the link here takes you to my gallery of photos taken by me in the 70s and 80s across europe. whilst driving for the little dumfries firm.
gallery/album.php?album_id=437
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hey captainmarvel
some good pics there mate & welcome to the forum.
gaz
Hi Captainmarvel; Marvelus pics in your album! Brought back many memories, thanks.
I used to visit Watford Gap services during the early 1980’s religiously every Sunday morning. The “fleets” used to come in for tea and I’d be there snapping away with the trusty camera. Maybe you were in one of the Curries’ convoys? Maybe you remember “posing” the trucks in a line for me…Here’s a few of my pics.
Watford Gap Services M1 southbound, just about any Sunday morning around 10am…
Reckon she was brand new here; What was the Johnstone connection?
Fine pair of 112’s;
Baby 112 4 wheeler;
German division spotted in Belgium;
Leyland Roadjoke!;
yes first photo the second from the left is me driving WSM522V which says doonhammer on the white plate.centre of the grill.
thanks for the photos some i havent got the currie forwarding truck was a waggon and drag. but later cut down to make a tractor unit.
ESM 19Y was wuggies unit he is still there in the office. controlling european trucks.
and jimmy johnstone was curries partner, he always had one truck in his name too. driven by gordon hutton from gretna.
the o licence on all trucks said currie johnstone euopean.
regards bill
the photo of our german daf driven by herr ken gibbs was taken at lokern.
the photo of WSW 860 V with the silver bumper was driven by an italian orlando giananti.
captmarvel:
the link here takes you to my gallery of photos taken by me in the 70s and 80s across europe. whilst driving for the little dumfries firm.
gallery/album.php?album_id=437
These photos are brilliant captmarvel, at this time I believe Curries were running about 30-40 lorries, in the 90’s they were not that far behind Eddie Stobart with around 300 lorries (including sub contractors) they put Dumfries on the map.
captmarvel:
yes first photo the second from the left is me driving WSM522V which says doonhammer on the white plate.centre of the grill.
thanks for the photos some i havent got the currie forwarding truck was a waggon and drag. but later cut down to make a tractor unit.
ESM 19Y was wuggies unit he is still there in the office. controlling european trucks.
and jimmy johnstone was curries partner, he always had one truck in his name too. driven by gordon hutton from gretna.
the o licence on all trucks said currie johnstone euopean.
regards bill
I remember the European transport side of the business being called CURRIE & JOHNSTONE (EUROPEAN TRANSPORT) LIMITED whilst the UK transport side was called CURRIES TRANSPORT SERVICES (DUMFRIES) LIMITED, it appears that the European & UK lorries had slightly different liveries. I remember Curries buying the three Y reg Roadtrains and I believe that Curries + Getrans AG was 90% owned by Curries Fuels Ltd, it allowed them more permits for Germany owning a company based there.
I have a couple of questions:-
What make of lorries did Curries own before they started buying Scanias?
The man who now owns Curries, Tom Barrie was he the man who owned 50% of John Miller?
spot on mate brings back the old days. doing a little out of warrington at the mo .(subbie) but nice to see the pics! 