moomooland:
DEANB:
Anyone remember J.Barrett from Oldham ■■Sure do Dean.
Known the family all my life and they are still going strong today.
Atkinson Mk1 six wheeler Reg No ODJ 706F was named ‘Pennine Gipsy’.
Powered by a Gardner 150 6LX engine it is pictured negotiating the hairpin bend at Greenfield Station in Saddleworth on the 22nd of August 1982.
Originally registered new to Tabern’s of St Helens on the 1st of November 1967 it was sold on and bought for preservation when Colin Barrett retired it.
J. Barretts old yard in Greenfield Saddleworth on the 19th of January 1984.
On the left is Atkinson Viewline 4x2 tractor unit Reg No WWT 909G ‘Pennine Warrior’.
Registered new on the 28th of January 1969 to Robert Fletcher Paper Mills Ltd WWT 909G was saved for preservation and is still on the road today.
On the right is AEC Mercury four wheeler rigid Reg No HBA 327N ‘Pennine Lad’ which was registered new on the 18th of February 1975.
Barretts yard and garage in Greenfield has long since gone with the business relocated to Oldham while the Kingfisher country pub/restaurant now stands on the site.
Seddon Atkinson 401 series 4x2 tractor unit Reg No A358 CVO ‘Pennine Reliance’ was registered new on the 1st of January 1984.
Powered by a Rolls Royce 265 engine it has been used as a yard shunter for quite a while and was still going strong at 27 years old in February 2011.
A pair of ‘E’ Series ERF tractor units await their fate in the graveyard in Barrett’s yard Oldham in February 2011.
In the foreground is Reg No E50 CCX ‘Pennine President’ which was originally registered new on the 1st of August 1987 while the other ERF in the background is ‘Pennine Trooper’ reg no unknown.
ERF EC14 6X2 tractor unit Reg No K500 ERF ‘Pennine Vanguard’ was the first 500 horse powered ERF built by the manufacturer.
Registered new on the 2nd of April 1993 it was originally used as an ERF demonstrator before being sold to Scottish operator Kildonan Transport and later to Barrett’s where it is seen parked outside the garage in Barretts yard at Oldham in February 2011.
ERF ‘C’ Series 6x4 tractor unit Reg No C717 FOD ‘Pennine Prince’ was registered new on the 8th of January 1986.
It is seen here in February 2011 parked outside the traffic office at Barrett’s yard on Wellyhole Street in Oldham while coupled to a tri-axle tanker trailer used for the transportation of Latex foam.
ERF E14 6x2 tractor unit Reg No E414 UHS, named ‘Pennine Defender’, was originally registered new to W H Malcolm Limited of Renfrewshire on the 1st of September 1987.
It is seen here 22 years later and still going strong in March 2009 while parked up after making a delivery to premises on Garden Street in Ramsbottom.
Another shoy of ERF E14 6x2 tractor unit Reg No E414 UHS ‘Pennine Defender’ as it makes its way up Bridge Street in the centre of Ramsbottom in March 2009 while hauling one of Barrett’s tandem axle tanker trailers.
One of Barrett’s more recent additions to the fleet is this ex Hoyer’s ERF 6x2 tractor unit Reg No ERF DK55 DMZ seen here parked in Marsden West Yorkshire. This particular photograph comes courtesy of Stewart Kaye.
Fabulous photos and history there Paul. Brilliant post. I did not recall that company but the Viewline pic
looks familiar and i assume i have seen it on the Viewline thread. They certainly got there moneys worth
out of the 401 ! 
