Hi malay57
Thomas bone is my father… Have you any pictures of the fleet you fellas took over the Sahara?? Many thanks in advance!
billheads:
billheads:
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry picsFinally found a photo of the NIGERIA ROAD SERVICE VOLVO!!!
hi billheads, The volvo in your pic, its not in the original spec. If you require still more info on this and Wakes email me. Cheers
billheads:
billheads:
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry picsFinally found a photo of the NIGERIA ROAD SERVICE VOLVO!!!
my late father (charlie balfour) drove for wakes,i rember seeing that F88 in their yard down valletta street when he used to take me away with him in my school holidays. it was the only one of the three motors to make it back to hull .happy days.
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry pics
billheads:
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry pics
Finally found a photo of the NIGERIA ROAD SERVICE VOLVO!!!
billheads:
billheads:
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry picsFinally found a photo of the NIGERIA ROAD SERVICE VOLVO!!!
Hi Wake Bros / Nigeria road Service hull this was a one way trip for them toNigeria as all there trucks came back by boat to England as most fell apart in the conditons Harshness of Sahara Dessert thay parked in Compound in Cano Nigeria we did the same trip by road and sea to cano Nigeria this was September 1975 the scots firm was Thomas Bone Shiping who undertook the whole operation to drive 3ooo mile trip to nigeria va the Sahara Dessert hauling aload of trailers knockdown form from Crane Frauhauf Oldham Thomas Bone Shipping was the Scottish based Company ever to achive a successfull crossing of trans Sahara Route and unload in cano Nigeria iwas driveing on this trip 140 Scania there was 5 drivers 4 Scania and 1Volo 88 in the convoy malay57
malaya57:
billheads:
billheads:
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry picsFinally found a photo of the NIGERIA ROAD SERVICE VOLVO!!!
Hi Wake Bros / Nigeria road Service hull this was a one way trip for them toNigeria as all there trucks came back by boat to England as most fell apart in the conditons Harshness of Sahara Dessert thay parked in Compound in Cano Nigeria we did the same trip by road and sea to cano Nigeria this was September 1975 the scots firm was Thomas Bone Shiping who undertook the whole operation to drive 3ooo mile trip to nigeria va the Sahara Dessert hauling aload of trailers knockdown form from Crane Frauhauf Oldham Thomas Bone Shipping was the Scottish based Company ever to achive a successfull crossing of trans Sahara Route and unload in cano Nigeria iwas driveing on this trip 140 Scania there was 5 drivers 4 Scania and 1Volo 88 in the convoy malay57
Many Thanks Malay57 for your information above, amazing story, i come from East Hull, have never heard anyone local talk about this venture.
Many Thanks again
billheads
this adventure
billheads:
malaya57:
billheads:
billheads:
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry picsFinally found a photo of the NIGERIA ROAD SERVICE VOLVO!!!
Hi Wake Bros / Nigeria road Service hull this was a one way trip for them toNigeria as all there trucks came back by boat to England as most fell apart in the conditons Harshness of Sahara Dessert thay parked in Compound in Cano Nigeria we did the same trip by road and sea to cano Nigeria this was September 1975 the scots firm was Thomas Bone Shiping who undertook the whole operation to drive 3ooo mile trip to nigeria va the Sahara Dessert hauling aload of trailers knockdown form from Crane Frauhauf Oldham Thomas Bone Shipping was the Scottish based Company ever to achive a successfull crossing of trans Sahara Route and unload in cano Nigeria iwas driveing on this trip 140 Scania there was 5 drivers 4 Scania and 1Volo 88 in the convoy malay57
Many Thanks Malay57 for your information above, amazing story, i come from East Hull, have never heard anyone local talk about this venture.
Many Thanks again
billheads
this adventure
Malay57…How many of the Wake lorrys returned??..Did you go out with Wakes, or did you go out with Thomas Bone
the date you mention 1975, was that the date of the Wake Venture
billheads
malaya57:
billheads:
billheads:
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry picsFinally found a photo of the NIGERIA ROAD SERVICE VOLVO!!!
Hi Wake Bros / Nigeria road Service hull this was a one way trip for them toNigeria as all there trucks came back by boat to England as most fell apart in the conditons Harshness of Sahara Dessert thay parked in Compound in Cano Nigeria we did the same trip by road and sea to cano Nigeria this was September 1975 the scots firm was Thomas Bone Shiping who undertook the whole operation to drive 3ooo mile trip to nigeria va the Sahara Dessert hauling aload of trailers knockdown form from Crane Frauhauf Oldham Thomas Bone Shipping was the Scottish based Company ever to achive a successfull crossing of trans Sahara Route and unload in cano Nigeria iwas driveing on this trip 140 Scania there was 5 drivers 4 Scania and 1Volo 88 in the convoy malay57
They must have rebuilt the Volvo then because I remember it was quite a regular sight around Hull and on the roads for several years. Unless it was another Ken Wake identity crisis before Mainstream Motors was born KKH 794R
billheads:
malaya57:
billheads:
billheads:
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry picsFinally found a photo of the NIGERIA ROAD SERVICE VOLVO!!!
Hi Wake Bros / Nigeria road Service hull this was a one way trip for them toNigeria as all there trucks came back by boat to England as most fell apart in the conditons Harshness of Sahara Dessert thay parked in Compound in Cano Nigeria we did the same trip by road and sea to cano Nigeria this was September 1975 the scots firm was Thomas Bone Shiping who undertook the whole operation to drive 3ooo mile trip to nigeria va the Sahara Dessert hauling aload of trailers knockdown form from Crane Frauhauf Oldham Thomas Bone Shipping was the Scottish based Company ever to achive a successfull crossing of trans Sahara Route and unload in cano Nigeria iwas driveing on this trip 140 Scania there was 5 drivers 4 Scania and 1Volo 88 in the convoy malay57
Many Thanks Malay57 for your information above, amazing story, i come from East Hull, have never heard anyone local talk about this venture.
Many Thanks again
billheads
this adventure
billheads:
billheads:
malaya57:
billheads:
billheads:
Has any one any info ( or pics) on Wake Bros (Mainstream) Hull … especially the African Service to Nigeria that they operated?
Cheers… Have .a gander at a few Hull Lorry picsFinally found a photo of the NIGERIA ROAD SERVICE VOLVO!!!
Hi Wake Bros / Nigeria road Service hull this was a one way trip for them toNigeria as all there trucks came back by boat to England as most fell apart in the conditons Harshness of Sahara Dessert thay parked in Compound in Cano Nigeria we did the same trip by road and sea to cano Nigeria this was September 1975 the scots firm was Thomas Bone Shiping who undertook the whole operation to drive 3ooo mile trip to nigeria va the Sahara Dessert hauling aload of trailers knockdown form from Crane Frauhauf Oldham Thomas Bone Shipping was the Scottish based Company ever to achive a successfull crossing of trans Sahara Route and unload in cano Nigeria iwas driveing on this trip 140 Scania there was 5 drivers 4 Scania and 1Volo 88 in the convoy malay57
Many Thanks Malay57 for your information above, amazing story, i come from East Hull, have never heard anyone local talk about this venture.
Many Thanks again
billheads
this adventureMalay57…How many of the Wake lorrys returned??..Did you go out with Wakes, or did you go out with Thomas Bone
the date you mention 1975, was that the date of the Wake Venture
billheads
my old mate colin coupland was one of the drivers that went on that trip.he drove fo mat transport after he left wakes.billheads have you got any pics of mats trucks from over the years.