You have got to be a very sick Puppy Renegade putting that S***e on this thread !!! This is what the Marra’s and Gadgy’s want to see and further more that lot were never involved ! This is a load of Heavy Duty Workington rail which we delivered to Tilbury for export to a far flung outpost !! There was 20 x30ft lengths for 20 ton ! You wouldn’t have liked one of them on your toe !!Dennis.
Don’t expect they did Dennis,never seen any of their outfit other than curtainsiders,just thought it was a laugh,I’ll find a song about another ■■■■■■■■ outfit.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dennis that’s a rarity never followed many of your motors/trailers in need of a drop of paint that is one tatty arse-end on the rails trailer,tut tut.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Dennis that’s a rarity never followed many of your motors/trailers in need of a drop of paint that is one tatty arse-end on the rails trailer,tut tut.
thanks harry long retired.
Yea it is “H” but from memory I bought it secondhand and as it was that colour (and we were usually short of trailers) we serviced it and fired it out into service !! I can’t remember exactly but when it would have been due for test it would have been smartened up with a sandblast and paint ! We must have been desperate for trailers as it was a PSK and I always thought they were too heavy and we were never involved with ISO work ! Cheers Dennis.
Buycrider:
I have just read in the Carlisle paper News & Star,–(newsandstar.co.uk/news),-- that Brown,s Transport of Cardewlees. Carlisle, are shutting up shop on the haulage side of the company. They will be keeping the storage side in operation. Fred Brown kicked off in the 1950,s. They were forced to about halve the fleet of about 70 motors in 2008, because of the trading difficulties. They have now decided that it is time to call it a day, insofar as their Haulage business is concerned. So the last 30+drivers, and a few fitters. are now to be added to the jobless total. Another one bites the Dust.
I wonder if Bewick knew Fred, and if he has any tales about them.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Thought it was unusual for you Dennis, but in all honesty i have pulled a lot tattier than that one.
thanks harry long retired.
Now “H” when you ran as many trailers as we did and they were spread across the UK we couldn’t keep them all in pristine nick but we did try dammed hard and operated a strict servicing regime and we never allowed a trailer to operate if it needed some work !!We employed a full time trailer / tyre fitter and other than the odd tyre failure down the road no one but our own man touched the tyres and when one that had been changed away from home it was taken off when it came thro’ the depot and a similar one to the other 7 or 5 was fitted and the trailer would be usually serviced at the same time. Bewick.
240 Gardner:
And would that sleeper on the FL6 be a Unity conversion, from Bolton? I do recall that Volvo brought the FL6 to the UK market with no sleeper option at first
Also remember previously a pair of brand new sleeper-cabbed F6 rigids having to be shortened to tractors because they wouldn’t sell sleeper-cabbed F6 tractors. Not even to a big, all-Volvo fleet.
As far as I remember it was the real Mcoy ! we ran it out of Rochdale depot. Bewick.
Ah, now the real McCoy has only a little window behind the door, hence my comment!
NZ JAMIE:
G’day,
yep good to see another county thread coming along. I had a look but I haven’t many pics to offer,but I found this one,even though it says Devon Valley Industries on the door,I think it worked out of a paper mill near Exeter. Taken in Tiverton Devon 1990.
Cheers Jamie
yeah, bewicks did the transport for devon valley industries, nice picture, have u got any more of bewicks ■■
240 Gardner:
And would that sleeper on the FL6 be a Unity conversion, from Bolton? I do recall that Volvo brought the FL6 to the UK market with no sleeper option at first
Also remember previously a pair of brand new sleeper-cabbed F6 rigids having to be shortened to tractors because they wouldn’t sell sleeper-cabbed F6 tractors. Not even to a big, all-Volvo fleet.
As far as I remember it was the real Mcoy ! we ran it out of Rochdale depot. Bewick.
Ah, now the real McCoy has only a little window behind the door, hence my comment!
Youv’e got me thinking now “240” but it was a long time ago ! Look you are the Volvo expert as you have had more through your hands than we did at Bewick’s ! It was a tidy little motor all the same as was the Scania 81s we ran with the Unity coversion. Cheers Bewick.
Buycrider:
I have just read in the Carlisle paper News & Star,–(newsandstar.co.uk/news),-- that Brown,s Transport of Cardewlees. Carlisle, are shutting up shop on the haulage side of the company. They will be keeping the storage side in operation. Fred Brown kicked off in the 1950,s. They were forced to about halve the fleet of about 70 motors in 2008, because of the trading difficulties. They have now decided that it is time to call it a day, insofar as their Haulage business is concerned. So the last 30+drivers, and a few fitters. are now to be added to the jobless total. Another one bites the Dust.
I wonder if Bewick knew Fred, and if he has any tales about them.
Hiya George I didn’t know Fred Brown personally but I have friends and relatives who live not far from where Fred was from and near where I lived as a youngster in north ■■■■■■■ .I can tell you a little bit but nothing exciting ! Fred started off as an agricultural contractor more-or less identical to how Eddie Stobart Snr. would start. Fred expanded into plant hire and warehousing and then when carriers licencing gave way to operators licencing he started into full blown road haulage.I remember some of his first motors were F86 6 wheeler flats ( they used to come into the mill at Beetham and load for Smith Bros. Whitehaven as Smiths collected their own paper from the Mill where we hauled from.) As I say I never met him or came into contact with the operation although he was the main contractor out of the Nestle factory at Carlisle probably more so after Robsons day. As you will know Stobarts moved into Carlisle in the late 70s when Edward Stobart took over and launched into the big time ! But I would say that Fred Brown would have been running a far bigger operation than Stobarts did particularly in the later 50s thro’ the 70s and from what I have been told by first hand aquaintences he was a real down to earth ■■■■■■■■ ! a real Gent. I believe he was an ITV or Border Television director and wasn’t afraid to get stuck in with a pick and shovel which he carried in the boot of his Roller! I am sure that there must be a Gadgy or two in north ■■■■■■■ better fitted to relate a better narrative about Freddie Broon than me!! Bewick.
Buycrider:
I have just read in the Carlisle paper News & Star,–(newsandstar.co.uk/news),-- that Brown,s Transport of Cardewlees. Carlisle, are shutting up shop on the haulage side of the company. They will be keeping the storage side in operation. Fred Brown kicked off in the 1950,s. They were forced to about halve the fleet of about 70 motors in 2008, because of the trading difficulties. They have now decided that it is time to call it a day, insofar as their Haulage business is concerned. So the last 30+drivers, and a few fitters. are now to be added to the jobless total. Another one bites the Dust.
I wonder if Bewick knew Fred, and if he has any tales about them.
Hiya George I didn’t know Fred Brown personally but I have friends and relatives who live not far from where Fred was from and near where I lived as a youngster in north ■■■■■■■ .I can tell you a little bit but nothing exciting ! Fred started off as an agricultural contractor more-or less identical to how Eddie Stobart Snr. would start. Fred expanded into plant hire and warehousing and then when carriers licencing gave way to operators licencing he started into full blown road haulage.I remember some of his first motors were F86 6 wheeler flats ( they used to come into the mill at Beetham and load for Smith Bros. Whitehaven as Smiths collected their own paper from the Mill where we hauled from.) As I say I never met him or came into contact with the operation although he was the main contractor out of the Nestle factory at Carlisle probably more so after Robsons day. As you will know Stobarts moved into Carlisle in the late 70s when Edward Stobart took over and launched into the big time ! But I would say that Fred Brown would have been running a far bigger operation than Stobarts did particularly in the later 50s thro’ the 70s and from what I have been told by first hand aquaintences he was a real down to earth ■■■■■■■■ ! a real Gent. I believe he was an ITV or Border Television director and wasn’t afraid to get stuck in with a pick and shovel which he carried in the boot of his Roller! I am sure that there must be a Gadgy or two in north ■■■■■■■ better fitted to relate a better narrative about Freddie Broon than me!! Bewick.
Buycrider:
I have just read in the Carlisle paper News & Star,–(newsandstar.co.uk/news),-- that Brown,s Transport of Cardewlees. Carlisle, are shutting up shop on the haulage side of the company. They will be keeping the storage side in operation. Fred Brown kicked off in the 1950,s. They were forced to about halve the fleet of about 70 motors in 2008, because of the trading difficulties. They have now decided that it is time to call it a day, insofar as their Haulage business is concerned. So the last 30+drivers, and a few fitters. are now to be added to the jobless total. Another one bites the Dust.
I wonder if Bewick knew Fred, and if he has any tales about them.
Hiya George I didn’t know Fred Brown personally but I have friends and relatives who live not far from where Fred was from and near where I lived as a youngster in north ■■■■■■■ .I can tell you a little bit but nothing exciting ! Fred started off as an agricultural contractor more-or less identical to how Eddie Stobart Snr. would start. Fred expanded into plant hire and warehousing and then when carriers licencing gave way to operators licencing he started into full blown road haulage.I remember some of his first motors were F86 6 wheeler flats ( they used to come into the mill at Beetham and load for Smith Bros. Whitehaven as Smiths collected their own paper from the Mill where we hauled from.) As I say I never met him or came into contact with the operation although he was the main contractor out of the Nestle factory at Carlisle probably more so after Robsons day. As you will know Stobarts moved into Carlisle in the late 70s when Edward Stobart took over and launched into the big time ! But I would say that Fred Brown would have been running a far bigger operation than Stobarts did particularly in the later 50s thro’ the 70s and from what I have been told by first hand aquaintences he was a real down to earth ■■■■■■■■ ! a real Gent. I believe he was an ITV or Border Television director and wasn’t afraid to get stuck in with a pick and shovel which he carried in the boot of his Roller! I am sure that there must be a Gadgy or two in north ■■■■■■■ better fitted to relate a better narrative about Freddie Broon than me!! Bewick.
Thanks Bewick
When I joined Brady’s in Barrow-in-Furness as a teenage trailer mate I underwent a weeks induction in the class room under the keen eye of Jackies right hand man “Glassey”.I was given full instruction on all legal matters regarding safe coupling and un-coupling of the trailer and also permitted hours of work as well as making sure that there was no over loading of the vehicle/trailer and that full observance of speed limits were observed at all times. At the end of the induction period we were issued with our “made to measure” tailored uniform and taught the "Company verse " which from memory was this ---- "We loads all day and drives at night and do repairs on Sunday! The only thanks you’ll ever get (off Jackie) is “Son” get a “flyer” Monday !!! Bewick.
Bewick:
When I joined Brady’s in Barrow-in-Furness as a teenage trailer mate I underwent a weeks induction in the class room under the keen eye of Jackies right hand man “Glassey”.I was given full instruction on all legal matters regarding safe coupling and un-coupling of the trailer and also permitted hours of work as well as making sure that there was no over loading of the vehicle/trailer and that full observance of speed limits were observed at all times. At the end of the induction period we were issued with our “made to measure” tailored uniform and taught the "Company verse " which from memory was this ---- "We loads all day and drives at night and do repairs on Sunday! The only thanks you’ll ever get (off Jackie) is “Son” get a “flyer” Monday !!! Bewick.
Brady was put out of business after losing a contract to Stobart, did you ever have any dealing with Stobart?
Bewick:
When I joined Brady’s in Barrow-in-Furness as a teenage trailer mate I underwent a weeks induction in the class room under the keen eye of Jackies right hand man “Glassey”.I was given full instruction on all legal matters regarding safe coupling and un-coupling of the trailer and also permitted hours of work as well as making sure that there was no over loading of the vehicle/trailer and that full observance of speed limits were observed at all times. At the end of the induction period we were issued with our “made to measure” tailored uniform and taught the "Company verse " which from memory was this ---- "We loads all day and drives at night and do repairs on Sunday! The only thanks you’ll ever get (off Jackie) is “Son” get a “flyer” Monday !!! Bewick.
Brady was put out of business after losing a contract to Stobart, did you ever have any dealing with Stobart?
Only once ! and we (Bewick) got the contract !Bewick.
Bewick:
When I joined Brady’s in Barrow-in-Furness as a teenage trailer mate I underwent a weeks induction in the class room under the keen eye of Jackies right hand man “Glassey”.I was given full instruction on all legal matters regarding safe coupling and un-coupling of the trailer and also permitted hours of work as well as making sure that there was no over loading of the vehicle/trailer and that full observance of speed limits were observed at all times. At the end of the induction period we were issued with our “made to measure” tailored uniform and taught the "Company verse " which from memory was this ---- "We loads all day and drives at night and do repairs on Sunday! The only thanks you’ll ever get (off Jackie) is “Son” get a “flyer” Monday !!! Bewick.
Brady was put out of business after losing a contract to Stobart, did you ever have any dealing with Stobart?
Only once ! and we (Bewick) got the contract !Bewick.
Here’s a shot to lift the thread up a bit after the last infestation of the thread !! A Bewick International Merc coupled to a Bewick UK 44ft Tautliner !!Pictured in the MOT station at Milnthorpe.Bewick.
Here’s another for you Jamie this time coupled to one of a number Lawrence David curtainsiders I bought off Transamerica apparently they couldn’t give them away because they were too high and 45ft long! So I went to Washington co Durham to have a good look at them and told TransAm if they sent them back to LD’s(at their expense) and dropped the roof to 4metre(it was all bolted so it was dead easy) shortened the curtains from the top I would take them of their hands ! I believe the alterations cost them £800 a trailer and they were well pleased I can tell you to see the back of them (from memory I think there were 7 in total) They did us a good job the only down-side was the running gear was light weight SAFAir but they did the job and the price more than made up for it!!! Dennis.
hiya,
See the Merc’s got a Burnley reg Dennis, i thought that was AEC country (Tillotsons) i think they was purveyors of that fine marque, i seem to remember that J&E transport had several AECs with the HG reg way back when i was a lad.
thanks harry long retired
harry_gill:
hiya,
See the Merc’s got a Burnley reg Dennis, i thought that was AEC country (Tillotsons) i think they was purveyors of that fine marque, i seem to remember that J&E transport had several AECs with the HG reg way back when i was a lad.
thanks harry long retired
10 out of 10 “H” the dealer I bought them off was Ciceley Commercials Blackburn ! Now go to the top of the class and give the Pencils out !!Dennis.
Here’s another for you Jamie this time coupled to one of a number Lawrence David curtainsiders I bought off Transamerica apparently they couldn’t give them away because they were too high and 45ft long! So I went to Washington co Durham to have a good look at them and told TransAm if they sent them back to LD’s(at their expense) and dropped the roof to 4metre(it was all bolted so it was dead easy) shortened the curtains from the top I would take them of their hands ! I believe the alterations cost them £800 a trailer and they were well pleased I can tell you to see the back of them (from memory I think there were 7 in total) They did us a good job the only down-side was the running gear was light weight SAFAir but they did the job and the price more than made up for it!!! Dennis.
Yeah, i remember these trailers (went from EURO 314 - 320) if my memorey serves me coorect, 320 was rolled on a rough ferry, remember seeing it parked in yard with both curtains ripped to hell and side bars and legs all bent.
