British road Services

chris_webb · 29 December 2009 18:52

Thanks Ray,I’ll come and get those trailers meself,I know where Ancoats is (Lowry land - “He painted Salford’s smoky tops on cardboard boxes from the shops,and parts of Ancoats where we used to play”).Harry and Norman would never find it and Piccadilly is not that far away…so they’d only get distracted Harry will feel right at home with that drag,no lights,mudguards and solid tyres with a bit of rust peeping through.

It has been known for certain Sheffield hauliers to “borrow” a BRS trailer off the trailer park/pool at SPT years ago,so somebody told me

harry_gill · 29 December 2009 19:21

hiya,
Chris have actually seen Lowery at work and it was exactly as in the words of the song, rough draft on site finished painting in his studio, i have a rather nice print of his on the chimney breast, cost my daughter a lot of money and i guess you are right i would get lost in M/C bit like Sheffield all altered, spent a working career finding my way around these places then the minute my back’s turned they chop and change it all, definitely not resurrecting the old class one be no use would keep getting lost and the one time i used sat-nav i finished up in a farmyard, i think i’ll stay a landlubber.
thanks harry long retired.

chris_webb · 29 December 2009 21:22

I found just the wagon for you Harry,you could double shift it with Norman on the rock salt job out of Winsford.

Only local drops though

dave_the_renegade · 29 December 2009 21:26

Hi Chris,
Thats a diddy little Foden Alpha,must have been a tractor unit in its former life,someone this way ran a six wheeler in that form,everyone refered to it as a five wheeler.
Cheers Dave.

chris_webb · 29 December 2009 21:31

Dave the Renegade:
Hi Chris,
Thats a diddy little Foden Alpha,must have been a tractor unit in its former life,someone this way ran a six wheeler in that form,everyone refered to it as a five wheeler.
Cheers Dave.

Be handy with a big CAT or ■■■■■■■ in Dave just to compete with your pal with the 6-legger Scania tipper
Might have a 5th wheel tucked underneath,if so would be ideal for tight spots and big drops,just need a bulker for it.Maybe Ray knows of one in Ancoats…

dave_the_renegade · 29 December 2009 21:39

Hi Chris,
The one this way was plated at 23 ton gross,with that lift axle,it was a Volvo FM7,it ran out of tarmac’s Strinds/Dolyhir quarries,owned by another Ray surname Lloyd,he didn’t keep it long,wasn’t really fish nor fowl.
Cheers Dave.

harry_gill · 29 December 2009 22:25

hiya,
Fill the box with lead shot and it would make a canny ballast tractor, but i don’t want to drive it could also serve as a push motor on heavy stuff, and that job’s about as exciting as watching paint dry, did the job a couple of times in the late sixties and had the game on staying awake it was the second man who needed the knotted rope those times.
thanks harry long retired.

norman_ingram · 30 December 2009 00:15

See that Dave, give a motor to drive, the trouble with Harry, he is too fussy, since he has retired, all he wants to do, is drive his wife sily, that is why she will not stop working, she must think if I have to stay at home, and look after Harry the old man, I just might as stay at work, and take care of the old folks, and get paid for it

harry_gill · 31 December 2009 00:12

hiya
Thats not a motor Norm, it’s a concoction neither something or nothing i’ll lay Lincoln odds there’s a fifth wheel under that silly box, expose that find me a tidy tri-axle and i’ll have a good shot at making a few bob with it but no cleaning definitely no cleaning.
thanks harry long retired.

norman_ingram · 31 December 2009 15:43

Why oh why Harry, must your lorries bend in the middle, I hope your cars don’t , anyway mate have a happy new year, and I will do my best, to keep you on your toes

harry_gill · 31 December 2009 16:06

hiya,
Only when the caravan’s hooked on Norm, i’ve a job to bend in the middle these days though, would need a crane to get in the shed, happy and prosperous new year to you and your’s friend.
thanks harry long retired.

sammyopisite · 31 December 2009 16:28

Happy New year to all red and rusters as weel as everyone on this site

harry_gill · 31 December 2009 21:41

hiya,
Happy and Prosperous New Year to everybody.
thanks harry long retired.

chris_webb · 31 December 2009 21:45

Aye,a happy,healthy and prosperous new year to all our readers

macdangerous · 1 January 2010 16:09

Happy New Year to all you red ‘n’ rusters - still the funniest thread on Truck Net.

There’s a wee discussion going on at Stravaiger’s Jottings thread about London Scottish in the fifties. Anybody know if the BRS had a depot in Clyde St or Armour Street, Glasgow? I’m trying to find out if London Scottish continued as a seperate operation after the war, or if it became BRS but was still referred to by the drivers as ‘London Scottish’. There’s a nice pic over there of an old Albion in BRS colours with London Scottish on the side like a depot name - but there’s also pictures of other wagons in London Scottish colours. Anybody know?

Best for 2010!

dave_the_renegade · 1 January 2010 18:20

Happy New Year to all on the Thread

flatman001 · 1 January 2010 18:33

macdangerous:
Happy New Year to all you red ‘n’ rusters - still the funniest thread on Truck Net.

There’s a wee discussion going on at Stravaiger’s Jottings thread about London Scottish in the fifties. Anybody know if the BRS had a depot in Clyde St or Armour Street, Glasgow? I’m trying to find out if London Scottish continued as a seperate operation after the war, or if it became BRS but was still referred to by the drivers as ‘London Scottish’. There’s a nice pic over there of an old Albion in BRS colours with London Scottish on the side like a depot name - but there’s also pictures of other wagons in London Scottish colours. Anybody know?

Best for 2010!

London & Scottish Transport Ltd was started in April 1938 with a base at Falkirk Road, Larbert, Stirlingshire, later moving to Clyde Street and Armour Street Glasgow before being nationalised into BRS

norman_ingram · 1 January 2010 18:45

That was too early for me, I was not born until 1937, and did not join the red & rust until 1972, but I did use the Brs depot in Glasgow a few times, even if it was only to fuel up, a couple of times I took up JCB’s from uttoxceter, and collected a few back loads.

macdangerous · 1 January 2010 18:50

Cheers Sandman - flatman’s put me right.
I remember the BRS depots in Lister Street and Dixon’s Blazes, but Clyde St and Armour St don’t ring any bells.
Guess they were before my time too…

norman_ingram · 1 January 2010 20:22

Macd, Lister street is the place I visited, another place comes to mind, near Gatehead, Team valley & Stockton. and Bathgate, it is funny how these places just pop into your head, after so many years.