deeline:
sorry to hear about jack copeland, one of the nice guy’s, does anyone remember a guy called ray crudass from over bishop auckland way, he ran a left ■■■■■■ 110 scania, blue and white with italy, france , middle east , north africa, wrote above the grille on it, he used to do quite a bit of italy, spain and germany for deeline in the 80’s, he was quite a character as well.
My Dad knew Ray Crudass, I remember when I used to go with My Dad to work on a sat morning or when schools where on holiday (happy days, most firms dont allow it now) seeing His Scania parked up in the lay by at the top of Parkhead bank whenever He was home. My Dad worked for Brunskill’s from Hartlepool until they closed & then TW Grieg from Bishop Auckland if anyone remembers them, last yard they had was at Sedgfield. Rangers moved into that yard when Greig’s closed down. Randolph Coke works finished, Miners strike & Hartlepool plate mill finished around the same time, that was all their main work gone.