Roy Whitfields (Silloth) subbied to KTS ( Kirkbride Transport Services) 1980 to 85
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Thanks to hodgeturbo, robroy & cattle wagon wagon man for posting answers to my questions. Cattle wagon man, would you me able to put that J.J Bateman photo online?
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(Robroy, The question about Bells. I think I know where they yard was after you told me, is it where Alan Fell (Garage Services & Haulage) are now?
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Here are some highlights of Distington Rally 2011, which was on Today.
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P.S If anyone would like to see any more photos, let me know.
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Who’s Kirbride Transport Services?
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Who’s Kirbride Transport Services?
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How many mile away is Kirkbride from Wigton? (3000 by the sound of it!!) although are we talking about the same place KIRBRIDE (who are they?)!! Bewick.
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Who’s Kirbride Transport Services?
■■■■■■■■ GillHow many mile away is Kirkbride from Wigton? (3000 by the sound of it!!) although are we talking about the same place KIRBRIDE (who are they?)!! Bewick.
Had to look back, thought it was ME that had spelled it wrong 
… KirKbride Transport specialised in steel haulage flat trailers 70s to early 90s, a lot of work from BSC Gartcosh & Ravenscraig,(Scotland) both now long gone, and Llanwern & Orb( South Wales) they also had a couple of DAFs with Tilts, doing Middle East running as" Trans-Med Freight" They had quite a lot of subbies running for them in the early 80s, motors all in KTS colours. Anybody got any more KTS photos? Is Buycrider on here ( Fawltys star driver ) he can tell a few stories about KTS drivers getting to all the good work before him due to the hours he spent on the hard shoulder with no spanners
hello dennis , when you ran the bowater job from disley , did tyson h burridge sub for you ? i seemed to see a lot of them up here about that time . little bits keep drifting back into the mind , maybe i’m not totally ga ga yet , cheers , dave
Bewick:
Plenty of shots of tippers on this thread eh! but you can’t see in’t back o’them!! So I’ll put this glaring omission right eh! So right ho,whats the comodity in the the back of this trailer? and no it’s nut a load for Carrs!!!
you can see in the back of this tipper of mine dennis
Hi lads, another good thread is this, as i remember a lot of these old firms from trammin up and down the M6 and M74 to and from scotland, also used to deliver to clarkes askham and kendal a lot. Remember a firm called Carters of Lindale, smart green Dafs. IIRC you could just see their yard on the old Lindale road as you went round the island before you went up Lindale hill on the 590.
If there is any pics of Carters on any of the earlier pages, my appologies as i’ve been through most of them but not all… excellent…
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Sorry robroy, I spelt it wrong. I should know better as I live near Kirkbride.
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rigsby:
hello dennis , when you ran the bowater job from disley , did tyson h burridge sub for you ? i seemed to see a lot of them up here about that time . little bits keep drifting back into the mind , maybe i’m not totally ga ga yet , cheers , dave
Hiya Dave,Bowaters was higher up the valley,it was J &J Makins paper mill down in the bottom that we hauled to and from.Never had anything to do with Tyson Burridge! Cheers Dennis.
hodgeturbo:
Bewick:
Plenty of shots of tippers on this thread eh! but you can’t see in’t back o’them!! So I’ll put this glaring omission right eh! So right ho,whats the comodity in the the back of this trailer? and no it’s nut a load for Carrs!!!you can see in the back of this tipper of mine dennis
Come on Marra I think I had a classier load in the back of our tipper!!! Is that all what is being produced in West ■■■■■■■ now,bloody great cobbles!!! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
hodgeturbo:
Bewick:
Plenty of shots of tippers on this thread eh! but you can’t see in’t back o’them!! So I’ll put this glaring omission right eh! So right ho,whats the comodity in the the back of this trailer? and no it’s nut a load for Carrs!!!you can see in the back of this tipper of mine dennis
Come on Marra I think I had a classier load in the back of our tipper!!! Is that all what is being produced in West ■■■■■■■ now,bloody great cobbles!!! Cheers Dennis.
no we cant even mek them noo they came from holme park quarry between kendal and carnforth !
This is an ex Markley 112 I bought for handy money and it did us a decent job once it had passed through our workshops and was “squared up” eh! cheers Dennis.
So were them stones for your rockery in’t front garden Marra or what? Dennis.
hodgeturbo:
Bewick:
hodgeturbo:
Bewick:
Plenty of shots of tippers on this thread eh! but you can’t see in’t back o’them!! So I’ll put this glaring omission right eh! So right ho,whats the comodity in the the back of this trailer? and no it’s nut a load for Carrs!!!you can see in the back of this tipper of mine dennis
Come on Marra I think I had a classier load in the back of our tipper!!! Is that all what is being produced in West ■■■■■■■ now,bloody great cobbles!!! Cheers Dennis.
no we cant even mek them noo they came from holme park quarry between kendal and carnforth !
Them bits o steel in the back ot tipper… Its reckoned that when Dennis wer a larl lad , he was SO strong that he used t play Tiddlywinks wi em !!!! Its up to you to confirm this, Dennis.
Cheers, cattle wagton man.
cattle wagon man:
hodgeturbo:
Bewick:
hodgeturbo:
Bewick:
Plenty of shots of tippers on this thread eh! but you can’t see in’t back o’them!! So I’ll put this glaring omission right eh! So right ho,whats the comodity in the the back of this trailer? and no it’s nut a load for Carrs!!!you can see in the back of this tipper of mine dennis
Come on Marra I think I had a classier load in the back of our tipper!!! Is that all what is being produced in West ■■■■■■■ now,bloody great cobbles!!! Cheers Dennis.
no we cant even mek them noo they came from holme park quarry between kendal and carnforth !
Them bits o
steel in the back ot tipper… Its reckoned that when Dennis wer a larl lad , he was SO strong that he used tplay Tiddlywinks wiem !!!! Its up to you to confirm this, Dennis.
Cheers, cattle wagton man.
It’s “Truckfing” thats the acknowledged expert on throwing pig iron about!! We either tipped it or it was lifted off by magnet at Crewe or Dagenham! Our motors were more reliable than Syd Prestons!!! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
So were them stones for your rockery in’t front garden Marra or what? Dennis.
no to stop the sea washing away the precious railwayline at parton
Evening all, Dennis, I always liked the look of those little Scania 80, and81s, (particularly those I saw in your colours)!, but never had any experience of them. The French loved the LB, and LS, (those conventionals, the tanker men, they adored them, Andre Giraud in particular). When I came “home” it was all 93s and 113,143 etc, so I really missed out. Have never even driven one!! What were they like to run? I loved the F86, I gather you were not so keen. Do you think that the 80, 81, was a better motor? why? Cheerio for now,(cut my first hay tonight, tastes, smells and feels great)!! Just keep the rain away!