Here’s a couple more taken in the yard at Tunstall around 1983. The middle one is for Captain Marvel taken at Toddington during the Sunday exodus , whereas Truckerash frequented Watford Gap my place was was always Toddington around Midday . Apologies if I’ve put them on earlier in this thread but will try and load some more unseen pics.
a few more of Harrison’s
Flying Foden, are some of those shot’s taken at Tilcon’s old Tunstall plant? The railway sleeper’s seem familiar, used to go there myself when I drove for Tilcon.
Pete.
windrush:
Flying Foden, are some of those shot’s taken at Tilcon’s old Tunstall plant? The railway sleeper’s seem familiar, used to go there myself when I drove for Tilcon.Pete.
i don’t really no were they are taken . may be 3300John can help you on this one . till i can get to ask Chris in the week
windrush:
Flying Foden, are some of those shot’s taken at Tilcon’s old Tunstall plant? The railway sleeper’s seem familiar, used to go there myself when I drove for Tilcon.Pete.
hey pete
yes mate they were deffinitly at the tunstall tilcon plant, i used to live just up the road from it & used to bob off school & sit at the top of the entrance to watch to waggons go in & out, i used to sit by the side of a little hut so that no one who new me could see me from the road. 
cheers
gaz
tetragaz:
windrush:
Flying Foden, are some of those shot’s taken at Tilcon’s old Tunstall plant? The railway sleeper’s seem familiar, used to go there myself when I drove for Tilcon.Pete.
hey pete
yes mate they were deffinitly at the tunstall tilcon plant, i used to live just up the road from it & used to bob off school & sit at the top of the entrance to watch to waggons go in & out, i used to sit by the side of a little hut so that no one who new me could see me from the road.
cheers
gaz
Thank’s Gaz, I thought that it was. Always a little wary of those sleeper’s, couldn’t help wondering what was underneath 'em! Didn’t go there much, I think that Shirleys and John Winterbottom’s used to do it cheaper than Tilcon’s own transport. 
Pete.
Hiya…Downings bricks …now thats a blast from the past…any photo,s of the blue and whits ERF,s
Five towns demolition…yellow thames traders…have we had any photo,s of JL Coopers dark blue.
Baskerville demolition IICR Bedford TKs dark blue and Red. weavers tippers green DAF,s and constructors.
weavers first milk lorries bark blue petrol bedfords (pointed bonnet)
Dianel Platt …brown Marathons with the white lines in a square and a letter P
Staffs public works…IICR purple ERF,s
still no Night & Riley…Fralins furniture vans…Brown and Yellow Bedfords
John
diggerjones:
0 this is bassets wrecker from stoke, i saw a pic of it in this thread somewhere. this is from today resting near my home.
Holey Moley…I’ve not seen that old girl since the 80’s, I remember thinking it was the biggest truck I’d ever seen 
wasn’t it called Hercules?? or was it Goliath…can rightly remember!
tetragaz:
the flying foden:
a few pictures of bassets courtesy of Chris Sheldon AKA basil brush
hi jeff
excellent pics of the bassetts motors, hope your ok & had a nice christmas mate.
cheers
gaz
I remember all those Bassetts units as well HBF672h I’m sure was what my old man use to drive, I remeber tramping all the way up too John O Groats in that & having to sleep on a board placed from window sill too window sill overnight I think Ashley Bassett fitted that with a coach diff…it went like clapper’s
diggerjones:
0 this is bassets wrecker from stoke, i saw a pic of it in this thread somewhere. this is from today resting near my home.
Holey Moley 
I’ve not seen that old girl in years, when I was a kid I used to stand & look at that thinking it was the biggest truck in the world wasn’t it called Hercules…or was it Goliath??
whoolyback:
diggerjones:
0 this is bassets wrecker from stoke, i saw a pic of it in this thread somewhere. this is from today resting near my home.Holey Moley
glad you liked the pic. theres some others of this truck in this thread somewhere i think
Hi
ive just joined and would like to say hi to everybody
I would like to know if anyone remembers Mick Adams i think he used to subbie for morcap
i will get dates etc when i see him next
thanks and regards
Tim Adams
the flying foden:
Dicko1:
John linden was not with the co-op when i started 11 yrs ago but most of the lads knew him, on the brs only saw some of the drivers when parked down the road the names don’t ring a bell, on longton i was there in early eighties on a temp contract doing 2 and 3 days a week those names don’t ring a bell either.Steve
a few more names you may remember from Longton transport . Tony Hayes ,Pete Willis ,Graham Newton,join Lock,Dennis Wood ,Ron Timmis ,Dave Calcott,Roy napper,Graham Clarke, Pat Farell
Hey up not been on here for a while i know a lot of these drivers tony hayes i think he’; retired, Dillon aka peter willis not seen him for hell of a long time, John Lock got made redundant in november or round about that time but he is back in a job he’s only got few years till he retires, Dennis Wood last time i saw him he was on bassetts in the nineties, ron timmis, pat farrell not seen them since the eighties, roy knapper was in the office at bassetts in the 80s /90s he did move to north wales then he came back to the potteries but i think he moved back to n/wales, Graham Clarke last time i saw him he was working for fuchs the old century oils.
Did you used to work on Longton transport because i might know you?
Co-Op at talke is now dead and buried 11th december was the last day for me out of talke but they were after drivers to work out of ■■■■■■■■■■■ in scotland so me and two others worked out of ■■■■■■■■■■■ till 14th january 2011.
Ive done nothing since then its all agency work thats offered at the moment getting right bored been at home.
catch up soon Steve
Was there a company called Wilds that sold trucks not far from the canal i think, My dad bought a Volvo F88/f89 not sure which all i can remember about it was it was Blue and he pulled trailers for TEMPCO ■■ out of Safeways at Warrington. I,m sure the TM was named Gary and was Ex North West Freigthers any one help
Hiya rob…remember pete stevo (scania) he,s retired now i get feed back on him he,s ok…Dave Scarlet(man…mre) he,s still driving on a night run for
fed ex hes about 67 now…i phoned him couple of months back he seemed well. he,s playing a bit of golf nowadays.you know jeff is still driving
for shirleys. i,ve lost touch with everyone else.I did change over,s with.
John
3300John:
Hiya rob…remember pete stevo (scania) he,s retired now i get feed back on him he,s ok…Dave Scarlet(man…mre) he,s still driving on a night run for
fed ex hes about 67 now…i phoned him couple of months back he seemed well. he,s playing a bit of golf nowadays.you know jeff is still driving
for shirleys. i,ve lost touch with everyone else.I did change over,s with.
John
pete stevo does the Friday night /Saturday garage shunting for shirleys’ still. Mr scarlet is still on the fedex job as john said he was in sainsburys on Saturday bless him .Kenny green was at brit euro and i think rod Johnson is there .Stan Dukes is still around though retired . phil bunch is off work sick with heart trouble
3300John:
Hiya rob…remember pete stevo (scania) he,s retired now i get feed back on him he,s ok…Dave Scarlet(man…mre) he,s still driving on a night run for
fed ex hes about 67 now…i phoned him couple of months back he seemed well. he,s playing a bit of golf nowadays.you know jeff is still driving
for shirleys. i,ve lost touch with everyone else.I did change over,s with.
John
Don’t think I know Dave Scarlett,I’m 67 and also work nights,(Sunday and Friday) for FedEx.I must see him occasionally.
bestbooties:
3300John:
Hiya rob…remember pete stevo (scania) he,s retired now i get feed back on him he,s ok…Dave Scarlet(man…mre) he,s still driving on a night run for
fed ex hes about 67 now…i phoned him couple of months back he seemed well. he,s playing a bit of golf nowadays.you know jeff is still driving
for shirleys. i,ve lost touch with everyone else.I did change over,s with.
JohnDon’t think I know Dave Scarlett,I’m 67 and also work nights,(Sunday and Friday) for FedEx.I must see him occasionally.
Hiya bestbooties. Dave did swiss for a while on Beresfords i think he had the first MAN. I ve known him since he started on embreys bread
that must have been IICR 61.everyone will tell you. you usually hear Dave before you see him. i think he was running north double manning
on fed ex but has now changed and IICR dose Avonmouth night trunk.Daves been at that stable for quite a few years now.he,s a great bloke.
John