T.C do you remember the name of the boss of T.Payne at the office in Southampton Way Peckham.
The Boys Own:
T.C do you remember the name of the boss of T.Payne at the office in Southampton Way Peckham.
seem to recall he was named Dougie, memory scratchy now the years are rolling by, but met him a number of times when he came up late in the evenings to get one loaded while thwe driver was having his time off.
So who is the boys own■■? we must know each other
T.C how is the new tug master running !!! G.W
The Boys Own:
T.C how is the new tug master running !!! G.W
excellent, I got it now, delivering flowers probably thursday, if not defo friday.
Suprised for a minute how you knew Jim and the guys, then the penny dropped, your ole dad subbed for them.
Another company you chaps might remember was from just over Billington Hill Ran a few Tippers and a Heavy Haulage Mercedes Benz
The Boys Own:
Another company you chaps might remember was from just over Billington Hill Ran a few Tippers and a Heavy Haulage Mercedes Benz
They are still there are’nt they?? Got an old Phone Box in their yard if i remember rightly…
I dont think so as houses have been built on the yard.Was the company called Choake■■? I remember the heavy haulage rig that was bought by a company in Stewkley called Transport Power
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I dont think so as houses have been built on the yard.Was the company called Choake■■? I remember the heavy haulage rig that was bought by a company in Stewkley called Transport Power
Wasn’t Choake Transport the red trucks and they used to be the “town end” of Billington Rd. opposite where Dawsons + Eagle Pub used to be ■■
Big Leggy:
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I dont think so as houses have been built on the yard.Was the company called Choake■■? I remember the heavy haulage rig that was bought by a company in Stewkley called Transport PowerWasn’t Choake Transport the red trucks and they used to be the “town end” of Billington Rd. opposite where Dawsons + Eagle Pub used to be ■■
No, there was a company there that had Red 1617 Rigid Mercedes Flat’s in there, its only a small little yard thats now onw of these Hand car Washes(or was last time i was down there)
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I could well be wrong, its been a while since i last used that road… I seem to remember being able to see the trucks parked there if you came from Hemel towards the Bilington Hill, just before it started to climb
Choake and sons was at the bottom of billington hill and there are houses there now. The haulier nearly opposite dawsons yard i believe was Burch Transport they ran a couple of 4 wheelers tippers and flats.
littlerichard:
Choake and sons was at the bottom of billington hill and there are houses there now. The haulier nearly opposite dawsons yard i believe was Burch Transport they ran a couple of 4 wheelers tippers and flats.
As you drove from Hemel Hempstead towards Leighton Buzzard the company on the left at the bottom of the hill – were they really hauliers ? I always thought they were something to do with laying “land drains” in farm fields !! Could be wrong as I usually am !!
JLS - saw quite a bit of them in Southend - they used to haul Linpac out of the old Ecko works (recently demolished) - should imagine that finished them off when they lost the contract.
In the early days of CB used to quite often speak to the Aston Clinton Haulage (Squadron) as ran up the M1.
Have just joined the forum,and was interested in your conversations.I worked for Fredk Ray Ltd fron 1978 to 1983 and wondered if any of you know what happened to any of the drivers when it was taken over by Biddys.
I will give you some names: Colin Cursley (Shop Steward) Reg Bassill,Bob Dearman,Bob Mackay,Ralph Reay who went on toSid Edwards,Hugh Middleton,Ro Smith,Hugh McGuiness who I think became an owner driver,amongst others.Also
another firm worth mentioning was Export & General, who came under the same banner as Rays.
badgerboy51:
Have just joined the forum,and was interested in your conversations.I worked for Fredk Ray Ltd fron 1978 to 1983 and wondered if any of you know what happened to any of the drivers when it was taken over by Biddys.
I will give you some names: Colin Cursley (Shop Steward) Reg Bassill,Bob Dearman,Bob Mackay,Ralph Reay who went on toSid Edwards,Hugh Middleton,Ro Smith,Hugh McGuiness who I think became an owner driver,amongst others.Also
another firm worth mentioning was Export & General, who came under the same banner as Rays.
Do you recall Dave Warren who was down at Grovebury Rd – loading the Bullhead Wharfs ■■
Sid Goldby in charge then as M/D ?
badgerboy51:
Have just joined the forum,and was interested in your conversations.I worked for Fredk Ray Ltd fron 1978 to 1983 and wondered if any of you know what happened to any of the drivers when it was taken over by Biddys.
I will give you some names: Colin Cursley (Shop Steward) Reg Bassill,Bob Dearman,Bob Mackay,Ralph Reay who went on toSid Edwards,Hugh Middleton,Ro Smith,Hugh McGuiness who I think became an owner driver,amongst others.Also
another firm worth mentioning was Export & General, who came under the same banner as Rays.
There are some photos of Frdk Ray vehicles in the latest edition of ‘Classic and Vintage Commercials’ magazine,taken by Peter Davies.
Yes, I do remember Dave Warren,sadly not with us any more,he was a bit of a gentle giant really.Sid Golby I remember very well!Bit of a tyrant.I used socialise with his son Barry.
Also, the Guy BigJ unit that is in the Classic magazine PBM 252H is the first truck I drove in earnest at Rays.
Some wag put on the back of the cab inside "Bullhead or bust. …It bust!!!"Probably the best driving days I have had.
Ah Export and General a name from the past indeed.From what i can remember they came from Dunstable and perhaps some one can confirm
they ran at least one ‘Spanish’ Dodge 300 series watch them boys go!!!
They certainly did come from Dunstable and they had two Dodge K38`s.1 sleeper and one non sleeper.The rest was made up of one foden that Peter Lockett used to drive (and then Jimmy Duerr) and the rest were ERFs.
message to lemonmouth i,am relation to rs stringer yes he had his leg repaired in sept 2008 itook him to lanzarote for 3 weeks in feb 2009 with a big frame round his leg , it,s still not right yet and he is going back to let them have another go at it he is now driving for an agency out of bedford delivering heathcare products