Midland Shires Farmers vehicles

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I am trying to gather some information for the creation of a model diorama based on Midland SHires Farmers. They operated Flatbed animal feed lorries as well as bulk blowers. The fleet ranged from Transit vans, through Bedford TK dropside (Short wheelbase), Seddon Atkinson 16 ton flatbeds, AEC, Leyland and Seddon Atkinson Bulk Blowers. Does anyone have any pictures and/or information? Date span 1960-1985 in the midlands/south and mid-Wales areas. Depots at Worcester, Defford Mill, Bearley, Finmere and Presteigne.

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Sorry, can’t oblige with photos, but I remember MSF’s predecessors, Worcestershire Farmers had a fleet of Commer TS3s.

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Thanks ROF, any photos would be good, be they WF or MSF

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Retired Old ■■■■:
Sorry, can’t oblige with photos, but I remember MSF’s predecessors, Worcestershire Farmers had a fleet of Commer TS3s.

Now of course trading as “Countrywide” having swallowed up West Midland Farmers and Wiltshire Farmers and no doubt others!

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Retired Old ■■■■:
Sorry, can’t oblige with photos, but I remember MSF’s predecessors, Worcestershire Farmers had a fleet of Commer TS3s.

Hi again ROF , Worcs, Farmers had Leyland Comet artics with the 22 series cab as well . MSF at their Presteigne mill had Albion Reiver 6 wheel bulkers . regards Keith .

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my father had a Leyland Clydesdale 20 foot flatbed reg no DDH209T ex Staffordshire Farmers i also know of a Leyland Bison 6 wheel flat

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I worked in the Transport Office at Defford Mill. Also helped out on the weighbridge.

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Daler007:
I worked in the Transport Office at Defford Mill. Also helped out on the weighbridge.

You must have known Fred Holder and Mervyn Lewis who both drove from from Presteigne mill then. Also Brian Ellis.
Cheers Dave.