just another firm come to mind big users of leylands lot of bisons lynx,s Clydesdales and reivers and later on the t45 range freighters constructors,there was a bison running round the Wolverhampton area well into the 90,s still in there colours green i think with a yellow stripe through them,anybody rememember them they were located on leabrook rd by potters lane.
ergomatic man:
just another firm come to mind big users of leylands lot of bisons lynx,s Clydesdales and reivers and later on the t45 range freighters constructors,there was a bison running round the Wolverhampton area well into the 90,s still in there colours green i think with a yellow stripe through them,anybody rememember them they were located on leabrook rd by potters lane.
Are you thinking of Butlers or am i way off mark they ran quite a few Marathons?
No it was Whitehouse,their yard was roughly where the island is now on the Black Country Route ( the one by dreams building),they also ran a few Volvo’s as well later, Ergomaticman i remember that Bison in Whitehouse livery used to use Shropshire’s tip over Bishops Wood had an L12 in it, pretty sure it got the knife,if you bump in to Neil James ask him cause i can remember him saying where it was parked,Cheer’s Pete
ramone:
ergomatic man:
just another firm come to mind big users of leylands lot of bisons lynx,s Clydesdales and reivers and later on the t45 range freighters constructors,there was a bison running round the Wolverhampton area well into the 90,s still in there colours green i think with a yellow stripe through them,anybody rememember them they were located on leabrook rd by potters lane.Are you thinking of Butlers or am i way off mark they ran quite a few Marathons?
no definitely whitehouse but butlers did run a few ergos marathons and aec mammoth majors & mandator units.
pete smith:
No it was Whitehouse,their yard was roughly where the island is now on the Black Country Route ( the one by dreams building),they also ran a few Volvo’s as well later, Ergomaticman i remember that Bison in Whitehouse livery used to use Shropshire’s tip over Bishops Wood had an L12 in it, pretty sure it got the knife,if you bump in to Neil James ask him cause i can remember him saying where it was parked,Cheer’s Pete
yes can remember the Volvo,s now you mention them,can you remember the mintworth bison it was parked by the autobase ind est sedgley rd east for months would love to know what happened to that.cheers tony.
ergomatic man:
pete smith:
No it was Whitehouse,their yard was roughly where the island is now on the Black Country Route ( the one by dreams building),they also ran a few Volvo’s as well later, Ergomaticman i remember that Bison in Whitehouse livery used to use Shropshire’s tip over Bishops Wood had an L12 in it, pretty sure it got the knife,if you bump in to Neil James ask him cause i can remember him saying where it was parked,Cheer’s Peteyes can remember the Volvo,s now you mention them,can you remember the mintworth bison it was parked by the autobase ind est sedgley rd east for months would love to know what happened to that.cheers tony.
Hi Tony, Bad news on that Mintworth Bison i am 99% sure Hartill’s burnt it up,another one to check up with Neil as i think he had the windscreen out of it,you must be a local lad Tony? I was made in Wolverhampton but now reside in Willenhall,Cheers Pete
pete smith:
ergomatic man:
pete smith:
No it was Whitehouse,their yard was roughly where the island is now on the Black Country Route ( the one by dreams building),they also ran a few Volvo’s as well later, Ergomaticman i remember that Bison in Whitehouse livery used to use Shropshire’s tip over Bishops Wood had an L12 in it, pretty sure it got the knife,if you bump in to Neil James ask him cause i can remember him saying where it was parked,Cheer’s Peteyes can remember the Volvo,s now you mention them,can you remember the mintworth bison it was parked by the autobase ind est sedgley rd east for months would love to know what happened to that.cheers tony.
Hi Tony, Bad news on that Mintworth Bison i am 99% sure Hartill’s burnt it up,another one to check up with Neil as i think he had the windscreen out of it,you must be a local lad Tony? I was made in Wolverhampton but now reside in Willenhall,Cheers Pete
yes local lad made in Walsall live in pelsall now worked for Walton transport shortheath for years sadly went in 2008.
ergomatic man:
pete smith:
ergomatic man:
pete smith:
No it was Whitehouse,their yard was roughly where the island is now on the Black Country Route ( the one by dreams building),they also ran a few Volvo’s as well later, Ergomaticman i remember that Bison in Whitehouse livery used to use Shropshire’s tip over Bishops Wood had an L12 in it, pretty sure it got the knife,if you bump in to Neil James ask him cause i can remember him saying where it was parked,Cheer’s Peteyes can remember the Volvo,s now you mention them,can you remember the mintworth bison it was parked by the autobase ind est sedgley rd east for months would love to know what happened to that.cheers tony.
Hi Tony, Bad news on that Mintworth Bison i am 99% sure Hartill’s burnt it up,another one to check up with Neil as i think he had the windscreen out of it,you must be a local lad Tony? I was made in Wolverhampton but now reside in Willenhall,Cheers Pete
yes local lad made in Walsall live in pelsall now worked for Walton transport shortheath for years sadly went in 2008.
Hi Ergo, I may be wrong here but did Waltons used to load pit props out of a place at Macrome road Tettenhall, i can remember green motors coming down the Tettenhall road in the early 80’s? Cheer’s Pete
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