Hi Paul & dean parked up in newgale west wales this morning
Hey up John , looks a cracking place to park ?
smallcoal:
Hi Paul & dean parked up in newgale west wales this morning
Beautiful area smallcoal and what comes to mind when we were touring a few years ago was a lovely meal at the The Harbour Inn Solva, quantity and quality.
Oily
ArcDaz:
DEANB:
Chris Webb:
Morning Dean.
Don’t know who the Maggie-D belongs to but that’s an MFS Scania 81 artic at the back,probably from our Ross on Wye depot.I’ve been absent on here for a bit so just to say a warm welcome to Paul and thanks for all the photos.
Chris, recognise the blue Scania ,what does MFS sand for ■■ 
Morning Dean.
MFS stood for Multiple Fruit Supplies,part of the Glass Glover Distribution Group,and was dedicated to the Littlewoods contract which they had for over 20 years. HQ was Maltby and I worked for them from 1978 until 1994 - by that time Wincanton had taken GGD over and the depot then was host to the Malton Bacon contract,part of Unigate,same as Wincanton.
Paul took a photo of another of their Scania 81s on the M50,probably based at their Ross on Wye depot,75% of deliveries were done overnight,we had keys for the loading bays.
The Transcontinental with drawbar trailer was mine on regular nights.
smallcoal:
Hi Paul & dean parked up in newgale west wales this morning
Wow “Smallcoal” - now there is a nice place to socially isolate!!! Will look out for your name tag in the window when I am over your way - I did find a “sister” to your wagon two down the line!!!
Regarding MFS: as I’ve said before we serviced their Reading based fleet of BMC Lairds in the seventies (they had a lot of problems with wheel shudder on every vehicle which was unusual and took some sorting but which we eventually cured quite easily) and they were all in an orange livery. Chris will know no doubt be able to answer but was it just the larger artics that were in blue?
Pete.
windrush:
Regarding MFS: as I’ve said before we serviced their Reading based fleet of BMC Lairds in the seventies (they had a lot of problems with wheel shudder on every vehicle which was unusual and took some sorting but which we eventually cured quite easily) and they were all in an orange livery. Chris will know no doubt be able to answer but was it just the larger artics that were in blue?Pete.
MFS ran in that orange livery until around 1978/79 Pete.I started there in 1979 and most were already in that blue colour. This photo was taken at Ross depot about 1978 showing a 110 and a KM in orange.I never saw the KM,we had one Laird at Maltby that did 0400 tip Chesterfield store regularly and odd times Oswestry which were oss and cart places,like a lot of Littlewoods back door delivery places.
Years later the fleet was in white when we got the chill/frozen work…the brown livery was experimental.
Would that Reading depot be at Woodley? I know they trunked there from Maltby,just before I started?
DEANB:
W & S Recycling Volvo roll on roll off.
W&S - Weymouth and Sherbourne Recycling - look after the Civic Amenity Sites in Dorset - here is one of their current Mercedes Arocs
pete 359:
Hargreaves:
The scania car transporter is universal salvage had depots all over were taken over by some body but can’t remember nameHi, Copart bought universal salvage.Dean please keep them coming sir.
Regards Andrew.
Here is one of Copart’s - seen here on the A303
DEANB:
Raymond Brown MAN tipper. Used to see these alot at one time,where there yard anyone know ■■?
Raymond Brown have their head office in Chandler’s Ford - but they also have a local dept in Ringwood - one of their current fleet - “livery” on cab by local school kids!!!
They have a new part to their Group - Fortis IBA - which apparently stands for “Incinerator Bottom Ash”!!!
DEANB:
Bentum DAF from Holland. Very smart fleet,always immaculate.
Do not see their tractor units so much these days - but their rather flash tanks are still about - here being hauled by Swains
DEANB:
Geodis Scania.
Geodis - a big French Company - their UK operation run under the name of Cavewood - they changed Cavewood to Geodis (UK) in February 2002
DEANB:
Waters Bros Foden on a bit of general haulage rather than timber. I cant remember that motor,too young !
Just a useless bit of information but if you look carefully at the Massive pipe on the back of this S40 you will see Redland FIBAFLO - it is a fibreglass pipe that was made by Redland Pipes - Branksome Poole - I seem to remember that they won a massive order for them in the Middle East and you would often see their Marathons hauling them to Southampton - the pipes were a strange green colour - I have to say I did not ever see any going to Poole - but this Foden is turning into New Quay Road on the Hamworthy side of Poole Harbour captured perfectly by young Bill (Mark S Bailey) - and young Dean I am not “too young” to remember and thanks for reminding me of that fact!!!
Just found another one of Bill’s photos - this time one of Redlands Marathons with some of the same type of pipes - probably on its way to Southampton
Chris Webb:
MFS ran in that orange livery until around 1978/79 Pete.I started there in 1979 and most were already in that blue colour. This photo was taken at Ross depot about 1978 showing a 110 and a KM in orange.I never saw the KM,we had one Laird at Maltby that did 0400 tip Chesterfield store regularly and odd times Oswestry which were oss and cart places,like a lot of Littlewoods back door delivery places.
Years later the fleet was in white when we got the chill/frozen work…the brown livery was experimental.
Would that Reading depot be at Woodley? I know they trunked there from Maltby,just before I started?
Thank’s Chris, I left the garage in Reading in 1974 so before your time. Yes it would be Woodley, I never went there but I’m guessing it was on the old aerodrome where Douglas Bader crashed and had his legs amputated, there is a lot of industry on that site now.
Going off topic but the Lairds ‘wobbly steering’ was found to be caused by the fact that (a) they had power steering which was an option that not many had and (b) the automatic chassis lube caused a lack of stiffness in the steering kingpins and spring shackles (the shackle bushes actually came loose in the spring eyes through being overlubed!) so we cut the oil flow rate right down and when they dried out the steering shake had gone! Thinking on, they may have been Boxers as MFS ran both?
Apologies to Paul for veering off topic.
Pete.
DEANB:
SEE STUFF ON PREVIOUS PAGE !“michel” French Volvo.
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W & S Recycling Volvo roll on roll off.
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Anyone recognise the Scania car transporter ■■
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Volvo fire engine.
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Cant make the name out on the Scania ■■
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Raymond Brown MAN tipper. Used to see these alot at one time,where there yard anyone know ■■?
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TNT Renault.
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Jerrim Transport Renault parked at Poole docks. Anyone recognise the name ■■
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Geodis Scania.
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Bentum DAF from Holland. Very smart fleet,always immaculate.
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Hello Dean Raymond Brown tippers there yard is based at ringwood in Hants hope my info helps your needs Regards Daz 
Paul C Gee:
DEANB:
MDW MAN from Newport.0
MDW from Nash Road Newport Gwent - incorporated in 2002
Hey Paul ,they had a few years back MANs with a graffiti style colour scheme ,was quite effective too ,MT
ArcDaz:
DEANB:
SEE STUFF ON PREVIOUS PAGE !“michel” French Volvo.
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W & S Recycling Volvo roll on roll off.
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Anyone recognise the Scania car transporter ■■
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Volvo fire engine.
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Cant make the name out on the Scania ■■
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Raymond Brown MAN tipper. Used to see these alot at one time,where there yard anyone know ■■?
4
TNT Renault.
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Jerrim Transport Renault parked at Poole docks. Anyone recognise the name ■■
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Geodis Scania.
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Bentum DAF from Holland. Very smart fleet,always immaculate.
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Hello Dean Raymond Brown tippers there yard is based at ringwood in Hants hope my info helps your needs Regards Daz
Correct there main place was always Ringwood where it all started from many moons ago, Buzzer
JAKEY:
Hey up John , looks a cracking place to park ?
Hi Steve,it’s a beautiful area between Haverfordwest and st David’s I dropped a pallet in a hardware shop down the bottom so stopped to take pics ,hi Paul,the Bridgend reg is vvm which is mine ,vvl is the other one the rest are spread throughout the country , 
oiltreader:
smallcoal:
Hi Paul & dean parked up in newgale west wales this morningBeautiful area smallcoal and what comes to mind when we were touring a few years ago was a lovely meal at the The Harbour Inn Solva, quantity and quality.
Oily
Hi oily,all that area is lovely been through solva loads of times glad you enjoyed mate
Chris Webb:
windrush:
Regarding MFS: as I’ve said before we serviced their Reading based fleet of BMC Lairds in the seventies (they had a lot of problems with wheel shudder on every vehicle which was unusual and took some sorting but which we eventually cured quite easily) and they were all in an orange livery. Chris will know no doubt be able to answer but was it just the larger artics that were in blue?Pete.
MFS ran in that orange livery until around 1978/79 Pete.I started there in 1979 and most were already in that blue colour. This photo was taken at Ross depot about 1978 showing a 110 and a KM in orange.I never saw the KM,we had one Laird at Maltby that did 0400 tip Chesterfield store regularly and odd times Oswestry which were oss and cart places,like a lot of Littlewoods back door delivery places.
Years later the fleet was in white when we got the chill/frozen work…the brown livery was experimental.
Would that Reading depot be at Woodley? I know they trunked there from Maltby,just before I started?
Off topic Chris , but I hope you and the boss got settled in Thirsk before the lockdown . At least being locked down you will be able to get the new gaff sorted with no escape , hope you are both keeping well .