PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[240_gardner]

pete smith:
Has Chris Gardner dropped you a few quid for an “Atkinson day”?! Cheer’s Pete

[kenfig_bill]

Hello Dean ,…and many thanks for the Severn Bridge clippings …and those south Wales Atkinsons certainly went down a storm …the old man loved them ! …lol …from the both of us …Geraint

[deanb]

Sixties boy:
Re Plevins

Looking at the Plevins truck, this could be the original company, as in later incarnations the two brothers operated different companies one in Hyde as a general haulier and one in Mossley as a wood recycling company.

The first I believe had a run in with the ministry/Vosa and lost its license.

The second is very successful and supplies wooden pellets to the power station next to the M1 opposite Meadowhall.

Sixties boy:
Re Pete Osbourne

I think he sold his fleet of the same name to Stillers transport (Stockton on tees) as they wanted to diversify away from steel and chemicals.

He later set up Innovate with backing of Icelandic bank, starting with a Scunthorpe cold store, followed by other companies including Corby Chill.

After it’s collapse he was instrumental in the Green group, which now has a couple of depots.

Thanks for your comments on Plevins and Pete Osbourne “Sixties boy”. Good stuff.

robroy:
Anybody got a pic of Plevin’s 300 Gardner powered Sed Atk 401?..A423 GFA.
It was originally owned by Air Products before that,
.I bought it off plevins around 88.
I sold it on to Ernie Sayce a South Wales steel haulier, with a private reg on it BXI 1454 with a high cab conversion. (There is a pic of it in my Trucknet gallery page)

Would love to see a photo of it in any of those guises.
Cheers.

Will have a word with Paul and see if he has a pic Rob.

pete smith:
Hi Dean,
Some cracking photo’s there mate, J.Rounds from Wednesbury, crane hire and machine bumping. F+D Burton from Cannock/Willenhall. Gauden Shepperds from Mucklow Hill Halesowen.
Has Chris Gardner dropped you a few quid for an “Atkinson day”?! Cheer’s Pete

Thanks for the info Pete.

oiltreader:
Two in preservation.
Oily

Nice pics Oily.

MANTRONIC:
“DEANB” More Welsh Borderers and Silver Knights.

Hey Dean ,some really awesome shots thier ,Morfa Abernant and William Morgan all had drivers based in Hay on Wye and the Brecon areas .
E R Clissold were from the Abergavenny area ,MT

Glad you liked them MT and thanks for the info.

Sixties boy:

Geoffrey Reyner were from East Manchester, moved from Clayton to Droylsden and finally to Oldham.

Think they may have been founder members of Palletline?

Used to have a lot of ERF’s. New fleet went on contract work, second life on UK general haulage and final years on local container work.

Thanks again chap,good comments.

tastrucker:
“DEANB” More Welsh Borderers and Silver Knights.

hello DEAN ,Trevor Morris was from Oswestry ,a big fleet of Atkinsons all registered in Montgomery as his family was from Llansantfraid ,his 2 sons carried on after him with the name of P&A haulage and after those Atkis they had Renaults and DAFs thank you Trevor

Thanks for the comments Trevor.

smallcoal:
Hi dean Atkinson was popular in the steelworks used for shunting when they came of the road all firms had old trucks that ended life after the road,gjp 170n blt was mine in the works ,2nd is dai dipstick shunting for seabournes outside 17 bay

Great pics John.

240 Gardner:

DEANB:
We have had some cracking Akinson Borderers on here.

And what a brilliant collection they are! Thanks for all of that, Dean

kenfig bill:
Hello Dean ,…and many thanks for the Severn Bridge clippings …and those south Wales Atkinsons certainly went down a storm …the old man loved them ! …lol …from the both of us …Geraint

Cheers Geraint.

[240_gardner]

smallcoal:
Hi pete and 240 Gardner,you are correct it’s bowkers now we still kept the transport for them we have quite a lot of work from them

Interesting, thank you. Bowker first started using Clarke’s for hazardous smalls in the late 1990s, collecting from Bamber Bridge

[darveyc]

tastrucker:
Hello DEAN ,yes Steve Swain is a family relative ,and has kept the name . they are based at Pontesbury on the A488 ,10 miles out side Shrewsbury on the Bishops Castle road ,he does mostly container work ,but have also seen them taking timber into Kronospan at Chirk ,and he also has a couple of scania 8 tippers ,thank you Trevor

I can point out that Swains of Stratton are still in business and Glyn Swain is very much alive, Steve Swain operates by himself Swains of Stratton operate from a base in Minsterley and I understand Glyn still has a hand in day to day operations and spends a lot of time on the showing scene leaving Mark Swain in charge regards DarveyC

[kingswinford_kit]

DarveyC:

tastrucker:
Hello DEAN ,yes Steve Swain is a family relative ,and has kept the name . they are based at Pontesbury on the A488 ,10 miles out side Shrewsbury on the Bishops Castle road ,he does mostly container work ,but have also seen them taking timber into Kronospan at Chirk ,and he also has a couple of scania 8 tippers ,thank you Trevor

I can point out that Swains of Stratton are still in business and Glyn Swain is very much alive, Steve Swain operates by himself Swains of Stratton operate from a base in Minsterley and I understand Glyn still has a hand in day to day operations and spends a lot of time on the showing scene leaving Mark Swain in charge regards DarveyC

i saw one last week ,loaded with bales !regards Keith

[deanb]

DarveyC:

tastrucker:
Hello DEAN ,yes Steve Swain is a family relative ,and has kept the name . they are based at Pontesbury on the A488 ,10 miles out side Shrewsbury on the Bishops Castle road ,he does mostly container work ,but have also seen them taking timber into Kronospan at Chirk ,and he also has a couple of scania 8 tippers ,thank you Trevor

I can point out that Swains of Stratton are still in business and Glyn Swain is very much alive, Steve Swain operates by himself Swains of Stratton operate from a base in Minsterley and I understand Glyn still has a hand in day to day operations and spends a lot of time on the showing scene leaving Mark Swain in charge regards DarveyC

Thanks for your comments DarveyC and Keith regarding Swains !

[deanb]

Gibbs of Fraserburgh always had nicely turned out motors.

These pics were bought in a batch,dont know who the photographer was.

[deanb]

Gibbs of Fraserburgh article from 1974.

Click on pages twice to read.

Article from 1993.

[deanb]

R.Evans Volvo.

Owens DAF.

Dont remember having a LLanharan Concrete motor on before.

Jaga Brother’s DAF.

Heres a classic pic of two well known Welsh hauliers.

Not had one of thee on before,A.G.Beese Renault.

Anyone recognise the MAN ■■?

Pritchard’s DAF.

Dont think we have had one of these on before. LLantilio Transport Scania livestock truck.

W.A.Humphrey’s DAF.

[deanb]

William Nicol Volvo F88.

Anyone recognise the GUY ■■ Seem to remember there was a company called Mason’s ■■?

I always like whats in the back ground of the old pics. Look an Allegro “shed” and those 1100/1300’s must have sold by the
thousands as they were everywhere. Whats the car with just the wing on show ■■ Lancia ■■

Kelly International had a cracking good looking fleet.

British Home Stores GUY.

ARC Foden.

What a great pic this is ! West of Scotland Atkinson Venturer delivering “coomsey’s” new Tonka toy.

What make is the tonka toy “coomsey” ■■

Anyone recognise the Atkinson Defender ■■ I think the pic was taken in Southampton but not 100% sure.
As a kid we used to que up in a road where the Southampton football stadium is now and that look’s to
me like the road the Atkinson is turning into ? There must have been a grain depot down there,ring an bells
with anyone ■■

Forget all those shiny Volvo FH16’s,Scania 730’s etc,etc,. Heres the “King of Heavy Haulage” The awesome Scammell Contractor !

Pickfords. Might have to do a bit on these soon. Anyone on here driven one ■■

Was the pic taken in a Southampton lorry park Buzzer ?

Freightliner Marathon. Looks like Southampton to me just opposite the train station on top of the steep hill ?

We havent had a Hoveringham motor on for a long time.

[oiltreader]

“Gibbs of Fraserburgh always had nicely turned out motors”
Resurrected 2016ish I think Dean, the Daf snapped at Leeming Bar last year.
Oily

[oiltreader]

“Whats the car with just the wing on show ■■ Lancia ■■”
I’d say Peugeot 504 Dean.
Oily

[5thwheel]

oiltreader:
“Whats the car with just the wing on show ■■ Lancia ■■”
I’d say Peugeot 504 Dean.
Oily

I reckon you are spot on Oily.

David

[coomsey]

Terex R 45 if I was a betting man,Dean

Here’s bigger brother R50 ,n inside, although a little plusher than the 45 . Absolutely bullet proof

[dipster]

5thwheel:

oiltreader:
“Whats the car with just the wing on show ■■ Lancia ■■”
I’d say Peugeot 504 Dean.
Oily

I reckon you are spot on Oily.

I´m not so sure. I think it is an early Datsun, Bluebird I think. I think the hub cap and blinker repeater on the wing give it away. The Peugeot was the better car at that time though!

David

[arcdaz]

DEANB:
Gibbs of Fraserburgh always had nicely turned out motors.

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Excellent photos Dean of Gibbs they are a big out fit of a company they were always working in London and the city i used to see lot of there trucks parked up at Smithfield meat market waiting to off load there.So glade to see you have put some more pics on this fread today

[smallcoal]

DEANB:
R.Evans Volvo.
Hi dean nr Evans are no longer they were bought by nft and have gone from cross hands I drove that Volvo on the agency
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Owens DAF.

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Dont remember having a LLanharan Concrete motor on before.

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Jaga Brother’s DAF.

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Heres a classic pic of two well known Welsh hauliers.

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Not had one of thee on before,A.G.Beese Renault.

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Anyone recognise the MAN ■■?

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Pritchard’s DAF.

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Dont think we have had one of these on before. LLantilio Transport Scania livestock truck.

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W.A.Humphrey’s DAF.

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[buzzer]

Dean look at Southampton thread to answer your location question I knew someone would know, Buzzer

[chris_webb]

Hi Dean.
Yes there was a tanker company called Masons,but I’m damned if I can remember where they were based - in the Midlands somewhere? I believe they specialized in milk haulage.