lespullan:
frankie_breslin:
merry xmas and a happy new year to one and all, raise a glass to absent friendsMerry Christmas and a happy new year to you all, hope your all ok, lost your email somehow, hope the glass has rum in it. Les.
And a merry Christmas to you too, and a very happy new year, drink and be happy, but stay safe and well, and yes I’ll drink to you too Les.
From :-
Jack Graham.
Jack Graham:
lespullan:
frankie_breslin:
merry xmas and a happy new year to one and all, raise a glass to absent friendsMerry Christmas and a happy new year to you all, hope your all ok, lost your email somehow, hope the glass has rum in it. Les.
And a merry Christmas to you too, and a very happy new year, drink and be happy, but stay safe and well, and yes I’ll drink to you too Les.
From :-
Jack Graham.
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Jack Graham:
lespullan:
frankie_breslin:
merry xmas and a happy new year to one and all, raise a glass to absent friendsMerry Christmas and a happy new year to you all, hope your all ok, lost your email somehow, hope the glass has rum in it. Les.
And a merry Christmas to you too, and a very happy new year, drink and be happy, but stay safe and well, and yes I’ll drink to you too Les.
From :-
Jack Graham.
Cheers and all the best Jack. Les.
Steve Boland:
I ran the London Depot for a while back in 1980. Originally working with Sonny Bairstpw before he retired. Jack Robinson owned it, I think he was Irish.Russell Hutchinson was MD and ran it.I had huge respect for Russell and he was marmite.I spoke to him this year and he is a groundsman at Bilton CC near Harrogate. It was a great firm to work for until Russell Lost his wife in a plane crash he survied. He was out of the business for some time. During that time It was sold with Magee buying it and Ian Matthews, who ran the Middlesborough depot, got busy brwon nosing. He eventually got moved on but by then the company was being run poorly. I jumped ship then and really the company withered over the next few years. This despite acquisitions of Barnfarther plus others.
I think your wrong on one point, Russel was back at work then Jack sold out, he was off work after the plane fire at Manchester for a long time, but I think he was back working when Magee took over, it was because of Magee he was forced out, because as you will know Magee was an asset stripper, he did the same to every company he took over including A One Transport. But happy new years to you Steve, and hope your in good health.
I remember Allen Munro at Pimbo. Whenever I had Scotland which was usually on a Monday I was told to call in to Pimbo on the way back south for a backload, but, as at the time I was in a FL6 (17 tonner), Allen Munro kept me there for the week doing all the local stuff out of their yard and parking back at the Pimbo yard each night until Friday when they gave me something to take back to Essex (or London/Kent).
hi jack
some nice photos of A1s trucks on paul gees collection,go to jan9 and just scroll down.
regards
sm1
Jack Graham:
Steve Boland:
I ran the London Depot for a while back in 1980. Originally working with Sonny Bairstpw before he retired. Jack Robinson owned it, I think he was Irish.Russell Hutchinson was MD and ran it.I had huge respect for Russell and he was marmite.I spoke to him this year and he is a groundsman at Bilton CC near Harrogate. It was a great firm to work for until Russell Lost his wife in a plane crash he survied. He was out of the business for some time. During that time It was sold with Magee buying it and Ian Matthews, who ran the Middlesborough depot, got busy brwon nosing. He eventually got moved on but by then the company was being run poorly. I jumped ship then and really the company withered over the next few years. This despite acquisitions of Barnfarther plus others.I think your wrong on one point, Russel was back at work then Jack sold out, he was off work after the plane fire at Manchester for a long time, but I think he was back working when Magee took over, it was because of Magee he was forced out, because as you will know Magee was an asset stripper, he did the same to every company he took over including A One Transport. But happy new years to you Steve, and hope your in good health.
Hi Jack hope you are well now live just up the road from you in East MortonJust came across this thread on A One looking for pictures of old trucks for my grandson I used to drive an Atkinson with a 180 Gardener like the picture posted earlier in this thread mine was not as clean though when I first started at A one after leaving Yardley Transport Leeds worked out of Skiningrove on the mine arch at first, those where the days of full employment left Yardley’s after an argument over bonus on Friday dinner time started at A One Monday morning remember a lot of the names mentioned but they all seem to be after A One took over Chapmans great times I left permanent driving a long time ago only driving when out of work but this has brought back a few happy memories I was shop steward for a short time at Gildersome hope everyone is well.
Hi everyone,
Wondering if any of you knew Bob Stafford? He was my Grandad, he sadly passed away earlier this year and I did meet a couple of A one guys at the funeral.
I was just hoping anyone might have any stories about him that they can share? Found myself thinking of him, he was constantly in his overalls for my entire childhood but I never actually knew much about his time with you.
Would be really great to hear from any of you!
Sam
not normal on the net as cant spell just to let x a one drivers now that jack graham passed away last sunday r i p
Hiya,
Jack was an A One man in more ways than one so sad to read the news
RIP good buddy my condolences go out to family members.
thanks harry, long retired.
Sorry to hear this sad news i didn’t know Jack but i did know a few A One drivers RIP Jack
RIP Jack, condolences to the family. Les.
ref jack graham funeral on 19 september at nab wood crematorium bingley road bingley at 14.30
I didnt know Jack, But did know Their traffic manager on the Quayside & he often mentioned their drivers names, RIP Jack, Regards Larry.
sad times. top man was jack proper old school trucker. And fearless super bike racer. RIP jack.
What a shock, so sad to hear of Jacks passing. RIP Jack and condolences to his family.
To all ex A.One men and all on Trucknet. Have a great Christmas and New year.
Sorry to see the forum on a ONE
has finished…I kept looking in on it over the past few years.a lot of …or I should say all of the names of people mentioned I worked with . Had 18 good years there at gildersome 1972 to 1990 happy memories made me into what i am today…sad to leave when I did but it wasn’t the same company I started at …A 16 year old lad wet behind the ears!! Started at the bottom of the ladder but got near the top not always liked by many but did it for the good of the company .happy days …G S
greatbear:
Sorry to see the forum on a ONE
has finished…I kept looking in on it over the past few years.a lot of …or I should say all of the names of people mentioned I worked with . Had 18 good years there at gildersome 1972 to 1990 happy memories made me into what i am today…sad to leave when I did but it wasn’t the same company I started at …A 16 year old lad wet behind the ears!! Started at the bottom of the ladder but got near the top not always liked by many but did it for the good of the company .happy days …G S
just thought i would revamp this page.
