I think it’s only fair you let me come along since I was one of the kids who spent many a happy weekend jumping all over the wagons and trailers in the AOne yard, birstall.
We used to play in the yard as kids and I’ve spent many a happy hour on the trailers ha ha
LeeJ:
I think it’s only fair you let me come along since I was one of the kids who spent many a happy weekend jumping all over the wagons and trailers in the AOne yard, birstall.We used to play in the yard as kids and I’ve spent many a happy hour on the trailers ha ha
So your the one who jumped all over our trailers leaving footprints all over, you little b***ard just don’t forget you wallet because the first round’s on you.■■?. :-Jack 
ddrbsn:
lespullan:
ddrbsn:
Hi all …wishing you all best wishes for the year. Time flies doesn’t it, mind have time on my hands now after hanging waggon keys up for the last time at Xmas. Seeing the old names I’d thought I’d forgotten brings the memory’s flooding back. Was Granville Daynes Tonys father, and Shaun his younger brother, who I believe left to go to Fields Packaging. Wasn’t it Tony who got thrown out of the cab after it was hit bye a crane jib, on the A58 to Wetherby. Can anyone remember Glasgow depots street name, have a vague recollection it was Camburn st. Tried to find it on Google Earth while seeing if I could recognize some of our old stamping grounds about Glasgow. Seem to think it was near a house JMR either bought or rented for the night trunk drivers to stop in.
Again all the best and keep polishing the brain cells we have left.
Dave Robson…Hi Dave, Spent a lot of time in Glasgow during my driving days, now live here, over the last couple of years I have been in quite a few of the old haunts, non of them live up to the days when we used them, my favourite was Bettys Bar, Gallowgate, changed to Eastenders and is now the Phoenix, although I didn’t work for A 0ne was in the depot at Camburn St a couple of times, feel sure Tony’s brother was Chris that worked at Fields.
Les.Hi lespullan…your probably right, names seem to get mixed up as the brain cells die off, especially nicknames. As for Betty’s Bar, such a quiet, peacefull and high class club…NOT… Every night was an experience, some you’d wish you could repeat and some most certainly not. For a month or so we would swap our flats for a tautliner and run chipboard from Cowie to Hillington for storage. Five nights a week at BBs, don’t know how we survived it…Dave.
Glasgow dept,look at page 7 and look at my dads refrence ,at the bottom of the page is all a ones depts. keith
Hi all, up to now I have only 12 drivers on my list for a reunion, Start Sugden contacted me and said the club where he goes could be used, at a cost of £60 for the room £30 for bar staff, also if needed catering with meals of variouse menu’s plus a DJ if required for another £120, his club is close to Halifax, you can think it over and let me know what you all think, plus we need to set a date irrespective of where we go so I will give it another few weeks and take it from there, and dont forget drivers from other companies from our area are welcome too.
Regards :-Jack 
…but not the kids that left footprints all over the trailers in the late 70’s early 80s… unless they bring their wallets and get the ale in?
ha ha
IF YOU ARE INTRESTED THE GREEN MAN AT UNDERCLIFF CAN PUT US ALL FOOD ON AT A PRICE OF £ 4.50 PER HEAD
HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL
stuart broughton:
IF YOU ARE INTRESTED THE GREEN MAN AT UNDERCLIFF CAN PUT US ALL FOOD ON AT A PRICE OF £ 4.50 PER HEAD
HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELL
Hi Stuart, don’t know if you remember me, we worked together at Sugden St, had quite a few nights out, Watermans Arms Isle Of Dogs 70s, the Green Man sounds good to me, a bit of food is all we need, cant see the point in any more, as we only want to catch up on old times and mingle with old mates, Jack’s got a few interested and so have I, so lets keep working on this it could be a buss, plenty of beer and diesel fumes.
Les.
lespullan:
stuart broughton:
IF YOU ARE INTRESTED THE GREEN MAN AT UNDERCLIFF CAN PUT US ALL FOOD ON AT A PRICE OF £ 4.50 PER HEAD
HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELLHi Stuart, don’t know if you remember me, we worked together at Sugden St, had quite a few nights out, Watermans Arms Isle Of Dogs 70s, the Green Man sounds good to me, a bit of food is all we need, cant see the point in any more, as we only want to catch up on old times and mingle with old mates, Jack’s got a few interested and so have I, so lets keep working on this it could be a buss, plenty of beer and diesel fumes.
Les.
Hi all, I have to fly out to the US next week, my sister has cancer and wants me there, so I’ll be gone for about 5 weeks but I’ll still be in contact with all that’s going on on this side of the water, so please carry on talking about the reunion and I’ll do what I can from Jacksonville, thank goodness for the internet we can still carry on instead of waiting until I’m home, so if you have anything to add to give a date of where and when it will be a great help. All the best to you all and be back in about 5 weeks. :-Jack 
PS one thing for sure it’ll be warmer than here.
Jack Graham:
lespullan:
stuart broughton:
IF YOU ARE INTRESTED THE GREEN MAN AT UNDERCLIFF CAN PUT US ALL FOOD ON AT A PRICE OF £ 4.50 PER HEAD
HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELLHi Stuart, don’t know if you remember me, we worked together at Sugden St, had quite a few nights out, Watermans Arms Isle Of Dogs 70s, the Green Man sounds good to me, a bit of food is all we need, cant see the point in any more, as we only want to catch up on old times and mingle with old mates, Jack’s got a few interested and so have I, so lets keep working on this it could be a buss, plenty of beer and diesel fumes.
Les.Hi all, I have to fly out to the US next week, my sister has cancer and wants me there, so I’ll be gone for about 5 weeks but I’ll still be in contact with all that’s going on on this side of the water, so please carry on talking about the reunion and I’ll do what I can from Jacksonville, thank goodness for the internet we can still carry on instead of waiting until I’m home, so if you have anything to add to give a date of where and when it will be a great help. All the best to you all and be back in about 5 weeks. :-Jack
PS one thing for sure it’ll be warmer than here.
Hi Jack,hope the trip goes well and your sister is ok ,reunion would be good when its wamer nights over here,my bring a few more lads out,keith
keith 2:
Jack Graham:
lespullan:
stuart broughton:
IF YOU ARE INTRESTED THE GREEN MAN AT UNDERCLIFF CAN PUT US ALL FOOD ON AT A PRICE OF £ 4.50 PER HEAD
HOPE YOU ARE ALL WELLHi Stuart, don’t know if you remember me, we worked together at Sugden St, had quite a few nights out, Watermans Arms Isle Of Dogs 70s, the Green Man sounds good to me, a bit of food is all we need, cant see the point in any more, as we only want to catch up on old times and mingle with old mates, Jack’s got a few interested and so have I, so lets keep working on this it could be a buss, plenty of beer and diesel fumes.
Les.Hi all, I have to fly out to the US next week, my sister has cancer and wants me there, so I’ll be gone for about 5 weeks but I’ll still be in contact with all that’s going on on this side of the water, so please carry on talking about the reunion and I’ll do what I can from Jacksonville, thank goodness for the internet we can still carry on instead of waiting until I’m home, so if you have anything to add to give a date of where and when it will be a great help. All the best to you all and be back in about 5 weeks. :-Jack
PS one thing for sure it’ll be warmer than here.Hi Jack,hope the trip goes well and your sister is ok ,reunion would be good when its wamer nights over here,my bring a few more lads out,keith
Thanks Kieth, I’ve had to put my my trip for a couple of weeks, I twisted my knee last Thursday and am on crutches just now but should be OK in a few days, your right about having it when the weather is warmer it’s just where and when I need to know so can book it, but could do with more than a dozen or so drivers there, but what ever it will take place even with the few on the list. :- Jack 
Hi jack, sorry to hear your sister is un well and you have twisted your knee! I agree with keith, a nice sunny spring/summer evening would be good for the re-union. We all feel more up beat on light sunny evenings 
collycoltas:
Hi jack, sorry to hear your sister is un well and you have twisted your knee! I agree with keith, a nice sunny spring/summer evening would be good for the re-union. We all feel more up beat on light sunny evenings
Thanks for that “collycoltas”, my knee is back to normal now and I’m flying out 11am Monday morning 10th March so will be gone for 5 weeks again, she’s not too good just now she’s been back to A&E for emergency treatment and they gave her a bunch of steroids to get the swelling down so she can breath, but I’ll be there Monday evening to do my bit and help out, it’s what you do for family, she’s the youngest and I’m the old git so it’s my job to see she’s ok.
Regarding the reunion I’ll still be able to keep my eye on what’s happening from over there so anything you guy’s have to say will be a great help, then I’ll get the ball rolling when I come home on 15th April. Regards to you all. :-Jack Graham.
Drove over to visit my mums grave at weekend, finished at the cemetery and drove down Birks Fold to Cemetery Road, astonished to see that AIS has been demolised,it used to be a large concern with lots of wagons. Going on Northside Rd Henry Longs has vanished also just a new small industrial building on the site.Drove down Legrams Lane to Ickringills Mill and the Boots Depot has gone as well. Talking to an old friend who told me its happened all over Bradford, H Hey at Bricklane Mills has been burnt out and abandoned for a few years. At least the Italian Cafe at Legrams Lane is still open! Bradford it seems has died and long since buried.
maxhagar:
Drove over to visit my mums grave at weekend, finished at the cemetery and drove down Birks Fold to Cemetery Road, astonished to see that AIS has been demolised,it used to be a large concern with lots of wagons. Going on Northside Rd Henry Longs has vanished also just a new small industrial building on the site.Drove down Legrams Lane to Ickringills Mill and the Boots Depot has gone as well. Talking to an old friend who told me its happened all over Bradford, H Hey at Bricklane Mills has been burnt out and abandoned for a few years. At least the Italian Cafe at Legrams Lane is still open! Bradford it seems has died and long since buried.
Hi maxhagar, what a sad reflection on the companies who built Bradford many years ago including Henry Longs, it’s how life goe’s when the wrong people take over good companies like A1 which is a good example of bad modern management, a whole life’s work gone for ever by one man, I’ll have to do a tour of Bradford when I come home and visit the area to see what’s been changed, no doubt I’ll not recognize it any more, but it would be interesting who buy’s or takes over the area, I just hope the English benefit from it instead of the usual foreigners who are taking the whole country over, I can accept change but only if the people who built this country benefit from it and it’s run by British companies instead of foreigners who take the profit’s out of the UK. Regards :- Jack.
Jack Graham:
maxhagar:
Drove over to visit my mums grave at weekend, finished at the cemetery and drove down Birks Fold to Cemetery Road, astonished to see that AIS has been demolised,it used to be a large concern with lots of wagons. Going on Northside Rd Henry Longs has vanished also just a new small industrial building on the site.Drove down Legrams Lane to Ickringills Mill and the Boots Depot has gone as well. Talking to an old friend who told me its happened all over Bradford, H Hey at Bricklane Mills has been burnt out and abandoned for a few years. At least the Italian Cafe at Legrams Lane is still open! Bradford it seems has died and long since buried.Hi maxhagar, what a sad reflection on the companies who built Bradford many years ago including Henry Longs, it’s how life goe’s when the wrong people take over good companies like A1 which is a good example of bad modern management, a whole life’s work gone for ever by one man, I’ll have to do a tour of Bradford when I come home and visit the area to see what’s been changed, no doubt I’ll not recognize it any more, but it would be interesting who buy’s or takes over the area, I just hope the English benefit from it instead of the usual foreigners who are taking the whole country over, I can accept change but only if the people who built this country benefit from it and it’s run by British companies instead of foreigners who take the profit’s out of the UK. Regards :- Jack.
hiya,
Spot on there Jack, you’ve only got to look at the UK oil industry!!! every other
country with oil wealth give something back to their own people America did it
for years, us Brits have seen nothing from the North Sea oil boom a lot in the
Aberdeen area got very rich and the rest went into government coffers, nothing
for the mainstay the taxpayer, the lot of them make me puke.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Jack Graham:
maxhagar:
Drove over to visit my mums grave at weekend, finished at the cemetery and drove down Birks Fold to Cemetery Road, astonished to see that AIS has been demolised,it used to be a large concern with lots of wagons. Going on Northside Rd Henry Longs has vanished also just a new small industrial building on the site.Drove down Legrams Lane to Ickringills Mill and the Boots Depot has gone as well. Talking to an old friend who told me its happened all over Bradford, H Hey at Bricklane Mills has been burnt out and abandoned for a few years. At least the Italian Cafe at Legrams Lane is still open! Bradford it seems has died and long since buried.Hi maxhagar, what a sad reflection on the companies who built Bradford many years ago including Henry Longs, it’s how life goe’s when the wrong people take over good companies like A1 which is a good example of bad modern management, a whole life’s work gone for ever by one man, I’ll have to do a tour of Bradford when I come home and visit the area to see what’s been changed, no doubt I’ll not recognize it any more, but it would be interesting who buy’s or takes over the area, I just hope the English benefit from it instead of the usual foreigners who are taking the whole country over, I can accept change but only if the people who built this country benefit from it and it’s run by British companies instead of foreigners who take the profit’s out of the UK. Regards :- Jack.
hiya,
Spot on there Jack, you’ve only got to look at the UK oil industry!!! every other
country with oil wealth give something back to their own people America did it
for years, us Brits have seen nothing from the North Sea oil boom a lot in the
I’m sure we think alike Harry, it comes with age and experience I think. :- Jack
Aberdeen area got very rich and the rest went into government coffers, nothing
for the mainstay the taxpayer, the lot of them make me puke.
thanks harry, long retired.
Never found out why A one closed down, did JMR fancy a golden retirement in the sun? Its quite normal for the head of a company to finish and for a management buy out to take place,was the company advertised for sale did other companies get approached how did that oaf get control? Hope some of you out there know the answers to these questions. How many people were employed by JMR ? it must be in the three hundreds at least.
I drove passed today and I was trying to remember the exact spot where it was. Was it the site thats got DW sports on it now or further up the road? Theres a cafe and what used to be a petrol station I think further up?
I think that’s the Top Yard you’re thinking of. The main Yard was at the top of Geldherd Road just about a hundred yards before the Roundabout.
It’s not a roundabout now, it is the most stupid,senseless, complicated, utterly bewildering, badly planned,badly signed, motorway interchange junction in all the land. I defy any driver to approach it and get onto the road he planned for at a first attempt. I used that junction just about every working day for 49 years, now (and I was up there on Monday) i get totally confused. Not just the once,it’s everytime i go near the bloody junction.
My lad works at Volvo Ttuck and bus just up by The Pheasant pub, e uses the junction a lot and he reports that there are accidents DAILY with folk being in the wrong lane
The old A1 site is now occupied by a Makro style shopping warehoused
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