kevmac47:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Try Tommy Philips he worked there for some time. The last time I saw him he was driving for some haulier at Birtley ? Regards Larry.That firm at Birtley was Ace Hire, as well as hire they also did general haulage. regards Kev.
Aye the company I trained with “Drivesafe” based in Lowfell, kept their training vehicle a Ford unit and single axle trailer in the Ace Hire yard at the top of the bank in Birtley, that was early eighties
Thanks for sharing that - good to see the trucks again!
marcus 22:
hi andyterry fenwick and harry robson newcastle quayside
mark
andyj1970:
I used to have daily contact with both of these hauliers in my time at Tipton Transport.Harry Horn was a real gent, always a pleasure to deal with. His sister? Mavis was quite a character too. Their trucks were always well turned out, and the drivers good workers and friendly. Sadly it appears they ceased trading some years ago, but it would be good to see some photo’s of their trucks online to jog memories.
Kenny and Billy at CPS were also characters!!! Their dark blue DAF’s with yellow writing were a common sight in our yard… and they were easy to load up to Scotland… think they worked out of an aluminium plant at Sanquar■■?
Again - I hope someone has some pics they can post…
Andy…
Hi Andy my dad worked for horn’s for about 10 years before they wrapped in.
Last i know Harry Horn was at Be Modern on the Bede Industrial Est doing the transport for them and Mavis had retired .
Regards Rob
hi my name is steve pattison & i worked 4 horns transport for 5yrs from about 94 to 99 i was the youngest driver there then “a boy” great bunch of lads then - derick dovie swanie wallie monk ray little ronnie bell big ronnie hunter mickie tate arthur me, tommy philips was old school & did work for ace in birtly but now ! i left horns & moved to bury st edmonds suffolk were i worked for securicor omega doin containers which i did 6mths but didnt like it then went to h.frost & sons for 5yrs then went to hc wilson were im currantly at now doin heavy haulage in uk & abroad which i love 
. when i worked at horns i started on artics & had an old "c"reg leyland roadtrain 290 ■■■■■■■ then had a 320 roadtrain then got a 400 85 daf… lookin back i learned a hell of a lot there roping & sheeting for starters i got some stick for that pullin tautliners till could sheet up we use to load a lot of waist paper at that time & steel castings from charlie tailors were i had an accidant with dogs & chains i was with davie dove at the time when it happened… how green i must of been but harry & mavis gave me a job i didnt really have much experiance but got a start… i think my son craig may have some photos will c what can digout. ha ha i remember the stories the lads told me of how it was like at horns ! many thanks to that era at horns glad was a part of it. we always loaded at tipton transport chemicals mainly i think they had double drive fodens i remember… geordie horn was there also & bumped in2 his son at siemans in sheilds road & told me he still drives !!! amaizing somebody should do an article about him he must b late 70s now what a charactor…
scania480:
hi my name is steve pattison & i worked 4 horns transport for 5yrs from about 94 to 99 i was the youngest driver there then “a boy” great bunch of lads then - derick dovie swanie wallie monk ray little ronnie bell big ronnie hunter mickie tate arthur me, tommy philips was old school & did work for ace in birtly but now ! i left horns & moved to bury st edmonds suffolk were i worked for securicor omega doin containers which i did 6mths but didnt like it then went to h.frost & sons for 5yrs then went to hc wilson were im currantly at now doin heavy haulage in uk & abroad which i love
Steve, Geordie Horn is still driving for Duncan Adams, your correct, he is in his mid 70’s, his OLDER brother Kit still works for Simpson’s at Birtley as does “their baby brother” Harry who is only about 72 !!! regards Kev.
Good for the Horn lads Kev, Its nice to see Im not the only one still doing a bit of driving , Mind you I dont do ropes & sheets anymore, Ratchet straps yes, & ropes, I can still still do a double hitch if I try hard enough, the driving bit is a doddle at the moment, thank the lord for powered steering, Regards Larry.
Going back a few years when I was a boy I lived at Seaton Burn on the old A1, just opposite the local pit, I used to see Hornes four wheelers loading coal in the landsale pit yard, hand filled bags, their motors were painted red in those days, There was other hailiers too, JJ Brownlee with their Thornycroft four wheelers, S.Brooks , Blenkinsops, Boistons, Lowdons and a lot more that I cant put names to. I did know old Alfie Horne from attending the RHA meetings he was quite a character , he used to say his bit about the state of the haulage industrey at that time when fuel prices was on the up just like to-day, He never backed down if challenged about his comments, I wont mention the persons names that did challenge him, But I must say appart from myself who ageed with him The late Ronnie Henderson was an ally too. Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Its just come to my mind, One of Hornes drivers works at Jakeys, Wally [Walter] He might have some photos or knowledge about Alfie Hornes set up, I t would be great to see , if he can produce the goods, Regards Larry
hi. i bumped into wally in jakeys yard 1 afternoon he drives 1 of the white m.a.n.s i was loadin steel roll at stadium packing
andyj1970:
I used to have daily contact with both of these hauliers in my time at Tipton Transport.Harry Horn was a real gent, always a pleasure to deal with. His sister? Mavis was quite a character too. Their trucks were always well turned out, and the drivers good workers and friendly. Sadly it appears they ceased trading some years ago, but it would be good to see some photo’s of their trucks online to jog memories.
Kenny and Billy at CPS were also characters!!! Their dark blue DAF’s with yellow writing were a common sight in our yard… and they were easy to load up to Scotland… think they worked out of an aluminium plant at Sanquar■■?
Again - I hope someone has some pics they can post…
Andy…
I worked at CPS for about 4 years - wasn’t the best job in the world, but I worked with a great bunch of lads. I remember loading coils from Tipton Transport, often to a little place out in the sticks near Carlisle, the up to the Century (now Hydro) Aluminium plant in Sanquhar. I often think about the guys there, so if anyone can give me any information about these few names I remember I’d appreciate it. Strange, but after nearly 20 years I can still remember Kenny’s home phone number.
Davy Lowther, Jason Ferries, Alan & Tony Canham, John Mckellar, Kenny Cooper.
thanks
Ian Sayer
When I first started doing the job I’m doing now (29 years ago) used to speak to Harry / Mavis. About 8 months ago I changed my pallet carrier to pall-ex ( Moodys at Cramlington was Bedlington ). So got all the info on who to contact what phone number ect.seen this any “transport enquires contact Harry Horn” . So asked one or two drivers and yes it’s the same one. spoke to him on a few occasions ( did not let on who I was ) and yes what a gent.