Here’s one of them heading through the New Forest with Challenger in charge again.From reading the article movement of the train which consisted of Three Coaches,Tender and Locomotive the thirteen miles from Millbrook Station to the Motor Museum,Beaulieu took five days. Mike.
Dieselcowboy:
MaggieD:
bubbleman:
Hello,sorry to ■■■■ in on the thread…I must admit to having a laugh at this pic
Cheers Bubbs,
Hi Marcus,
Hope you are keeping well and enjoying your retirement
Seasons Greetings to you and your family,and thanks for all the pics this year.
Regards
RichardBy the way is that a" Trotters Independent Trader ?"
hear hear, have a great Christmas Bubbs, thanks for all the photo’s this year, when are you coming back■■?
Hi lads,I’m still around…keeping an eye on things,when it goes quiet on here then I’ll pop back with some pics…ok 
'til then everyone have a great Christmas 
Cheers Bubbs,
Bubbleman, this is really your forum thread - the most popular on Trucknet - so do not leave it too long, we need you to keep it going in the right direction. In the meantime enjoy the break from being behind the wheel.
Retriever
Happy Christmas Bubbs Did you manage to hold on to your Bubble, or has she gone 
Trev.
hiya,
Nice to see the “86 Bubble” she looks well and not OTT with silly lights and the extra ones are in the proper place and capable of helping you to find your way home. A very Merry Christmas and Prosperous New Year to everybody on TNUK.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Trev,Still got my Bubble mate but she’ll be going next year .Harry…thanks for the kind words about her,I know 86s are well down your list of favorite wagons but I reckon you could actually climb up in her mate (as its an easy access cab)and put her through her paces .Dont forget 86s are great for blindside reversing…just gotta look out the back windows…Happy Christmas Harry
Cheers Bubbs,
bubbleman:
Hi Trev,Still got my Bubble mate but she’ll be going next year
Cheers Bubbs,
hiya,
Marc as you say piece of cake when shoving back on the blind side, I did drive 86s for Youngy’s of Leadgate the entire fleet was 86s in my time mainly six wheel rigids and artics the rigids were fine at the legal weights but I never rated the artics when running at thirty two gross which was the norm, this was the early 70s was they uprated after this time to improve performance or was it just me who was a rubbish driver and who had been a bit spoiled with hairier beasts prior to driving for Young’s.PS had driven loads of underpowered motors as a young fella but we all did, didn’t we ■■.
thanks harry long retired
retriever:
Bubbleman, this is really your forum thread - the most popular on Trucknet - so do not leave it too long, we need you to keep it going in the right direction. In the meantime enjoy the break from being behind the wheel.Retriever
I fully agree with you, the realisation has dawned on me that I have been hogging bubbleman’s superb thread and going off track a bit, for that I apologise to bubbleman and other watchers. I still have a lot of pictures to offer but will give it a break and thin them out a bit.
Very Best Wishes for Christmas and Hogmanay to all.
Safe Driving
oiltreader
oiltreader:
retriever:
Bubbleman, this is really your forum thread - the most popular on Trucknet - so do not leave it too long, we need you to keep it going in the right direction. In the meantime enjoy the break from being behind the wheel.Retriever
I fully agree with you, the realisation has dawned on me that I have been hogging bubbleman’s superb thread and going off track a bit, for that I apologise to bubbleman and other watchers. I still have a lot of pictures to offer but will give it a break and thin them out a bit.
Very Best Wishes for Christmas and Hogmanay to all.
Safe Driving
oiltreader
Your doing a great job oiltreader, keep it up.
All these pictures on here are fantastic, I know its Bubblemans thread but I want to see all his pictures & everyone elses including oiltreaders. Long may it continue I say & please none of you thin em out or take a break ffs…
fly sheet:
All these pictures on here are fantastic, I know its Bubblemans thread but I want to see all his pictures & everyone elses including oiltreaders. Long may it continue I say & please none of you thin em out or take a break ffs…
+1
windrush:
oiltreader:
There’s a few years of Tarmac between these two.
oiltreaderRates will be about the same though.
Pete.
I like that Pete, you’re not far out though & the way it’s going we’ll soon be back on those steamer rates lol.
BB
Merry Christmas and a big thank you to everyone who has contributed to this lovely thread, please keep it going.
BB
ditto basilbrush ,what more is there to say!!!
Any European drivers remember these Routier Glasses?
Hi Jim Ski & Ennis Stratton came in today and Ennis brought in this Routier Glass from a cafe on the Belgium/Holland border from 1972/3
A classic from the camera of the late Roger Kenney (copyright Roundoak Publishing / Nynehead Books)
A Merry Christmas to Marcus and fellow Scrapbook followers from Retriever
haddy:
Here’s one or two more from Gt.Yarmouth.
Great pictures Haddy hope you are keeping well.
regards Andy
retriever:
A classic from the camera of the late Roger Kenney (copyright Roundoak Publishing / Nynehead Books)
A Merry Christmas to Marcus and fellow Scrapbook followers from Retriever
hiya,
Can I have one of these I do have a big stocking, bah my licence has run out, just leave it up the drive I’ll be able to sit in it and dream from time to time.
thanks harry long retired
asc45:
haddy:
Here’s one or two more from Gt.Yarmouth.Great pictures Haddy hope you are keeping well.
regards Andy
Plenty more where they came from Andy boy, I’ll keep putting them on a few at a time. Hope you get home for Christmas but wherever you are have a good one. Cheers Haddy.
harry_gill:
retriever:
A classic from the camera of the late Roger Kenney (copyright Roundoak Publishing / Nynehead Books)
A Merry Christmas to Marcus and fellow Scrapbook followers from Retriever
hiya,
Can I have one of these I do have a big stocking, bah my licence has run out, just leave it up the drive I’ll be able to sit in it and dream from time to time.
thanks harry long retired
Licence Harry? 
When we started we didn’t need one, go on, take it round the block a few times but don’t complain to me about the pain in your arms and the calluses on your hands.
Talking about calluses, take those ropes and sheets off and get it tipped.
Now, ain’t ya glad you haven’t got a licence anymore?
But if not have a real good think before you ring for a reload (sorry, went all modern for a moment there, backload) and rope and sheet again in freezing sleet.
I’d do it all again like a shot if I could, and I’ve still got a licence.