Reliance Motors of Sale Manchester. who took these over can anyone remember.(photo by Peter Davies)
TDG (linkman)took over reliance Tankers - used to use them when I worked at Castrol in Hyde
mrrichi:
Smith and Robinson became United Transport nowt to do with LPG
my appologies post has been edited.
Clapcotts from Totton
Colin
mrrichi:
stevecook:
They had a yard and tankwash at Birstall where they used to do the Hazchem (ADR) courses in the 1980s - I think they got swallowed up by the Linkman group.Alan Walker
Yes I remember Alan - he was a good teacher and made the course interesting.
stevecook:
mrrichi:
stevecook:
They had a yard and tankwash at Birstall where they used to do the Hazchem (ADR) courses in the 1980s - I think they got swallowed up by the Linkman group.Alan Walker
Yes I remember Alan - he was a good teacher and made the course interesting.
Alan is occasionally on this site just keeping an eye on things.
Who mentioned Hillhouse and Thornton. I did make a slight ■■■■ up one week. I had delivered to Hillhouse and it was a dedicated tank. I took it back to Hull and was given one for ICI Thornton. 
Well Hillhouse is near Fleetwood and Thornton is at the back of Stanlow 
Thornton Cleveleys isn’t
Don’t get me onto Cargo Fleet Chemicals, Seal Stands Storage and Tees Storage, never mind Billingham, Middlesborough and Wilton. Was it Tees Storage Seal Sands or Tees Storage Middlesborough. Aah. My brain hurts
Wheel Nut:
stevecook:
mrrichi:
stevecook:
They had a yard and tankwash at Birstall where they used to do the Hazchem (ADR) courses in the 1980s - I think they got swallowed up by the Linkman group.Alan Walker
Yes I remember Alan - he was a good teacher and made the course interesting.
Alan is occasionally on this site just keeping an eye on things.
Who mentioned Hillhouse and Thornton. I did make a slight ■■■■ up one week. I had delivered to Hillhouse and it was a dedicated tank. I took it back to Hull and was given one for ICI Thornton.
Well Hillhouse is near Fleetwood and Thornton is at the back of Stanlow
Don’t get me onto Cargo Fleet Chemicals, Seal Stands Storage and Tees Storage, never mind Billingham, Middlesborough and Wilton. Was it Tees Storage Seal Sands or Tees Storage Middlesborough. Aah. My brain hurts
Aye it were me Malc,ICI Hillhouse/Fleetwood/Thornton and sometimes known as Cleveleys. 
But not half as confusing as ICI Storage Cargo Fleet,Cargo Fleet Chemicals (what a shi*hole)ICI North Tees,Seal Sands Storage and Tees Storage,plus Dorman Long Chemicals,BSC South Bank,BSC Cleveland Works,BSC Redcar,number three Polypropylene Plant Wilton and whatever else bloody plant they had up the road in Billingham. If you were a stranger in Wilton they gave you a map,think some of the roads were named after London streets?
Here`s a bit of nostalga for you Tankermen ( and others , too ).
This photograph and script appeared in a Michelin Tyre News magazine , dated February/March 1967. 
I have been clearing the loft , and I came across a couple of pages of Michelin mags, of which were too
interesting to throw away - again. 
Cheers, cattle wagon man.
Just a small one of the same company
have to show dad that pic of the highwayman one of his first jobs was driving for them
wirralpete:
have to show dad that pic of the highwayman one of his first jobs was driving for them
Was Philmac down near Pak-Tank at Eastham Pete? I can’t remember it’s that long ago.I do recall Meade King and Robinson in that area with green tankers.I used to go into Pak-Tank regular for Toluene in the 70s.
Chrsi
A couple of older UTT photos, were Johnsons part of the group or subbies ?
A few more,
Lynch’s in Sandbach on the HCL loading point
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Just received my nice new ADR Card licence in the post this morning, all the way from sunny Glasgow 
another piece of plastic to stick in the folder!!! Ah well, that’s got that out the way for another 5 years Glad I passed, think I’d have slit my wrists if I’d had to go & sit in that bloody class-room again .
adr:
Just received my nice new ADR Card licence in the post this morning, all the way from sunny Glasgow
ADR,good to see you passed ,good to see also how keen the postman is in oxford ,working on a sunday!!!
Three more well know tanker companies
shakysteve:
adr:
Just received my nice new ADR Card licence in the post this morning, all the way from sunny GlasgowADR,good to see you passed ,good to see also how keen the postman is in oxford ,working on a sunday!!!
nice 1 mate, it was late Sunday night i posted that, & I on holiday this week so not thinking straight cos just happy alarm clock not going off at 4 am for a week!!! Meant Saturday morn’
Bit different, but I’d like to have a go in her
