Astran / Middle East Drivers

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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davemackie:
Hi Steve, I don’t ever remember Geiselwind ever being a LOMO, it is a nine hour drive from Zeebrugge, and was always the last stop on the way East & the first on the way back leaving or returning to Germany (Bavaria), from the Commie Block

My normal run would be three hours to Heerlen break, three hours to Limburg break, three hours to Geiselwind, and the same on the return leg. Dave.

Hi Dave, it could be the same place as I remember that it was a good days work from the sea wall at Zeebrugge
( did anybody else ever spend the night on there ? ) to Weiskirchen Services near Frankfurt.
With a bigger engine and with the roads improving you could then make Wurtsburg Services or Gieselwind. Could it of been the filling station that was called The Lomo :confused: .

Regards Steve.

5802

Hi Steve, in all the years I went there it was always a Shell station.

Southbound there was another Truckstop the juction before Geiselwind it may have been this one you are thinking of.

Dave.

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davemackie:
Hi Steve, in all the years I went there it was always a Shell station.

Southbound there was another Truckstop the juction before Geiselwind it may have been this one you are thinking of.

Dave.

Thats spot on Dave,and also it was a shell station !..and they made you very welcome at Tonys
too !
I remember one weekend in particular, loads of us,having a drink round the table ,John Willie was there and a few others,Im sure Barry Barnes was there,and another couple of lads that stand out,but cant think of there names only that one hadnt been doing middle east long and that he was ex REME,he drove a transcon red,with home made stacks on it,Im certain he was pulling for Denholm,does this ring any bells to anyone ?They were real nice lads,I also ran in to them 2 again one weekend in greece on the border at the BP station,waiting to transit Turkey ,waiting for monday,there rotten buggers them 2 ,they got me p…d again ! :open_mouth: :laughing:

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mushroomman:
Hi guys, I am trying to place this Tony’s at Gieselwind :confused: . Would it be by any chance what was called The Lomo in the early eighties. I.I.R.C. you came off the autobahn where they built a Macdonalds on the right in the mid eighties.
One Christmas we were all given drivers washing bags as a crimbo present. They were green with large white letters which read LOMO and I used mine for many years. Does anybody else remember them or have you still got one :slight_smile: .

The LOMO was a little further on, another big chain like ARAL, LOMO catered for more of the eastern Czech and Hungarian drivers.

autohof-strohofer.de/

This is the business that Toni Strohofer built up from our hard earned beer money :laughing: There was also an IDS on site

5805

Hi Guys

The Lomo and Geiselwind were two differnt truck stops no need to say anymore,

Roger Haywood

5806

Hi WHEELNUTZ, the guy with the Red Transcon was Alan Douglas, he did one trip to Zarafshan with it, got home & changed it for a Volvo F16.

Last time I seen Alan he had a Daf Super Space with a Fridge trailer doing mainly Belguim work.

Dave.

5807

Dave Mate

Is the guy in my pics with the check shirt and Mustach Ian Mellor

Roger

5808

sinbin31:
Dave Mate

Is the guy in my pics with the check shirt and Mustach Ian Mellor

Roger

Thanks Roger, only two more to go.

Dave.

5809

dave

You didnt say yes or no
Roger

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Sorry Roger, misread your post, three to go, I believe that Die Blunt knows who he is, I will give him a call later.

Dave.

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Dave

Cheers, so bad when you know someone well and forget their name.

Roger

5812

dave

Aso Gordon Ben was there small guy beard at the bar.

Roger

5813

Sorry Roger Gordon Benn is a Large guy no beard.

Dave.

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dave

Im sure he was there who was the guy at the bar then im cracking up

Roger

5815

Dave

Im sure Im standing next to Gordon at the Bar.

Roger

5816

Roger, that is Dave Richmond.

Dave.

5817

Dave

Yes of course it is dam I need help

Roger

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davemackie:
Hi WHEELNUTZ, the guy with the Red Transcon was Alan Douglas, he did one trip to Zarafshan with it, got home & changed it for a Volvo F16.

Last time I seen Alan he had a Daf Super Space with a Fridge trailer doing mainly Belguim work.

Dave.

Thanks Dave ,thats him,Alan Douglas !,boy Im glad theres people with a better memory than me,you meet that many people,its just to hard to remeber them all ,Im also having trouble remembering another lad I met at Londra,He drove a 2 tone blue strato,he did livestock,not sure but I think his first name was bob,he was an old hand,ring any bells !! :wink:

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The guy with the blue Strato was Bob Cantrell.

Dave.

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davemackie:
The guy with the blue Strato was Bob Cantrell.

Dave.

Thanks again Dave ! I can switch off my brain now… :laughing: