OLD LIVESTOCK HAULIERS SHROPSHIRE

[watty1]

hi cheptow chap great photo of the f88, i believe its devonports of aston.
As anyone got any photos of there other lorries, a Treg volvo f10 6 wheeler and drag (which replaced the f88), an aec 6 wheeler, a T reg volvo artic (which replaced the aec).

[dessert driver]

Hi boys

Devenports F88 and drag at Oswestry stock market around 1985

hi cheptow chap great photo of the f88, i believe its devonports of aston.
As anyone got any photos of there other lorries, a Treg volvo f10 6 wheeler and drag (which replaced the f88), an aec 6 wheeler, a T reg volvo artic (which replaced the aec).

chepstowchap thanks for the photo as you say watty1 Devenports of Aston. When they sold the artic unit we used to pull the 36ft trailer for them on busy days, mostly Welshpool Mondays, Oswestry Wednesdays and Beaston Fridays.Usally sheep to Kingsley,Frodsham or Longmans at Stoke.There was also a place on the out skirts of Wigan and sometimes Bamberbridge.As i've said before I drove the f10 wag and drag for a while IIRC that was an ex A1 transport and Brian and Jack transferred the box's from the old f88.
As watty1 said any photos would be welcome

Regards Keith

[jonto]

Hello Andrew
Do you still have the filling station? I remember back in the late 70's or early 80's when on the VSCC welsh trial which that year finished at Knighton leaving for the journey home about four in the afternoon, the plan being to fill up at your garage and arriving there to find it closed. So nothing for it but to knock at the house and say sorry, I guess it was your father who emerged, I remember he was a bit grumpy saying this had happened before and they only bought ten bobs worth, so anyway he filled us up, it would have been five or six gallons to top it. The car was a 1926 AC two seater with dicky, scuttle tank, gravity feed and the filler cap was on the dashboard!
I had a Commer two stroke for a while back in the 60's, it was belonged to Alf Wymmes of Bignal End another coal dealer, dad lent them one of our Bedfords for one of his sons to learn to drive on, must have been though more suitable, meanwhile I had the Commer. I remember going to Hem heath colliery with it driving along the A34 in the early hours to que up for loading, with my foot flat on the floor trying to get the boost gauge ever higher. The uniflow engine has no induction stroke and so needs to be pressurised to get the fuel in. I read somewhere that the engine was designed using German Junkers technology and was built by Tilling Stevens hence the TS designation and the 3 for the three cylinder configuration

[andrew brick]

Hi Jonto, unfortunatly I had to sell the petrol station about 10 yrs ago,there is now a tractor dealership operating from there, I assume that it brings in a lot more profit than running lorries and selling fuel ever used to. It was always a pet hate of dads to open up after closing time, but living on the site it was a drawback to the job, I remember one night opening up for the local ambulance to top up after a call, this was around 9pm and I never minded doing that as you never knew who or where it would be next called to, but when I was called on again at about 1am to fill it up gain, only to find that the bloody thing was still full,the crew had changed and instead of looking at the guage, or dipping the tank if they thought that the fuel gauge was faulty,the dipsticks prefered to call me out,the vehicle had only covered 1/2 a mile to the ambulance station and 1/2 a mile back down to the garage To say that I wasnt a happy chappy would be an understatment, but they never made the same mistake again !!.
I didnt get to drive our Commer,it was sold long before I started driving,although I remember it well, you could always tell it coming miles away by its sound, both the engine and the brakes, the Albion being the first vehicle that I drove after my HGV test.
regards Andrew.

[bubbleman]

Hi,looking for stuff for the scrapbook I found this...I think it belongs on this thread.



Cheers Bubbs,

[143topline]

back to the forum after a couple of weeks in holland
here is a photo of an albion reiver operated by jukes from leintwardine, pity it did not have a three deck box. i think the box was originally on a tk bedford and was extende

[143topline]

another firm that used to do our livestock transport was baches from alveley near bridgnorth. they are still going strong on the livestock and bulk work. think i took this at banbury mart

[143topline]

Hi,looking for stuff for the scrapbook I found this...I think it belongs on this thread.



Cheers Bubbs,

i can remember john parry at shrewsbury market when i used to go with my father

[Dave the Renegade]

Hi,looking for stuff for the scrapbook I found this...I think it belongs on this thread.



Cheers Bubbs,

i can remember john parry at shrewsbury market when i used to go with my father

[fryske]

And here's Dave Parry...

[143topline]

jukes aec marshal at woodside lairage birkenhead, les morgan at the rear

[Basilbrush]

Still some lovely pictures coming through & thanks to those who post them. I was on a site recently where Chippenham Cattle market used to stand. It brought back a lot of memories. If only more of us had thought of taking the cameras back in them days.

BB

[Pebbles 74]

Hello John,

Good to see you back 'in the saddle', hope you had a good holiday. The photos are as good as ever!

another firm that used to do our livestock transport was baches from alveley near bridgnorth. they are still going strong on the livestock and bulk work. think i took this at banbury mart

I particularly like this Bison of R.E. Bache & Jukes Ergo Marshal, my father ran tipper versions of both of these - takes me back to some happy days!

Incidentally Baches have relocated from Alveley to a farm site just off the A458, a couple of miles out of Bridgnorth, & just down the road from my better half's parents - it really is a small world some times!

Still hoping to see that Scania you mentioned... All the best!

Andrew Stone

[chepstowchap]

Q Alik Archer at his depot around 1982 approx

[Dave the Renegade]

Q Alik Archer at his depot around 1982 approx

Cracking pic of that F86 of Alick Archer's chepstowchap,look forward to seeing some more.
Cheers Dave.

[kingswinford kit]

Hi Chepstow Chap,what abrilliant shot.Any drivers on this thread used to visit Baxters of Northampton?Also an abbottoir at Crick near Daventry?
I think I can remember thisF86 delivering stock to Devis's in Great Bridge.

[Basilbrush]

Lovely picture of the F86, the Plant mentioned at Crick, would that have been Midland Meat Packers? That was a big firm, they must have had one of the highest throughputs of cattle in the country. More pictures please.

BB

[dessert driver]

Hi boys
I went for a family walk along the Whixall canal Sunday night past Bill (RIP) and Les Dulsons place and took a few picks of there old trucks.



















Behind that gantry is another three trucks.

Regards Keith.

[Dave the Renegade]

Hi boys
I went for a family walk along the Whixall canal Sunday night past Bill (RIP) and Les Dulsons place and took a few picks of there old trucks.



















Behind that gantry is another three trucks.

Regards Keith.

Great pics Keith,a lot of history in a yard like that.
Cheers Dave.

[dessert driver]

Hi boys

Hi boys
I went for a family walk along the Whixall canal Sunday night past Bill (RIP) and Les Dulsons place and took a few picks of there old trucks.

Great pics Keith,a lot of history in a yard like that.
Cheers Dave.

Shaw is Dave.I first remember them working out of Irish Sea Ferries Garston, very early seventies They used to take the box off a six wheeler Leyland when the cattle job was quiet and move Lancashire flats. One day on the way back from Manchester we came behind them,Les driving Bill shot gun. When we got to Middlewich they turned for Nantwich and the low bridge under the canel. Thinking they knew a way around we followed. As they droped down to the bridge the lights changed to green, Less hit the gas, BANG the old style container with the lifting eyes on top hit the bridge and under it went. Could have swore the truck lifted six inches when it come out the other end.Good job we had only a flat on. Anyway a couple of mile down the road there used to be a small cafe and we both pulled in. Dad said to Bill did you know you hit the bridge, He said what bridge we always come this way.

Regards Keith.

[3300John]

Hiya Dave.. and Keith as you look through your cattle market photo's will you look out for any EC Meirs or J Haydon both stoke firms.
i know the did Shrewsbury and Oswestry markets.
Cheers John.

[dessert driver]

Hi boys
John I remember them well. Used to do a lot to Longmans

Regards Keith

[jonto]

Hi Haydons sold to Ian Phillips, Baldwins Gate, he has my old Triumph TR4 1421VT restored and running. Mears are still going, another north staffs firm was Ron Marsh. I know Haydons have a photo album as I've seen it.

[watty1]

Hi boys

Hi boys
I went for a family walk along the Whixall canal Sunday night past Bill (RIP) and Les Dulsons place and took a few picks of there old trucks.

Great pics Keith,a lot of history in a yard like that.
Cheers Dave.

Shaw is Dave.I first remember them working out of Irish Sea Ferries Garston, very early seventies They used to take the box off a six wheeler Leyland when the cattle job was quiet and move Lancashire flats. One day on the way back from Manchester we came behind them,Les driving Bill shot gun. When we got to Middlewich they turned for Nantwich and the low bridge under the canel. Thinking they knew a way around we followed. As they droped down to the bridge the lights changed to green, Less hit the gas, BANG the old style container with the lifting eyes on top hit the bridge and under it went. Could have swore the truck lifted six inches when it come out the other end.Good job we had only a flat on. Anyway a couple of mile down the road there used to be a small cafe and we both pulled in. Dad said to Bill did you know you hit the bridge, He said what bridge we always come this way.

Regards Keith.

Hi keith yep les as told me about the bridge route. after the six wheeler they had a guy big j tractor unit on irish sea ferries

[chepstowchap]

Hi 3300John is this the Maers you were mentioning this Atki was at Shrewsbury market Have got a BW shot with its drawbar Kingswinfordkit mentioned an abbatior in Northampton i can remember one near a railway crossing not sure if it was Baxters though There is one near Bedford and ican remember Crowthers Craven arms and Mj Parry unloading there

[Stanfield]

Hi--Dont know if this is ok for this thread just come across it in one of my books.

JOHN

[scaniasteve]

alick archer , leintwardine albion clydesdale at llangollen sheep sale

hi folks its great to see the pic of archers albion clydesdale as this was my dads first truck he took it over from peter archer when it was around 3-6 months old

[FODENMAN]

Hi 3300John is this the Maers you were mentioning this Atki was at Shrewsbury market Have got a BW shot with its drawbar Kingswinfordkit mentioned an abbatior in Northampton i can remember one near a railway crossing not sure if it was Baxters though There is one near Bedford and ican remember Crowthers Craven arms and Mj Parry unloading there

I can remember a chap, sadly no longer with us, that used to drive one of these old Atki's for Mears as well as working in their garage.
He told me that on one occasion in the late eighties he broke down on the M6 near Birmingham and used one of the Motorway emergency telephones to summon assistance. He gave the reg no to the person at the other end, then they asked him what make the vehicle was, when he replied Atkinson, the chap at the other end replied "Seddon Atkinson".
When the driver said no, Atkinson the chap on the other end said "Good grief".

regards,
John.

[Basilbrush]

Brilliant to see more lovely cattle lorry photos getting posted. Thanks very much to all who share them.

BB

[altitude]

Hi 3300John is this the Maers you were mentioning this Atki was at Shrewsbury market Have got a BW shot with its drawbar Kingswinfordkit mentioned an abbatior in Northampton i can remember one near a railway crossing not sure if it was Baxters though There is one near Bedford and ican remember Crowthers Craven arms and Mj Parry unloading there

I can remember a chap, sadly no longer with us, that used to drive one of these old Atki's for Mears as well as working in their garage.
He told me that on one occasion in the late eighties he broke down on the M6 near Birmingham and used one of the Motorway emergency telephones to summon assistance. He gave the reg no to the person at the other end, then they asked him what make the vehicle was, when he replied Atkinson, the chap at the other end replied "Seddon Atkinson".
When the driver said no, Atkinson the chap on the other end said "Good grief".

regards,
John.

What a lovely old girl that is thanks for putting her on.

cheers

John.