Hi guys looking for pics of trucks pulling bell containers, ive a bell lines newport thread on here but pictures from any terminal teesport harwich newport etc would be great.
chalkie wales:
Hi guys looking for pics of trucks pulling bell containers, ive a bell lines newport thread on here but pictures from any terminal teesport harwich newport etc would be great.
Here’s a great picture from the excellent WJ Riding thread. Robert
Actually I post my stuff on this thread, the other is dealing with drivers of the Newport-facility.
In charge for Netherlands-facility (Rozenburg-Botlek/Rotterdam) was Mr. J. Q. Peet
PRE-REEFER-ERA…I strongly doubt on the benefits towards genuine reefers in 1985, mind labour costs
to install ‘everything’ into a 40’ container for shortsea-purposes…attached some depliants
insulation-foil was delivered by Dutch company MI = Meeuwissen Industries
ERF-Continental:
PRE-REEFER-ERA…I strongly doubt on the benefits towards genuine reefers in 1985, mind labour costs
to install ‘everything’ into a 40’ container for shortsea-purposes…attached some depliantsinsulation-foil was delivered by Dutch company MI = Meeuwissen Industries
Remember the 40ft boxes coming from Ireland insulated the same way for cheese.
Impressive details, A-J 
. Here’s a nice old ERF with a Bell container to suit the weather this week! Robert
Wow…X-mas away and ERF brings a winterload!
In Holland Bell Lines applied services from:
Gebr. De Wilde from Monster
Van Rumpt from Stad a/d Haringvliet
Hegeman from Huissen
and probably others
Bell Lines Netherlands (Rozenburg-Botlek) handled:
1979 103.000 TEU
1980 115.000 TEU
1981 140.000 TEU
To do this Bell Lines had two cranes, a Stothert & Pitt for 25tonnes and a Paceco for 32tonnes
Annexe some pictures out of a hand-out for visitors, sorry for the quality
Bell Lines’ ships had names beginning with a R:
Racer
Raider
Ranger
Rebel
Reliant
Renown
Resolve
Rover
Ruler
Just a side step and detail
According to “Containerisation International” Yearbook 1985 Bell Lines had the folowing scheme:
-Bellport (Newport, Gwent) to Waterport with three sailings weekly
-Teesport to Rotterdam (Rozenburg-Botlek) with four sailings weekly
-Waterford to Rotterdam with five sailings weekly
-Bellport to Rotterdam with two sailings weekly
-Waterford to Radicatel with two sailings weekly
-London to Rotterdam with two sailings weekly
-Teesport to Radicatel with one/two sailings weekly
oh-ho! You mentioned Van Rumpt, so we’d better have a nice picture of a Dutch B-series ERF with a Bell box on its trailer! Robert
Nice reaction and action…you are not retired, you enjoy not working anymore! woehoe
ERF-Continental:
Nice reaction and action…you are not retired, you enjoy not working anymore! woehoe
And you mentioned the ships… Robert
Heya! Bells are ringing in shropshire!!!
