Hi again,good stuff Phil,nice little story.Heres todays pics.
Cheers Bubbs, 
Hi Marc those “Crusaders” still look the real deal and thank you for sharing them with us
cheers Johnnie 
i wonder was ray grant from swansea driving that robbins crusader
Whats the craic with the air intake on the “Rentatruck” Crusader ?
Is that an Hillman imp “fastback” or a Triumph 2000 in the background !!
Suedehead:
Whats the craic with the air intake on the “Rentatruck” Crusader ?
Is that an Hillman imp “fastback” or a Triumph 2000 in the background !!
I’d have said an Imp saloon
Suedehead:
Whats the craic with the air intake on the “Rentatruck” Crusader ?
Is that an Hillman imp “fastback” or a Triumph 2000 in the background !!
Saloon, not a fastback.
1970 show. Crusader 42 tonner with AEC V8 engine.
They would make you wear a lifejacket to park there today.
Cheers Phil.
Hi again,good stuff Phil Heres todays pics,the first is a good’un,taken in Marlborough High street A4,before the M4 was built.My pal Adrian Cypher said after taking the picture the Leyland lurched right over and smoke poured from the rear tyres as they made contact with the mudguards …those were the days!!
Cheers Bubbs,
W. H Williams Spennymoor a photo of another Bedford petrol SM of 1953 this time bodywork by Spurlings. Who had exibited a 5 ton O type of ours in 1948 Commercial Motor Show. The third 1953 SB we ran (unfortunatly have no photo) was by Marsden of Warrington and as to start a relationship until 1982 when they exibited our last new Bedford at their stand in the Commercial Motor Show
lionel t phillips theres a blast from the past bubbs !! i saw H215 SYC volvo F12 yesterday ex gillards ( me thinks ) pulling fair ground gear coming down M5 any old pics ledg ?
hi bubbs,my dad drove an erf just like this for coastal but it was n reg,would you have any photos
of western brs in your fine collection and of the trucks on the rockwool contract regards, chris
Wouldn’t be to hard to put that MCC Atkie on It’s side 
Marc the Mike Lawrence junior contractor was new to T.W.Wards of Sheffield and R.Crisp had it later so it as been through a few owners as I can recall it in somebody elses livery but I can’t recall who.
cheers Johnnie
I think LTD was Lancashire Tar Distillers.
Cheers Phil.
Phil,you are correct,LTD was Lancashire Tar Distillers with sites at Preston and Cadishead on the A57 west of Manchester.
Nice photo of a company I remember well in the 60s and 70s. 
Chris Webb:
Phil,you are correct,LTD was Lancashire Tar Distillers with sites at Preston and Cadishead on the A57 west of Manchester.
Nice photo of a company I remember well in the 60s and 70s.
My first solo delivery with a lift tank
They would make you wear a lifejacket to park there today.
Cheers Phil.
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They would have to do a risk assessment nowadays 
Something like, can’t park there, what happens if the driver gets out of the wrong door and falls in the water 
Wonder what the ‘Elf in the safe tree’ would make of this
Ray
Convoys Wharf?
It does look a bit more Bermondsey because of the proximity of Tower Bridge, but that was Maybanks territory and they did waste paper.
JJ Halpin later became Pierpoint and Halpin IIRC
flishflunk:
They would make you wear a lifejacket to park there today.Cheers Phil.
They would have to do a risk assessment nowadays
Something like, can’t park there, what happens if the driver gets out of the wrong door and falls in the water
Wonder what the ‘Elf in the safe tree’ would make of this
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Ray
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I remember,just 
,Guinness containers being carted about like that on Liverpool Dock Road.
Wheel Nut:
Chris Webb:
Phil,you are correct,LTD was Lancashire Tar Distillers with sites at Preston and Cadishead on the A57 west of Manchester.
Nice photo of a company I remember well in the 60s and 70s.
My first solo delivery with a lift tank
I forgot about their place at Litherland Malc,used to take wet acetone in from Glaxo at Ulverston,the place was falling apart like the one at Cadishead.When was that photo taken,any idea?