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Smith’s of Chaddesdon, Derby, had a very nice Foden fleet and (going by comments I have read) were a decent company to work for.
Pete.
That’s a very early 4000 Series on a D plate! I
The last photo will require congestion and ULEZ charges! I looked up the paper mill, apparently closed around 2015 with the decline of the printed newspaper cited as main reason.
A good pic of Bill Mountain’s Fodens, we used their ramp for washing down for MOT. I think that his lad Ian runs some trucks now, Bill passed away many years ago.
Pete.
T Baden Hardstaff had a Foden agency and also did HGV testing, a fleet of flats and tippers but I gather that they are no longer trading.
Pete.
The S39 Ball tipper is the one that Steve and John Mayle restored. There are some good YouTube clips of the restoration and in action with the Leyland and 12 sp.
What is the 8 wheeler further up with an Atkinson-esque cab? Never seen a photo of one like that.