xamtex:
i used to be a mechanic for one of these companies…the gory stories i know are not for human consumption!
So did I, in 1978 when I was 16/17, for a company called Stannards, (I think), in Stapleford Abbots, Essex. It was an absolutely disgusting place, offal everywhere. I remember this old bloke with one eye, standing inside a horse carcass cutting it up and eating a pie at the same time.
Not for the faint hearted ! The fitter that I used to work with was Dave Webb, great bloke, he taught me a lot about diesels and trailers etc. I used to love going out on breakdowns and roadside recoveries with him.
Long time ago. That was when I first drove a TM Bedford and an F86 unit and trailer.
GS