DEANB:
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Couple of photos here, don’t know anything about this company so would be glad of any info if anyone knows anything, I would guess they did bricks at some point.Heres a bit about them Dave.
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Thanks for that Dean, really wasn’t expecting anyone to know anything about them tbh.
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Poikey:
0Picture has been liberated from the tinternut.
I bet that Guy big J was rebuilt and some poor ■■■■■■■ got lumbered with it-wouldn’t die like a cockroach.
The main bit in the picture can easily be spotted on your left travelling towards the M1.new buildings,where the butchers is
Saw this on the internet a couple of days ago, of course those that know this company will know it was originally Greenhow & Wright’s, was eventually bought out by Ridgeons who in turn have also been taken over now.
You’re right Coomsey they didn’t run many at all, afraid I don’t know the reason but I would guess they didn’t perform as well as AEC, Volvo and Foden. However back in the day before Marston Brick was absorbed into London Brick they certainly did.
Seems LBC meant business in the event of any breakdowns Poikey!..
Not exactly Bedfordshire hauliers however drawn in beds by my talented stepson!
A couple of James Laughton motors, used to have a yard in kempston, they did a trunk for London brick down to Bridgewater both day and night. Nmp.
Kempston:
A couple of James Laughton motors, used to have a yard in kempston, they did a trunk for London brick down to Bridgewater both day and night. Nmp.3
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They used F86’s to start with I think, and used to drop and swap trailers at Court Road Cranfield near mobile home park, I used to see them move off towards Buckingham.
Regards Andy
OldishJoda:
Kempston:
A couple of James Laughton motors, used to have a yard in kempston, they did a trunk for London brick down to Bridgewater both day and night. Nmp.3
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They used F86’s to start with I think, and used to drop and swap trailers at Court Road Cranfield near mobile home park, I used to see them move off towards Buckingham.
Regards Andy
Yes you are correct Andy, I can remember one of their trailers being parked in a lay-by near Bicester with a broken neck.
Kempston:
Few more RJC’s here NikNak nmp6
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1945 Bedford QL, credit to Charles01 for the photo.
Oily
oiltreader:
1945 Bedford QL, credit to Charles01 for the photo.
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A Bedford from near Bedford!, cheers Oily
Found this brilliant photo on Facebook this morning, I’ve often banged on about not being able to pass a Transport cafe years ago without seeing London brick lorries parked up so when I saw this it brought back so many memories. The cafe is in puckeridge apparently.
Kempston:
Found this brilliant photo on Facebook this morning, I’ve often banged on about not being able to pass a Transport cafe years ago without seeing London brick lorries parked up so when I saw this it brought back so many memories. The cafe is in puckeridge apparently.0
Always find them at the cafe’s within 25 miles of the brickyards whether Eastwood Flettons, Stewartby, Coronation Works, Lidlington or Brogbrough, lol.
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Another long gone company Rob, there’s a retail park on the site now.
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I think many of these K&D Fodens were 2 stroke, I used to hear them coming up St Johns Street to St Mary’s lights & via London Road bridge lol.
Kempston:
Three photos of John Estaffs, no longer around. Always kept a smart fleet. Nmp2
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A few years ago… LOL…
But its great to see what was about in the past, but as we did not carry cameras in the 60’s, 70’s and 80,s like we do nowadays, many vehicles have gone, missed, departed and died, to the BIG scrapyard somewhere in the Sky…
Thanks for reminding us Dave…
Regards
Andy
