LV Yard Northfleet, Kent
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lvalsler:
Covent Garden to Southfleet, empty fruit boxes.
The young Albion driver could benefit from one of my Overpriced R&S Courses. 
lvalsler:
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Hello Len, I knew of J.T.Leyland from many years ago, usually up and down the M6 Motorway, but I did not know them other than that.
In the late 80s and early 90s, I had a Ford Transit for doing emergency runs for my customers, For example, These 2 pallets need to be
in Brussels no later than 12 noon tomorrow. It was originally a dropside flat with a low tilt type frame and PVC cover. I designed a
“Lift On-Lift Off” curtainsided bodywork, built for me by Simon Elston at Kabco Products in Wigan. I learned recently that it went to
J.T.Leyland of Milnthorpe when I disposed of it. First picture is when I stopped for a brew and a Jimmy Riddle between Limoges and
Brive in France, on my way to Figeac. The second picture is when J.T.Leyland had it, seen here about to board the Caledonian MacBrayne
ferry at Ardrossan to go across to Brodick, Isle Of Arran. Kind Regards, Ray Smyth.
Hello Ray,
I backloaded J.T Leyand for about 25 years. Tommy the dad died years ago and Mike (his son) went on to run the business.
I knew them and all their drivers very well! I could of backloaded your vehicle many times as you came back from abroad or from Kent.
We always had urgent one or two pallets of shop fittings or paper sacks to go to Lancashire, Cheshire etc.
Kind Regards, Len Valsler.
Ray Smyth:
lvalsler:
Another LV subbieHello Len, I knew of J.T.Leyland from many years ago, usually up and down the M6 Motorway, but I did not know them other than that.
In the late 80s and early 90s, I had a Ford Transit for doing emergency runs for my customers, For example, These 2 pallets need to be
in Brussels no later than 12 noon tomorrow. It was originally a dropside flat with a low tilt type frame and PVC cover. I designed a
“Lift On-Lift Off” curtainsided bodywork, built for me by Simon Elston at Kabco Products in Wigan. I learned recently that it went to
J.T.Leyland of Milnthorpe when I disposed of it. First picture is when I stopped for a brew and a Jimmy Riddle between Limoges and
Brive in France, on my way to Figeac. The second picture is when J.T.Leyland had it, seen here about to board the Caledonian MacBrayne
ferry at Ardrossan to go across to Brodick, Isle Of Arran. Kind Regards, Ray Smyth.
Two Everard drivers from Greenhithe, Kent on there way to Scotland. John Downes is one of them, he went onto work for Reeds Transport and then LV Transport where he then retired.
They used to take a tent and camp beside the A74 and other truck roads where they used to cook their own food instead of sleeping in the Transport houses.
John Downes is sadly no longer with us.
Driver Dave Patrick as seen in front of an LV lorry at Northfleet carnival, sadly no longer with us.
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Some of LV’s 7 half tone’s.
Loaded from New Northfleet Paper Mills.
Aluminium crate makers, Canal Basin, Gravesend. The factory blew up in the end.
The late Phil Pardon at Everards Greenhithe.
My granddads lorry (Bill Valsler - Snowy) , at Hardys yard - 1940’s
The late Trevor Smith’s new lorry - 1962
My Uncle, the late Alf Lipscombe taken at Chester Road, Manchester on a Sunday night, whilst on our way to Fletchers Paper-mill in Bolton. Note also there is a Siddle C Cook guy in the background.
Some more LV lorries!
In one of the photos you can see cable drums being unloaded for the Kent wind farms off Whitstable.
Don Pepper at R.K Buldock yard, Swanscombe, Kent
