Astran / Middle East Drivers

[mushroomman]

Hi Sheeplady, was the town with the tunnel where John had his truck washed called Birecik ?.
If you take a look on Google Earth you should be able to find some photos of the area.
I have a feeling that there was another tunnel somewhere along the T.I.R. route through Turkey where the kids used to throw stones at the trucks below if you didn’t throw them some sweets or ciggies although I thought that the side of the hill that I am thinking of was a lot steeper than this one and there might of been a castle on the top of it or some houses.

maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=37 … 7&t=h&z=18

Regards Steve.

[dreva]

sinbin31:
Dreva

Send a polite PM to Sheeplady as they are close friends and she will tell you Im sure

Roger

cheers mate will do

[sheeplady]

That’s the place I was thinking of Steve - but if there’s another tunnel like that, it could be it. I’m left wondering now…

mushroomman:
Hi Sheeplady, was the town with the tunnel where John had his truck washed called Birecik ?.
If you take a look on Google Earth you should be able to find some photos of the area.
I have a feeling that there was another tunnel somewhere along the T.I.R. route through Turkey where the kids used to throw stones at the trucks below if you didn’t throw them some sweets or ciggies although I thought that the side of the hill that I am thinking of was a lot steeper than this one and there might of been a castle on the top of it or some houses.

maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=37 … 7&t=h&z=18

Regards Steve.

[freshir]

SheepLady:
That’s the place I was thinking of Steve - but if there’s another tunnel like that, it could be it. I’m left wondering now…

mushroomman:
Hi Sheeplady, was the town with the tunnel where John had his truck washed called Birecik ?.
If you take a look on Google Earth you should be able to find some photos of the area.
I have a feeling that there was another tunnel somewhere along the T.I.R. route through Turkey where the kids used to throw stones at the trucks below if you didn’t throw them some sweets or ciggies although I thought that the side of the hill that I am thinking of was a lot steeper than this one and there might of been a castle on the top of it or some houses.

maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=37 … 7&t=h&z=18

Regards Steve.

freshir wrote -: I am sure that tunnel is at Agri, where we got bombarded with bricks . Regards F

[bestbooties]

mushroomman:
Hi Sheeplady, was the town with the tunnel where John had his truck washed called Birecik ?.
If you take a look on Google Earth you should be able to find some photos of the area.
I have a feeling that there was another tunnel somewhere along the T.I.R. route through Turkey where the kids used to throw stones at the trucks below if you didn’t throw them some sweets or ciggies although I thought that the side of the hill that I am thinking of was a lot steeper than this one and there might of been a castle on the top of it or some houses.

maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=37 … 7&t=h&z=18

Regards Steve.

Steve,
My pic was taken on the bridge over the Euphrates at Birecik.
There was a truck stop on the west bank of the river,behind me and to the left of where my pic was taken.
There were houses cut into the face of the cliff,and the gradient on coming off the bridge and entering the tunnel was like hitting a wall.

[mushroomman]

bestbooties:

mushroomman:
Hi Sheeplady, was the town with the tunnel where John had his truck washed called Birecik ?.
If you take a look on Google Earth you should be able to find some photos of the area.
I have a feeling that there was another tunnel somewhere along the T.I.R. route through Turkey where the kids used to throw stones at the trucks below if you didn’t throw them some sweets or ciggies although I thought that the side of the hill that I am thinking of was a lot steeper than this one and there might of been a castle on the top of it or some houses.

maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=37 … 7&t=h&z=18

Regards Steve.

Steve,
My pic was taken on the bridge over the Euphrates at Birecik.
There was a truck stop on the west bank of the river,behind me and to the left of where my pic was taken.
There were houses cut into the face of the cliff,and the gradient on coming off the bridge and entering the tunnel was like hitting a wall.

Thanks Ian, I now realise that the photo take from Google Earth is actually coming out of the town heading towards the Euphrates on the way home. I remember that there were fields (which could of been a flood plain) as you were climbing up a hill just before you got to the tunnel where those cheeky little monkeys used to play. (z.b.'s)

Hi Fred, no it wasn’t at Agri as I am now sure that this was the same tunnel although I remember it being more impressive when you came towards it from the other side.

Regards Steve.

[jimbotruck]

bradfordlad9999:

Wheel Nut:

adr:
Wasn’t this the ex Sunters of Northallerton wagon!

That looks like the one on Jimmy Hackings thread

bet she was thursty with double drive what a rear motor it looks the part wounder were it is now

This old 89 is parked up in the barn at Jimmy Hackings house!!

[fatty01]

Im hanving the plesure of driving this at the moment

[bullitt]

I presume that is richmonds? Are you doing a M/E run for him?

[fatty01]

bullitt:
I presume that is richmonds? Are you doing a M/E run for him?

Yes it is, and I hope so soon he keeps telling me i will but not sure when

[bullitt]

Nice one!! Good luck, hope you get to do a trip.Dont forget your diary and camera!!

Have you run down to M/E before? If not it would be interesting to hear about it from a novices point of view. Good luck

[fatty01]

bullitt:
Nice one!! Good luck, hope you get to do a trip.Dont forget your diary and camera!!

Have you run down to M/E before? If not it would be interesting to hear about it from a novices point of view. Good luck

They are already packed Never done a trip and tbh i cant wait to go Plus i think i will be going down with dave gracey on my first trip

[klunk_cumbria]

Heres two of the same tunnel i think these were taken in 1984.
I could be wrong on the location in these pictures this is maybe the tunnel at Siverec on the road from Sanurfa to Diyarbakir.
It was a while ago, the tunnel looks similar.

[matty_j]

I took this picture of Chris Hoopers Scania 143 weekended at Habay truckstop Belgium
it was sunday the 6th of june 2004 as my birthday was the 7th and i remember going to
the bank on the German border to get some money, only to realise my bank card had ran
out of date on the 31st of may and having to park up in Southern Germany that night with
no money and only 2 bottles of Becks left in my fridge!!

[ed209trucks]

fatty01:
Im hanving the plesure of driving this at the moment
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i might be running with ya

[davemackie]

Hi all, this year’s reunion will be at The Crown Hotel, Skegness, 27th December, book early to avoid disappointment.

Dave.

[brenics77]

“bollies bangers” have a look! 4 perfect F89`s found in a barn. I kid you not.

[sheeplady]

These photos of Birecik I took in 1982 on my trip when with Gerry Whelan

[freshir]

davemackie:
Hi all, this year’s reunion will be at The Crown Hotel, Skegness, 27th December, book early to avoid disappointment.

Dave.

Hi Dave - Perhaps I am showing my ignorance but who’s/what reunion is it ? Regards Fred H

[sinbin31]

Nice pics Alison have parked a few times on the left in where the bulgeys are parked ,cheap resturant there as well brings back the memories and that tunnel was bad, always got behind a Turk and it saved the screen from the stones the kids threw ,happy days.

Roger