has anybody else ever had the mis-fortune of
a. trying to get onto bailgate in a truck while avoiding the 10ft arch 
b. trying find somewhere on bailgate near your drop to make a delivery without bringing it to a standstill
i hate that street. clearly was not designed for anything bigger than transit van, people park cars like they been abandonded, dont get me started on royal mail vans oh and watch out for the shop signs, crunch 
You have to remember when bailgate was built it was orses and carts mate!
I always end up getting lost round there anyway
mikeyb:
You have to remember when bailgate was built it was orses and carts mate!I always end up getting lost round there anyway
came up that steeo hill, turned left onto bailgate with the 7.5 ton warning, came round the corner and saw an arch way luckily i saw the sign saying 15ā6, thank god for that.
and why are tankers restricted that side of lincoln 
Cruise Control:
and why are tankers restricted that side of lincoln
and vehicles carrying explosives 
Steep Hill - Out of Control - etc etc
All to do with the cathedral, weight limit, ban on hazardous etc, if tankers were allowed round there some one might set it on fire and do us all a favour and burn the cathedral down !! 
P.s go past where you turned off carry on to the lights turn left brings you past the arch on other side !
Someone must have been a bit short on ideas when they named some of the streets, steep hill may be descriptive, but hardly imaginative 
It was my original stomping ground when I did C&D for United Carriers, 50 drops per day from Newport finishing off at the bottom of High Street
Wheel Nut:
It was my original stomping ground when I did C&D for United Carriers, 50 drops per day from Newport finishing off at the bottom of High Street
And the thing you have to remember about Lincoln High Street when doing multidrop isā¦?
gnasty gnome:
Wheel Nut:
It was my original stomping ground when I did C&D for United Carriers, 50 drops per day from Newport finishing off at the bottom of High StreetAnd the thing you have to remember about Lincoln High Street when doing multidrop isā¦?
it was built er āwrongā by some Roman comedian
gnasty gnome:
Wheel Nut:
It was my original stomping ground when I did C&D for United Carriers, 50 drops per day from Newport finishing off at the bottom of High StreetAnd the thing you have to remember about Lincoln High Street when doing multidrop isā¦?
Pedestrians and trains! no? Scooterists? erm erm avoid at all costs when Lincoln city play at home!
mikeyb:
gnasty gnome:
Wheel Nut:
It was my original stomping ground when I did C&D for United Carriers, 50 drops per day from Newport finishing off at the bottom of High StreetAnd the thing you have to remember about Lincoln High Street when doing multidrop isā¦?
Pedestrians and trains! no? Scooterists? erm erm avoid at all costs when Lincoln city play at home!
Gnasty Gnome has set the quiz, no prizes just a good thing to know about. 
gnasty gnome:
Wheel Nut:
It was my original stomping ground when I did C&D for United Carriers, 50 drops per day from Newport finishing off at the bottom of High StreetAnd the thing you have to remember about Lincoln High Street when doing multidrop isā¦?
Do you mean the numbers? Iām lucky, I only go there to visit the grandparents - if I had to work round there I think Iād have to go and find someone to slap
Number 1 is next to 2, which is next to 3 etc instead of 1, 3, 5 
Steve-o:
Number 1 is next to 2, which is next to 3 etc instead of 1, 3, 5
Give the man a coconut! 
From Wikipedia;
The numbering of premises is consecutive, which is slightly unusual compared the most of the UK. Number One, High Street, starts with the first building (The Riverside Cafe), at the southern end and on the western side of the street, the neighbouring property is Number Two, followed by Number Three and so on. This numbering pattern continues northwards and uphill until the High Street meets The Strait. The sequential numbering system then continues southward, back down the High Street on the eastern side, until reaching a car dealership at Number 471-480, which has the highest number, and is opposite Number One, High Street.
Itās also unusual in that the lowest number is furthest away from the town centre.
The curse of many an unsuspecting courier!
gnasty gnome:
Itās also unusual in that the lowest number is furthest away from the town centre.The curse of many an unsuspecting courier!
And young sprogs in a TK Bedford
Wheel Nut:
gnasty gnome:
Itās also unusual in that the lowest number is furthest away from the town centre.The curse of many an unsuspecting courier!
And young sprogs in a TK Bedford
Oi! There was nowt wrong with Rainbowsā Bedfords Iāll have you know!
Canāt find any pics of them thoughā¦ can anyone oblige?
gnasty gnome:
Wheel Nut:
gnasty gnome:
Itās also unusual in that the lowest number is furthest away from the town centre.The curse of many an unsuspecting courier!
And young sprogs in a TK Bedford
Oi! There was nowt wrong with Rainbowsā Bedfords Iāll have you know!
Canāt find any pics of them thoughā¦ can anyone oblige?
I lost track of their history, did they go to Greenline or Nightfreight or something? although I have seen a Rainbow van in this area but it doesnāt look like them. When I did Lincoln, Rainbows man was a smashing old chap called John
Its night freight now isnt it? They run out of Southwell do they not?
Wheel Nut:
I lost track of their history, did they go to Greenline or Nightfreight or something? although I have seen a Rainbow van in this area but it doesnāt look like them. When I did Lincoln, Rainbows man was a smashing old chap called John
Rainbows were one of the founder members of Nightfreight. I went to school with Andy Rainbow; Willie Mac would vouch for the kind of boss he was (stab-proof vest essential) but I must admit I did OK out of him for six years till we fell out. Ended up as manager of their Hertfordshire depot in Stevenage, then quit Rainbows and ended up down here.
Iām sure weāve had this conversation before, but John was actually a distant relation of mine, my uncleās brother in fact. Donāt know if heās still alive, donāt see that side of the family nowadays. As you say a lovely bloke, knew Lincoln backwards. Did you ever come across his mate Dennis, foul-mouthed little bloke who always had a ā ā ā on? We used to call him āToothacheā because if he ever turned in late (usually stinking of booze) heād always been up all night with it! Real old characters the pair of them.
Imp:
Its night freight now isnt it? They run out of Southwell do they not?
Think the depotās in Bilsthorpe now; Rainbows still own the site (on the Burgage) but I suspect they either outgrew it or the locals got fed up with the lorries every morning. Even when I was there (1987-93) Southwell was a bad place to have a haulage company; with the one-way system now itās probably even worse.