Good evening all. Just got back from Jimmy’s funeral.Threw it down with rain. Huge turnout. Many had to stand. Lot of faces. Bob Newman who did not recognise me. Or me him. Brain Damage was also there but we managed to swerve round him. Ernie Bignall also showed. Great to see him.All in all was a good send off. We didn’t go to the wake as I had to get Terry home so we drank to Jim with coffee. Excuse me if there was anyone there who I failed to recognise.Regards Charlie. Sorry. Double clicked.
ASR never really faded away…Kev Arlette is on there now with “Pretty Boy” Mark. Hopefully he will update more photos on his travels.
Has the FH gone Gazzer?
Horry: I’m not sure, there is a new DAF, it was on the DAF stand at Beualieu. Whether it replaces the VOLVO I don’t know. No doubt Kev will be forthcoming later.
Hi all last time i spoke to Kev Arlot the volvo was uk shunter with occasional trip abroad. Kev Furey is on there as well. 
Its good to see this thread again nice to know you haven’t all disappeared in a cloud of vehcia romagna
Photos courtesy of Stewart Hellawell, son of Mick Hellawel, when he did a trip or two to Italy.
XCG600R parked up with a Solent Shipping and Transport FIAT belonging to Bob Payne.
I worked for Robert Armstrongs and Rawlings used to haul some of our Tankers.Can only remember a fella we nicknamed Olio as he put O’s after each word when in Italy.
Haha! Dallan, Mick Cairns aka Olio! Last known living on an island in Greece (Skiathos).
Yet another fine photo gazzer…i reckon " the Joker " must have been one of the most
photographed F12 Globetrotters. I wonder who the owner was…lol
mappo:
Yet another fine photo gazzer…i reckon " the Joker " must have been one of the most
photographed F12 Globetrotters. I wonder who the owner was…lol
Tony sometimes when you open your gob utter rubbish spurts forth, C789 BPO was photo’d much more than the Joker and you should know this fact as you were the vain person who took over 9000 shots of that globy when you were the attendant of said Volvo so there Buzzer.
Yeh i know that Buzzer, i just didn,t wanna steal the limelight…
I won’t mention that The Joker appeared on the back of a book and in Les Routiers magazine…um plus all and sundry casual photographers at various points along the carriageway…I’m too modest to mention!
traniht:
You is out there who can remember AS Rawlings Transport.Perhaps some names will jog the memories.
Freddie Sparks
Tony Smith
Richard Goodchild
Derek Obee (rip)
Chris Englefield
Dave Williams (Bungalow)
Mick Cairns
Joe ninety
Me always carefull with me money.
billy cotton /John Phillips
gazzer:
What? Billy Cotton?
i am billy cotton worked A.S Rawlings in the seventies now retired living in andover .
Hi Billy, dunno if you remember me mate, hope you,re well and enjoying retirement…