Long Departed Southampton Hauliers (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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GAZ IOW:

ainacs:
Hi met a ‘Dave Browning’ this week said that he had worked for R&A anyone know him??

Regards Pat

Not in the 15yrs I was there mate, still if anyone knows it’ll be MaggieD Pat

Regards GAZ

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Hey shaddy where did you see winky last week end ? :laughing:

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gerbil sb152:
Hey shaddy where did you see winky last week end ? :laughing:

That would have been at the roundhouse in Bournemouth.
A good time was had by all, 'cept shady,who had to draw 6p from the cash machine. :sunglasses:
Thanks to Ray Caswell for organising it,see you next year.
Someone asked last year about Gordie Knowlton,he was there &is still grafting but my brain wont let me tell you for who. :unamused:

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Dave
I was told he was on for Wyvern.

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Kerbut
The morning has arrived & my grey cell is working, Wyvern,that was it.
Thanks for the reminder.

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Yes as Dave say’s it was at the Roundhouse Gerbil ,and hats off to Mr Caswell for another blinding nite.

David,David,David how hurtful you can be I went in with a full wallet and came out with an empty one yet again,and I had to go to work on Sun.nite,others were ok till Mon. but of course there were some that don’t have to work at all ay Dave :open_mouth: … :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

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Thank’s shady, i spoke to Mappo on friday he has been off for a week had another eye op should be back to work next week, but he still has not got a computer but he’s hoping to get one soon. :laughing:

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been sat ere for 20 mins tryin to pick my brains to try n remember where i know the name ray caswell from??his name rings a bell but for the life of me i cant recall fom where…poss euro work please help shady n co…tink too much beer picklrd my ickle brain!!!

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Hi gazzer why was badger toutching your leg :laughing: glad to see he has put on a bit of weight like the rest off us :unamused:

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Hi Gary here you go worked fine for me

John Miles

Jeremy Roberts (Badger)

Regards Pat

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Hi another gem from Marc (Bubbleman)'s Scrapbook thread with a Southampton connection this time a Pitter Bros Atkinson in NYK/VanOmeran colours

Regards Pat

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travey75:
been sat ere for 20 mins tryin to pick my brains to try n remember where i know the name ray caswell from??his name rings a bell but for the life of me i cant recall fom where…poss euro work please help shady n co…tink too much beer picklrd my ickle brain!!!

Ray Caswell used to work for Cabmont,Pegasus and Interoute was his last Int. job,he now works for Wyvern Trsp.and has since leaving Introute.He organises a get together for drivers who used to go down to the Iberian peninsula every year,and a dam good job he does too. :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

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:unamused: hi there pat, hope all is well down south, just spotted the pic you put up off van omerens motor ie: pitters motor, remember them well, just wondered if you could confirm to me if pitters are still running as i have not seen any of thier trucks about for some time mate, last i saw of them was when i lived in soton about 11yrs ago, they were doing quite a bit of conainer work, but like i say have not seen them about for some time. i can remember doing a lot of work for them years ago when they had all the cape fruit out of the docks, i had six scammeles on full time for them,i was running swindon transport in those days, had an office in queen street in the same block as foots transport, we used to load fruit for east kent packer then,load on a sunday then run with it on monday,tip the load then straight back to soton have a bit of nosh,an hour or twos sleep then start work again,used to meet the french boys and tranship cauliflowers and deliver them at night to the markets.Bev Wyatt. :laughing:

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HI Bev
Yes Pitters are still going the haulage side only does containers now I think.It has been suggested on here & again I think they are right in saying that they are now Southamptons longest running firm.Theres a lot about them a few pages back & the coach side.
Cheers Rich

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Hi Bev

Yes as Richard says they are still operating and I believe they are the oldest hauliers in Southampton see this;

coliseumcoaches.co.uk/pages/ … story.html

They had a pony and cart and the first lorries were in 1916

Regards Pat

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Hi All
Does any one know how old Sibleys are, it says something on the tailboards about moving for over 80 years.
I try not to follow tippers too close stone chips you know
Cheers
Rich.

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tribsa:
Hi All
Does any one know how old Sibleys are, it says something on the tailboards about moving for over 80 years.
I try not to follow tippers too close stone chips you know
Cheers
Rich.

Hi Rich

I’d thought I had seen 1896 on the back of a wagon, and I found out more about them here

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Had a pleasant afternoon in the company of Mick Hennessy who brought in some pics for me to post.

This was the first lorry he had for Bull Bros Nutsey Lane Totton Southampton

This was for Howards Timber by Northam Bridge Southampton

Then R&G

Regards Pat

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Hello Pat, I last saw Mick Hennesy in the 70,s, he used to have a blue and white F88, he used to go to Italy every week, and he used to go with another bloke who had the red/blue/white colours of a Big Ford. They never used Thoresons and used the other ferry in Soton. I have got to try to find my brain. lol lol
richardg
Richard Gooodchild