Astran / Middle East Drivers

archie_paice · 2 August 2011 20:40

Hullo,
An old mate of mine, Bill Hyde from near Pocklington ran three or four of these when he was on for Whittles.
Cheers, Archie.
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Just came accross these cuttings,thought it worth posting on here.as your talking whittles and Atkis

Hullo,
That was’nt one of Bills. But those 401’s do look the business don’t they ?
Cheers, Archie

brenics77 · 2 August 2011 22:38

Archie was it his trucks on one of the Long Distance Diarys in Truck mag? would have been about correct time? a very laid back yorkshire man was the main driver, seem to remember going out with Phil Lewellin.

archie_paice · 3 August 2011 07:00

brenics77:
Archie was it his trucks on one of the Long Distance Diarys in Truck mag? would have been about correct time? a very laid back yorkshire man was the main driver, seem to remember going out with Phil Lewellin.

Hullo,
I don’t think so, although it could have been. I shall give him or one of his his Sons a call and find out. Bill was using them from about '76 till about '81 if my memory serves me right. You would certainly have to have been laid back to work for Bill though. A real nice bloke.
Cheers, Archie.

sgt_major_roadworks · 3 August 2011 11:13

Archie Paice:

brenics77:
Archie was it his trucks on one of the Long Distance Diarys in Truck mag? would have been about correct time? a very laid back yorkshire man was the main driver, seem to remember going out with Phil Lewellin.

Hullo,
I don’t think so, although it could have been. I shall give him or one of his his Sons a call and find out. Bill was using them from about '76 till about '81 if my memory serves me right. You would certainly have to have been laid back to work for Bill though. A real nice bloke.
Cheers, Archie.

Archie
The driver was Harry Woffenden that featured with Phil Llewellyn in the long distance diary they featured 2 Sed - Atki trucks both owned by Bill Robinson from Hull.
If my memory is correct he traded as J.A.W.S Trucking really great guy and very experienced M.E Driver himself
Regards

archie_paice · 3 August 2011 11:50

Archie
The driver was Harry Woffenden that featured with Phil Llewellyn in the long distance diary they featured 2 Sed - Atki trucks both owned by Bill Robinson from Hull.
If my memory is correct he traded as J.A.W.S Trucking really great guy and very experienced M.E Driver himself
Regards
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Hullo,
Yes you are right Bill Robinson was a good bloke, what’s he doing now ? It was him that got Bill Hyde to go onto Whittles, and Bill Hyde that introduced me to them. I never knew that he ( Bill Robinson ) had Sed Aks though. I remember an ex Archibalds Guy he had, an Orange Merc with a big Air Intake up the front, and the Turquoise Merc, J.A.W.S Trucking. I did’nt think Harry drove for him, I thought he was on for CJE ( John Carter ) and I never buy any of those lorry mags. Thanks for that though you’ve saved me a phone call
Cheers, Archie.

wheel_nut · 3 August 2011 12:15

Archie Paice:
Archie
The driver was Harry Woffenden that featured with Phil Llewellyn in the long distance diary they featured 2 Sed - Atki trucks both owned by Bill Robinson from Hull.
If my memory is correct he traded as J.A.W.S Trucking really great guy and very experienced M.E Driver himself
Regards

Hullo,
Yes you are right Bill Robinson was a good bloke, what’s he doing now ? It was him that got Bill Hyde to go onto Whittles, and Bill Hyde that introduced me to them. I never knew that he ( Bill Robinson ) had Sed Aks though. I remember an ex Archibalds Guy he had, an Orange Merc with a big Air Intake up the front, and the Turquoise Merc, J.A.W.S Trucking. I did’nt think Harry drove for him, I thought he was on for CJE ( John Carter ) and I never buy any of those lorry mags. Thanks for that though you’ve saved me a phone call
Cheers, Archie.
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I also remember an article about Lister Carter appearing in a magazine. Budgie worked for him too

brenics77 · 3 August 2011 16:35

So 2 blokes called bill who were both from yorkshire both doing middle east for whittles both with sed/atkis! Now this is why i read this thread. Cheers guys. One quote from the mag was when a truck came round a corner on the wrong side of the road the driver said “i dont remember reading this in the holiday brochure!” Cheers guys

wheel_nut · 3 August 2011 21:54

brenics77:
So 2 blokes called bill who were both from yorkshire both doing middle east for whittles both with sed/atkis! Now this is why i read this thread. Cheers guys. One quote from the mag was when a truck came round a corner on the wrong side of the road the driver said “i dont remember reading this in the holiday brochure!” Cheers guys

Having known Bill Hyde for several years. I know he exists. And although I don’t think i met him. I have also heard of Bill Robertson / Robinson.

We are not all called Amos or Seth tha knows

brenics77 · 3 August 2011 22:32

Wheel Nut:

brenics77:
So 2 blokes called bill who were both from yorkshire both doing middle east for whittles both with sed/atkis! Now this is why i read this thread. Cheers guys. One quote from the mag was when a truck came round a corner on the wrong side of the road the driver said “i dont remember reading this in the holiday brochure!” Cheers guys

Having known Bill Hyde for several years. I know he exists. And although I don’t think i met him. I have also heard of Bill Robertson / Robinson.

We are not all called Amos or Seth tha knows

didnt mean it as a bad thing but as a holy crap you couldnt make it up! , seddon 401 in yellow . high five!

dieseldogsix · 4 August 2011 08:42

MOC:

Archie Paice:

adr:
OHS & Whittle International ran them to the Middle East, but how did the Sed-Atki’s really stand up to it?

Hullo,
An old mate of mine, Bill Hyde from near Pocklington ran three or four of these when he was on for Whittles.
Cheers, Archie.

Just came accross these cuttings,thought it worth posting on here.as your talking whittles and Atkis

For those who seem to think this is a 401, it is actually a 400 series.

archie_paice · 4 August 2011 08:55

Dieseldogsix:

MOC:

Archie Paice:

adr:
OHS & Whittle International ran them to the Middle East, but how did the Sed-Atki’s really stand up to it?

Hullo,
An old mate of mine, Bill Hyde from near Pocklington ran three or four of these when he was on for Whittles.
Cheers, Archie.

Just came accross these cuttings,thought it worth posting on here.as your talking whittles and Atkis

For those who seem to think this is a 401, it is actually a 400 series.

Whoops! So sorry that was me

nz_jamie · 4 August 2011 09:10

Fellas,here’s a colour pic of one of Whittles 400 Sed Atki’s

This was taken from the Long Distance Diary artice in Truck magazine.

archie_paice · 4 August 2011 10:01

NZ JAMIE:
Fellas,here’s a colour pic of one of Whittles 400 Sed Atki’s

This was taken from the Long Distance Diary artice in Truck magazine.

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Hi Jamie,
Nice photo mate, there’s two Sed Aks there by the look of it, certainly the one in front has got a Hull Reg No.
I have just spoken to Eddie Hyde, one of Bill Hyde’s Sons. The Sed Aks Bill had were as I said all white. They were all on V Registrations, 1978. From Bradley Trucks in Hull. If Bill Robertson had Sed Aks as well, then I suppose that these could have been his.

Cheers, Archie.

sgt_major_roadworks · 4 August 2011 12:56

NZ JAMIE:
Fellas,here’s a colour pic of one of Whittles 400 Sed Atki’s

This was taken from the Long Distance Diary artice in Truck magazine.

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Jamie
Do you have the full LDD that Phil Llewellyn wrote I would love to read it again I think it was in 2 parts
and I am sure it said that Bill Robby owned both trucks.
I can also tell you the Harry drove the sed atki in the picture I met him on many occasions en route
very down to earth Yorkshireman

Regards

brenics77 · 4 August 2011 15:08

The cabs on the trucks must have been very roomy for the time, quite a good truck to run with id have thought, (wheel Nut forgot to say I`m from (H) UDDERSFIELD ) would be good to read the story again

m_amp_c_jamie · 6 August 2011 12:26

I was told that the OHS Sed Atki’s had been a cancelled Greek order that were begging for a good home. This i think was about the time that “suhtie” had been stopped from buying any more Macks. They were fitted with the 350 or 400 ■■■■■■■ engine. I cannot remember if they were used to go to the middle east , or if they were used for change overs in Munich or Istanbul. Regards Jamie.

A Scot Lost in the Valley’s.

euromat · 7 August 2011 09:58

GS OVERLAND:

dreva:
do any of the old boys by any chance have any of there old road maps from doing the m/e or the the countrys they transited that they could put up

Here is a pretty crap picture of my old Astran map, never took it with me, just had it on the wall in the office, stuck up with masking tape ! I did buy an “Orta Dogu” map at the Londra once, anyone remember that map, a small fold up job all in Turkish.
I dont know if any other companies had there own maps ?

GS

a friend of mine has one just like it, he was telling me he did a few trips down there, i was a bit sceptical, then he brought this map in and some photos, cracking!

freshir · 7 August 2011 17:14

euromat:

GS OVERLAND:

dreva:
do any of the old boys by any chance have any of there old road maps from doing the m/e or the the countrys they transited that they could put up

Here is a pretty crap picture of my old Astran map, never took it with me, just had it on the wall in the office, stuck up with masking tape ! I did buy an “Orta Dogu” map at the Londra once, anyone remember that map, a small fold up job all in Turkish.
I dont know if any other companies had there own maps ?

GS

a friend of mine has one just like it, he was telling me he did a few trips down there, i was a bit sceptical, then he brought this map in and some photos, cracking!

freshir wrote :- Talking of maps = I purchased a latest edition map of Saudi from a genuine sort of a chap, it was a dark night in the Londra, The next morning it turned out to be a sheet of sandpaper. - The same chap also told me that 'Sugar Dia Betis was a Welsh Flyweight, oh well i’ll learn !!

archie_paice · 7 August 2011 17:49

Wheel Nut:

Archie Paice:
Archie
I also remember an article about Lister Carter appearing in a magazine. Budgie worked for him too

Hullo Malc,
Good old Lister eh! I kept the old bugger in German Permits + the odd Yugo Tipping Permits. When I first met him he was Transport Manager at Pocklington Blocks. You mentioned Budgie. Which Budgie is it ? as I know a couple. Do you mean Howard ? As in Howard and Den ( Denise ), bought an old MAN from Lister and did quite a bit of work for him. Then started to get his own work. You may also know Listers’ Sons, there was John who did a bit of M/E with us on Whittles, and had a few motors running down there after that (they werew his Dads of course). He has a Transport Business in Scunthorpe. then there was a younger lad Nick, he went into European Courier Work and has a good business in Hull.
Cheers, Archie

wheel_nut · 7 August 2011 20:47

Archie Paice:

Wheel Nut:

Archie Paice:
Archie
I also remember an article about Lister Carter appearing in a magazine. Budgie worked for him too

Hullo Malc,
Good old Lister eh! I kept the old bugger in German Permits + the odd Yugo Tipping Permits. When I first met him he was Transport Manager at Pocklington Blocks. You mentioned Budgie. Which Budgie is it ? as I know a couple. Do you mean Howard ? As in Howard and Den ( Denise ), bought an old MAN from Lister and did quite a bit of work for him. Then started to get his own work. You may also know Listers’ Sons, there was John who did a bit of M/E with us on Whittles, and had a few motors running down there after that (they werew his Dads of course). He has a Transport Business in Scunthorpe. then there was a younger lad Nick, he went into European Courier Work and has a good business in Hull.
Cheers, Archie

Yes it was Howard - Budgie.

CJE as a courier seemed to be busy when I lived up there. Didnt realise it was the sons business