Crow Carrying

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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Hi
Just found this site i worked for crows in southamptom and silvertown depot the people i worked with
AlfieStone
Handsome Jack
Charie Rogers
Jack Carter
Cyril Hellier
Gary Smith
working on tate and lyle and many other contracts i remember yorkie had my daff

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My Dad used to drive them Scammels for Annis & co in Pump Lane,hayes in Middx anyone remember them ?

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Yes I remember Annis & Co., they had a depot at Sappers Corner in the 50/60s Era at Hartlepool, They ran some real old Scammells in those days, Regards Larry.

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yorkie007:

silvertown depot 1970s

HI MY NAME IS TAFFY I WORKED IN THE SOUTHAHPTON DEPOT 10 YEARS WE HAD LOTS OF CNNTACTS UNION CARBON ESSO BP SHALL AFFER THE CONS ENDED WE WORKED OUT OF SILVERTOWN MY DAFF FLEET ON 104 REG EHK 957Y WE HAD A M O D CONTACT MORE INFO LATER JOHN

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Tom Lord:

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The last driver to work for Crow in the north west is still alive and kicking and works for Gussion at Widnes…Tommy Penn othwerwise known as F*CK OFF Tommy :smiley:

Sorry to disapoint you Tommy but the day Crow stopped trading was on the sewage contract and was taken over by Relicence Tankers of Altringham, who then lost the sewage Contract to Effulent Services of Macclesfield, My Dad Tom Lord Drove for all of them on the same contract, and i also called Tom Lord, worked for Effulent Services. Spoke to my Dad and knows Tommy Pennington said Tommy was alot younger then him Ha Ha Cheers Tom Lord (Son of a Crow Driver)

HI TOM I WORKED OUT OF SOUTHAMPTON DEPOT WE WORKED WITH TOM ON KAFETYKLEEL CONTACT ME TAFFY AND CHARIE ROGERS AND ALEX COLLINS ANYBODY REMEMBER IOI

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Hi Yorkie007 and all,
I took my apprenticeship with Crows as a diesel mechanic when they was located in Barking in the mid 70’s before they moved to Silvertown, I was known as ‘Muscles’, not many people knew my real name lol.
I knew Yorkie and worked on his vehicles many a time, he was one of the continental drivers iirc, Ah the good ol days :slight_smile:.

The chap standing outside the office block at the Silvertown site is ‘Nobby Clark’, i can’t make out who the 2 mechanics are on the right of the pic with their backs to us, i think the guy who’s head you can see through the office winow is Burt, last name evades me atm, i worked with Len mulley, he was indeed a good sign writer and much of his work was freehand although tranfers was used sometimes, his stick is a “dolly” (little leather ball at the end) it was used for steadying his hand with the freehand stuff.

It’s nice to see the pics of the units and trailers along with some drivers and fitters i recognise, brings back some great memeories of some good times, The pub just along the road at the Silvertown site was also very handy during dinner breaks,lol.

Thanks for sharing, Be Lucky.
Jeff.

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OOPS!!! Make that i started work there in the mid 60’s…age is a wonderful thing lol

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i too was on crows in southampton you used my vehicle when i went in the yard for a week otf 620x you ended up writing it off.you were released from hospital and i used stan burrows car to pick you up met you near the m50 brought your wife june up as well and took you home do you remember robin hookey tattooed from head to foot

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crow shed in colour

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Nice Pic Clint.

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“handsome jack” was jack(john) browning,think he worked outta silvertown/barking. i worked on tankfreight in the mid 90s with him…and also worked with ted norman(the foreman) another ex crow driver from rochford,he was on linkman at the time when i was on t/f many happy miles spent with him running up the m1 on nights.both good old boys

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hi sunboy handsome jack was jack what is your real name becuase im yorkies son clint i was on tankfright in mid 90s to
also jack is still alive at the age of 81 good old boy
regards clint

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hi clint, my real name is ian,i was at greenwich on tunnel refineries then ended up on mobil gas( with jack) and whemn we lost the work i went onto shell gas with a bit of gp work when reqd, i was there at the same time as cooperman,and jackie in the office,my dad andy hunter worked at purfleet aswell on gp work,glad jacks still going strong, is he still singing?

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hi again clint, i remember you now you had blond hair back in the 90s.probably a bit greyer now eh?? i was outbased a lot of the time so dunno if you remember me as i wouldnt have been round the yard a lot,although it was the tankwash by then.

ian.

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Hi ian yes i do remember you but more your dad how is he?

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