Hello again,heres a few from me,Cheers Bubbs, 
Hi Bubbs
Nice pics 
The F86 always looked well balanced as a six wheeler IMO. The twin headlight ones looked even better… Trent Wharfage is a blast from the past - what happened to them? Based in Sharpness if memory serves correctly 
Todays meagre slice from me… A ‘power-packed’ tipper… 300bhp! 
That would just about drag along a 7.5 tonner nowadays… 
A couple of Comments.
I’m sure Trent Wharfage started in Gainsborough Lincs sometime in the 60s,and opened a depot on the Severn at Sharpness later PB.
And the North West Carriers Iveco is one of Illtyd Thomas’ from Swansea,although I remember them in the old livery.
Chris Webb:
A couple of Comments.
I’m sure Trent Wharfage started in Gainsborough Lincs sometime in the 60s,and opened a depot on the Severn at Sharpness later PB.
And the North West Carriers Iveco is one of Illtyd Thomas’ from Swansea,although I remember them in the old livery.
Can remember backloading from Trent Wharfage a few times,usually coconut matting from Gamston airfield, off the A1.
Got to be 20+ years ago though.
Hi Chris
Yeah, sorry. I didn’t explain myself very well… I meant to say that my local Trent base was Sharpness - I didn’t know they started in Gainsborough though… Do you know if they got swallowed up by a conglomerate or just fizzled out?
My meagre offering today…lets have a race!
Cheers Phil.
i986.photobucket.com/albums/ae34 … a3302d.jpg
That’s a great photo of an AEC MK3 Phil. I would hazard a guess at a Pickfords contract motor.
bubbleman:
Hi again,great pics Phil…well done,heres a few more bits from me.Cheers Bubbs,
Tony McGovern bought a batch of them 331 8 wheelers and cut some down to 6x4 tractors. At the time MAN never offered such a truck and they had to submit technical drawings to the department of transport to get type approval.
MAN sent some of there designers and engineers from germany to look at them and were most impressed at the work. All designed and done by mcgoverns very talented fitter Mick Fahy
bubbleman:
Hello Richardp2012,heres HWN714D mate,Cheers Bubbs,
i took this photo at banbury market early 70s, the only maggie of this model i ever saw on livestock
Ciceley comercials , re the Tarmac tipper.Was/are they from Blackburn?
Think i went in there place late 80s with a wiper motor malfunction,workshops backed onto a canal iirc 
Suedehead:
Ciceley comercials , re the Tarmac tipper.Was/are they from Blackburn?
Think i went in there place late 80s with a wiper motor malfunction,workshops backed onto a canal iirc
hiya,
Ciceley Commercials,
Ciceley Bridge,
Eanam,
Blackburn.
Don’t know if they’re still going though. Right on the canal bank.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Suedehead:
Ciceley comercials , re the Tarmac tipper.Was/are they from Blackburn?
Think i went in there place late 80s with a wiper motor malfunction,workshops backed onto a canal iirchiya,
Ciceley Commercials,
Ciceley Bridge,
Eanam,
Blackburn.
Don’t know if they’re still going though. Right on the canal bank.
thanks harry, long retired.
Cheers H,sounds like the place.Can remember the phone call to the yard from a phone box in Horwich.
“my wipers have packed up”
“is that a problem”
“yes its ■■■■■■■ down”
. . . “its not here”
End of conversation and off to the nearest main dealers!!
Aye CICELEY is still on the go in Carlisle and Dumfries as well. Eddie.
erfguy:
Aye CICELEY is still on the go in Carlisle and Dumfries as well. Eddie.
Hiya erfguy…i found 2 more photo’s of McLucas lorries(1 albion and 1 erf A series)but someone has taken the AEC off
so i never bothered to post these other 2. i looked up McLucas’s address and found they’re still operating so i took a look
on Google earth and was surprised to see the yard still with lorries operating… top notch firm.
John