Carrying on with the coalmen here’s some more.
The famous Oliver Hart & Sons from Coppull Lancs.Leyland Octopus.
This Vulcan owned by Samuel Hibbert of Oldham was driven by my father in laws, Father during the 50s.
JOHN
This Vulcan owned by Samuel Hibbert of Oldham was driven by my father in laws, Father during the 50s.
i remember back in the late 60’s early 70’s when my father worked for hansons & we lived in royston (barnsley) & as kids we used to see all the (mainly) hansons tippers going past our housing estate,their must have been one going past every couple of minutes going to monkton coking plant.only seems like yesterday,where does time go…?
andy.
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i remember back in the late 60’s early 70’s when my father worked for hansons & we lived in royston (barnsley) & as kids we used to see all the (mainly) hansons tippers going past our housing estate,their must have been one going past every couple of minutes going to monkton coking plant.only seems like yesterday,where does time go…?andy.
I think that coking plant is still going Andy,I used to go in there in the late 60s/early 70s to load benzole from the by-products plant.Hanson was the main haulier in there but there were others like Armitages from Royston and others whose names escape me - having a senior moment 
Juyt had a google and Monckton C and C has belonged to Hargreaves Group since 2005.I read somewhere that coal goes by rail from Monckton to Maltby pit for blending but not sure if any goes by road.
Chris Webb:
164480:
i remember back in the late 60’s early 70’s when my father worked for hansons & we lived in royston (barnsley) & as kids we used to see all the (mainly) hansons tippers going past our housing estate,their must have been one going past every couple of minutes going to monkton coking plant.only seems like yesterday,where does time go…?andy.
I think that coking plant is still going Andy,I used to go in there in the late 60s/early 70s to load benzole from the by-products plant.Hanson was the main haulier in there but there were others like Armitages from Royston and others whose names escape me - having a senior moment
Juyt had a google and Monckton C and C has belonged to Hargreaves Group since 2005.I read somewhere that coal goes by rail from Monckton to Maltby pit for blending but not sure if any goes by road.
as far as i know it still goes by road,i did a few loads a couple of times for a tipper firm i used to work for a few years ago.if its the Armitages im thinking of they were based at carlton.
andy.
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Chris Webb:
164480:
i remember back in the late 60’s early 70’s when my father worked for hansons & we lived in royston (barnsley) & as kids we used to see all the (mainly) hansons tippers going past our housing estate,their must have been one going past every couple of minutes going to monkton coking plant.only seems like yesterday,where does time go…?andy.
I think that coking plant is still going Andy,I used to go in there in the late 60s/early 70s to load benzole from the by-products plant.Hanson was the main haulier in there but there were others like Armitages from Royston and others whose names escape me - having a senior moment
Juyt had a google and Monckton C and C has belonged to Hargreaves Group since 2005.I read somewhere that coal goes by rail from Monckton to Maltby pit for blending but not sure if any goes by road.
as far as i know it still goes by road,i did a few loads a couple of times for a tipper firm i used to work for a few years ago.if its the Armitages im thinking of they were based at carlton.
andy.
the Armitage I’m thinking of were in a brown colour and had some flats in Tinsley Wire Sheffield,ran DAFs IIRC and used to chase about a bit.Maybe there was another Armitage Andy?
Chris Webb:
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Chris Webb:
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i remember back in the late 60’s early 70’s when my father worked for hansons & we lived in royston (barnsley) & as kids we used to see all the (mainly) hansons tippers going past our housing estate,their must have been one going past every couple of minutes going to monkton coking plant.only seems like yesterday,where does time go…?andy.
I think that coking plant is still going Andy,I used to go in there in the late 60s/early 70s to load benzole from the by-products plant.Hanson was the main haulier in there but there were others like Armitages from Royston and others whose names escape me - having a senior moment
Juyt had a google and Monckton C and C has belonged to Hargreaves Group since 2005.I read somewhere that coal goes by rail from Monckton to Maltby pit for blending but not sure if any goes by road.
as far as i know it still goes by road,i did a few loads a couple of times for a tipper firm i used to work for a few years ago.if its the Armitages im thinking of they were based at carlton.
andy.
the ones im on about also had daf’s but they were blue,i don’t remember any Armitage in royston.
andy
the Armitage I’m thinking of were in a brown colour and had some flats in Tinsley Wire Sheffield,ran DAFs IIRC and used to chase about a bit.Maybe there was another Armitage Andy?
Chris(webb) heres a couple of the Hargreave group for you.They seem to be aquirring a lot of tanker firms just recently eg
Gilbraith,Imperial,& just in the last few month the Stiller group.
JOHN
Stanfield:
Sheppards of Coventry (above) 1966 reg Dodge artic tipper on coalAnother of Horace Kendrick.(below) Foden artic 1967/68 F reg
JOHN
Thanks for that one, I never knew Kendricks ran any artics. Saw 8 leggers most days years ago but never any artics.
Can’t be sure of the numbers but Kendricks towards the end of their days ran loads of artics, I remember them having a lot of Fodens with the huge headlights (S83 was it?). I remember a brand new unit & trailer tipping over in Bilston steelworks on its first trip, first load of coke, a few hours old!
Trev_H:
Can’t be sure of the numbers but Kendricks towards the end of their days ran loads of artics, I remember them having a lot of Fodens with the huge headlights (S83 was it?). I remember a brand new unit & trailer tipping over in Bilston steelworks on its first trip, first load of coke, a few hours old!
Hello Trev
Bit of a surprise that, as I said I never saw any artics. I worked for Coopers in Swindon for a while, and the 8 leggers were always in there back loading, or they were tipping swarf at coopers Sharpness yard. After I left Coopers I was always seeing Kendricks on the road, but never artics. People used to tell me I needed my eyes tested, I think they may have been right!!!
cheers
John.
Another company who played a big part in the movement of Yorkshire coal.
Shaws of Huddersfield
Harry Evers from Ancoats Manchester moved a bit, but a big part of there work was Iron Ore from the docks
Hansons of Wakefield,I remember them best when they were in their green livery,before they bought Longsons.
One here .National Coal Board Foden.
JOHN
Another one of Shaws,an AEC MK2 Mammoth Major.
Nice one Chris,thats an oldie mate looks a little like the Slater trucks,great stuff thanks.
John
Stanfield:
Nice one Chris,thats an oldie mate looks a little like the Slater trucks,great stuff thanks.
John
Thanks John,here’s another company that used to backload coal from the Notts and Derbys pits,H E Musgrove from Stamford.They were a regular sight on the A616 around Ollerton.Photo courtesy of truckphotos.
And Richard Read from Longhope,Glos was another,a Peter Davies photo.
interesting reading about peter slaters after settle n buckhaw brow they used to stop at thecafes in ingleton the sunset cafe n the three peakscafe one of there drivers jack walker then took over the sunset cafe late 50s early 60s we used to go down after school watch the wagons come n go from far away places like bradford n barrow slaters may have been fast but the daddys of them all stopping or passing thru ingleton were george wilkinsons from leyburn en route from winsford they would send them on over the dale to hawes after the tea in the sunset many an evening there wud be 8 or 10 racing to wensleydale as any body anyphotos of wilkies
Chris,Just reading a book about the Read family,Henry Read had 12 kids 8 of them lads and each one of them went on to own & run there own transport business,amazing.(Road Transport The Read Family by Paul Heaton) very good book.
Richard was the 10th child.
That’s interesting John,I knew there were one or two Reads in the Forest of Dean area but not that many.
That ERF looks well with the tri-axle trailer 
Another of Horace Kendricks,
An eight wheeled Foden belonging to M Orpwood from Donisthorpe nr Measham Leicestershire
JOHN
