if it is one of Dents of Spennymoor ? They did operate a few Transcontinentals.
jshepguis:
Transcontinental does have a Hartlepool Co. Durham reg just wondering if it is one of Dents of Spennymoor ? They did operate a few Transcontinentals.
Yes,looking at cab side there looks like a name in large italics like Dents.RAH transporters from Darlington had similar I think.It does have a beacon on top of cab so could possibly run long loads.
Could be one of John Newbold’s Ibstock ■■ Used to run 3/4 tippers on quarry work n similar out of Ibstock brick.
Still going with 3 or 4 Man 6whlr with drag on bricks. Cheers Coomsey
We have had alot of Fodens Haulmaster rigids on here.
Tilcon Foden tanker GET 386V was based at Ballidon quarry and driven by Vernon Wibberley. He had his 92nd birthday this month, the youngest of three brothers who all worked at Ballidon for most of their lives. Like me he never got to work his last day there, his was to Presteign, as his load was cancelled alas. Sadly he has had to go into a home as his health isn’t good, Peggy his wife died a few years ago. His oldest lad worked with me in the garage and retired from there a couple of years ago, and his nephews all had a spell at the quarry before buying there own trucks plus his and his brothers wives also worked there! That pic was framed by his son and grandchildren and presented to him when he was 90, his old AEC Mammoth Major tanker from 1964 is still in Rush Green Motors yard. That Foden was the first with the 265 Rolls engine that we had, and it was also the last engine I rebuilt before going driving full time. Yet more useless information from Pete! 
Pete.
The Heritage Commercial article mentions that some Haulmasters came with the incorrect radiators fitted, many of ours were like that. I think that Gardner engined ones had four row rads as they ran cooler and the Rolls six row, most Rolls ones we had came with the four row (although we didn’t realise until the ‘memo’ arrived) so Foden supplied new six row cores for them. A simple task, remove the rad (eight 3/8th nuts) and unbolt the top and bottom tanks and remove the ‘old’ core and fit the new ones. Easy when the truck is relatively new of course! 
Pete.
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Hello Dean you guys on here have nailed this thread with plenty of brillent photos that have been posted up on here today i love all the fleet of Foden bulk powder cement tankers plus the Blue Circle Routeman tanker and tippers etc etc i am very pleased with all that i am looking now spot on very nice work for all involved on here. Please keep up with the great work Many thanks again Daz 
Chris Webb:
Morning Dean.
I recognise the Transcontinental but just can’t think of the operator,they are from either Hartlepool or Teesside.
Plevin Transport are from Manchester area,maybe Hyde.I think they did a lot of wood shavings…
Thanks for your comments Chris,you are spot on about Plevin doing wood shavings. Paul sent me this pic after i posted
the b&w pic.
oiltreader:
“Cant make the name out on the Transcon ■■”
The car in the pic is a Simca1301 or 1501 Dean, collected a few of that model mid to late '60s from Soton docks, the thing that really sticks in my mind was the interiors always had a lovely smell or to be french a whiff of parfumerie . another useless bit o twaddle
Oily
Simca,thats a name i had totally forgotten Oily.
jshepguis:
Transcontinental does have a Hartlepool Co. Durham reg just wondering if it is one of Dents of Spennymoor ? They did operate a few Transcontinentals.
Chris Webb:
Yes,looking at cab side there looks like a name in large italics like Dents.RAH transporters from Darlington had similar I think.It does have a beacon on top of cab so could possibly run long loads.
Thanks for the name “jshepguis” and Chris. Heres a Dents Volvo that featured on the thread near the beginning.
coomsey:
Could be one of John Newbold’s Ibstock ■■ Used to run 3/4 tippers on quarry work n similar out of Ibstock brick.
Still going with 3 or 4 Man 6whlr with drag on bricks. Cheers Coomsey
Thanks for the possible name “coomsey” and the great pics.
windrush:
Tilcon Foden tanker GET 386V was based at Ballidon quarry and driven by Vernon Wibberley. He had his 92nd birthday this month, the youngest of three brothers who all worked at Ballidon for most of their lives. Like me he never got to work his last day there, his was to Presteign, as his load was cancelled alas. Sadly he has had to go into a home as his health isn’t good, Peggy his wife died a few years ago. His oldest lad worked with me in the garage and retired from there a couple of years ago, and his nephews all had a spell at the quarry before buying there own trucks plus his and his brothers wives also worked there! That pic was framed by his son and grandchildren and presented to him when he was 90, his old AEC Mammoth Major tanker from 1964 is still in Rush Green Motors yard. That Foden was the first with the 265 Rolls engine that we had, and it was also the last engine I rebuilt before going driving full time. Yet more useless information from Pete!Pete.
Sounds like that pic brought back some good memories Pete !
windrush:
The Heritage Commercial article mentions that some Haulmasters came with the incorrect radiators fitted, many of ours were like that. I think that Gardner engined ones had four row rads as they ran cooler and the Rolls six row, most Rolls ones we had came with the four row (although we didn’t realise until the ‘memo’ arrived) so Foden supplied new six row cores for them. A simple task, remove the rad (eight 3/8th nuts) and unbolt the top and bottom tanks and remove the ‘old’ core and fit the new ones. Easy when the truck is relatively new of course!Pete.
Talking about new trucks having the wrong parts fitted Pete, reminds me of the story my grandad told me about 2 x new Commers
he bought. For some reason one of them was using lots of oil and the could not understand why. It turned out that it never had
any piston rings fitted in the engine.
ArcDaz:
“DEANB” We have had alot of Fodens Haulmaster rigids on here.Hello Dean you guys on here have nailed this thread with plenty of brillent photos that have been posted up on here today i love all the fleet of Foden bulk powder cement tankers plus the Blue Circle Routeman tanker and tippers etc etc i am very pleased with all that i am looking now spot on very nice work for all involved on here. Please keep up with the great work Many thanks again Daz
Cheers Daz.
coomsey:
Mark n Paul have catched this crowd a time or two Dean,n remarkably still going. Cheers Coomsey
Good stuff “coomsey” Thanks for the pics. Paul has just sent me through these pics. Apparently Jefferies were taken over by Swain
Transport.
Good stuff “coomsey” Thanks for the pics. Paul has just sent me through these pics. Apparently Jefferies were taken over by Swain
Transport.
Well I never! N best bit only live a hop n a skip from their yard
coomsey:
Good stuff “coomsey” Thanks for the pics. Paul has just sent me through these pics. Apparently Jefferies were taken over by Swain
Transport.
Well I never! N best bit only live a hop n a skip from their yard
Best you go and take some pics then “coomsey”
DEANB:
coomsey:
Good stuff “coomsey” Thanks for the pics. Paul has just sent me through these pics. Apparently Jefferies were taken over by Swain
Transport.
Well I never! N best bit only live a hop n a skip from their yardBest you go and take some pics then “coomsey”
I could Dean but they’d probably set the dogs on me
“240 Gardner”
We have not done anything on the Atkinson truck range on here. Bit before my time so you Atkinson fans can
sort out whats what on these early models.
Will do the Borderer,Defender etc over the next few weeks.
Click on pages twice to read.
This brochure was too big for the scanner so 2 pages ended up as 3 as it was the only way of copying it.
Atkinson Weightmaster brochure. Again this brochure was too large to scan so it takes 3 pages to cover 2.
Click on twice to read.
