PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION

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Thanks to everyone for all the comments and info about the Cranes !

Some cracking pics posted by Dennis,Cockney Pete3,Tonyj105,Oily and jsheopguis !

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High ? DAF tanker.

Bitumen ERF.

Owens Volvo.

T.Barry DAF.

CYMRU Metals ERF.

Anyone recognise the DAF ???

Hicks DAF.

Anyone recognise the DAF from Rhayader ???

Anyone recognise the Volvo ???

Ray Bloor Scania.

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High ? DAF tanker.

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Bitumen ERF.

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Owens Volvo.

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T.Barry DAF.

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CYMRU Metals ERF.

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Anyone recognise the DAF ???

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Hicks DAF.

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Anyone recognise the DAF from Rhayader ???

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Anyone recognise the Volvo ???

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Ray Bloor Scania.

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Hello DEAN ,the DAF from Rhayader is Huw Roberts and daughters ! timber hauliers, Roy Bloor from Churchstoke ,straw and hay merchant ,thats between Craven Arms and Welshpool ,thank you Trevor

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Some odds and sods.

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"Gingerfold" Graham one for you.

Tizer from Southampon.(1971)

One for the North East chap's.

Walker Bros from Tyneside.(1973)

Leyland Group 1969.

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Some oldies.

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N.V.Tipper Hire Leyland.

Anyone recognise the Leyland ??? Possibly ex Swanworth Quarries ?

3M Volvo F6.

"JAKEY" Western BRS Scania.

Quickspan Floors Marathon from Poole,now long gone.

Anyone recognise the DAF ???

This is a rare pic and only the second pic i have ever seen of this company and the first was one that Paul took of there Bedford TM.

Glandel make concrete products and are still going today in Corfe Mullen and are based on the road that used to lead upto Beacon Hill Brick
that were a big concern back in the day but sadly now gone.

Here is one of Beacon Hill's Leyland's. Think this is the 3rd one of there's we have had on here and never seen any other pics of there trucks
either so rare pic.

Lambert Brothers ERF from Southampton.

Christopher Hill Roadtrain leaving Poole docks. No doubt loading a grain boat as regular work back then and still ongoing today.

[coomsey]

Bexton had a couple of defenders near the end. Only coal with house delivery as well. Had a small yard opposite Snibston pit, they've gone but not the pit,guess what the yards turned into now

[pete smith]

Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

[Chris Webb]

Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

Hi Pete There was a Round Oak Motor Services in Dudley late 60s,I used to backload off them quite regular.They did a lot of work for Walter Somers at Halesowen,die blocks from size of a 50p piece to over 10tons.They also used to send us to Stourport or was it Stourbridge for mining equipment for NCB.They once sent me into Somers for a lump of rejected steel to be returned to BSC (Samuel Fox) at Stocksbridge Sheffield.There was no weighbridge and the loader said it were "about 9 tons".Aye it were,I knew it were more than that when going up that hill back to Oldbury - was it Quarry Bank - it made my LAD Reiver with 375 Leyland cough a bit all way back to Sheffield.It turned out the weight was close on 15 tons,and our gaffer always said "no more than 12 tons on that Reiver".
He never said owt,must have been a good rate eh?

[JAKEY]

wow ,Thank you Dean and Paul for that lovely BRS Scania photo .

[Buzzer]

Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

Your right there Pete it was a May motor the number plate sort of gives the game away, Buzzer

[pete smith]

Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

Hi Pete There was a Round Oak Motor Services in Dudley late 60s,I used to backload off them quite regular.They did a lot of work for Walter Somers at Halesowen,die blocks from size of a 50p piece to over 10tons.They also used to send us to Stourport or was it Stourbridge for mining equipment for NCB.They once sent me into Somers for a lump of rejected steel to be returned to BSC (Samuel Fox) at Stocksbridge Sheffield.There was no weighbridge and the loader said it were "about 9 tons".Aye it were,I knew it were more than that when going up that hill back to Oldbury - was it Quarry Bank - it made my LAD Reiver with 375 Leyland cough a bit all way back to Sheffield.It turned out the weight was close on 15 tons,and our gaffer always said "no more than 12 tons on that Reiver".
He never said owt,must have been a good rate eh?

Hi Chris,
Different companies mate, if it was out of Walter Somers it may of been Mucklow hill or if you was very brave Coomeswood, past Stewarts and Lloyds tube works!

[pete smith]

Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

Your right there Pete it was a May motor the number plate sort of gives the game away, Buzzer

And that shade of orange John!

[Buzzer]

Hi Dean the marathon or peanut puncher as we used to affectionately call them of Quickspan Floors looks very much like a T.Coakes motor from New Milton he has a lot of old preserved trucks IIRC, also the two Millers from Poole who made meat pies and the like, cheers Buzzer.

[Chris Webb]

Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

Hi Pete There was a Round Oak Motor Services in Dudley late 60s,I used to backload off them quite regular.They did a lot of work for Walter Somers at Halesowen,die blocks from size of a 50p piece to over 10tons.They also used to send us to Stourport or was it Stourbridge for mining equipment for NCB.They once sent me into Somers for a lump of rejected steel to be returned to BSC (Samuel Fox) at Stocksbridge Sheffield.There was no weighbridge and the loader said it were "about 9 tons".Aye it were,I knew it were more than that when going up that hill back to Oldbury - was it Quarry Bank - it made my LAD Reiver with 375 Leyland cough a bit all way back to Sheffield.It turned out the weight was close on 15 tons,and our gaffer always said "no more than 12 tons on that Reiver".
He never said owt,must have been a good rate eh?

Hi Chris,
Different companies mate, if it was out of Walter Somers it may of been Mucklow hill or if you was very brave Coomeswood, past Stewarts and Lloyds tube works!

It was this company Pete,and I thought their yard was on Pear Tree Lane or summat? Mind you it was 52 years ago I may well be out of order.

[pv83]

No Dean, im not a driver, cranes or wagons, just an overgrown truckmad kid.
Ive got a thread on here 'Lovells wharf,' thats where my interest in old wagons comes from.
Ive operated some big diggers and telehandlers in my time though

Will have a look at your thread Pete.

Dont have much scanned for telehandlers or diggers chap.

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Old Manitou.

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Here' a few loading shovels/diggers.

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Some great pic's there Dean, cheers

[gingerfold]

Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

Hi Pete There was a Round Oak Motor Services in Dudley late 60s,I used to backload off them quite regular.They did a lot of work for Walter Somers at Halesowen,die blocks from size of a 50p piece to over 10tons.They also used to send us to Stourport or was it Stourbridge for mining equipment for NCB.They once sent me into Somers for a lump of rejected steel to be returned to BSC (Samuel Fox) at Stocksbridge Sheffield.There was no weighbridge and the loader said it were "about 9 tons".Aye it were,I knew it were more than that when going up that hill back to Oldbury - was it Quarry Bank - it made my LAD Reiver with 375 Leyland cough a bit all way back to Sheffield.It turned out the weight was close on 15 tons,and our gaffer always said "no more than 12 tons on that Reiver".
He never said owt,must have been a good rate eh?

Hi Chris,
Different companies mate, if it was out of Walter Somers it may of been Mucklow hill or if you was very brave Coomeswood, past Stewarts and Lloyds tube works!

It was this company Pete,and I thought their yard was on Pear Tree Lane or summat? Mind you it was 52 years ago I may well be out of order.

That's a good memory Chris, my container depot colleagues in the next office to me had a fuss going on recently with a driver whose sat nav couldn't find Pear Tree Lane Dudley, so I had to go in there and tell him where it was. Anyone who has done any proper lorry driving knows Pear Tree Lane Dudley, it's one of those road names that sticks in the memory.

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"DEANB"

Anyone recognise the DAF from Rhayader ???

Ray Bloor Scania.

Hello DEAN ,the DAF from Rhayader is Huw Roberts and daughters ! timber hauliers, Roy Bloor from Churchstoke ,straw and hay merchant ,thats between Craven Arms and Welshpool ,thank you Trevor

Thanks for the info Trevor, i dont think we have had either of those on before chap.

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Bexton had a couple of defenders near the end. Only coal with house delivery as well. Had a small yard opposite Snibston pit, they've gone but not the pit,guess what the yards turned into now

Thanks for the comments and pic "coomsey"

Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

I did think it was an ex M.way as well Pete. He seems to be running alot of motors these days,anyone know the size of the
fleet ??

"pete smith" Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

Hi Pete There was a Round Oak Motor Services in Dudley late 60s,I used to backload off them quite regular.They did a lot of work for Walter Somers at Halesowen,die blocks from size of a 50p piece to over 10tons.They also used to send us to Stourport or was it Stourbridge for mining equipment for NCB.They once sent me into Somers for a lump of rejected steel to be returned to BSC (Samuel Fox) at Stocksbridge Sheffield.There was no weighbridge and the loader said it were "about 9 tons".Aye it were,I knew it were more than that when going up that hill back to Oldbury - was it Quarry Bank - it made my LAD Reiver with 375 Leyland cough a bit all way back to Sheffield.It turned out the weight was close on 15 tons,and our gaffer always said "no more than 12 tons on that Reiver".
He never said owt,must have been a good rate eh?

Good stuff Chris, 15 tons !!!

wow ,Thank you Dean and Paul for that lovely BRS Scania photo .

Heres an even better one "JAKEY" in your favourite colours. A "mighty" Bedford TK.

Hi Dean,
The Volvo looks like an ex M.Way motor, Round Oak Rail was based on Pedmore Road Dudley, Cheer's Pete

Hi Pete There was a Round Oak Motor Services in Dudley late 60s,I used to backload off them quite regular.They did a lot of work for Walter Somers at Halesowen,die blocks from size of a 50p piece to over 10tons.They also used to send us to Stourport or was it Stourbridge for mining equipment for NCB.They once sent me into Somers for a lump of rejected steel to be returned to BSC (Samuel Fox) at Stocksbridge Sheffield.There was no weighbridge and the loader said it were "about 9 tons".Aye it were,I knew it were more than that when going up that hill back to Oldbury - was it Quarry Bank - it made my LAD Reiver with 375 Leyland cough a bit all way back to Sheffield.It turned out the weight was close on 15 tons,and our gaffer always said "no more than 12 tons on that Reiver".
He never said owt,must have been a good rate eh?

Hi Chris,
Different companies mate, if it was out of Walter Somers it may of been Mucklow hill or if you was very brave Coomeswood, past Stewarts and Lloyds tube works!

Thanks for the input Pete.

"pete smith"
Hi Chris,
Different companies mate, if it was out of Walter Somers it may of been Mucklow hill or if you was very brave Coomeswood, past Stewarts and Lloyds tube works!

It was this company Pete,and I thought their yard was on Pear Tree Lane or summat? Mind you it was 52 years ago I may well be out of order.

Nice pic Chris.

"DEANB"

Here' a few loading shovels/diggers.

Some great pic's there Dean, cheers

"Chris Webb"

It was this company Pete,and I thought their yard was on Pear Tree Lane or summat? Mind you it was 52 years ago I may well be out of order

That's a good memory Chris, my container depot colleagues in the next office to me had a fuss going on recently with a driver whose sat nav couldn't find Pear Tree Lane Dudley, so I had to go in there and tell him where it was. Anyone who has done any proper lorry driving knows Pear Tree Lane Dudley, it's one of those road names that sticks in the memory.

Thanks for the comments Graham.

[DEANB]

Hi Dean the marathon or peanut puncher as we used to affectionately call them of Quickspan Floors looks very much like a T.Coakes motor from New Milton he has a lot of old preserved trucks IIRC, also the two Millers from Poole who made meat pies and the like, cheers Buzzer.

Good stuff Buzzer, you are spot on with that observation of the Marathon being a T.Coakes motor. I remember seeing Coakes motor's about but
remember them being blue. I had to dig into the archives and this article mentions Quickspan and this is the blue i remember so assume that
the Quickspan motors were a different colour ? I was going to give you 10 out of 10 chap but not sure about New Milton ???

As far back as i can remember they have always been based in Corfe Mullen next to Glandel and Beacon Hill brick company chap.

Heres another one in Quickspan's colours.

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I meant to ask yeserday about the second Millers vehicle in the pic. Can anyone recognise the make ??? Possibly Mercedes ??

They used to win alot of competitions years ago Buzzer for there black pudding.

[Buzzer]

I meant to ask yeserday about the second Millers vehicle in the pic. Can anyone recognise the make ??? Possibly Mercedes ??

They used to win alot of competitions years ago Buzzer for there black pudding.

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Dean reckon the second Millers is a Merc as it looks like the three pointed star in the middle of the grill, Buzzer

[tonyj105]

it is a mercedes, either a 0508 or 0608 , use to see them more as an integral van,

tony

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We have had some cracking tankers on here over the last couple of years. Our tanker specialist Chris Webb has been a star with information
about various companies so heres some odds and sods for him and other tanker drivers.

Used to drive this one as i remember.

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Shell tankers.

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Shell.

BP Oil.

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BP Oil.

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Tanker brochures.

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Tanker brochure.

Click on pages twice to read.

[pete smith]

Hi Dean,
Lichfield Road Tanker Services aka Taylors Transport, they also ran bulk tippers, a very shady operator!

[Chris Webb]

Wow Dean,a virtual plethora of tanker photos,thanks mate. You are right,the A E Evans Marathon PCL 553R Fleet 238 was mine from new and was the first new vehicle Evans bought.Not me driving in that photo though,I had left by the time the individual Hazchem board holders were fitted for each compartment and not the trailer I had originally - and look at those red wheels,awful. The driver looks very much like Roger Brown who took that vehicle over after me when I left in Feb 1979,and it's loaed with 3WE1114 which is benzene,so probably en route to Bitmac in Llanwern complex.
I reckon the Harold Wood SA400 was based at Shell Chemicals Stanlow as the product labels look like the Shell type.Andrew Hogg from Kilsyth was eventually part of United Transport along with Stamps,Ancliff and Bulwark.Stiller was probably loaded out of ICI Wilton or Billingham as they were a Teesside based company.The greyish liveried Marathon is one of Leathers Chemicals who originally ran in a dark green livery.The F88 with single axled trailer is one of Crown Walpamur Paints from Darwen Lancashire,looks odd with that small tank.I think maybe that the Coastal Roadways Marathon was loaded out of BP Plastics in Barry.I don't know much about Forresters,only that their depot was in Whixhall Salop and worked out of Synthite in Mold Nth Wales,and I wonder if the Scania 110 in Synthite livery is one of theirs? One of the North Wales lads will know.Manchester Tankers did a lot of hazardous waste and were always to be seen down at that site near Pitsea in Essex. Not sure which site the Albright and Wilson Marathon is from,I know P J Butler ran Marathons out of the A and W place at Oldbury but they had places all over,including Whitehaven,Widnes and Barton On Humber area,looks like it has a VH Huddersfield reg plate so could be one of Tankfreight maybe.Hallamoil was/is a Sheffield based company,that SA has what looks like a AB Worcs reg plate so maybe they had a depot there.I know nowt about Industrial Latex except they were from Cardiff (I think) and were up and down that M50 many times a day,maybe running to tyre factories like Michelin Stoke or Dunlop Castle Bromwich.And as for Taylors from Lichfield,well I heard so many rumours about them so have to endorse what Pete Smith said,although I knew nowt else about them. A E Evans bought one or two ex Shell tilt cab Mammoth Majors,and IIRC the AV691 engines were subbed with AV760s as they had some trouble with them.Trouble is there is nobody around to ask.
A photo of an ex Shell Mammoth Major taken at Barking depot,photo not mine.
Thanks for the refueller info and the BP Oil pics,and the Butterfield Tanks info.I stand to be corrected on any of the above by the way.