Looks like Ramage transport W/house yard is on Fire looks quite bad.
Think I saw you Kev a couple times this week as been out & about trying to hid in a renault 
8LXBV8BRIAN:
Looks like Ramage transport W/house yard is on Fire looks quite bad.
That not good
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Apparently burnt to the ground
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Iâll try and find out more on Monday what happened here, the centre pic shows one of our new Volvo Specialist units that deals with chemical/explosive incidents etc. The warehouse would no doubt have been filled with all kinds of potential toxic and dangerous goods so nobody would have been sent inside to deal with this, just a case of protecting other properties and letting the fire burn itself out, hence not a lot would be left. Not good! Franky.
Does anyone remember a company from Hexham called W Martin Oliver, they had around 100 red MANâs.
georgeking:
Does anyone remember a company from Hexham called W Martin Oliver, they had around 100 red MANâs.
Yeah i remember them wernât they top of the bank on the right before haltwistle?
v7victor:
georgeking:
Does anyone remember a company from Hexham called W Martin Oliver, they had around 100 red MANâs.Yeah i remember them wernât they top of the bank on the right before haltwistle?
I believe that they had two depots at Bardon Mill one either side of the A69.
georgeking:
v7victor:
georgeking:
Does anyone remember a company from Hexham called W Martin Oliver, they had around 100 red MANâs.Yeah i remember them wernât they top of the bank on the right before haltwistle?
I believe that they had two depots at Bardon Mill one either side of the A69.
Not one of the better examples of transport companies in this area. kevmac47
Seems the fire at Ramage started through a Forklift battery charger, the staff tried to deal with it themselves but by the time they realised they couldnât and rang 999 it was too late, at least no one was hurt but not a lot left of the place. Franky.
Any of you real oldies remember this firm, this was July 1950 when it was advertised in the Ponteland District Gasette â â < Regards Larry.
TYNEXDAZ:
Hello â â â â â âŚThe next new motors in Tyneside Express colours will be ScaniasâŚToo many problems with the Dafs and 1 trip out with the Merc demo and it broke down and off the road for 3 days, back to the ever reliable super Swedes me thinksâŚthechink1968:
Tonys new house for the week, Well i better retract that as its broken already
it,ll look grand in your colours Darren
A daycab scanny will do me Darren. 
Heres a couple of shots I took ages ago of Shaunâs son Connor, teaching Dean to drive the forklift. 
Heâll be âdown the roadâ before you know it Shaun. regards Kev.
kevmac47:
TYNEXDAZ:
Hello â â â â â âŚThe next new motors in Tyneside Express colours will be ScaniasâŚToo many problems with the Dafs and 1 trip out with the Merc demo and it broke down and off the road for 3 days, back to the ever reliable super Swedes me thinksâŚthechink1968:
Tonys new house for the week, Well i better retract that as its broken already
it,ll look grand in your colours Darren
A daycab scanny will do me Darren.
Heres a couple of shots I took ages ago of Shaunâs son Connor, teaching Dean to drive the forklift.
Heâll be âdown the roadâ before you know it Shaun. regards Kev
Better driver than his dad by the looks
kevmac47:
TYNEXDAZ:
Hello â â â â â âŚThe next new motors in Tyneside Express colours will be ScaniasâŚToo many problems with the Dafs and 1 trip out with the Merc demo and it broke down and off the road for 3 days, back to the ever reliable super Swedes me thinksâŚthechink1968:
Tonys new house for the week, Well i better retract that as its broken already
it,ll look grand in your colours DarrenA daycare scanny will do me Darren.
Heres a couple of shots I took ages ago of Shaunâs son Connor, teaching Dean to drive the forklift.
Heâll be âdown the roadâ before you know it Shaun. regards Kev.210
Put that right for you Kevin 
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hello gents
ricky warne freeways driver for 30 yrs passed away on tues, R.I.P ricky our thoughts go to his family.
regards
mark
Hi Mark I tried to personel message to you couple weeks ago asking if you knew about Ricky. Its been quick was seeing him regular in Bradbury filling up nightshift. Was speaking to the kid who was killed at Catterick the night before he died & he gave me the info on Ricky on how quick it was effecting him.Always got on well with him a decent bloke RIP Ricky
hello kenny,
aye ricky was a real nice fella, stan went over to the hospice last week to see him, he was at freeway for 30 yr, i think he was at spoors before that, twinsplitter will put me right with that one, ricky was the only man i ever seen carry 2 canvas sheets one on each shoulder accross the yard at freeways, he was strong as an ox, young wayne got buried on tuesday real shame he was a nice lad aswell, not sure when rickys funeral is my dad waiting to find out .
i did,nt get any inboxs like kenny but that happens with me sometimes you send a message and it does not go thru.
regards
mark
night shift bri:
Staffords are still in business aswell, just round the corner from Ritchies. They must both do work for the secret service, you never seem to see them tipping or loading anywhere.Staffords used to load out of Domtar paper mill at Grangetown years ago when I worked at Smith & Dixons, was running green & white Fiats. The only time Iâve seen any of Ritchies motors is at the classic motor shows and steam rallies.
Hi night shift bri, I used to work for staffords, both back when they had the fiats, and between 2003 and 2008. Great times back when running domtar paper working for milburn stafford and great money too. Used to spend 2 or 3 nights a week in Bristol parked in cannons marsh and go to the grapes pub and on to the mecca until 1 & 2 in the morning. 
They now work out of hetton lyons ind est running contiboard and other work.Great memories.
kevmac47:
Often had a night out with Gornalls drivers when I worked for mc governs on the bricks in the mid eighties. I still see Jeff Breward at the vintage truck shows now and then. Sadly I think big big Alan was killed on the M1 a few years ago, he was known to everyone as âClatter.â Dont quite know whether it was because his false teeth made such a racket, or the fact that he had the loudest voice I had ever heard.
Hi kevmac47, Not long been on the site. Noticed you worked for McGoverns in the mid eighties. I was there from 85 until 90 when all artic men were made redundant. There were some good lads on there, like John Codling, Chris Brown, Jimmy the brick, to name a few. Donât know if you knew but the foreman Alan OâHare passed away a few weeks ago, sad news as I knew him from childhood, having been from the same village. 