MaggieD:
Hi Harvey,
I’ve been running to Belfast a lot recently so see a few Mc Burney trailers, and always think of you the other side picking them, enjoy your retirement you’ve earned it.
Regards
Richard
Thanks Richard,
When you say you run to Belfast, do you live in Ulster or south. Harvey
Hi Harvey,
I’ve been doing a contract for an American company collecting Romsey and delivering in Belfast city centre for the last few weeks, but Stena Line have had the night crossing boat from Birkenhead to Belfast out of service so I’ve been going Holyhead - Dublin and driving up, that 02.40 boat out of Holyhead is great !! but ok as I can get back to Dublin for the 14.30 boat the same day,also got some Paris and Amsterdam deliveries coming up so Kevin and Charlie might well be dusting their passports soon !!
MaggieD:
Hi Harvey,
I’ve been running to Belfast a lot recently so see a few Mc Burney trailers, and always think of you the other side picking them, enjoy your retirement you’ve earned it.
Regards
Richard
Thanks Richard,
When you say you run to Belfast, do you live in Ulster or south. Harvey
Hi Harvey,
I’ve been doing a contract for an American company collecting Romsey and delivering in Belfast city centre for the last few weeks, but Stena Line have had the night crossing boat from Birkenhead to Belfast out of service so I’ve been going Holyhead - Dublin and driving up, that 02.40 boat out of Holyhead is great !! but ok as I can get back to Dublin for the 14.30 boat the same day,also got some Paris and Amsterdam deliveries coming up so Kevin and Charlie might well be dusting their passports soon !!
Regards
Richard
Richard. I’ve got me klompen out of the wardrobe. My wallet and chain. And last but not least
Me DKV card. I’m ready willing and able. How’s about you Kevin? Give us a ring Richard Regards Charlie
Here are a couple more of Tom Parker’s one a new AEC Mercury with insulated tank supplied by Stringers of Pompy and an old horse drawn milk float that I once went to view with intentions of buying but it had a stupid price tag and now has been restored to its former glory but has a car hitch now probably for promotion events, Buzzer
Thanks Dean, but re-awakening memories of the Crusader would not help it sell in the Arab world, and calling it Lionheart after a king who had little to do with Britain, not even France, as he spoke little of either country’s language, is hardly a reason to drape it in the Union flag.
However, they are very keen on him round here, as he was killed just up the road while trying to conquer yet more territory.
Buzzer:
Here are a couple more of Tom Parker’s one a new AEC Mercury with insulated tank supplied by Stringers of Pompy and an old horse drawn milk float that I once went to view with intentions of buying but it had a stupid price tag and now has been restored to its former glory but has a car hitch now probably for promotion events, Buzzer
The second part of this article is about the AEC of Tom Parker’s.
Fergie47:
Got sent these two by a French friend, both Southampton related
With a background shot of my old girl, the Mary. You can’t see me, I would have been battened down deep in the foc’s’le behind that drag. An iconic old girl to look at, but a cow to work in.
Fergie47:
Rumour had it that Charlie was stripping old mobility scooters, joining them together, to start a new bus service in Alton, I didn’t believe it, but…
I’m sorry Dave that you felt it necessary to blow my little enterprise wide open.
My silent partner the Earl of Wellow won’t be happy either. He isn’t declaring this
little enterprise on his tax returns. On a truer note. Alton Transportation is actually
an American company. Another tax dodge. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Fergie47:
Rumour had it that Charlie was stripping old mobility scooters, joining them together, to start a new bus service in Alton, I didn’t believe it, but…
I’m sorry Dave that you felt it necessary to blow my little enterprise wide open.
My silent partner the Earl of Wellow won’t be happy either. He isn’t declaring this
little enterprise on his tax returns. On a truer note. Alton Transportation is actually
an American company. Another tax dodge. Hope all is well with you and yours.
Regards Charlie
It’s a fine looking machine you’ve got there Charles, I can now see the reason for “collecting” all those fuel cards from friends and ex employers… you’re gonna need them with that bus.
Are you doing a collect and delivery service to the Wheatsheaf, she’s a bit big to park outside, best get Monty to clear a space on Shedfield common. Don’t worry about Q.C Evans, I’ve still got the negatives with our neighbours sheep from his last visit, he won’t pull his money out of your little scam, I mean project…
The Merrick connection with Jameson -both were based in Heywood-goes back to the 60’s when Merricks had a Guy Invincible in Jameson colours running a trunk to Southampton. Though Merricks always had a close relationship with Jamesons,there was never any financial connection. Jameson was able to expand rapidly on the back of Merrick,J.A. Leach & others.Merricks always had their own traffics from Manchester to the South Coast-particularly multi drop loads from a large own brand cleaning materials manufacturer but developed their own back loading contacts from Southampton. A Merrick portacabin was located in Jameson’s yard
Merrick’s also had a Datsun franchise in Heywood.
Last seen on Le Havre’s Quai de Southampton(Page 462), Harvey’s Foden twin steer is immediately behind the Trader in the 4th picture
