windrush:
I think that Tripod Crest had several depots Dean, they were on many of the road surfacing jobs we delivered coated material to.Pete.
Pete,
I think their HQ was Northampton and they had 2 black top gangs based in Wolverhampton. TC always had the vans fleet number painted on the roof!
dave docwra:
Kempston:
0Boughtons make skip loader equipment etc, they are from Wolverhampton, I have used theyâre equipment but canât for the life of me remember if itâs any good.
Edit: if I remember correctly a couple of our rollonoffs at Shanks had Boughtons âeasy sheetâ equipment
I do a lot of work on Hyva, Multilift & Boughton, In my opinion Boughton is the most reliable and the toughest of these three big boys.
Hi Dave,
I have always specified Hyva and have never had a spot of bother in over 10 years. Boughton equipment sits too high on the chassis so you are dragging another 4 to 6" of bin through the air! But as you say are reliable but have to watch for stones dropping in the sensors on the bin locks, sometimes I wonder how they get there! Cheerâs Pete
Hi Dean
The Wellor Scania is an owner operator from Bishops Waltham
windrush:
I think that Tripod Crest had several depots Dean, they were on many of the road surfacing jobs we delivered coated material to.Pete.
Cheers Pete ! 
Kempston:
Boughtons make skip loader equipment etc, they are from Wolverhampton, I have used theyâre equipment but canât for the life of me remember if itâs any good.Edit: if I remember correctly a couple of our rollonoffs at Shanks had Boughtons âeasy sheetâ equipment
Kempston, According to the paperwork i have they were from Amersham,Buckinghamshire although they may have moved to Wolverhampton
or had a depot there ?
Looks like they built all sorts of stuff originally.
Brochure.
dave docwra:
âKempstonâBoughtons make skip loader equipment etc, they are from Wolverhampton, I have used theyâre equipment but canât for the life of me remember if itâs any good.
Edit: if I remember correctly a couple of our rollonoffs at Shanks had Boughtons âeasy sheetâ equipment
I do a lot of work on Hyva, Multilift & Boughton, In my opinion Boughton is the most reliable and the toughest of these three big boys.
Thank for your comment,not familiar with the name Hyva Dave although i have never driven roll on roll off motors.
pete smith:
"windrush"I think that Tripod Crest had several depots Dean, they were on many of the road surfacing jobs we delivered coated material to.Pete.
Pete,
I think their HQ was Northampton and they had 2 black top gangs based in Wolverhampton. TC always had the vans fleet number painted on the roof!
I know they use to paint the name or numbers on security vans incase they were stolen so the Police could see them from a helicopter,so i
suppose thats why Tripod Crest did it ? Cant think of any other reason ? 
pete smith:
âdave docwraâI do a lot of work on Hyva, Multilift & Boughton, In my opinion Boughton is the most reliable and the toughest of these three big boys.
Hi Dave,
I have always specified Hyva and have never had a spot of bother in over 10 years. Boughton equipment sits too high on the chassis so you are dragging another 4 to 6" of bin through the air! But as you say are reliable but have to watch for stones dropping in the sensors on the bin locks, sometimes I wonder how they get there! Cheerâs Pete
Funny you should mention the height Pete,following them i have always thought they looked high up with all that weight and you would
think unstable but they dont seem to turn over more than anything else.
DISPATCHER:
Hi DeanThe Wellor Scania is an owner operator from Bishops Waltham
Thanks âDISPATCHERâ
What a great photo this is of K & Tâs mighty F88 leaving Poole docks ! Reckon that will be in light mode back up to Scotland ! 
Reckon Ro will like this Partrick ERF.
Cliff, I could be wrong but i have a feeling that this may be something to do with Axminster â â
Inter City Transport Transcon. Intresting loadâŚ
Bassett Group Foden.
Anyone recognise these two F88 Volvoâs registration numberâs â â Looks very much like they could be E.F.Phillips motorâs and both picâs
were taken in Parkstone where they had a yard.But thereâs were normally sign written.
Lovely to finally see a DAF 2800 of All Seasonsâs. This one is from there Basingstoke depot but they operated several out of there
Blandford mill and used to tip there alot as a kid. Poxy Capri geing in the pic.
Rare as rocking horse â â â this one ! We have had 2 pics on here before of Beacon Hill brick motors from Corfe Mullen near Wimborne
and they are the only 2 pics i have ever seen of there fleet. Heres a cracking pic of there Foden.
Anyone know anyhing about the Gisburn Marathon ,seen here at the steam fair where it was used to pull a tracion engine. Very distinctive
looking motor so someone on here must recognise it â â Intresting to see it has an air con unit on the roof so did it do the middle east â â
Hi Dean,
The ERF is turning on to Riverway off the A518 Weston road Stafford, could have just been to Dorman engine factory or heading to GEC? Cheerâs Pete
The marathon was Tom Varleys from Gisburn, he used it to pull his steam engines around, he was a big name in the steam scene, he imported an Atkinson from Australia i think,i remember the marathon used to park at Todber caravan park, probably in the 1980s, it was indeed ex brs overland, i remember it looked rusty towards the end then it disappeared, but that was probably late 80s.
Steve
This was lhd, but there seems to be a steering wheel on the rhd side too!?!? Odd.
Kempston, According to the paperwork i have they were from Amersham,Buckinghamshire although they may have moved to Wolverhampton
or had a depot there ?
Looks like they built all sorts of stuff originally.
You are absolutely correct Dean, I think I even went to their factory down there once to have something done but canât remember what. Definitely have a place at Wolverhampton though.
Kempston:
Kempston, According to the paperwork i have they were from Amersham,Buckinghamshire although they may have moved to Wolverhampton
or had a depot there ?Looks like they built all sorts of stuff originally.
You are absolutely correct Dean, I think I even went to their factory down there once to have something done but canât remember what. Definitely have a place at Wolverhampton though.
They have a factory in Wolverhampton on the old Boulton Paul aircraft manufacturing site about a mile away from where I live. They MAY have been part of Reynolds Boughton who once produced those 4 wheel drive Dodge 50 series?
Hi dean,me tipping cardboard in Dundee Thursday,some pics taken on my break before heading to perth to load for Liverpool,bottom 2 taken at j38 truckstop we got side camera mounted on the wing with audible turning left voice the screen stays on so you can see whatâs beside you also got sensors on the wings
Hi kempston,youâre right shanks did have boughtons fitted to the trucks
Pic courtesy of Ron or Chris ,look at truck next to unit,it got boughton kwikcover on it
DEANB:
In the latest batch of pics, some 40 to 50 year old negatives have turned up. Paul has spent ages trying to get the best images he can
but obviously there is alot of deteriation in the original negatives. Overall he has done a great job even getting a picture when you
see what he had to work with.
Both Paulâs and your efforts are much apprecated, Dean, thank you both!
New truck looking great John (small coal) .
pete smith:
Hi Dean,
The ERF is turning on to Riverway off the A518 Weston road Stafford, could have just been to Dorman engine factory or heading to GEC? Cheerâs Pete
Cheers Pete for the information on where the photo was taken.
pete smith:
Ex BRS Overland Dean, I think it was TN member Sandman Norman who used to drive it?
vwvanman0:
The marathon was Tom Varleys from Gisburn, he used it to pull his steam engines around, he was a big name in the steam scene, he imported an Atkinson from Australia i think,i remember the marathon used to park at Todber caravan park, probably in the 1980s, it was indeed ex brs overland, i remember it looked rusty towards the end then it disappeared, but that was probably late 80s.Steve
This was lhd, but there seems to be a steering wheel on the rhd side too!?!? Odd.
Thanks for the details about the Marathon. Well spotted about the steering wheels,most odd â â
Kempston:
Kempston, According to the paperwork i have they were from Amersham,Buckinghamshire although they may have moved to Wolverhampton
or had a depot there ?Looks like they built all sorts of stuff originally.
You are absolutely correct Dean, I think I even went to their factory down there once to have something done but canât remember what. Definitely have a place at Wolverhampton though.
Cheers Kempston.
pete smith:
Kempston:
Kempston, According to the paperwork i have they were from Amersham,Buckinghamshire although they may have moved to Wolverhampton
or had a depot there ?Looks like they built all sorts of stuff originally.
You are absolutely correct Dean, I think I even went to their factory down there once to have something done but canât remember what. Definitely have a place at Wolverhampton though.
They have a factory in Wolverhampton on the old Boulton Paul aircraft manufacturing site about a mile away from where I live. They MAY have been part of Reynolds Boughton who once produced those 4 wheel drive Dodge 50 series?
Sound about right Pete !
smallcoal:
Hi dean,me tipping cardboard in Dundee Thursday,some pics taken on my break before heading to perth to load for Liverpool,bottom 2 taken at j38 truckstop we got side camera mounted on the wing with audible turning left voice the screen stays on so you can see whatâs beside you also got sensors on the wings
Thanks for the pics John,glad the job is going so well and it sounds like you enjoying it !
smallcoal:
Pic courtesy of Ron or Chris ,look at truck next to unit,it got boughton kwikcover on it
Well spotted John.
240 Gardner:
âDEANBâ In the latest batch of pics, some 40 to 50 year old negatives have turned up.
Paul has spent ages trying to get the best images he can but obviously there is alot of deteriation in the original negatives.
Overall he has done a great job even getting a picture when you see what he had to work with.Both Paulâs and your efforts are much apprecated, Dean, thank you both!
To give you an idea Chris,here is one of the negatives. 
No one recognise the 2 F88âs then â â
Hi Dean
The last batch of photos included one of Manners from Alnwick, main business is farming but do a lot of low loader work and also plant reconditioning.
Tyneside
pete smith:
Hi Dave,
I have always specified Hyva and have never had a spot of bother in over 10 years. Boughton equipment sits too high on the chassis so you are dragging another 4 to 6" of bin through the air! But as you say are reliable but have to watch for stones dropping in the sensors on the bin locks, sometimes I wonder how they get there! Cheerâs Pete
Hi Pete,
We do a lot of work on Hyva & I find them quiet easy to sort problems as we know them so well, Only problem we really have is changing the tipping cam for the first time as I believe Hyva must leave them assembled on the seabed for some time as they can be a right â â â â â â â to get out, and the main lifting cylinder adjusting ends can become impossible to unscrew/adjust along with the gland fittings, apart from that they do a good job. Cheers Dave.
DEANB:
To give you an idea Chris, here is one of the negatives.
Eeeek!! Theyâve come out remarkably well, then.
Thanks for the article about TDG. Although much is made of Ridingâs identity being maintained within TDG (and it is remarkable that it continued so long), those of less advanced years might not realise that this was the standard modus operandi of TDG, to buy out a company (usually family-owned) and then leave the original management in place. Outwardly, it usually wasnât apparent that a business even belonged to TDG. W & J Riding just happened to be the last, and undoubtedly that was to Tom Ridingâs credit.
Iâm not sure when the consolidation started, Iâm guessing mid-1980s, but I think it was inevitable, given the duplication of depots and services in their network, and the opportunities for savings if businesses (or elements of them) were combined
