Hi, I have a Corgi 1:50 model of D.M.Smith Atki 4 wheeler with load reg no CGM 624 has anyone got any background on this ?
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stravaiger:
Oops ! What have I done ? How can it be corrected ?
Not sure what you did with the picture but, till someone comes along with the
good oil edit the text by hitting ‘return’ at the end of each line in the reply box.
Then it will look like this and at least I can read what looks like an interesting
post. 
Hello well this thread certainly brung the memories back I was on for McMurdo
of Sanquhar and the Bell Bar was a regular stop,one night one of Smith’s older drivers was haveing a meal and a lad from up north was quite interested
in the fact he had an old ERF and asked if seeing it was a fair age did it give
much bother back came the reply NO SON IT DISNEY GO HARD ENOUGH TO
GIE ONY BOTHER.and as I was on the same model o ERF I new what he meant.But as STRAVAIGER says it was better times then we had a lot more
freedom and there was more trust then we hunted all our own load’s back up
the road and as long as you did your job they left you to get on wi it.
Eddie.
stravaiger:
The big difference between the two firms,
apart from the obvious one of address
was that Wishaw had (Transport) Ltd
and Strathaven had the creamy/yellow
line painted below the door windows.
Like this…
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Jimmy you cracked it, and thanks for that. I thoroughly enjoyed the text and the
photos too. Although I never worked for Smith’s I was around in those models on general haulage at the time and often at Stainmore, the ‘must’ stopover
place for all those on ‘Scotch’.
Thanks for the memories.
briliant thanks to everyone some good pics there one of the best is the artic sitting fully loaded ootside the hub bar in stewarton street good chance the driver was in it before setting off ps did you get that message a sent you jimmy cheers colin
just wondering if theres anymore pics out there am sure there is thanks again coln 
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hi colin i see you are still looking for photos of D M Smith so here’s a
couple that i took while sittin at the lesmahagow truck stop. the M.A.N 240
is one i picked up cant remember where. wish big jimmy a’ the best tell him i remember the good times doon the road when i was with Whiteford of Shotts
TAM
thanks tam exellent pics there mate ave no showed him them yet gona wait another week or so to see if any mare appear thanks again colin
Who remembers the Auctonier, who I believe lived in the Clyesdale Hotel in Bigger
Dave.
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Back in the days before sleeper cabs it was not uncommon for Drivers coming from the same area to end up in the same digs.
I worked for Strathclyde Transport out of Frood St.Motherwell for four years.
Those were the days, abandon wagon go to digs fed watered & out on the town, A drivers social life was a lot more lively in those days.
On an earlier post Alex Canning was mentioned, their was a ■■■■ Canning at Strathclyde, would that be his brother?.
My father worked for Smith out of Wishaw for a while before they closed down.
Jackson was some character,last time I did see him, we had a drink in the Clydesdale in Bigger. that was a few years back, is he still around?.
Dave.
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Hi guy’s I stay three doors away from Davie Grossart in Crawford he worked
for smiths at one time.I will ask him about Jackson Hamilton when he comes back from Majorca some time in january.[alright for some].
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