Lowfield Distribution (Sainsburys) Middleton, Manchester

All most all of the 1982 registered ‘C’ Series ERF’s at Middleton depot with consecutive registration plates from CNV 99X TO CNV 130X. finished up being exported to Malta.

One that did not finish up overseas was CNV 120X which was bought by Mark Schofield from Huddersfield who converted it into a gritter and used it on contract with the local council in West Yorkshire until 1997.

CNV 120X-001.JPGMark recalls…
“This ERF was my second gritting dream machine, I scoured the country looking for a Gardner 230 6LXCT 230 turbo tractor to build a short wagon with superb lock, suitable for my gritting route, like my previous Foden only more power.
This had a splitter box aswell, not a patch on the 12 speed Foden, but better than the hit and miss Eaton 2 speed axle set up on most of our ERFs”.