Yorkshire Livestock Haulage Companies

[truck_traveller]

cattle wagon man:
The Leyland Boxer , reg. no. LJM 123 J , was brand new in July 1971.
It is photographed on the Orton to Appleby road in the summer of 1972 , and loaded with sheep.
The "co-driver " , shown standing by the side , is a friend from Belgium , who was staying with us on holiday.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

Hi Cattle Wagon Man,

Was that a brand new box at the time as well - is that a fibreglass roof? Guess that’s also the same box that ended up on your Leyland Cheiftan and Freighter (perhaps the latter with a quite a few mod’s - additional deck etc)?

Cheers

Simon

[cattle_wagon_man]

Truck Traveller:

cattle wagon man:
The Leyland Boxer , reg. no. LJM 123 J , was brand new in July 1971.
It is photographed on the Orton to Appleby road in the summer of 1972 , and loaded with sheep.
The "co-driver " , shown standing by the side , is a friend from Belgium , who was staying with us on holiday.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

Hi Cattle Wagon Man,

Was that a brand new box at the time as well - is that a fibreglass roof? Guess that’s also the same box that ended up on your Leyland Cheiftan and Freighter (perhaps the latter with a quite a few mod’s - additional deck etc)?

Cheers

Simon

Hi Truck Traveller,
Either you`ve got a good memory , eyesight , - or both !!

The cattle box , 18 00" x 7 6" was new in July 1971, as fitted to the Leyland Boxer , reg. no. LJM 123 J.
It was of 2 deck construction , and was fitted with a one-piece fibreglass roof. This was an optional extra , and proved a good decision for us. Houghtons did not construct many livestock boxes with this type of roof , but more daylight inside meant it was easier to load livestock.

I also chose the fibreglass roof to be fitted when I ordered the 11 0" x 6 6" box for my Karrier Bantam in 1973.
Its replacement , the Dodge 50 , in 1979, also was specified with the roof of the same construction. We found the fibreglass roofs to be very good and strong. The other advantage was there was no rot, compared to the laminated wood type.

We purchased the 19 0" x 76" 3 deck container from a garage in the Carlisle area. Very few Parkhouse P-Line 3 deck boxes were made to this narrower width , - the normal was 8 00"/8 2.5" . I believe it was made in 1971 , as I can remember seeing it at Carlisle Auctions ( Botchergate & Earl Street , pre-Borderway years ) on a Leyland Boxer of J or K reg. no.

■■■■ Dinsdale , the Sedbergh cattle dealer, bought our 180"" box , and the other was fitted to the Leyland Freighter in 1991. The latter was bought by Alex McWhirter from Kirkby Stephen when the Freighter was scrapped about 6 years ago. Alex removed theluton` , and three feet of the front-end , and fitted it to a LeylandDaf 45 7.5 tonner.

Remarkably , the box now has a further lease of life , - on a farmer`s trailer , towed behind a farm tractor.
That shows and proves the durability of Houghton Parkhouse livestock containers.

I hope this answers your questions , T.T.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

[cattle_wagon_man]

K.L. & S. Winter were showing these two smart tractor units at Barnard Castle Truck Show last weekend.

[cattle_wagon_man]

Same two of Winter`s , but taken in the dark, during “Lights at Night”, Barnard Castle Truck Show , 2012.

[cattle_wagon_man]

It is hard to believe that this Volvo FH is W reg.
Back to School for these two young uns, and its Spelling Lesson and Painting Time together !!

Barnard Castle Truck Show, 2012.

[truck_traveller]

Thanks for that Cattle Wagon Man,

Livestock Boxes do seem to have a good lifespan (given the difficult conditions in which they operate), and yours certainly seem to have earned their keep.

I recently visited the Republic of Ireland; and I noticed that they still run boxes without roofs (not quite sure what the legislation is over there)?

Some smart Yorkshire Wagons at Barnard Castle; a credit to all the owners and drivers (Greenwood’s, Longthorne’s, J M Bells, Grasby’s, W. Metcalfe and R&R Newhouse just to name a few).

Really was impressed by the two Winter’s Wagons!

Ian Mosey (Livestock) Limited - Scania

Cheers
Simon

[kevchalluk]

Truck Traveller:
Woodhead Bros - Volvo FL10 (1988)

I have almost exactly the same pic (see below)

Here are a few taken from a thread I put up a while back of various old pics I’d dug out…

[truck_traveller]

Nice photos Kevchalluk, thanks for posting them.

I’ve not seen a picture of Chris Waite’s F16 (K500CWT) before, so that’s a result.

I remember reading an interesting feature about the R & W Brown Scania in Trucking International. I dug my copy out and it dates back to May 1994. Reading it again, it was quite some piece of kit for it’s day, although Edward Brown was quite critical about the vehicle’s fuel economy (like all good Yorkshire men he told it as it was; laying the gaunlet down to Scania). I’ve been told that the vehicle’s still on the road, so I’m guessing Edward’s straight talking did the trick and they got the job sorted.

Cheers.

Simon

[lonewolf_yorks]

Taken at Malton market.

Anyone remember Donkins of Malton/York??

[sutton_bank_farmer]

Lonewolf Yorks:
Taken at Malton market.

Anyone remember Donkins of Malton/York??

Yes grey wagons iirc also Jack Remmer of Pickering.

[kevchalluk]

Truck Traveller:
Nice photos Kevchalluk, thanks for posting them.

I’ve not seen a picture of Chris Waite’s F16 (K500CWT) before, so that’s a result.

I remember reading an interesting feature about the R & W Brown Scania in Trucking International. I dug my copy out and it dates back to May 1994. Reading it again, it was quite some piece of kit for it’s day, although Edward Brown was quite critical about the vehicle’s fuel economy (like all good Yorkshire men he told it as it was; laying the gaunlet down to Scania). I’ve been told that the vehicle’s still on the road, so I’m guessing Edward’s straight talking did the trick and they got the job sorted.

Cheers.

Simon

I’ve got loads of old pics of Chris Waite’s wagons at home. When he first got his Magnum, me and my mate chased it up the A1079 in my car, with my mate hanging out of the sunroof taking pics as we passed it

Will try to dig some more out

[truck_traveller]

kevchalluk:

Truck Traveller:
Nice photos Kevchalluk, thanks for posting them.

I’ve not seen a picture of Chris Waite’s F16 (K500CWT) before, so that’s a result.

I remember reading an interesting feature about the R & W Brown Scania in Trucking International. I dug my copy out and it dates back to May 1994. Reading it again, it was quite some piece of kit for it’s day, although Edward Brown was quite critical about the vehicle’s fuel economy (like all good Yorkshire men he told it as it was; laying the gaunlet down to Scania). I’ve been told that the vehicle’s still on the road, so I’m guessing Edward’s straight talking did the trick and they got the job sorted.

Cheers.

Simon

I’ve got loads of old pics of Chris Waite’s wagons at home. When he first got his Magnum, me and my mate chased it up the A1079 in my car, with my mate hanging out of the sunroof taking pics as we passed it

Will try to dig some more out

That’s sold if for me, next car I buy gonna have a sunroof Wife will be made up, not only does every outing involve a truck related diversion, now she’s going to have to take photos out of a sunroof. Should be interesting in January
If you get chance to post those photos Kevchalluk; that would be great.
Cheers
Simon

[cattle_wagon_man]

A. Wade & Co. from Northallerton, is a long-standing family name.
Their fleet colours used to be red , but sadly , now they are following the trend ( ? ) of white-painted cabs .
This E.R.F. was photographed at Leyburn Auction Mart in August, on one of the very few dry and sunny days
of this Summer.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

[tyneside]

Hi CWM In the seventies Wades used to have a Seddon (not SedAk) 4wheeler with a drag powered by Gardner 180. Used to get into Hexham every Friday for store cattle. I always thought it was a smart waggon. Driver was a young lad (cannot remember his name) but always kept it spotless. Used to pass him waiting to unload pigs at Dixons Meat near to Hyde as we on the way to Walls at Godley. In the eighties they bought a Scania or two.
Perhaps someone can put me right but IIRC the name on the waggons was Wade but the name Saxby was connected somehow ■■?

[truck_traveller]

Hi Folks,

An old scanned photo of what I think is an ex-FGS vehicle ; pictured with a very obliging Swaledale Yow.

Cheers
Simon

[truck_traveller]

Hi Folks,

I know there’s already plently of photos of Greenwood’s Scania (V8FGS) on this thread, but it’s such a tidy motor I hope you don’t mind me posting some more.

Thanks
Simon

[cattle_wagon_man]

J.M.Bell & Son`s Scania, on the wash bay at Leyburn Auction Mart , August 2012.

[kevchalluk]

Chris Waite’s old FH16 for sale here

dgtaylor.co.uk/vehicles-for- … hp?cid=183

[woodjr01]

joer580:
fred greenwood is buying this motor. u heard it here first cant wait to see another topline added to there superb fleet.

Was wondering what the latest news is on this vehicle and also if they have had any luck in the search for an R730.

[sutton_bank_farmer]

tyneside:
Hi CWM In the seventies Wades used to have a Seddon (not SedAk) 4wheeler with a drag powered by Gardner 180. Used to get into Hexham every Friday for store cattle. I always thought it was a smart waggon. Driver was a young lad (cannot remember his name) but always kept it spotless. Used to pass him waiting to unload pigs at Dixons Meat near to Hyde as we on the way to Walls at Godley. In the eighties they bought a Scania or two.
Perhaps someone can put me right but IIRC the name on the waggons was Wade but the name Saxby was connected somehow ■■?

Hi tyneside, the lad you mean would be Deniss he was a good fellow on that drawbar, he could have been left wades 15 years now, he did pull the trailer with a C plate Scania in later years. Wades was bought by a man called Alan Saxby who also bought Livesleys wagons that is the connection. Cheers for now Sutton Bank Farmer.