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 Re: Leicester's Bygone'sIs this the Lester Brothers from Long Whatton that ran buses in the 40s and 50s when I was at my Aunties in Diseworth? I know Whieldons from Hathern ran both tippers and buses,not sure if Lesters did though.Mark S Bailey photo.
Them were t'days when we were on neets.
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This was the last Foden 8 wheeler R B Transport purchased,he had a sizable fleet of mainly Fodens with a few merc 6 wheelers.The 8 wheelers sub for Redlands at Mountsorrel and the artics were on garbage and subbing for Cliff Walker.
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I must have been going about with me eyes shut ![]()
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sBirchers of Ibstock
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NMP cracking photos
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sNote the ancient tachograph in the second picture Paul ...my dad had an identical one in his 1951 Maudsley (AEC mark 3 really) used to be piece of grease paper placed behind a moving stem which recorded the movement of the lorry. The thing used to come open and clout me on the head !!
wayne Robinson
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Just fab ![]() Lorries of Arabia
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She stands well for sure Robert, doesn't look too old, would she have been in red?
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I never had any dealings with them Wayne, but am assured you could fiddle them
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That was in a yard on Harrison close in wigston, from about 1991, I remember seeing it all the while when I worked for AML Transport, our yard was next door to it . Nearly inquired about buying it to restore. Ex Gunnerheskey
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sNarborough Transport of Littlethorpe,
Photo courtesy of Pod , Ex Gunnerheskey
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Cant see from these photos but certainly later headboards were reversible with Empire Stone on other side. Can remember seeing these when handballing 16 ton of Alexandra Stone off in the yard where I worked.
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Looks like they were removable ![]() Ex Gunnerheskey
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sN threepence back on your bottle ? NMP
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Just how I started my driving career, not with Hoyes and not with that motor, but with a Commer Bantam Karrier as a pop man for the Co-op in Nottingham. Started the day I passed my car test. ![]() Salut, David.
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i remember Enderby Transport..at Broughton Astley!
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i loved those 2 Seddons at NT ![]()
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I would ave thought a man of your experience would know the fiddle with those recorders Coomsey . Back up tight to your oppo and leave the engine on fast tickover , it then recorded movement . I'm not that old either but like most of us oldies I rode shotgun with my dad in the holidays .
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A man of my standing in the community on the fiddle ? Never!! ![]()
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Re: Leicester's Bygone'sA bit different from my day Paul those two tanks weren t there then the hoppers look pretty much the same one lane for tarmac and the other for birophelt .(.cant spell this )...my dads weigh bridge was on the other side . On the other end not seen on the photo was the top box and granite loading area below that know as the mills for some unknown reason.
wayne Robinson
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You want to see it now Wayne, still millions of tons of top quality stone left for the having
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Just found this photo. Would be interested in any more pictures of Websters trucks, I think mine might have belonged to them originally, T762 ROP a F2000 Roadhaus
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Here she is again
Re: Leicester's Bygone'sthat old girl's crying out to be saved! need a lot of work though..
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