Hi Robroy, your description of Sandy is perfect and the way he spoke just to charm you into lifting up the sheet for him, I can visualise the scene no bother. Yes he went on to run a big operation pressure washing during the foot & mouth epidemic while operating coaches at the same time. He adopted a large red letter S as his trade mark just the same as that printed on Big S soap powder cartons produced at Marchon many years ago for the Scandinavian market. This was carried through to his funeral when a replica Big Red S wreath was carried on his coffin.
RIP Sandy, truly a character.
Cheers Leyland 600.
Hodgeturbo, caught on camera near Wheyrigg on Mon 28th July. Was it you driving and what was on Paul ? I met a good number of tippers heading back to Wigton, Fosters, Carruthers and yours. They appeared to be coming from the Southerfield area as I saw one turn out at Swinsty on my way back from Silloth.
I managed to get a closer view of Hodge’s '05 plate in Innovia this morning, van was parked and heard something go past, looked out and it was there 
Noticed lately Harrison’s have some nice unit
Leyland600:
Hodgeturbo, caught on camera near Wheyrigg on Mon 28th July. Was it you driving and what was on Paul ? I met a good number of tippers heading back to Wigton, Fosters, Carruthers and yours. They appeared to be coming from the Southerfield area as I saw one turn out at Swinsty on my way back from Silloth.
no it was"nt me I’m driving the 11 plate one at the moment.we are moving 30,000 tons of soil from sidac to harrisons at aldoth.clearing the site for the new plastic fiver factory,i"m just hoping there"s ganna be some free sample"s
hodgeturbo:
Leyland600:
Hodgeturbo, caught on camera near Wheyrigg on Mon 28th July. Was it you driving and what was on Paul ? I met a good number of tippers heading back to Wigton, Fosters, Carruthers and yours. They appeared to be coming from the Southerfield area as I saw one turn out at Swinsty on my way back from Silloth.no it was"nt me I’m driving the 11 plate one at the moment.we are moving 30,000 tons of soil from sidac to harrisons at aldoth.clearing the site for the new plastic fiver factory,i"m just hoping there"s ganna be some free sample"s
You mean they’ve managed to get you out of your 6 legger? How big a carrot did that take? 
Hi Hodge, Sorry to disapoint you but I have my name down to be first in the queue for the the first free samples but you never know there might be quite a lot knocking aboot the laal toon before lang. There are certainly plenty of takers available. Thanks for the info anyway.
Cheers Leyland 600.
Hi 600 was one of sandy Gordon’s last motors in Fraser eagle livery
Hi Bibs, I can’t honestly remember but I think he may have had one in Fraser Eagle colours.
Cheers, Leyland 600
Look’s like one of those “we’ve had bigger stuff than that down here” moments
truckfing:
Look’s like one of those “we’ve had bigger stuff than that down here” moments
Aye David,Hodge has put this shot on before,he must like looking at the last motor he drove at Armstrongs eh! 
Cheers Bewick.
hodgeturbo:
JB Is this motor loaded with Carnation Milk from their factory in Dumfries, Very tidy sheeted load IMOO, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
hodgeturbo:
JB Is this motor loaded with Carnation Milk from their factory in Dumfries, Very tidy sheeted load IMOO, Regards Larry.
Probably be a load from Albright & Wilson (Marchon) ex Whitehaven Larry ! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
truckfing:
Look’s like one of those “we’ve had bigger stuff than that down here” momentsAye David,Hodge has put this shot on before,he must like looking at the last motor he drove at Armstrongs eh!
not me dennis the lad driving it had a sneezing attack at patten foot
Mr “Strawgalore” is probably too busy leading this season`s new harvest gathering to see this photograph
of his fleet taking a short rest back at base.
Cheers , cattle wagon man.
Yesterday there was a blue series 1 scania from Appleby going down the m6 a 4 wheeler unit sleeper cab in a shall I say original condition being low loaded by a T Alun Jones 4 series scania ,also on the trailer was what looked like a white new series 1 sleeper cab untrimed but with screen in ,what’s the story anyone ?
Dan Punchard:
Yesterday there was a blue series 1 scania from Appleby going down the m6 a 4 wheeler unit sleeper cab in a shall I say original condition being low loaded by a T Alun Jones 4 series scania ,also on the trailer was what looked like a white new series 1 sleeper cab untrimed but with screen in ,what’s the story anyone ?
bob chapplehows 111 theres some pics on facebook of it in Collin garage at Dumfries there on a75 truck pics page
Don’t have Facebook ,it was a blue /yellow ish colours ?