ainacs:
Hi to stop us falling off page 1Abother pic of the cake very kindly given to me at the reunion at the Wheatsheaf
Regards Pat
And here she is parked on your cake after paint !! 
R Jim
Another pic from Bubbleman’s Scrapbook thread this time one of Danny Doveys restored Fodens
Regards Pat
Hello all
Does anyone remember the name Jimmy Thorne from the 80s early 90s.He ran 3 motors on Rugby Cement and i think he ran one on Southern Transport.Towards the end of his driving days he done a bit in the yard for STS?
Regards Jacko
Hello Trunker08
Here is a not so good photo of one Bill Bodmin once of Bakers Transport and Henry Smithers.
Regards Jacko
R-JACKO:
Hello Trunker08
Here is a not so good photo of one Bill Bodmin once of **Bakers Transport and Henry Smithers.**Regards Jacko
And…Victory / Ameys Transport, at Rownhams…
Hi jacko. Thanks for the photo of Bill Bodmin, of course ide of never guessd it was him!!! it has to be 49 pluss yr since i was at Bakers!!! the comp has plade up terrible but hope its sorted, catch you later, trunker
Re victory transport, think a chap called Micky Burket (spelling) drove for Hills, then whent to victory transport, me and a hill driver see him in the Priory Cafe at Bishops Waltham, i think he had a AEC mandator with a 40ft flat, poss one of the first in soton area, any one tell me iff i got it right? cheers, Mick
trunker08:
Re victory transport, think a chap called Micky Burket (spelling) drove for Hills, then whent to victory transport, me and a hill driver see him in the Priory Cafe at Bishops Waltham, i think he had a AEC mandator with a 40ft flat, poss one of the first in soton area, any one tell me iff i got it right? cheers, Mick
Mike Burchett…Worked with him on Victory, where he did indeed have a Mandator, and then Smith of Maddiston at Totton in the '70’s.
Afraid to say he had a severe stroke about 15 years ago, and has been in a nursing home in Petersfield ever since. I go to see him every time I go back to the UK ( not very often unfortunately ) for an hour or two, take a few truck magazines in for him. One of the forgotten few I’m afraid, apart from myself and family, he gets very few visitors… 
R-JACKO:
Hello all
Does anyone remember the name Jimmy Thorne from the 80s early 90s.He ran 3 motors on Rugby Cement and i think he ran one on Southern Transport.Towards the end of his driving days he done a bit in the yard for STS?
Regards Jacko
I thought it was Jack Thorne had a distant memory that he ran seddons and that Trevor Mackness drove one of them but i may stand corrected, dark blue in colour.
Buzzer:
R-JACKO:
Hello all
Does anyone remember the name Jimmy Thorne from the 80s early 90s.He ran 3 motors on Rugby Cement and i think he ran one on Southern Transport.Towards the end of his driving days he done a bit in the yard for STS?
Regards JackoI thought it was Jack Thorne had a distant memory that he ran seddons and that Trevor Mackness drove one of them but i may stand corrected, dark blue in colour.
Think you’re right J.D…I remember a Jack Thorne, he had a blue transit and a 4 wheeler as well, and use to do sub-contract for Smith of Maddiston ( Bob Alford era ) when they where down by the floating bridge. There was also a subby called Blakey ! can’t remember his first name, or where he came from ( maybe Romsey way ? ) he had a big J, dark blue, and I think Ivor Trueman drove for him for a bit…
Buzzer:
R-JACKO:
Hello all
Does anyone remember the name Jimmy Thorne from the 80s early 90s.He ran 3 motors on Rugby Cement and i think he ran one on Southern Transport.Towards the end of his driving days he done a bit in the yard for STS?
Regards JackoI thought it was Jack Thorne had a distant memory that he ran seddons and that Trevor Mackness drove one of them but i may stand corrected, dark blue in colour.
Didn’t Jack Thorne have a yard in Belgrave Road opposite A E Stratton’s yard?
Wasn’t there another Haulier there as well Southwells?
Distant memories I’m afraid and stop with the M H moments will be singing all day now
Regards Pat from the sunny Bath and West Showground (here for a MHome/RV Rally)
Buzzer:
R-JACKO:
Hello all
Does anyone remember the name Jimmy Thorne from the 80s early 90s.He ran 3 motors on Rugby Cement and i think he ran one on Southern Transport.Towards the end of his driving days he done a bit in the yard for STS?
Regards JackoI thought it was Jack Thorne had a distant memory that he ran seddons and that Trevor Mackness drove one of them but i may stand corrected, dark blue in colour.
Jacko, you are right it was Jim Thorne, one possibly two on for Ron and two or three on for Rugby cement out of running out of Thame I think, nice chap!
Pete
Hi all here’s couple more pics courtesy of Bob Cartwright this is the Mack F7000 series he used to have, lovely bed in it could almost lay longways 
but a pig to drive but always turned heads , but I didn’t like it rather have kept the Scannie 111,
Anyways it came to a bad ending one day near Watford with a SCAC tilt with a load of ATO for Luton which didnt get there either cos I parked it up the ■■■ of 40 foot flat carrying a concrete structure with a overhang, and that was that !! 
The Guvners Jag
Regards Jimski
IIRC, Jack Thorn was confined to a wheelchair following an accident (A34 whilst employed by a West End company?)
With his wife,he started J.A.Thorn Transport based in Belgrave Road & operated dark blue Rolls powered Seddon units IIRC most of his work was subbed & certainly fruit featured as one of their traffics
Ray Blakey also had a yard in Belgrave Road building up IIRC to half a dozen units
Southwells ran light blue vehicles
Perhaps we 've forgotten some of the Belgrave Road operators & perhaps a little brain stretching is called for…
Taffy Griffiths
Ernie Smart
A E Stratton/Trebor
Southwells Transport
J.A Thorne
R.Blakey
who else ?
Where was that photo taken Jim, and whose were those ERFs in the background.
Jimski:
Hi all here’s couple more pics courtesy of Bob Cartwright this is the Mack F7000 series he used to have, lovely bed in it could almost lay longways
Anyways it came to a bad ending one day near Watford with a SCAC tilt with a load of ATO for Luton which didnt get there either cos I parked it up the ■■■ of 40 foot flat carrying a concrete structure with a overhang, and that was that !!
The Guvners Jag
Regards Jimski
They were taken in Parnham Drive Eastleigh were Milestone is now but you entered through the back & I think the ERFs were Gateway which is the old Peter s & May / Import Services warehouse.
Cheers Rich
Yeah that’s right Rich it was Bobs old yard at Parham Dr Eastliegh, and Pat was there for a while too in the next yard, that must have been early to mid 80’s.
R Jimski
ainacs:
Another pic from Bubbleman’s Scrapbook thread this time one of Danny Doveys restored FodensRegards Pat
Fergie47:
trunker08:
Re victory transport, think a chap called Micky Burket (spelling) drove for Hills, then whent to victory transport, me and a hill driver see him in the Priory Cafe at Bishops Waltham, i think he had a AEC mandator with a 40ft flat, poss one of the first in soton area, any one tell me iff i got it right? cheers, MickMike Burchett…Worked with him on Victory, where he did indeed have a Mandator, and then Smith of Maddiston at Totton in the '70’s.
Afraid to say he had a severe stroke about 15 years ago, and has been in a nursing home in Petersfield ever since. I go to see him every time I go back to the UK ( not very often unfortunately ) for an hour or two, take a few truck magazines in for him. One of the forgotten few I’m afraid, apart from myself and family, he gets very few visitors…
Sorry to learn about Mickey Burchett-IIRC he knew the job,but could be somewhat determined at times!!
Victory’s first Mandator was a Mk 5 -BOR 234C-driven new by Fred Marriot from Harefield. The second,also a Mk 5-COT 551C- was driven new by Bill Denton from Carters Clay
Mickey Burchett would have joined Victory 1967/8 ish in which case various ergomatic cabbed Mandators were in service
The first ergo cabbed Mandator was DOR261D &the first Mercury was FCG 33D these were followed by various Princes Commercials supplied products both AEC & Dodge
