Blood, Sweat and Broken China (the Removals thread)

[parkroyal2100]

Ray Smyth:
This picture is courtesy of Norman Higham, retired HGV Driver of Stringfellow Bros, Wigan.
He said that this Leyland PS1 Furniture van on a PSV chassis was originally a touring coach.
Stringfellows did also operate a fleet of coaches. Regards, Ray Smyth.

Thanks Ray.

Furniture wagons on PSV chassis were not unusual in the 50s and 60s - Bedford SB3 “integrals” for instance.

[smallcoal]

Hi as a youngster I used to work for w Jones removals the truck in the top pic was our local removal truck still going strong till the 90,s when they packed up the reg was jwn23l ,I remember picking up a coffee table and the glass fell out of the middle smashed over the customers floor she wasn’t pleased they had to buy her a new one the middle was one of his first trucks then the 3rd was the newest he bought e360tth most of the trucks were on remploy and Christie Tyler work cheers John

[parkroyal2100]

smallcoal:
Hi as a youngster I used to work for w Jones removals the truck in the top pic was our local removal truck still going strong till the 90,s when they packed up the reg was jwn23l ,I remember picking up a coffee table and the glass fell out of the middle smashed over the customers floor she wasn’t pleased they had to buy her a new one the middle was one of his first trucks then the 3rd was the newest he bought e360tth most of the trucks were on remploy and Christie Tyler work cheers John

I remember Jones’ livery like your first pic (with the TK), the lastr one must’ve passed me by, and even I’m not old enough to remember the middle one (with the O series).

Always, always always carry glass on its end - didn’t you learn nuffink?

[ray_smyth]

ParkRoyal2100:

Ray Smyth:
This picture is courtesy of Norman Higham, retired HGV Driver of Stringfellow Bros, Wigan.
He said that this Leyland PS1 Furniture van on a PSV chassis was originally a touring coach.
Stringfellows did also operate a fleet of coaches. Regards, Ray Smyth.

Thanks Ray.

Furniture wagons on PSV chassis were not unusual in the 50s and 60s - Bedford SB3 “integrals” for instance.

Hi ParkRoyal, I also posted the Stringfellow Bros photo on a local forum, and got a reply
to say that the Leyland PS1 was new to Smiths Tours, Wigan, still trading today as
Shearings Holidays, Head Office on Miry Lane, near the Town Centre. Regards, Ray.

[billybob]

Hi
Nice to see this thread still going, attached is an article in this months Roadscene magazine concerning the Days company of South London and what became of it, perhaps some one on here can through some light on it

[oiltreader]

ParkRoyal2100:

oiltreader:
A few more.
Oily

Thanks Oily, remarkable to think Shore Porters are still going.

Some earlier ones ParkRoyal2100.
Oily

[smallcoal]

ParkRoyal2100:

smallcoal:
Hi as a youngster I used to work for w Jones removals the truck in the top pic was our local removal truck still going strong till the 90,s when they packed up the reg was jwn23l ,I remember picking up a coffee table and the glass fell out of the middle smashed over the customers floor she wasn’t pleased they had to buy her a new one the middle was one of his first trucks then the 3rd was the newest he bought e360tth most of the trucks were on remploy and Christie Tyler work cheers John

I remember Jones’ livery like your first pic (with the TK), the lastr one must’ve passed me by, and even I’m not old enough to remember the middle one (with the O series).

Always, always always carry glass on its end - didn’t you learn nuffink?

Hi Park Royal ,Jones operated for 90 years all his vans were the same colour as the tk ,the middle pic was driven by Johnny brimfield as a youngster then he had a marsden ynd379m then Jones bought two fords gbo626w which Johnny had then the last Bedford bought is in the pic he never had any trouble with his trucks he had that colour to the end I enjoyed working for them cheers John

[oiltreader]

A few to mull over, apologies if I’ve posted some before.
Oily

[jakey]

ohhh I like that last Scania , drawbar as well , glad to see this thread back at the top .

How about this one of Charles Wood and son ,just down the road from me, Tony Wiggins runs the firm we often have a chat and coffee together .

[jakey]

Luker brothers ,another old Oxford firm who we get on with .

[jakey]

I like this one ,I took this picture when the movers show was at Silverstone .

[jakey]

Now this is and was a badly built body ,I store my containers in there warehouse .

[jakey]

me on the right a few years ago now .

[jakey]

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4. this is how I want my next one to look like but no trailer .

[jakey]

oh and not uvb !!! marktaff knows why . this is the company I will be using who built this one SBR .

[marktaff]

JAKEY:
ohhh I like that last Scania , drawbar as well , glad to see this thread back at the top .

How about this one of Charles Wood and son ,just down the road from me, Tony Wiggins runs the firm we often have a chat and coffee together .

Jakey…that Sheridan scania was a regular site on the M4 in Swansea back a few years ago…I think it use to come to from Ireland via Pembroke or Fishguard…like you say nice looking truck

[jakey]

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[jakey]

Colin mackenzies from Wick ,these are the Scottish firm who have our old Merc .