Portsmouth/Fareham Companies

Remember when going scotch (if from the south), or going down to the smoke (if from the north), was long distance?
When Middle East work was readily available?.
When driving a 111 or F89 meant you were truly the king of the road?
Recall those companies long gone, where every day was an adventure?

What ever happened to those drivers you spent hours with.. where did they go? and recollect on those characters in the industry sadly no longer with us.
This forum is for us all to indulge in a little nostalgia and remember with rose coloured glasses how much better it was in the olden days

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Re: Portsmouth/Fareham Companies

Postby Ray Smyth » Fri Sep 06, 2019 3:17 pm

A smart looking BMC flat lorry of Burnetts of Portsmouth. I imagine it is about 13 tons G.V.W.,
being on 8 stud wheels. With its high headboard, I reckon it would have carried many high loads
of cauliflowers from Brittany, and tomatoes from The Channel Islands to wholesale fruit & veg
markets throughout the UK. Not my picture. Ray Smyth.
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Re: Portsmouth/Fareham Companies

Postby truckworld » Thu Sep 19, 2019 9:45 pm

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Re: Portsmouth/Fareham Companies

Postby truckworld » Thu Sep 19, 2019 9:48 pm

I used to drive this ford d series for eagleway freight scotland every week 50 mph uphill and down hill never miseda beat.
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Re: Portsmouth/Fareham Companies

Postby truckworld » Thu Sep 19, 2019 9:52 pm

thats my dad stood in front sadly no longer with us lorry driver his whole life ex percy powell
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Re: Portsmouth/Fareham Companies

Postby GS OVERLAND » Thu Sep 19, 2019 11:33 pm

What a great photo.
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Re: Portsmouth/Fareham Companies

Postby gerbil sb152 » Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:32 am

Hi all. Truck world is that Tony Stevens in the picture he had a mixer on ready mix years back.
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Re: Portsmouth/Fareham Companies

Postby Ray Smyth » Fri Oct 04, 2019 10:48 am

truckworld wrote:thats my dad stood in front sadly no longer with us lorry driver his whole life ex percy powell


Hi, You mentioned that your Dad was Ex Percy Powell Transport, I joined Robert Baillie at Horndean at the time
that Baillies acquired Percy Powell, its drivers, and its lorries. Names that I can remember are Mick Ansell,
Jimmy Farmer, Dave Youldon, John Porter, all Ex Percy Powell. You may have seen the Percy Powell
thread that I started on here last year, also the Robert Baillie thread. Always keen to see any pictures of their lorries.

Regards, Ray Smyth.
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