Another from Roger Kenney to keep the party going!
Great photo of a classic british made Leyland Octopus, some of the finest wagons that were ever made, Drivers in the good old days like myself loved them, In my younger days in the 50s if you had a Leyland you were tops, they were a very reliable motor. Regards Larry.
A grand old Octopus from Forth the company i worked for,i think its load could be from the Whessoe works in Darlington.we moved a lot of their stuff to sites allover the country.Vic
really nice pictures chap , found SUPERIOR in a commercial repairs yard in Cwmbran under some plastic sheet , cant remember what it was in there for though 8 feb 2010
he had a few other scammels in the yard as well ,
anyone know why TRAVELLER was also called MUSKETEER
MolePower:
really nice pictures chap , found SUPERIOR in a commercial repairs yard in Cwmbran under some plastic sheet , cant remember what it was in there for though 8 feb 2010
he had a few other scammels in the yard as well ,
anyone know why TRAVELLER was also called MUSKETEER
That belongs to Rob and Lorraine Wilson who also own the garage its in. They are carrying out a restoration. A real piece of heavy haulage history there.
Neil.
Spardo:
Reckon I kipped in one of those cabs when my Daf was in for service at Thornaby depot. I was distinctly unimpressed, seem to remember it was a Leyland Redline cab in origin.
you were probably thinking of the Scammell S24 reg XTM? That was a Redline cab like the Landtrain
Spardo:
Reckon I kipped in one of those cabs when my Daf was in for service at Thornaby depot. I was distinctly unimpressed, seem to remember it was a Leyland Redline cab in origin.
you were probably thinking of the Scammell S24 reg XTM? That was a Redline cab like the Landtrain
Could be, it was a long time ago, but whatever it was I was thankful to get back to the Daf.
Didn’t happen again, after that 1st service from new they were serviced at our depot near Leicester.
oiltreader:
I have a pic somewhere of a old Studebaker tipper truck, I’ll go for that.
Well you could be right, Studybakers were popular after the war finished, some of the opencast coal hauliers ran them, their problem was getting spares for them, Regards Larry
oiltreader:
I have a pic somewhere of a old Studebaker tipper truck, I’ll go for that.
Well you could be right, Studybakers were popular after the war finished, some of the opencast coal hauliers ran them, their problem was getting spares for them, Regards Larry
Hi Larry l do not think it is a Studybaker l would say a Ford 1.5 to 2.0 tonner with V8 petrol ex wd possibly
Regards crowbar
bubbleman:
Hello lads,heres a page from a copy of a 1964 ABC goods transport guide
Cheers Bubbs,
Hey Bubbs,
My late Dad worked for George Transport.
I have got a magazine article about them when they went over to Seddons & Guys.
If I can borrow a 9 year old from someone, I’ll get it scanned & post it on here
8 feb 2010
