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Barry , The man to the right of the three man picture is Rodger Keen (ex Brs fitter and oxford bus company fitter) I will say fitter but Barry knows better than that .
not much work jakey / on during the day, wish I had time. remember dennis faulkener from brs ? he is in the middle and my dad at the left. bodger in devon, I didnât know. he had is teeth replaced a fews years back, ha ha
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Hi bjf, great pics thanks, your Dad will know is that Arthur Kitchin in No.61 with his head out the window? Regards Chris
yea, well remembered. donât you reckonise the others, bill mills, Gordon shepherd [ shepherds transport ]. got a few more that I will put on later tonight, see if you can name them.
Got Shepâ in No.54 yeah, only now you have said I can make him out
Gordon still in cowley. walks dogs every day.
Isnât it annoying when you look at faces & think âI know youâ but 30+ years on the name(s) just wonât come
hi chris. left to right, my dad, bob tub ?, dave dâanger, â â ?. you may not know these from the photo as you proberly wasnât born, lol
Hi Barry , I was looking at the pictures and knew I knew the face ,but could not put a name to Dennis , gary hintons ex wifes dad , he lives in st francis court behind the corner house now , I moved him there about 10 years ago from Garsington mobile home complex .
He ran the Brewery ware house , I did not see him as a driver , I also moved Alan , big chap who drove a Leyland Freighter for Rover transport ,he use to live Ambridge drive marston ,but now lives in Kennington , He did not like driving Arctics ,even though he had a class1 , sure he did the London runs .
Can you ask your DAD who the chap was with the curly long blonde hair was who drove a w reg Cruiser and was was on shunting the engines ? sure he had a nickname .The cruiser had a hydraulic fifth wheel .
Those Cruiser were brandnew and some never touched the road, and they all had night heaters .
Barry another two names for your dad is , PETE ASHWOOD lives in st annes road ,spends a lot of time in his workshops making toys out of wood , also ? CROXFORD (ginger) ,opposite our yard , it looks like he is moving now but he has not rang us .
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Barry , The man to the right of the three man picture is Rodger Keen (ex Brs fitter and oxford bus company fitternot much work jakey / on during the day, wish I had time. remember dennis faulkener from brs ? he is in the middle and my dad at the left. bodger in devon, I didnât know. he had is teeth replaced a fews years back, ha ha
Dennis Faulkener, I remember him now
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Hi bjf, great pics thanksyea, well remembered. donât you reckonise the others, bill mills, Gordon shepherd [ shepherds transport ]. got a few more that I will put on later tonight, see if you can name them.
Got Shepâ in No.54 yeah, only now you have said I can make him out
Gordon still in cowley. walks dogs every day.
Isnât it annoying when you look at faces & think âI know youâ but 30+ years on the name(s) just wonât come
hi chris. left to right, my dad, bob tub ?, dave dâanger, â â ?. you may not know these from the photo as you proberly wasnât born, lol
Hi Barry, Bob Tub no, Dave Dâanger yes, must have met him years later or something?
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Barry another two names for your dad is , PETE ASHWOOD lives in st annes road ,spends a lot of time in his workshops making toys out of wood , also ? CROXFORD (ginger) ,opposite our yard , it looks like he is moving now but he has not rang us
Pete Ashwood, wasnât he a night man, married Viâ (iolet) the office cleaner from our Depot? Tony âGingerâ Croxford, is he still about!
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Hi Barry , I was looking at the pictures and knew I knew the face ,but could not put a name to Dennis , gary hintons ex wifes dad , he lives in st francis court behind the corner house now , I moved him there about 10 years ago from Garsington mobile home complex .He ran the Brewery ware house , I did not see him as a driver , I also moved Alan , big chap who drove a Leyland Freighter for Rover transport ,he use to live Ambridge drive marston ,but now lives in Kennington , He did not like driving Arctics
Can you ask your DAD who the chap was with the curly long blonde hair was who drove a w reg Cruiser and was was on shunting the engines ? sure he had a nickname .The cruiser had a hydraulic fifth wheel .
Those Cruiser were brandnew and some never touched the road, and they all had night heaters .
Alan Cross, did London every day, had a Leyland Terrier box-van, knew London like the back-of-his-hand! The shunter was Paul â â ?, canât remember his surname, used to do the shunting of the old 24â containers on the single-axle skelly trailers that we bought up from South Wales full of seat-frames!
Few more names from my time on Leyland, Traffic Office, Gordon Hastie(Transport Manager), Ken Hicks, Bill Wilson, Ron Moore, Arthur Moore, Pete Mitchell. Workshop Manager Ricky Ashmore, John Rawlings (workshop Supervisor), Drivers, Dennis Thompson (Top Man), Jim Gray, Mick Hooper, Joe Brogan, John Griffiths, Fred Bartlett, Mervâ Roberts, Bob Venn, Derek Dixon, Roy & Dennis Samworthâ, Ray McCann (My brother-in-Law, & a big favourite of your Dad Barry ), Bob Gurden. John Husslebee, Dennis & Doug Wilkes, Jimmy Kent, Peter Ball, Tony Mangan, Paul French, Pete Hawkins, Tony Holmes, Brian Winterbourne, Dave Gordon, Tony Souch, Barry Harper, Kenny Rich, Les Jackman, Tony Croxford, Mick âThe Greekâ Mavroudis, Jim Ashby, Dave Edmunds, Arthur Kitchin, Mick Kitchin (no relation), thatâs all I can remember for now! Regards Chris
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Hi Barry , I was looking at the pictures and knew I knew the face ,but could not put a name to Dennis , gary hintons ex wifes dad , he lives in st francis court behind the corner house now , I moved him there about 10 years ago from Garsington mobile home complex .He ran the Brewery ware house , I did not see him as a driver , I also moved Alan , big chap who drove a Leyland Freighter for Rover transport ,he use to live Ambridge drive marston ,but now lives in Kennington , He did not like driving Arctics
Can you ask your DAD who the chap was with the curly long blonde hair was who drove a w reg Cruiser and was was on shunting the engines ? sure he had a nickname .The cruiser had a hydraulic fifth wheel .
Those Cruiser were brandnew and some never touched the road, and they all had night heaters .
Alan Cross, did London every day, had a Leyland Terrier box-van, knew London like the back-of-his-hand! The shunter was Paul â â ?, canât remember his surname, used to do the shunting of the old 24â containers on the single-axle skelly trailers that we bought up from South Wales full of seat-frames!
Just come to me, the shunter, Paul Crowther! 2 more names Bill Trinder, Percy Trinder (no relation), the other factory shunter was Dave Jakeman, Unipart 733 Loader/Shunter was Pete Crump, Sid âMusclesâ Abbey.
Hi Chris , yes that is the correct Peter , last bungalow on left hand side ,top of St Annes road junction with Rock edge , YES still married to Violet , and yes "GINGER "still about but his wifes not to good with health .
Alan Cross had "ALAN X " IN HIS CAB WINDOW ,lives in Kennington , Ray he still working , the greek what a temper he had ?, as a kid at Brs we would tune in the Rover shunters channel on the CB ,might of been channel 16 to hear it kicking off with the greek and the fork lift drivers , also didnât he forget he had a tall trailer on one day and clout the bridge ?
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Hi Chris , yes that is the correct Peter , last bungalow on left hand side ,top of St Annes road junction with Rock edge , YES still married to Violet , and yes "GINGER "still about but his wifes not to good with health .Alan Cross had "ALAN X " IN HIS CAB WINDOW ,lives in Kennington , Ray
Hi Steve, Thanks for that mate, nice to know people are still around . Is Ray still working? I wasnât aware that he ever started , if you got any photoâs to prove it my family would love to see them ! He has a part-time gig driving the Blood-Vans up at the J.R. he never changes & he is a giggle . Mick âThe Greekâ, Mr âI can get it or I can fix it for youâ , always ducking & diving & bobbing & weaving, never had bugger all to do with work I know that much! He used to live round in the Quarry, donât know if he still does? Yes he did clout the bridge , trouble with Mick was he had his mind on so many other things that when he left the Yard Iâm amazed he remembered to take the Lorry with him half the time, always full of bluster & guff but I always found him OK . Regards Chris
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Few more names from my time on Leyland, Traffic Office, Gordon Hastie(Transport Manager), Ken Hicks, Bill Wilson, Ron Moore, Arthur Moore, Pete Mitchell. Workshop Manager Ricky Ashmore, John Rawlings (workshop Supervisor), Drivers, Dennis Thompson (Top Man), Jim Gray, Mick Hooper, Joe Brogan, John Griffiths, Fred Bartlett, Mervâ Roberts, Bob Venn, Derek Dixon, Roy & Dennis Samworthâ, Ray McCann (My brother-in-Law, & a big favourite of your Dad Barry
brought back quite a few memorys to dad, what a list, and what a memory. just got some photos from neil tidbury, will post them over the weekend. dad has even got one of your lorry, complete with flags.
a quick picture, factory fire engine and old sixties flatbed with some sort of load. maybe someone can shed some light
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Few more names from my time on Leyland, Traffic Office, Gordon Hastie(Transport Manager), Ken Hicks, Bill Wilson, Ron Moore, Arthur Moore, Pete Mitchell. Workshop Manager Ricky Ashmore, John Rawlings (workshop Supervisor), Drivers, Dennis Thompson (Top Man), Jim Gray, Mick Hooper, Joe Brogan, John Griffiths, Fred Bartlett, Mervâ Roberts, Bob Venn, Derek Dixon, Roy & Dennis Samworthâ, Ray McCann (My brother-in-Law, & a big favourite of your Dad Barrybrought back quite a few memorys to dad, what a list, and what a memory. just got some photos from neil tidbury, will post them over the weekend. dad has even got one of your lorry, complete with flags.
Hi Barry, 2 more names spring to mind from your post, the 2 Midlands run men, Jumbo Tidbury & Dutchy Wharton . See, the flags again, I reckon Mick liked them really but just didnât want to admit it
I was 18 there, just passed my Class 3
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Here you go Barry, specially for your Dad, knew I had it somewhere just found it
by the look of the paintwork you have washed it too much
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Here you go Barry, specially for your Dad, knew I had it somewhere just found itby the look of the paintwork you have washed it too much
Canât remember where it went, but that old Clydesdale was used on nights, hence the barely readable âNight Owlâ knickname on the front, & it was a spare rigid during the day!
