Stepheson Clark, that a blast from the past, They also had an office on the Tyne in Newcastle, If Im not mistaken their name is still on the windows, The next time Im in the Town I will have a look, They were big shipping agents in the 50/60s, moving a lot of bulk materials including coal, Regards Larry.
Stanfield:
Hi Mike Were these lorries not owned by Stevy Clarke because they had an office Malvern House on Mapperley Rd Nottingham during the 60s
Hello John.You could well be right I don’t know,that Dodge could be one of there own.
But I would’nt be surprised if a lot were painted and lettered in there livery and operated by various hauliers.
There was a fair number in the 50’s heading north through Cromford up the Via Gellia with just the Stephenson Clarke
Boards on the bodies.Interesting old company that was part of the Powell Duffryn Group until sold off in the early 90’s.
Now since July just a memory.They certainly had a lot of coal and coke private owner rail wagons years ago reputed to be over 10.000.
Here’s a good old photo,nearly new two stroke 6 wheeler of Dakin Transport I took in Cromford Market Place in 1957.
These were taken over by Platts Motors a bit later on.
Always happy to be informed off anything I have not got right. 
Regards Mike
You certainly have some interesting local photos Mike! I guess that would be Cromford Motors in the right background, were they Vauxhall/Bedford dealers at that time? Off topic on this thread I know but do you have any of Mrs Housley’s lorries as a friend drove for her?
Pete.
You certainly have some interesting local photos Mike…
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- keep em coming, you Matlock lads are the tipper guys we depend on for info about the past.
- keep em coming, you Matlock lads are the tipper guys we depend on for info about the past.
Does anyone on here remember Robinsons of Wray…? as far as i remember they used to take stone out of Ingleton and bring coal back to Wray. They went out of haulage in the early 80s but continued delivering coal to homes throuought the lune valley, finally closing completely when Terry Robinson retired in the mid 90s.
thelongdrag:
Stanfield:
Hi Mike Were these lorries not owned by Stevy Clarke because they had an office Malvern House on Mapperley Rd Nottingham during the 60s1Hello John.You could well be right I don’t know,that Dodge could be one of there own.
But I would’nt be surprised if a lot were painted and lettered in there livery and operated by various hauliers.
There was a fair number in the 50’s heading north through Cromford up the Via Gellia with just the Stephenson Clarke
Boards on the bodies.Interesting old company that was part of the Powell Duffryn Group until sold off in the early 90’s.
Now since July just a memory.They certainly had a lot of coal and coke private owner rail wagons years ago reputed to be over 10.000.
Here’s a good old photo,nearly new two stroke 6 wheeler of Dakin Transport I took in Cromford Market Place in 1957.
These were taken over by Platts Motors a bit later on.Always happy to be informed off anything I have not got right.
Regards Mike0
Bye 'ell, that photo stirs the memory cells. Fred Chappell, Batley had two TS3 6 wheel tippers in 1960, both of the had only one silencer box. 
You could hear em from a long way off. There must have been a valid reason for only one box because all his 4 wheel TS3 tippers had 2 silencer boxes.
I personally think the Commer was one of the better looking lorries off that period .Especially the third axle
conversion’s right up to the Maxiload era,they always looked well.
Here’s a Leicestershire haulier from the 70’s,saw these in the pits and quarries,and up and down the country,
don’t think they still trade,do they ?. Looks to have been into the scrap belting heap for those rear mud deflectors. 
This is a cutting,so I can’t attribute it to anyone or where it’s been taken.
Mike.
Hi Mike, R.E.Mason was part of coal deliveries (east midland) group Fletchers of Ibstock also they used to have some sentinels and other non descript makes as well.They have been out of business for a long time now.
E & F Beattie who were based at Bennett Street Ardwick Manchester.I would think this photo would have been taken in their depot at Ardwick has they used to bring coal over from the yorkshire colleries and stockpile it there.(photo found on flickr)
i recall bennet street closing , i went in one saturday morning with a block trailer and loaded 3 flat trailers with concrete bay sections for read and turners at harpur hill , and then loaded myself and it peed it down all morning . it was lovely sat up on the hiab all morning , rainy city indeed ! cheers , dave
wrighty:
Does anyone on here remember Robinsons of Wray…? as far as i remember they used to take stone out of Ingleton and bring coal back to Wray. They went out of haulage in the early 80s but continued delivering coal to homes throuought the lune valley, finally closing completely when Terry Robinson retired in the mid 90s.
I can remember Robinsons of Wray. Their E.R.F. 8 wheelers used to deliver coal to the Sedbergh coal merchants named
W. Dawson & Son. Nearly every Friday afternoon one of Robinsons` tippers could be seen delivering its last load of the week.
I think they bought an early E.R.F. B series 8 wheeler ,fitted with a high-sided tipper body.
If malc step reads this , he`ll probably have some more information on Robinsons of Wray.
Cheers, cattle wagon man.
thelongdrag:
Did this haulier do coal ? By the looks off the body and from Grange Moor,Wakefield
you would think so.Nice looking Seddon.
Mike.0
Yes, they did. Nowhere near as big an outfit as Hanson at Grange Moor but they never seemed to be short of work.
Greedy boards are vastly under-used these days.
Stanfield:
Right then lads how many of you can remember these in the 50s/60s the coal men from yorkshire.
Another photo of HHL 492 ex Peter Slater Leyland Steer
Very brave (or foolish) buying something “ex Peter Slater”. When Slaters had finished with them they hadn’t much more to give. Slaters worked them hard.
Evening chaps
Well, I stumbled across this forum by pure chance - and I am amazed at this post. My late father owned these cold trucks in the 50’s in the Yorkshire area. He started out with one which he spent all of his savings on from after the war,and shovelling coal himself personally. He then created his own fleet - and was very successful in his work. My name is also Peter Slater - following on the family tradition. How proud I am to see these wonderful and delightful photos of his old business and how hard he worked to get them.
I only wish that he was still around to see these photos that people have of his trucks. I’m sure he would have loved them so much.
Anyway - thats all I came to post here for and to see the other photos posted which I could not as I wasn’t a member. I will be saved all of these photos, they are absolutely breathtaking and stunning. I am glad his legacy still lives on today in some sense and that they are remembered. Were these good trucks? I am not knowledgable at all regarding the whole trucking industry.
Again, thank you so much for sharing these photos I am very grateful and appreciative of you all doing so.
Best wishes to you all,
Peter.
Welcome to trucknet Peter you should have plenty of photos to show hopefully along with some good old stories to tell.We look forward to you posting some in the future.
OldSTrucks:
Evening chapsWell, I stumbled across this forum by pure chance - and I am amazed at this post. My late father owned these cold trucks in the 50’s in the Yorkshire area. He started out with one which he spent all of his savings on from after the war,and shovelling coal himself personally. He then created his own fleet - and was very successful in his work. My name is also Peter Slater - following on the family tradition. How proud I am to see these wonderful and delightful photos of his old business and how hard he worked to get them.
I only wish that he was still around to see these photos that people have of his trucks. I’m sure he would have loved them so much.
Anyway - thats all I came to post here for and to see the other photos posted which I could not as I wasn’t a member. I will be saved all of these photos, they are absolutely breathtaking and stunning. I am glad his legacy still lives on today in some sense and that they are remembered. Were these good trucks? I am not knowledgable at all regarding the whole trucking industry.
Again, thank you so much for sharing these photos I am very grateful and appreciative of you all doing so.
Best wishes to you all,
Peter.
The lorries had to be good, they did a lot of ■■■■ hard graft, they certainly had to earn their keep. Yorkshire coalfields over the top into Lancashire.
Yes welcome to Trucknet Peter and I to hope you can dig some photo’s out.
Mike.