hiya,
When you turn off Bolton Road into Watery Lane the first building on the left is now a
commercial vehicle workshop, but back in the late 1960s it was the depot of Deans of
Darwen a small but very well maintained haulage firm some of the tidiest motors you
could wish to see there was two six and two four wheelers three Seddons and a Dodge
I drove the latter for a while until he ventured into articulation, only because I had the
licence to drive one, about two firms down from what was Deans is where you’ll find
this little fellow parked not there when I still lived in that part of the world, tidy isn’t it.
thanks harry, long retired.
Wing and a prayer:
I see one most mornings a 143 N500 SBL normaly on the A12. not had chance to grab a photo yet if anyone has one please post it up. thanks
I think this is the one…
The lad who owns it is called Simon, runs out of Cobley’s yard in Lutterworth !
Yeah that’s right Glenn it’s a beast 500, or so it’s badged as, but I’m sure he said it’d been played with…
sepo1:
My old ■■■■■■■ the ferry and in Holland last week
sepo that motors a credit to you,just out of interest how long have you had it.
regards dave
Hi Dave, dont realy know, prob about 5 years but it was parked up a while after it was accident damaged…
but its been back on the road (although not every day now) 2 years
I am in Zambia for a few days, surrounded by ERFs still at work, E & EC series mainly, I went into Botswana yesterday - old truck heaven,
The queue for the ferry is something else - I must have passed a queue of 300 trucks waiting to cross the Zambezi
The ferry only takes 1 truck at a time, and the wait is 7 to 8 days on average
I saw plenty of CF DAFs, and Volvo FM’s, but mixed in were loads of Internationals as well as a mixture of other yanks,
Will get some pictures up as soon as i get them off the camera
Dan Punchard:
Not unless you’ve got your mate with you! Was that a rapiscan Mercedes xraying you? I would certainly of delivered the generator powering that unit.
No mate Rob Askeys best buddy was in a land far far away… or was that just his head…!!!
Toddy2:
I am in Zambia for a few days, surrounded by ERFs still at work, E & EC series mainly, I went into Botswana yesterday - old truck heaven,
The queue for the ferry is something else - I must have passed a queue of 300 trucks waiting to cross the Zambezi
The ferry only takes 1 truck at a time, and the wait is 7 to 8 days on average
I saw plenty of CF DAFs, and Volvo FM’s, but mixed in were loads of Internationals as well as a mixture of other yanks,
Will get some pictures up as soon as i get them off the camera
Works most days
