I’m sure that Gill’s Transport ran that trailer after Craddocks packed up, another one of Craddocks,
Couple of Kevin Fullard’s, first the much modified ERF, engine seized coming down slip road in the North East and it was recovered and stood in a yard up there for a few months then Kev reckons she was burnt up, 2nd pic the Foden and Kev’s last motor, 525 ■■■■■■■ and I think he said 13 or may be 15 sp Fuller,
These pics where not taken by me.
They where given to me in the mid 90s by the late Dave kings who was,at that time, a day shunter at Christian Salvesens Droitwich Spa depot.
J E Cartwrights was a fleet based at Lydiate Ash,on the Old Birmingham Rd ,though the company address on the cab doors was in Lodge Hill rd in Selly Oak.
The fleet was very mixed, as well as the AEC,Scammell,Atkinson and Guy i can remember Bedford TKs, LAD cabbed Dodge and BMC FH, there may well have been others i have forgotten.
They ran a regular shuttle to and from South Wales carrying components for the motor industry in Birmingham, radiators i think where one of their main cargoes.
The fleet was beautifully kept , the units always clean and embellished .
Sadly the company was taken over by BRS in Oct 1965 after the death of John Cartwright and vehicles either absorbed into the BRS fleet or disposed of.
One of their single axle box trailers could be seen running about with the J E Cartwright logo painted over for a while afterwards.
From 63 i tried to get a job driving with them, but of course i had no experience of lorry driving,apart from towing buses with a converted Daimler COG5
bus, complete with pre selective gears and a fluid drive.
They did offer me the opportunity of a interview for a job as a a mechanic, a job i had been doing for some 12 years, but the call of the open road beckoned and i declined.
Dave Kings father, the late John Kings,who also worked till his death at Salvesens, had been a driver for Cartwrights and i believe that is him stood in front of the AEC Mercury.
I have no information as to when and where the photos where taken, though one of them as 1961 pencilled on the back,
Dave offered me the pictures after a conversation during which the subject of Cartwrights had come up.
Naturally i snatched his hand off.
After Salvesen packed up in Droitwich Spa,Dave went to Blakes of Loxley, Alcester, where i believe he was a shunter.
Sadly,like his Dad,Dave never made it to retirement, succumbing to a heart attack in his mid fifties.
I have posted these with thanks to both of them.
pyewacket947v:
These pics where not taken by me.
They where given to me in the mid 90s by the late Dave kings who was,at that time, a day shunter at Christian Salvesens Droitwich Spa depot.
J E Cartwrights was a fleet based at Lydiate Ash,on the Old Birmingham Rd ,though the company address on the cab doors was in Lodge Hill rd in Selly Oak.
The fleet was very mixed, as well as the AEC,Scammell,Atkinson and Guy i can remember Bedford TKs, LAD cabbed Dodge and BMC FH, there may well have been others i have forgotten.
They ran a regular shuttle to and from South Wales carrying components for the motor industry in Birmingham, radiators i think where one of their main cargoes.
The fleet was beautifully kept , the units always clean and embellished .
Sadly the company was taken over by BRS in Oct 1965 after the death of John Cartwright and vehicles either absorbed into the BRS fleet or disposed of.
One of their single axle box trailers could be seen running about with the J E Cartwright logo painted over for a while afterwards.
From 63 i tried to get a job driving with them, but of course i had no experience of lorry driving,apart from towing buses with a converted Daimler COG5
bus, complete with pre selective gears and a fluid drive.
They did offer me the opportunity of a interview for a job as a a mechanic, a job i had been doing for some 12 years, but the call of the open road beckoned and i declined.
Dave Kings father, the late John Kings,who also worked till his death at Salvesens, had been a driver for Cartwrights and i believe that is him stood in front of the AEC Mercury.
I have no information as to when and where the photos where taken, though one of them as 1961 pencilled on the back,
Dave offered me the pictures after a conversation during which the subject of Cartwrights had come up.
Naturally i snatched his hand off.
After Salvesen packed up in Droitwich Spa,Dave went to Blakes of Loxley, Alcester, where i believe he was a shunter.
Sadly,like his Dad,Dave never made it to retirement, succumbing to a heart attack in his mid fifties.
I have posted these with thanks to both of them.
Hi Pyewacket,
Cracking pics mate, thank you for sharing, would Cartwrights yard have been the same one that Waldrons Transport used? Cheer’s Pete
pete smith:
pyewacket947v:
These pics where not taken by me.
They where given to me in the mid 90s by the late Dave kings who was,at that time, a day shunter at Christian Salvesens Droitwich Spa depot.
J E Cartwrights was a fleet based at Lydiate Ash,on the Old Birmingham Rd ,though the company address on the cab doors was in Lodge Hill rd in Selly Oak.
The fleet was very mixed, as well as the AEC,Scammell,Atkinson and Guy i can remember Bedford TKs, LAD cabbed Dodge and BMC FH, there may well have been others i have forgotten.
They ran a regular shuttle to and from South Wales carrying components for the motor industry in Birmingham, radiators i think where one of their main cargoes.
The fleet was beautifully kept , the units always clean and embellished .
Sadly the company was taken over by BRS in Oct 1965 after the death of John Cartwright and vehicles either absorbed into the BRS fleet or disposed of.
One of their single axle box trailers could be seen running about with the J E Cartwright logo painted over for a while afterwards.
From 63 i tried to get a job driving with them, but of course i had no experience of lorry driving,apart from towing buses with a converted Daimler COG5
bus, complete with pre selective gears and a fluid drive.
They did offer me the opportunity of a interview for a job as a a mechanic, a job i had been doing for some 12 years, but the call of the open road beckoned and i declined.
Dave Kings father, the late John Kings,who also worked till his death at Salvesens, had been a driver for Cartwrights and i believe that is him stood in front of the AEC Mercury.
I have no information as to when and where the photos where taken, though one of them as 1961 pencilled on the back,
Dave offered me the pictures after a conversation during which the subject of Cartwrights had come up.
Naturally i snatched his hand off.
After Salvesen packed up in Droitwich Spa,Dave went to Blakes of Loxley, Alcester, where i believe he was a shunter.
Sadly,like his Dad,Dave never made it to retirement, succumbing to a heart attack in his mid fifties.
I have posted these with thanks to both of them.Hi Pyewacket,
Cracking pics mate, thank you for sharing, would Cartwrights yard have been the same one that Waldrons Transport used? Cheer’s Pete
Pete,glad you found them interesting.
I never actually saw the yard,but,having had a look on Google Earth and seeing Waldrons name on a gate, i would think its 99.9% near certain it is the same place.
I have a suspicion that at least 3 of the photos where taken on the Old Birmingham Rd near the yard.
Both John and Dave Kings had lived at Catshill, a mere stone’s throw away.
A short article about Cartwrights appeared in a Vintage Truck magazine some time ago.
I vaguely remember a sort of aerial picture of the yard full of trucks with the drivers stood in front of them.
It may come back to me after a couple of drinks.
Regards John
Great pics.,everyone. Here are a couple of Mike Jeffries paintings I saved from some old calenders.
Mike.
The above Marathan reminds me of coopers bottom yard in smethwick
Punchy Dan:
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Are you running out of decent shots to put up on the site Dan’l ? Shots of Fodens are at least better than this rubbish 
Dennis.
Bewick:
Punchy Dan:
0Are you running out of decent shots to put up on the site Dan’l ? Shots of Fodens are at least better than this rubbish
Could be worse like Bmc or Guy 
Punchy Dan:
Bewick:
Punchy Dan:
0Are you running out of decent shots to put up on the site Dan’l ? Shots of Fodens are at least better than this rubbish
Could be worse like Bmc or Guy
Well they would defo be an improvement on a Marathon, anyway I always thought a Marathon was a chocolate bar ? Cheers Dennis.
pyewacket947v:
pete smith:
pyewacket947v:
These pics where not taken by me.
They where given to me in the mid 90s by the late Dave kings who was,at that time, a day shunter at Christian Salvesens Droitwich Spa depot.
J E Cartwrights was a fleet based at Lydiate Ash,on the Old Birmingham Rd ,though the company address on the cab doors was in Lodge Hill rd in Selly Oak.
The fleet was very mixed, as well as the AEC,Scammell,Atkinson and Guy i can remember Bedford TKs, LAD cabbed Dodge and BMC FH, there may well have been others i have forgotten.
They ran a regular shuttle to and from South Wales carrying components for the motor industry in Birmingham, radiators i think where one of their main cargoes.
The fleet was beautifully kept , the units always clean and embellished .
Sadly the company was taken over by BRS in Oct 1965 after the death of John Cartwright and vehicles either absorbed into the BRS fleet or disposed of.
One of their single axle box trailers could be seen running about with the J E Cartwright logo painted over for a while afterwards.
From 63 i tried to get a job driving with them, but of course i had no experience of lorry driving,apart from towing buses with a converted Daimler COG5
bus, complete with pre selective gears and a fluid drive.
They did offer me the opportunity of a interview for a job as a a mechanic, a job i had been doing for some 12 years, but the call of the open road beckoned and i declined.
Dave Kings father, the late John Kings,who also worked till his death at Salvesens, had been a driver for Cartwrights and i believe that is him stood in front of the AEC Mercury.
I have no information as to when and where the photos where taken, though one of them as 1961 pencilled on the back,
Dave offered me the pictures after a conversation during which the subject of Cartwrights had come up.
Naturally i snatched his hand off.
After Salvesen packed up in Droitwich Spa,Dave went to Blakes of Loxley, Alcester, where i believe he was a shunter.
Sadly,like his Dad,Dave never made it to retirement, succumbing to a heart attack in his mid fifties.
I have posted these with thanks to both of them.Hi Pyewacket,
Cracking pics mate, thank you for sharing, would Cartwrights yard have been the same one that Waldrons Transport used? Cheer’s PetePete,glad you found them interesting.
I never actually saw the yard,but,having had a look on Google Earth and seeing Waldrons name on a gate, i would think its 99.9% near certain it is the same place.
I have a suspicion that at least 3 of the photos where taken on the Old Birmingham Rd near the yard.
Both John and Dave Kings had lived at Catshill, a mere stone’s throw away.
A short article about Cartwrights appeared in a Vintage Truck magazine some time ago.
I vaguely remember a sort of aerial picture of the yard full of trucks with the drivers stood in front of them.
It may come back to me after a couple of drinks.
Regards John
Morning John,
Thank you for the info, Cheer’s Pete
Punchy Dan:
The above Marathan reminds me of coopers bottom yard in smethwick
The floor’s too clean and no crater’s to be Smethwick Dan, I cannot remember Milners Metals, it also has a Wolverhampton reg no.
Dennis, Please be aware Leylandlover is watching this thread. I wiil dig up some Motec stories to get you going. 
leylandlover:
Dennis, Please be aware Leylandlover is watching this thread.
Good courses at Motec L/lover, enjoyed my time at High Ercall as well as Birmingham Training Group, Granby Avenue in Garratts Green and before my Uncle Dennis gets the hump,IMO worthwhile if you never used or beleived in it, the firm I worked for paid in to “The Scheme”, Cheer’s Pete
They may be trouble ahead, :lol 