Chris Webb:
Heavy Transport Ltd belonged to ECC IIRC Pete?
That’s right Chris. I think they were only based in Cornwall for the china clay job, used to see them tipping into conveyers at Par for shipping overseas. I never carted that stuff but when Ballidon used to run tippers into Cornwall and Devon many years ago they backloaded it to the Potteries.
Pete.
In the 70s they used to backload lumps from Snibstone pit after they’d tipped Stoke potteries. Not a job for a man in a rush, time ground to an halt under the screens, but the Wagon n Horses pub next door eased matters a little. Allegedly
DEANB:
Always nice to see one of EEC quarries motors Pete ! Brings back memories of when i was a kid used to have a
quarry about 15 miles from where i lived.Were they taken over by Tarmac ■■
Heres another one !
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Morning Gents,
Thanks for the comments regarding ECC,
Dean, thanks for the pic of the ERF, Cornish registered, Pete
Morning Dean + Paul,
Thanks for the pictures,
Tarmac ran the quarry at Bayston Hill Shrewsbury, still operating but under what name I don’t know, lost track with all the mergers etc! Cheer’s Pete
Hello pete ,the ERF and drag with straw bales is Roger Davies of Cressage on the Much Wenlock road out of Shrewsbury , and yes Blowers ERF (they had 2) worked mostly out of Criggion ,thank you Trevor
Hello pete ,the ERF and drag with straw bales is Roger Davies of Cressage on the Much Wenlock road out of Shrewsbury , and yes Blowers ERF (they had 2) worked mostly out of Criggion ,thank you Trevor
Morning Trevor,
Thank you for the info on the ERF, that would have been a slow climb from Cressage to Much Wenlock with a full load on!
As Chris mentioned the Blowers KV is back on the UK mainland, I hope the original registration number gets put back on it, Cheer’s Pete
They also ran this ERF ‘A’ Series eight wheeler Reg No GEK 861N.
Powered by a Gardner 180 it was originally new to Pilkingtons Glass of St Helens in 1975.
DEANB:
That Tarmac 8 wheeler keeps popping up Pete,they must have had a plant nearby ! Heres one from a advert.
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G271 NNN was owned by Geoff Dent it ran out of Holme Hall Quarry Stainton.This quarry was owned by Butlers from Maltby until 1979 when Tarmac bought them out.
Cockney Pete3:
Is the blue Seddon Alf Parry? Had a nice Strato on steelwork
Morning Pete,
Very similar livery mate but Paul has the answer below!
Alf Parry’s always had a good turn out at the Midway Cafe at dinnertime! Cheer’s Pete
moomooland:
3This Seddon Atkinson 401 was operated by C M Krelle and Sons were based in Prescot near Liverpool.
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0They also ran this ERF ‘A’ Series eight wheeler Reg No GEK 861N.
Powered by a Gardner 180 it was originally new to Pilkingtons Glass of St Helens in 1975.
