TIDDERSON:
Can’t tell you much about these!!
M.G.Wines steam truck, looks like the picture was taken at the Great Dorset Steam Fair which is on at the end of this month Aug 2013
The Millbrook Wrecker, ERF and Diamond T ■■ and Merc were possibly in Ray Avery’s Yard near Southampton!
Millbrook is an area in Southampton.
The ERF looks very much to be in local haulier and vintage truck enthusiast Danny Dovey’s colours
Regards Pat
A reply I made on Bubbleman’s Scrapbook thread
ainacs:
The Millbrook Wrecker, ERF and Diamond T ■■ and Merc were possibly in Ray Avery’s Yard near Southampton!Millbrook is an area in Southampton.
The ERF looks very much to be in local haulier and vintage truck enthusiast Danny Dovey’s colours
Regards Pat
Any info on the pic of the Cargos . .looks like Bridgend ?
3300John:
bubbleman:
Hello lads,I went through the box and I thought a few old covers from CM may be of interest
Hiya i was on contract to Ensor years ago. somone on here worked at ensor and his dad drove and ERF for them
John
They sure did john i worked in the garage and my old man a driver there . 50k was the only one that didn’t have a rear steer trailer . very fond memories of those days .thank for posting the picture
Hi lads,heres a few more old CM covers…hope they’re of interest.
Cheers Bubbs, 
bubbleman:
Hi lads,heres a few more old CM covers…hope they’re of interest.
Cheers Bubbs,
good to see the Howard flood Foden thank you Trevor
thelongdrag - is that a Bewick artic heading the other way? red/white cab? it could be.
LeeJ:
thelongdrag - is that a Bewick artic heading the other way? red/white cab? it could be.
I do not think Dennis bought his first artic until 1970/1 , - a Leyland Mastiff .
No doubt the man in question will put us all right .
It certainly looks very quiet on the M 6 for a Bank Holiday period.
Am I correct in believing that the M 6 as shown , ( May 1968 ), was then only 2 lanes in each direction ?
Cheers , cattle wagon man.
thelongdrag:
Times that have gone forever.Mike.1
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Where that train is look’s like north of Garstang just before Scorton Church. On Google Maps the space between the railway and the motorway is trees all the way along now. The railway is electrified as well so a totally different view. The motorway was concrete in that section originally but that has all gone too.
Another of Gt.Yarmouth’s Haven bridge taken from the top of the town hall, traffic moving freely on this one.
thelongdrag:
Times that have gone forever.Mike.1
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Thank you for these really great pictures showing an era of all modes of transport, seeming to work harmoniously. Interesting to see the steam loco (wouldn’t 1968 be a bit late for this engine?) running empty - no lesss co trains then, and I don’t see a stobie on the micky six either!
hayday:
thelongdrag:
Times that have gone forever.Mike.1
0Thank you for these really great pictures showing an era of all modes of transport, seeming to work harmoniously. Interesting to see the steam loco (wouldn’t 1968 be a bit late for this engine?) running empty - no lesss co trains then, and I don’t see a stobie on the micky six either!
Hello hayday.
I would think the G.Yarmouth one would be late 50’s as there is a Vauxhall Victor lower right,introduced 1957,the M6 is the correct date with steam in its last throws and as “truckfing” mentions you probably can’t see the motorway now for the wires and trees from that position.The one “haddy” has put on of Yarmouth is interesting as it looks as if the railway has finished and soon to be obliterated.I suppose it is progress or are we kidding ourselves. Mike.
cattle wagon man:
Am I correct in believing that the M 6 as shown , ( May 1968 ), was then only 2 lanes in each direction ?Cheers , cattle wagon man.
The M6 between north of Preston and Lancaster has always been three lanes unlike the original M6 Preston by-pass below.
The picture above was taken during the removal of the original notorious concrete surface you can see the southbound carriageway has been replaced.
When it was laid in 1965, concrete was considered the way forward but by 1986 it had been ripped up.
A nice old shot of the M6 at junction 19 Knutsford
Re the pic of the Guy mixer.
Whats the craic with the black guard/step on the bumper.Is it to protect the pto?
Suedehead:
Re the pic of the Guy mixer.
Whats the craic with the black guard/step on the bumper.Is it to protect the pto?
Early form of “lighting bar” I should think Bewick.
