Leicester's Bygone'sModerators: ERF-NGC-European, dieseldave By posting content to TruckNet, you're agreeing to our terms of use and confirm that you have read our Privacy Policy, and our Cookie Use Policy. You acknowledge that any personal data you post on TruckNet may be accessed by other members of TruckNet and visitors to the forum Leicester's Bygone'sI hope these jog a few memories .
Graham Martins Transport AML Transport Blaby Haulage Transwind Transport NT Motors Narborough Transport Hercock and Simpson Marshall Bros of wigston Brookes Pies of wigston Court Bros Draycotts Lapworth Removals Span-Furn, AM Walkers of cosby Pickfords Heavy Haulage Eastern BRS of blaby Hamblins Haulage (pointers) Just to name but a few. I'm sure there are a lot more but the old head hurts for now Catch me now ! if you can......... !
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sFrom the Atkinson Vehicles archives:
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Re: Leicester's Bygone'sAnd another: Kiwi Transport of Ibstock. The owner was from NZ and he returned there, taking his Atki with him.
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Re: Leicester's Bygone'sSome great pictures there "240".
I can just about remember Ma Walkers in thier smart green livery, just before they changed to orange and brown with the introduction of the F7s and F10s, although i think the F10s were based at a depot in derby on powder tankers. Catch me now ! if you can......... !
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sgunnerheskey,
, ask "Ted " about the old Leicester firms , he may have short legs but he has a long memory . ![]() He may even recall one he was at ![]() now i know that was a while ago... infact, i think steam was just about to be replaced by the diesels. ![]() ![]() Last edited by trux on Sun Feb 07, 2010 10:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
relativity of time .... is like a ticking clock.
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I think when AM Walkers moved into Derby did the join up with Midland storage some how I had two mates that drove for them Bob Slaney(atki DRA34J) And Wally had a F88 both on tankwork. John
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Cheers "trux" Where can i find him, lol Catch me now ! if you can......... !
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sMy Dad worked for A M Walker,(Alice Martha Walker)if i remember rightly.He was based at Stoney Stanton,pipeworks under the name of John Ellis and sons,and they delivered concrete sewer pipes.She used to send him 6 bottles of spirits,and some tobacco at xmas.He used to drive a wooden cabbed atki,and then a foden,then an AEC Marshal when Redland took over the pipeworks,prior to Calor Gas now having the site.A.M.Walkers had some half decent trucks years ago,they even had the early Carlsberg contract before being bought out by the TDG Group,i believe.Thanks for the pictures.
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sSome good info there TNT,
Here's a few more to dwell on Braunstone Haulage Silks Transport Coles transport - gt glen John Simmonds - rothley Garners Transport - coalville C A Green - coalville Butlers - coalville Enderby Transport/Lish transport Frank smith - desford M J Lewis - swepstone Horace Webster/Richard Webster Alexandra Stone Pickarby - Arrivehaul Bexton and Smith - coalville That should get a few more minds ticking over for a wee while....... ![]() Catch me now ! if you can......... !
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sparkin and jones coalville/palletts nailstone/T.W.Glover ravenstone/tallis and cresswell donington le heath/emmersons belton/whitmore and hickin whitwick/bancroft and powers coalville/fletchers ibstock/Boams whitwick/.Beeneys Coalville......these were operators from north west leicestershire all gone except emmersons I think
wayne Robinson
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sI hope this thread includes Leicestershire,not just Leicester.
![]() Them were t'days when we were on neets.
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sHiya no one seems to have mentioned John Moore from Ashby he had some fair tackle F10s and Transcons
John
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Hi Chris... of course it includes leicestershire... Harlows of long whatton are still going strong, still timber merchants and still running an impressive fleet of daf cfs, artis and rigids, Another firm i remember from hathern was Goodacre's, i don't think they're running anymore, smart livery beige with 2 blue stripes, they used to run about 2 or 3 artics....... Catch me now ! if you can......... !
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I remember Moores from ashby's dark green F10s on tipping and bricks.... Andrews Haulage are in their old yard in ashby now, and there is still a scania in Moores old colours still flying around. Catch me now ! if you can......... !
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sRe Moores transport in the 60 s they had a lot of leyland comets artics....at this time artics were nt very common....they were green I think.Last time I was in england I met a chap who used to drive one of those big blue british shoe corporation bedford TK s he did shop deliveries in the london area.He said his lorry was a flying machine possible geared like a coach.
wayne Robinson
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Hi robinswh, I remember the blue BSC TKs, then they went on to the brown colour scheme with the hush puppies on... ![]() Catch me now ! if you can......... !
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sMoores of ashby worked on the waste on the A J Bull contract they had some good lads and some bloody good tackel,
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sHi all , question for you Leicester boys
![]() ![]() Did A. M . Walker's do some work for Carlsberg in Northampton in the 70s, as i've vague memories of their orange F88s loading in the brewery around that time or am i thinking of someone else ![]() ![]()
Re: Leicester's Bygone'swhat about wainwrights from ashby,who are still going, always had green erfs/sed aks on stone mainly out of breedon,moores yard has houses built on it now andrews who took moores over now run from the old measham pit site.who can remember orpwards from donisthorpe who ran a very tidy fleet of light blue foden tippers on coalwork,i think foden used to use them to test some of the new models.
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sI can remember orpwoods always had fodens with gardners in well into the late 80,s they were on coal and coke,there was also c.h.walkers green and white fodens.
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sanyone remember LS haulage from donisthorpe?ran a fleet of bedford Tk tippers in the sixties.
wayne Robinson
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"Beetie" click here http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=28&t=26272&p=631007&hilit=bees#p631007 Hope this helped ![]()
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Hi Tonyhogi, (iirc) my grandad had a mate on am walkers in the 70s and i remember them pulling carlesberg tankers with their orange f88s then their f10s...... They also did some powder tank work out of derby as well Catch me now ! if you can......... !
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I remember Bees transport very well, a company i used to work for in the wharehouse before i got my class 1 used to have a collection everyday from bees, the driver was an oldish chap quite tall, skinny, big moustache and always wore a flat cap and we used to call him the major.... I've not long moved to a village not too far from hinkley and in the stable yard behind my house is an old Bees transport body, i'll get some pics an try an figure out how to put them on..... ![]() Catch me now ! if you can......... !
Re: Leicester's Bygone's[/quote] Thanks Gunnerheskey for clearing that one up ![]() ![]() Has anyone any pics of Walkers Volvo's ![]()
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sA few more to think about
Pinnacle International Freight K R Turners Murphys P M Rucks R F Brookes Neil Bros Pickarby's
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sDoes this one count or is it to old.
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Thanks Gunnerheskey for clearing that one up ![]() ![]() Has anyone any pics of Walkers Volvo's ![]() Superb picture is that tony... I remember after the buffallo's carlsberg getting about 30 or so brand new Daf 2500s reg no MAM 323X and so on. As for the AM Walker volvo's in orange i know a friend of a friend and i'm working on it... ![]() Catch me now ! if you can......... !
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Great picture stanfield, yeah of course it counts. The more the merrier as they say . Cheers Catch me now ! if you can......... !
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