Preston hauliers

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johnmcvey:
Actually laybuy 576 was Paul’s motor and he brought me and me missus home in his taxi tonight.

Hope all well with you and yours, cheers for now, Mackers

Hello John - If you’re still in touch with Paul Morris, would you remember me to him?

He always used to phone me up and say, “hello Leader”!

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which reminds me what about titchener & brown blackpool clarendon scott road services park road motors keanys bull nosed scammell

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Hi Chris

I see Paul quite often, he has a taxi on Poulton Cabs and I use them regularly, I will surely say hello from you when next I see him.

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Heelo All.

Dose anyone rember me when I uesd to go to work with my Dad when off school?

I washed and parked D & As trucks up at weekends and god did I get booted are the yard by Abert Rayton if I did not get them parked up in a proper line.

So go on dose anyone know me lol.

My Father was good mate with Joe Brrownlee, we lived just round the couner from him.

What about Baz Green, He painted the cabs at weekends.

Regards

Peter

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Big Al,

I worked for Ditchfeilds for about 10 yrs in the garage.

I have lots of photos of the fleet, You can call round nd see me any time and have a look.

I am only in leyland and when i fine out how to post htem i will gladly put them on.

Regards

Peter

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hiya,
No’one has metioned Blamires of Preston, came to grief many moons ago got a start there when working for Killingbeck’s but changed my mind about the job after talking to a driver who was quite well informed about some of the problems they was having, i think shovelling a bit too much weight on, was something to do with it, Al do you remember them?? ran octopus’s i think.
thanks harry long retired.

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Hi boys
Just a thought, does anyone remember a chap called Stan Golding. I think he used to work for his father. He did some work out of Irish Sea Ferries Garston with us in the very early 70s IIRC he had green trucks and came from Southport / Preston area.

Regards Keith.

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Peter Wells:
Big Al,

I worked for Ditchfeilds for about 10 yrs in the garage.

I have lots of photos of the fleet, You can call round nd see me any time and have a look.

I am only in leyland and when i fine out how to post htem i will gladly put them on.

Regards

Peter

Thanks for that Peter I have sent you an email with contact details. regards Big Al

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I worked with a few smashing lads from Fleet Haulage in Ribchester, even in those days, the DAF’s had seen much better days though. We also shared a lot of work and ferry bookings with Stockton Haulage and WJ Riding. Sadly no pictures though.

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Big Al,

if you want I will bring what I have to you and you can post them on here.

Peter

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Peter Wells:
Big Al,

if you want I will bring what I have to you and you can post them on here.

Peter

That would be great Peter Give me a ring, I am away all week mon to friday. regards Big Al

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How about Richard Parker Haulage from Garstang ■■?

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Hi Alan Hope you are well, perhapse you could put some of the Woodsides pictures on this thread although they arnt a Preston firm they have had association with the area since way back when

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Dose anyone rember Wrights Tranasport Bamber Bridge.

That was another place I worked in the garage on F88 Volvos then onto Mercs.

Cheers

Peter

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Peter Wells:
Dose anyone rember Wrights Tranasport Bamber Bridge.

That was another place I worked in the garage on F88 Volvos then onto Mercs.

Cheers

Peter

Peter, were they the grey trucks, which used to sub to Pandoro and B and I line.

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Thats them.

F88s with NR on the front and Wrights down the side.

Then F7s then onto 2028 mercs then onto 1833s, 1835s, 2035s then sold up.

Pandor,Ferry Masters Russell davis box work.

I used to banger race at warton and used one of the F7s to carry them.

Nick and Bob are still about.

Peter

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Tell you lot who we are missing lol.

James Foleys from Preston docks they did all B+I line work and there is still one of there old mercs knocking around L/Pool on box work.

And Chippendales, cant foget them.

Greenwoods to add to Frank burns and D&As

Good at 42 i most be thinks old. :blush:

Peter

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trucker.blackpool:

Peter Wells:
Dose anyone rember Wrights Tranasport Bamber Bridge.

That was another place I worked in the garage on F88 Volvos then onto Mercs.

Cheers

Peter

Peter, were they the grey trucks, which used to sub to Pandoro and B and I line.

Grey, yes, and based on the old Horsley Smith site at Bamber Bridge, next to W. H. Bowker and with their office in an old stepframe van

But they were originally blue and were based at Much Hoole. When I first knew them in the mid-1970s, they had a fleet of 5 Borderers, subbing for Pandoro.

I’ve a vague recollection that this one had been new to T H Brown in Grimsby, although I’m not certain now (30 years later!)

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240 Gardner:

I’ve a vague recollection that this one had been new to T H Brown in Grimsby, although I’m not certain now (30 years later!)

It could have been as it is sporting a Lincolnshire registration number.

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Brill pic. Have you any more?

When I 1st sarted to hang around Wrights has a Kid at Midge Hall the MK2s where still being used and I have to put both feet on the dash to trun the dam steering wheel, but i was only 13 then lol.

E901 HHG 2035 EPS power liner, it had the box out and a maual box fitted

Its sister was E927 HHG.

Thats where I worked.

How did you get that photo?

Peter