Here’s one I drove in about 1976
night shift bri:
Here’s one I drove in about 19760
That must have been just before you changed to Clarks Bri. see by your earlier photos you,ve gone the complete circle Smith &Dixon-Clarks-Fergies
a few of my old man , and the motors he drve , but not exhaustive , as need to scan some more , Also one i drive at gibbons
oldbugger:
Here’s a photo of one I drove for a few weeks in 1973
Smith & Dixon thats a blast from the past, I used to have a drink with some of their lads when down the Smoke, A lot of drivers used to get into the Still & Star when we were parked up on the Hill area, Im sure they did a bit of London work out of Hendon Paper mill, Canny set of blokes, They used the word chore quite a lot, as where I came from it was Kidder, Regards Larry.
BIGJEFF:
night shift bri:
Here’s one I drove in about 19760That must have been just before you changed to Clarks Bri. see by your earlier photos you,ve gone the complete circle Smith &Dixon-Clarks-Fergies
Yea, worked at Dixons when he called it a day about 1978. Dixon went to work for Clarkie and got me a start there. I then went to Les Sampsons on the docks, then Vaux on holiday relief then Van Hee for a couple of year. Then on for John Kerss on the containers. Next up was Alex Smiles on the scrap tippers for ten year, then on for a cowboy called Geoff Austin from Ferryhill. When running on red and kerra got too much and he owed me wages I left and completed the circle by going on for Fergies in Sunderlandand put 8 years in there.
By the way Jeff did you have any luck in your request about that Up North programme about Glennys transporter? I sent a pm to a lad about where to see it but I had no reply.
The Smith and Dixon mob would load from Domtar at Grangetown, Sunderland, Liners at Gateshead and others, the load in my photo was from Domtar, drops in London and south coast then up to Reeds paper mill at Aylesford, Kent to re load stopping sometimes going down or up at I believe some waste ground off Mansell street, London, having a wash in the toilets at the Tower of London, then out for a drink but I can not remember the pubs apart from the watneys red barrel signs, I do remember the Bricklayers arms parked up at Reeds mill. The boss was a funny old bugger Ray Dixon, really I liked his humour.
gazzad:
Hi Mark do you remember lad called Kevin Hill that worked at DMC?
hi gazzad
only kevin i can remember was a fitter he had for a while, but i left in 1996 to go work at RTH international ( ron tailfords)
regards mark
marcus 22:
gazzad:
Hi Mark do you remember lad called Kevin Hill that worked at DMC?hi gazzad
only kevin i can remember was a fitter he had for a while, but i left in 1996 to go work at RTH international ( ron tailfords)regards mark
hi mark, kevin hill he,s the one i sent a request on facebook 4 u he,s the lad that used 2 follow me in to kwiksave at pitreavie,(dunfermaline) from dmcthen when i started at coop at blaydon he say,s he used 2 c me there n gazzad he used 2 c me going up a1 towards edinburgh when he was come in down regards gary smith. (gazza25)
night shift bri:
BIGJEFF:
night shift bri:
Here’s one I drove in about 19760That must have been just before you changed to Clarks Bri. see by your earlier photos you,ve gone the complete circle Smith &Dixon-Clarks-Fergies
Yea, worked at Dixons when he called it a day about 1978. Dixon went to work for Clarkie and got me a start there. I then went to Les Sampsons on the docks, then Vaux on holiday relief then Van Hee for a couple of year. Then on for John Kerss on the containers. Next up was Alex Smiles on the scrap tippers for ten year, then on for a cowboy called Geoff Austin from Ferryhill. When running on red and kerra got too much and he owed me wages I left and completed the circle by going on for Fergies in Sunderlandand put 8 years in there.
By the way Jeff did you have any luck in your request about that Up North programme about Glennys transporter? I sent a pm to a lad about where to see it but I had no reply.
No Brian had no success and now I,m retired I,ve got plenty time on my hands to look for things.I,ve even checked U Tube but no luck. Cheers Jeff
There’s a little article about a Smith and Dixon driver in the latest Heritage Commercial mag and the Seddons he drove for them, anyone on here! He seemed to like them and although some others didn’t they weren’t too bad a motor for the time, the 354 Perkins could be a bit noisy but most engines were then and they done plenty of graft for a cheap motor. Franky.
oldbugger:
The Smith and Dixon mob would load from Domtar at Grangetown, Sunderland, Liners at Gateshead and others, the load in my photo was from Domtar, drops in London and south coast then up to Reeds paper mill at Aylesford, Kent to re load stopping sometimes going down or up at I believe some waste ground off Mansell street, London, having a wash in the toilets at the Tower of London, then out for a drink but I can not remember the pubs apart from the watneys red barrel signs, I do remember the Bricklayers arms parked up at Reeds mill. The boss was a funny old bugger Ray Dixon, really I liked his humour.
The waste ground where you park was Goodmans Yard I think, Anyway It was free, There was The Brown Bear in Leman Street next to The Farmers Cafe, A popular watering hole with lots of drivers from far & near, The good old days Eh, Regards Larry.
BIGJEFF:
night shift bri:
BIGJEFF:
night shift bri:
Here’s one I drove in about 19760That must have been just before you changed to Clarks Bri. see by your earlier photos you,ve gone the complete circle Smith &Dixon-Clarks-Fergies
Yea, worked at Dixons when he called it a day about 1978. Dixon went to work for Clarkie and got me a start there. I then went to Les Sampsons on the docks, then Vaux on holiday relief then Van Hee for a couple of year. Then on for John Kerss on the containers. Next up was Alex Smiles on the scrap tippers for ten year, then on for a cowboy called Geoff Austin from Ferryhill. When running on red and kerra got too much and he owed me wages I left and completed the circle by going on for Fergies in Sunderlandand put 8 years in there.
By the way Jeff did you have any luck in your request about that Up North programme about Glennys transporter? I sent a pm to a lad about where to see it but I had no reply.No Brian had no success and now I,m retired I,ve got plenty time on my hands to look for things.I,ve even checked U Tube but no luck. Cheers Jeff
Jeff,it was ken who put it on Facebook,only about 10 minutes but interesting especially in Norman’s.Tony Usher has changed a lot,but Brian Backhouse looked exactly the same,even the same cardigan lol.
gazza25:
marcus 22:
gazzad:
Hi Mark do you remember lad called Kevin Hill that worked at DMC?hi gazzad
only kevin i can remember was a fitter he had for a while, but i left in 1996 to go work at RTH international ( ron tailfords)regards mark
hi mark, kevin hill he,s the one i sent a request on facebook 4 u he,s the lad that used 2 follow me in to kwiksave at pitreavie,(dunfermaline) from dmcthen when i started at coop at blaydon he say,s he used 2 c me there n gazzad he used 2 c me going up a1 towards edinburgh when he was come in down regards gary smith. (gazza25)
hello gary
aye it was,nt the kevin i was thinking of , the kevin i remember was the fitter for a while lad from gateshead, the other kevin must have been their after i left in 1996, i still see derek every now and then , i was dereks first driver when he bought his second lorry the ex freeways 142, it was a good job then , once he started getting bigger with the fridges and the draka cable work the job went down hill , derek still looked after me though hahha , the other drivers at the time was
malcolm charles from birtley (ex billy cordons)
geordie plunkett snr (ex elddis)
stevie ford (ex cps)
davy wilson ( ex walter list)
bobby wheatley (ex gallagers he was a fridge man)
keith sweeney ( ex barkers he was a fridge man aswell)
sean wheelan , (rip)
theirs a couple of others who i cant remember their s names
regards mark
i drove this one gary when derek bought it ex prestons lorry then sean wheelan got it after me when i got the M.A.N
ERF64cu1:
There has been no real mention of hauliers from Northumberland yet. Here are a few to bring back some memories:-4
Raymond Hare restored this B series to the same spec as the 2 B series Pentleton & Hare ran DFT511W and DFT512W.3Mclarens of Belford21
Pringles of Christon Bank0
Looking back through the pages i came across my fathers last steed VOLVO F12 SVK 704 Y must have been taken on a day off 1983. it’s 29 years today since he died (joe smith) cheers Brian.
glenny54:
BIGJEFF:
night shift bri:
BIGJEFF:
night shift bri:
Here’s one I drove in about 19760That must have been just before you changed to Clarks Bri. see by your earlier photos you,ve gone the complete circle Smith &Dixon-Clarks-Fergies
Yea, worked at Dixons when he called it a day about 1978. Dixon went to work for Clarkie and got me a start there. I then went to Les Sampsons on the docks, then Vaux on holiday relief then Van Hee for a couple of year. Then on for John Kerss on the containers. Next up was Alex Smiles on the scrap tippers for ten year, then on for a cowboy called Geoff Austin from Ferryhill. When running on red and kerra got too much and he owed me wages I left and completed the circle by going on for Fergies in Sunderlandand put 8 years in there.
By the way Jeff did you have any luck in your request about that Up North programme about Glennys transporter? I sent a pm to a lad about where to see it but I had no reply.No Brian had no success and now I,m retired I,ve got plenty time on my hands to look for things.I,ve even checked U Tube but no luck. Cheers Jeff
Jeff,it was ken who put it on Facebook,only about 10 minutes but interesting especially in Norman’s.Tony Usher has changed a lot,but Brian Backhouse looked exactly the same,even the same cardigan lol.
Thats OK Peter but how do I see it?
Brian J SMITH:
ERF64cu1:
There has been no real mention of hauliers from Northumberland yet. Here are a few to bring back some memories:-4
Raymond Hare restored this B series to the same spec as the 2 B series Pentleton & Hare ran DFT511W and DFT512W.3Mclarens of Belford21
Pringles of Christon Bank0
Looking back through the pages i came across my fathers last steed VOLVO F12 SVK 704 Y must have been taken on a day off 1983. it’s 29 years today since he died (joe smith) cheers Brian.
I new your old man Brian I first met him when he drove for Armstrongs at Prestwick on the livestock jobs, He was some graffter in his day he knew the job & how to do it, [RIP] , Regards Larry.
Jeff,it was ken who put it on Facebook,only about 10 minutes but interesting especially in Norman’s.Tony Usher has changed a lot,but Brian Backhouse looked exactly the same,even the same cardigan lol.
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Thats OK Peter but how do I see it?
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Jeff, I have seen it on the Transport drivers facebook page. There is 10 minutes of coverage but Ken says there is quite a bit more of it to come which I have not seen yet.
It shows good footage of old NE companies that have been forgotten and it brings back fond memories of Normans and the Quernow.
Thanks very much for that larry.I don’t write much on the site but it is very good reading. cheers Brian.