OLD BRS LORRIES

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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OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby 900X20 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:15 pm

Hello all,
I was given an old calendar with these pictures on it.Would there be some Senior BRS drivers around who would remember some of them? Regards,900X20.

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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby fodenway » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:38 pm

Smashing stuff, both Peter Davies and Mike Jefferies are brilliant transport artists. Has anybody got any copies of the "lorry bills" posters that BRS applied to the sides of their vans in the very early days? There was a series of paintings depicting BRS activities, showing their lorries in different situations. Some of them can be spotted on vans in various books, but how many were there in total?
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Postby 900X20 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:59 pm

Here are some more from the calendars I have.They're not all BRS though.I might be able to get hold of a few more.The painting is as true as it can get (having driven some of them) Regards to all,900X20.
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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby altitude » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:19 pm

Really good pic's there 900X20 :) :) :) :) keep them coming, lot's on here will love them. Don't think I would want to be the driver of the BRS Vulcan KYK 725 Looks a bit unstable. :shock: :shock: :shock: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby 900X20 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:56 pm

John,I'm with you. Hanging beef was bad enough but I wouldn't take liberties with that Vulcan load. 900X20.
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Postby flatman001 » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:58 pm

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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby Chris Webb » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:30 pm

900X20 wrote:John,I'm with you. Hanging beef was bad enough but I wouldn't take liberties with that Vulcan load. 900X20.


Great pics and I can just about remember all of those makes and models.I like that Octopus GWH 312,registered in Bolton I think.
Driver of that Vulcan looks ready to "bale" out (sorry) :lol:
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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby altitude » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:20 pm

900X20 wrote:John,I'm with you. Hanging beef was bad enough but I wouldn't take liberties with that Vulcan load. 900X20.


I think if you took the top 2 rows off that Vulcan it would still be a bit iffy. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby altitude » Mon Mar 01, 2010 9:25 pm

Chris Webb wrote:
900X20 wrote:John,I'm with you. Hanging beef was bad enough but I wouldn't take liberties with that Vulcan load. 900X20.


Great pics and I can just about remember all of those makes and models.I like that Octopus GWH 312,registered in Bolton I think.
Driver of that Vulcan looks ready to "bale" out (sorry) :lol:


Nice to know it's not just me that's getting old Chris. :wink: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby fodenway » Mon Mar 01, 2010 10:15 pm

900X20 wrote:John,I'm with you. Hanging beef was bad enough but I wouldn't take liberties with that Vulcan load. 900X20.

Don't worry lads, it's a load of hops - next to no weight at all really, and at 20mph (of course we stick to the limit, officer!) it's quite safe. I've seen them with a good bit more than this on.
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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby Norman Ingram » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:36 am

So have I, but that was in Turkey, not UK :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby 900X20 » Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:04 pm

Good Day to you all,Gentlemen.
I managed to get the rest of the old paintings from the calendar so here they are.I'm glad the previous ones were of interest and if,in the future ,I can get any more,rest assured they will be on this site P.D.Q.!
Enjoy.Regards,900X20.

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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby altitude » Tue Mar 02, 2010 7:09 pm

Nice one's 900x20 there the business very good thanks.

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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby revman » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:47 pm

Imagefoden in exellent roadscapes calender (this foden being restored by john gornal spennymoor-alan
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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby Dave the Renegade » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:52 pm

revman wrote:Imagefoden in exellent roadscapes calender (this foden being restored by john gornal spennymoor-alan

Was chatting to Alan and Colleen yesterday,got that print,there's another Foden behind it,a great pic.
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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby Norman Ingram » Tue Mar 02, 2010 11:35 pm

Drove a mighty Antar in Germany with a Conqueror tank on the trailer approx 150 ton, was a swine to find a route to the company we had to deliver it to, the bridges was the trouble, 50 tons was a lot of the limits. :( :( :( :(
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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby harry_gill » Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:09 pm

hiya,
The Vulcan load , hops, fresh air, nearly as light as a load of glider engines.
thanks harry long retired.
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Re: OLD BRS LORRIES

Postby Wheel Nut » Thu Jun 09, 2011 11:56 am

fodenway wrote:Smashing stuff, both Peter Davies and Mike Jefferies are brilliant transport artists. Has anybody got any copies of the "lorry bills" posters that BRS applied to the sides of their vans in the very early days? There was a series of paintings depicting BRS activities, showing their lorries in different situations. Some of them can be spotted on vans in various books, but how many were there in total?


This thread title may be a bit misleading for this link, but I found it yesterday while perusing the web

http://www.redbubble.com/people/artistj ... /portfolio

So if it is your birthday and you want something different, just leave that webpage open when you nip out to the shed.

There are some 200 amazing paintings and memories in there! Lorries and Engines
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