CUMBRIA COMPANIES

[Bewick]

Hi John,
The shot of Krugers old Guy Steer was put on the thread a while ago by a Lad that ran tippers and then became a VOSA employee ! He had the same sur name as me ! and had served his time at Syd Prestons in Carnforth in the 60's. He explained that the shot of the Guy was when it had been retired and was on it's way to the breakers as scrap IIRC and you may notice it had an old car loaded in the body, obviously to "mek the weight up" !!! I would think the Guy had had an extremely hard life running in and out to Millom for a good few years but it's date with the gas axe had finally arrived ! Cheers Dennis.

[Leyland600]

G. Plant ERG 68GX (C) Leyland 600

Here are a few photographs taken last Saturday morning on the old A66 at Braithwaite between Cockermouth and Keswick, this section of old road is now used as a lay by and access to some properties but is used each year as an assembly point for the start of The Cumbria Trunk Run. 57 years ago last week I started my career driving a Leyland Comet (mouth organ front) cattle wagon along this road as far south as Banbury with 3 decks of sheep.

[robroy]

Who does the American Kenworth/Peterbilt behind Bateman's Atki belong to Gerald, is it local?
Have always fancied a go in one of those since I was a young lad...sad eh?

[Leyland600]

Roy it was signwritten Truck& Plant Services who have been on the rally scene for a numbder of years they are from Paisley or Barrhead. Thery bought Colin Pattinson's Atkinson Borderer a few years ago then Paul Wardle's ERF four wheeler. Incidently there was another American tractor unit that passed through Wigton twice on Saturday afternoon I just caught a glimpse as it passed my house no idea who it was, painted in a light oatmeal colour.
Cheers, Leyland 600.

[John West]

Who does the American Kenworth/Peterbilt behind Bateman's Atki belong to Gerald, is it local?
Have always fancied a go in one of those since I was a young lad...sad eh?

I think it's a Kenworth? Back in about 1980, I was doing internals in Saudi. One of our American customers from Riyadh, MSI, and sadly I can't even remember what they did, had a few Kenworths. If you click on my website below and go to the gallery there's a pic of of a veteran pulling out of our yard in Dammam. I had a Saudi licence, so could go on the port. They employed a Philipinno, who didn't yet have a licence, (you could drive for a certain time on a foreign licence, but they wouldn't let you on the port) so they asked if I could take his truck onto the port to load a container. His truck was a brand new normal control Kenworth, with a massive Cummins engine, can't remember the HP, but it was over 400, back when 290 was BIG.

I went through the port gate and there was a 2 mile drive inside the port to where the containers were (the gulf is very shallow there, so the causeway was long).

I got it up to over 90! What a joy and a great memory!

Happy Days,


John.

[Leyland600]

Hi John it is badged Peterbilt.
Cheers Leyland 600

[John West]

Hi John it is badged Peterbilt.
Cheers Leyland 600

Ah well. I still enjoyed reliving that day from long ago!

John

[hodgeturbo]

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[hodgeturbo]

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[Bewick]

Hiya Paul, have you had one running out of Sandside this week ? I "clocked" one on the A6 running into Milnthorpe yesterday ! Cheers Dennis.

[hodgeturbo]

Hiya Paul, have you had one running out of Sandside this week ? I "clocked" one on the A6 running into Milnthorpe yesterday ! Cheers Dennis.

Hi Dennis I've had one in Millom all week could have been him,I haven't worked for Tarmac for a while I have worked out of Sandside before but the last thing I did for them would have been from Dumfries

[Bewick]

Hiya Paul, have you had one running out of Sandside this week ? I "clocked" one on the A6 running into Milnthorpe yesterday ! Cheers Dennis.

Hi Dennis I've had one in Millom all week could have been him,I haven't worked for Tarmac for a while I have worked out of Sandside before but the last thing I did for them would have been from Dumfries

Diya know Paul I thought about Millom afterwards as Saunders and Woodhouse's use the A6 through Milnthorpe rather than run around by J36 eh! Still its a swine of a road in and out of Millom well nut see bad on't way in m/t but a B******* on't way out loaded ! Cheers Dennis.
PS Paul, I've just bin having a think about that road out of Millom to Levens Bridge and the A6 ( as it was before the M/ways) and when there were many tippers and flats engaged on hauling Pig Iron from the Iron Works at Millom the most powerful motor running in those later days prior to the closure in March '68 was Clarks of Millom 180 Cummins "D reg" ( IIRC) Guy Invincible running at 24 tons gvw pulling a short tandem axle flat trailer with low side boards and it was driven by Bob Wright a native of Millom. Bob used to do 3 round trips to Sheffield a week returning with scrap moulds to Millom. He also used to stay in digs at Kelmscott café, Chorley three nights a week !!

[hodgeturbo]

Hiya Paul, have you had one running out of Sandside this week ? I "clocked" one on the A6 running into Milnthorpe yesterday ! Cheers Dennis.

Hi Dennis I've had one in Millom all week could have been him,I haven't worked for Tarmac for a while I have worked out of Sandside before but the last thing I did for them would have been from Dumfries

Diya know Paul I thought about Millom afterwards as Saunders and Woodhouse's use the A6 through Milnthorpe rather than run around by J36 eh! Still its a swine of a road in and out of Millom well nut see bad on't way in m/t but a B******* on't way out loaded ! Cheers Dennis.
PS Paul, I've just bin having a think about that road out of Millom to Levens Bridge and the A6 ( as it was before the M/ways) and when there were many tippers and flats engaged on hauling Pig Iron from the Iron Works at Millom the most powerful motor running in those later days prior to the closure in March '68 was Clarks of Millom 180 Cummins "D reg" ( IIRC) Guy Invincible running at 24 tons gvw pulling a short tandem axle flat trailer with low side boards and it was driven by Bob Wright a native of Millom. Bob used to do 3 round trips to Sheffield a week returning with scrap moulds to Millom. He also used to stay in digs at Kelmscott café, Chorley three nights a week !!

Its still a good old slog out of Millom even with a lot more powerful engines doesn't matter which way you go it's just hills hills and more hills

[hodgeturbo]

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[John West]

Hi, saw a Hodgeturbo Scania this afternoon on Barrow Island, heading out of town. Didn't get near enough to clock the reg. it looked empty.

John.

[hodgeturbo]

Hi, saw a Hodgeturbo Scania this afternoon on Barrow Island, heading out of town. Didn't get near enough to clock the reg. it looked empty.

John.

We are bringing Tar down from Carlisle for the new temporary car park for BAE

[Punchy Dan]

Hi, saw a Hodgeturbo Scania this afternoon on Barrow Island, heading out of town. Didn't get near enough to clock the reg. it looked empty.

John.

We are bringing Tar down from Carlisle for the new temporary car park for BAE

Eyeball on the m6 this morning

[gazzad]

Hi, saw a Hodgeturbo Scania this afternoon on Barrow Island, heading out of town. Didn't get near enough to clock the reg. it looked empty.

John.

We are bringing Tar down from Carlisle for the new temporary car park for BAE

Eyeball on the m6 this morning

Sawyou heading up the 74 this morning Dan with what looked like a generator on.

[Punchy Dan]

Hi, saw a Hodgeturbo Scania this afternoon on Barrow Island, heading out of town. Didn't get near enough to clock the reg. it looked empty.

John.

We are bringing Tar down from Carlisle for the new temporary car park for BAE

Eyeball on the m6 this morning

Sawyou heading up the 74 this morning Dan with what looked like a generator on.

Yes I had 5 on , which horse n cart should I be looking for ?

[Leyland600]

Hi Rob Roy, Fletchertown village hall tomorrow night Saturday 28th Sept at 7.00 pm Nigel Scaife with slide show "Old Cumbrian Lorries " so I am told.

Cheers Leyland 600

[jamescharters]

My dad's cargo curtain sider followed by Ian ridley cargo flat

[robroy]

Hi Rob Roy, Fletchertown village hall tomorrow night Saturday 28th Sept at 7.00 pm Nigel Scaife with slide show "Old Cumbrian Lorries " so I am told.

Cheers Leyland 600

Thanks Gerald, did not know it was on, but finished work too late anyway.
How was it?

[syramax]

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Hi Hodge , I remember alco but buggerd if I can remember where they were based ? I'm thinking mossbay . Can you enlighten me cheers

[Leyland600]

Hi Roy, a very good show with lots of ancient,(1940s-50s) not so ancient(1960s-80s) and modern (1990s-2010 approx) Cumbrian lorries display with a near capacity audience.
heers, Leyland 600

[Punchy Dan]

Was that you Hodge ?

[Bewick]

An' he was only gitten paid for't actual weight eh! Anon 1.

[windrush]

An' he was only gitten paid for't actual weight eh! Anon 1.

He wouldn't be the first to fall for that one though, had it tried on me a time or two (RMC were good at that, you had to be canny ) but never took them up on their 'kind' offer! Their answer was always the same when I refused; "I thought you hired hauliers wanted work?"

Pete.

[hodgeturbo]

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Was that you Hodge ?

It was David lad that drives that wagon took it to Wimblington near Cambridge it's getting chipped up then taken to Dumfries to be made into Picnic Benches

[hodgeturbo]

An' he was only gitten paid for't actual weight eh! Anon 1.

Oh no I haven't dropped a bo@@ock have I thought it was gonna be a good job

[stevedaff]

NMP -British Sidac Wigton lined up on the yard great memories riding shotgun with the old man late 70s early 80s