Leyland Lorries

[muckaway]

Re: The Denis Salt Reiver being “out to pasture,” it shows how technology has advanced over the years. That Reiver would’ve only been about 11-12 years old yet was pensioned off in what looks like a good condition motor.

[windrush]

Muckaway:
Re: The Denis Salt Reiver being “out to pasture,” it shows how technology has advanced over the years. That Reiver would’ve only been about 11-12 years old yet was pensioned off in what looks like a good condition motor.

Denis pensioned it off Nathan but it did many more years at our quarry with a different O/D who used to be Denis’s fitter!

Pete.

[1970commer]

The Reiver had not been pensioned off when this picture was taken, possibly a driver had a ■■■■■■■■■■■■ there but after it was sold by Salts another operator ran it in the same colours but with no signwriting on, he is well known for buying lorries that an operator has had the best out of, then he gets the rest out of them, if you know what I mean

BonkeyDollocks:

1970commer:
Here are a couple of Leylands at the yard of Denis Salt of Longford, the Reiver KUE 526 V in the foreground had just been painted ready for the road after being purchased from Tarmac, Cauldon Lowe. In the background can just be seen a Clydesdale BRE 476 T which had also been in the paint shop. Both these lorries ran in Ballidon Quarry near Ashbourne around 1985/6. Denis ran all types of lorries over the years he also ran a lorry repair business and at one time had a coal round, he also tried his hand at the licensed trade when he ran The Wheatsheaf pub in Wirksworth.

Just a couple more pics of Denis’s wagons. The first after the Reiver was put out to pasture (early 90s) and the second the cab of the Clydesdale can be seen to the left of Ernie Stead’s S83.

PS. Do you have any other Tarmac related lorry pics?

[ramone]

revman:
early marathon,note the set forward cab

I noticed the set forward axle straight away i wonder if it was for export with it having a split screen maybe Africa?,its the first 1 ive seen with that axle arrangement. I wonder if Gingerfold could shed some light on it, a great pic by the way

[cja1]

LB76:
That Praters is a classic Bubbs0

CJA1:
Now thats the way sheet a lorry? Cheers Chris CJA1.

[cattle_wagon_man]

The paintwork was still smelling as new when I photographed this tipper in Malta a few years ago.
Typically- Maltese coachlines are in evident on the cab. Note the locally-made front bumper, and the twin headlamps.
The Maltese are very proud of the British-built vehicles. This one is christened " Ave Maria"

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

[ramone]

cattle wagon man:
The paintwork was still smelling as new when I photographed this tipper in Malta a few years ago.
Typically- Maltese coachlines are in evident on the cab. Note the locally-made front bumper, and the twin headlamps.
The Maltese are very proud of the British-built vehicles. This one is christened " Ave Maria"

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

I think that could be an AEC

[cattle_wagon_man]

ramone:

cattle wagon man:
The paintwork was still smelling as new when I photographed this tipper in Malta a few years ago.
Typically- Maltese coachlines are in evident on the cab. Note the locally-made front bumper, and the twin headlamps.
The Maltese are very proud of the British-built vehicles. This one is christened " Ave Maria"

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

I think that could be an AEC

Hi ramone,
I think you are maybe right. After I posted it on here , I remembered that the chassis and running gear
were possibly A.E.C., but it was photographed about 3 years ago. I thought that someone would correct me if I were wrong to put this on the Leyland thread.
However,…theres nobbut me n` thee knaws that , eh.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

[ramone]

cattle wagon man:

ramone:

cattle wagon man:
The paintwork was still smelling as new when I photographed this tipper in Malta a few years ago.
Typically- Maltese coachlines are in evident on the cab. Note the locally-made front bumper, and the twin headlamps.
The Maltese are very proud of the British-built vehicles. This one is christened " Ave Maria"

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

I think that could be an AEC

Hi ramone,
I think you are maybe right. After I posted it on here , I remembered that the chassis and running gear
were possibly A.E.C., but it was photographed about 3 years ago. I thought that someone would correct me if I were wrong to put this on the Leyland thread.
However,…theres nobbut me n` thee knaws that , eh.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

Dont worry im not that clever i saw a similar pic of a re cabbed AEC thats how i knew

[cattle_wagon_man]

Another Leyland I photographed on Malta , was this Cruiser water tanker.
Many of the Cruiser tractor unit chassis were stretched , and converted to 4 wheeled rigids.

At the time when the photo was taken, the Leyland was probably only used during daylight hours, - no headlamps fitted !!
It looks as if a new front bumper has recently been fitted, and with no spare time to replace the headlamps .

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

[cja1]

CJA1:
This one is bewt Museum Wagon 1932 Beaver Cheers chris.

[1970commer]

Here are a few Leyland pictures I have just unearthed from the archives of www.wakefieldsoflongford.co.uk

[1970commer]

A better picture of one of Denis Salts’ Leyland Cldesdales BRE476T just out of the garage after a repaint

[lawrence_dunbar]

My first Leyland Bought second hand from Lex Tillitsons at Hull, One previous owner Barrow Hepburn Ltd Hide & Skin dealers from Beverley, A great work horse, We converted it into a tipper and ran it for a long time, Then some thieving git stole it & we never saw it again, Regards Larry.

[kindle530]

Waiting at a border to get into Turkey, i spotted this thru the fence

[cattle_wagon_man]

I know that this Leyland Octopus has been shown on many threads already , but there is always a good excuse to
feature it once more.
" Mr. Bewick " will want to pass his judgement on the sheeting & roping of such a small load.
Of course , Bradys wagons were rarely seen without carrying a full load , so heres a near-naked Brady Octopus.

Photographed at Gaydon , before the Octopus lost its ■■■■■■■■ Heritage livery.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

[haddy]

Bought second-hand as a rigid, used for many years on “A licence” work then cut down and made into an artic unit as work dictated. In the '60s the first oil/gas rig were working in the Southern North Sea and Yarmouth was a major support base so artics were in demand.
Our bloke had a few other four wheelers converted to units, a Thames Trader,a Seddon, a LAD cabbed Dodge, and the last one I can remember was a Leyland Lynx. Cheers Haddy.

[bewick]

cattle wagon man:
I know that this Leyland Octopus has been shown on many threads already , but there is always a good excuse to
feature it once more.
" Mr. Bewick " will want to pass his judgement on the sheeting & roping of such a small load.
Of course , Bradys wagons were rarely seen without carrying a full load , so heres a near-naked Brady Octopus.

Photographed at Gaydon , before the Octopus lost its ■■■■■■■■ Heritage livery.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

Here’s a shot of the same motor taken at Levens Bridge when it was on it’s way south from a road run in Scotland,this Octopus was a former Shell tanker chassis and it was fitted with the 600 engine but it had the “heavy” rear axles,the trailer was a little short arsed one,but overall the whole outfit was a decent facsimile of the origional Brady motors.Oh Aye CWM,the Brady motors of that era operated out of the Furness area of Lancashire ! Thowl be telling us next that Sebber is still in Yorkshire eh! Cheers Dennis.PS%20thats%20Eric%20Poss%20and%20me%20sat%20in%20the%20Octopus!!http://i782.photobucket.com/albums/yy110/Bewick_2010/126_126-2.jpg

[windrush]

1970commer:
A better picture of one of Denis Salts’ Leyland Cldesdales BRE476T just out of the garage after a repaint

It looks well in that pic Rob! Is that Clydesdale flat the one that Gavin had new and ran it from Hulland Products?

Pete.

[dave_the_renegade]

Still at work every weekday.