Cheers Bubbs, 
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Hi Marcus,
Thanks for the Centrale Routier piece, LTS Freight in Southampton brought them off R K Crisp,a lovely lady Edith ran the Le Havre office,here;s a couple of pics of one of their LB76’s I brought off them, I sold it to a chap in Stoke who was going to restore it.
I was in Bristol Friday I couldn’t see you anywhere 
Keep up the good work !
Regards
Richard
Hi again,great pics Richard,the reason you didn’t see me when you came to Bristol was I was on the footbridge near Gordano services taking pictures ready for the scrapbook in 10 years time
More clippings…apologies if they’ve been on before,dopey me chucked the “used” ones in with the"unused" ones… 
Cheers Bubbs,
Cheers Phil.
bubbleman:
Hi again,great pics Richard,the reason you didn’t see me when you came to Bristol was I was on the footbridge near Gordano services taking pictures ready for the scrapbook in 10 years time
More clippings…apologies if they’ve been on before,dopey me chucked the “used” ones in with the"unused" ones…hiya,
Wondering what weight the Sed Ak wag and drag could carry beefy sort of a trailer double wheels all round and obviously the motor would have had to have a fairly big power pack unless it was only dragging glider engines about which is unlikely with all those tyres.
thanks harry long retired
bubbleman:
Hi again,great pics Richard,the reason you didn’t see me when you came to Bristol was I was on the footbridge near Gordano services taking pictures ready for the scrapbook in 10 years time
More clippings…apologies if they’ve been on before,dopey me chucked the “used” ones in with the"unused" ones…
Great flour shot made my day seeing this one great stuff cheers FlourpowerCheers Bubbs,
Hello again,heres todays stuff. 
Apologies for any repeats.
Cheers Bubbs,
bubbs please do not apologise for posting repeats as you should know that quite a few of us cannot remember what you posted last week so we think they are all new ones and the repeats are far superior to the new wagons which are all a bit bland and mostly white. It makes you think what the young fellows of today will have to reminis about in a few score years time as it won’t be anything like you have given us the opportunity to remimis about.
cheers Johnnie
Here you are Bubbs, Chris Hill from Hills of Botley popped in today to give me these pics especially for you!
Notice although were esentially Guys they are badged as Bridge Commercial which was Hill’s own workshop conversions they also moved the second axle forward.
Where do I know the name Globe & Simpson from? where were they based, help!!!
Dieseldogsix:
Where do I know the name Globe & Simpson from? where were they based, help!!!
Years ago they held the franchise for Lucas Service
Steve
Dieseldogsix:
Where do I know the name Globe & Simpson from? where were they based, help!!!
There was a car showroom in Sheffield called “Globe & Simpson” so I don’t know if it had somethingto do with them maybe Chris Webb will know as he as been on this planet longer than me
Johnnie
sammyopisite:
Dieseldogsix:
Where do I know the name Globe & Simpson from? where were they based, help!!!There was a car showroom in Sheffield called “Globe & Simpson” so I don’t know if it had somethingto do with them maybe Chris Webb will know as he as been on this planet longer than me
Johnnie
Aye,whatever.
Globe and Simpson’s head office was in Sheffield,on West Street and they were a wholesaler and retailer of electrical motor and other equipment.They were taken over by Lucas but kept the name.The Guy Big J has a 1967 “E” Sheffield reg and I remember them well.
So there 
From planet IoM.
well done Pat tell Chris to keep them pics coming , they are excellent
Hello again,Hey Pat…nice one mate,please thank Chris for sharing his archive photos and allowing you to put them on here for us all to enjoy…magic!!.
Heres todays clippings…no apologies,if they’ve been on before…
Cheers Bubbs,
Chris Webb:
sammyopisite:
Dieseldogsix:
Where do I know the name Globe & Simpson from? where were they based, help!!!There was a car showroom in Sheffield called “Globe & Simpson” so I don’t know if it had somethingto do with them maybe Chris Webb will know as he as been on this planet longer than me
Johnnie
Aye,whatever.
Globe and Simpson’s head office was in Sheffield,on West Street and they were a wholesaler and retailer of electrical motor and other equipment.They were taken over by Lucas but kept the name.The Guy Big J has a 1967 “E” Sheffield reg and I remember them well.So there
From planet IoM.
Thanks Chris and Sammy, I think they had a place in Leamington Spa on the Warwick Rd, Did they do fuel pumps and the like also.
bubbleman:
Hi lads,heres todays offering.
this was one of the macks that hh williams from moreton vallance ran
Cheers Bubbs,
Hi again,yep dead right 143 Topline,the Goldings Mack was previously owned by Harold Williams of Gloucester,John Golding bought both Macks(there was another tucked away in a barn) from him but one was smashed to bits (I got a pic somewhere)and was only good for spares.
Todays cuttings.
Cheers Bubbs,
It’s Winky’s motor
The most unlikely tanker man you would ever expect to see.
Why did Atkins of Derby fail? I mean the name just dropped out of use overnight, although the locals still call NYK by the Atkins name. The cafe was good and always busy. Even the Southern transport magazines used F B Atkins as their Northern base for road tests.
Established in 1926, it was as well known as Robsons of Carlisle and BRS was. It just seemed that no one understood the benefit of “Brands” in those days.
I mean NYK Logistics and Megacarrier just rolls of the tongue doesn’t it?
Wheel Nut:
Why did Atkins of Derby fail? The cafe was good and always busy. Even the Southern transport magazines used F B Atkins as their Northern base for road tests.
I always pulled in the cafe, flogged my pallets to get the money for breakfast, and if I had sold a few I then used the shop and bought stuff for the truck, it always felt good for the boss to be buying the limited bling of those days.
Hello all, wheelnut, Atkins of Derby, I understand that towards the end Ken, Arthur, and Ian really did not see eye to eye. Like so many “family businesses” it just came to the end of the road. Great shame, a lot of really good blokes worked for them. I can remember how when things became a little fractious Ken would go and spend some time with his Donkey, got more sense from the creature. I think that the Cafe was run by the sister, but my memory fails me on name. I remember that Atkins were big Fiat users, 619 and 170.26, and did they not have a big Scania on that mega mileage Pirelli job? The fleet man from Fiat, Anthoney G Neath, (Tony). joined Renault, and bought the Atkins business with him. Their first Renault was a TR305, LOY469V,I`ve a nice picture of it coupled to a Trailor Savoyard, on the green at Findern.She was painted in Yellow and black, not brown, looks quite a handsome outfit, must have gone well for them judging by the number they ended up running. Ken was fanatical about fuel consumption, as was Arthur about football!! , and did not Ian do well in the Three Peaks Challenge? My friend the late Pat Kennet always used Atkins Cafe as part of his road tests, when Editor in Chief of Truck magazine. This thread does tickle the “little grey cells” (even if mine are becoming less powerful)!! Cheerio for now.
