I worked at John Kerss in the late eighties alongside Joe Applegarth snr. and Colin Bessford who were also ex-Shorties drivers and Colin Bell, Albert Henry with his Scania 140, Kris Kristensen and Jimmy Jarvis.
night shift bri:
I worked at John Kerss in the late eighties alongside Joe Applegarth snr. and Colin Bessford who were also ex-Shorties drivers and Colin Bell, Albert Henry with his Scania 140, Kris Kristensen and Jimmy Jarvis.
Joe Applegarth jr had a company called Workmart ran out of Philly ( old bus depot) in early 2000’s but sold up he now has his own wagon & drag lives Herrington Burn parks his W&D there
PS They were whits Scanias he ran
night shift bri:
I worked at John Kerss in the late eighties alongside Joe Applegarth snr. and Colin Bessford who were also ex-Shorties drivers and Colin Bell, Albert Henry with his Scania 140, Kris Kristensen and Jimmy Jarvis.
Hi Bri, These were a great set of lads, I used to run to Manchester quite a bit & see Joe Applegarth in Hedleys (P&G) In Trafford Park loading soap powder, The good old days , Regards Larry.
Ingmire:
Econofreight
Hi Ingmire, This is a very good photo IMO, Where was it taken if I may ask, Regards Larry.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Ingmire:
EconofreightHi Ingmire, This is a very good photo IMO, Where was it taken if I may ask, Regards Larry.
It is not my photo, but I believe it was taken at Stanlow refinery the late 80s.
Ingmire:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Ingmire:
EconofreightHi Ingmire, This is a very good photo IMO, Where was it taken if I may ask, Regards Larry.
It is not my photo, but I believe it was taken at Stanlow refinery the late 80s.
Thank you Ingmire, I would say you are right about it being Stanlow Refinery,Regards Larry.
i think that is a very good idea larry,i forgot to mention eddie jenning,s, tommy,s brother,i worked with gillie jennings, at the garage, portland street pelaw,we went all over the country, putting diff,s in albions, at the stanage ,the jennings bedfords were only on local work, when i worked for davis bros felling in 1966, the manager was billy green,an ex-driver,also jimmy ruff,who went to jakey adams also ,ralph lowery,freddie page, tommy charlton, then at cawthorns, there was bobby minto, jimmy chapman,“hairpin” and harry humphries who drove the black oil tanker,we also had a 8 wheel tanker with a rolls royce engine in it,it was yellow, with proctor and gamble on the tank,it was roumered that nothing could catch it, we had around 20 fitters at cawthorn and sinclairs then 1966,working night and dayshift, we were getting two new mercedes tractor units every week,and the fitters had to put twin fuel tanks on them for the continent,all for now,bigal20.
bigal20:
i think that is a very good idea larry,i forgot to mention eddie jenning,s, tommy,s brother,i worked with gillie jennings, at the garage, portland street pelaw,we went all over the country, putting diff,s in albions, at the stanage ,the jennings bedfords were only on local work, when i worked for davis bros felling in 1966, the manager was billy green,an ex-driver,also jimmy ruff,who went to jakey adams also ,ralph lowery,freddie page, tommy charlton, then at cawthorns, there was bobby minto, jimmy chapman,“hairpin” and harry humphries who drove the black oil tanker,we also had a 8 wheel tanker with a rolls royce engine in it,it was yellow, with proctor and gamble on the tank,it was roumered that nothing could catch it, we had around 20 fitters at cawthorn and sinclairs then 1966,working night and dayshift, we were getting two new mercedes tractor units every week,and the fitters had to put twin fuel tanks on them for the continent,all for now,bigal20.
Hi bigal20, I remember those ERF,S with the petrol injection RR,s in, Can you remember Bob English, & Ray Thompson & Billy Hardacre who also worked for Cawthorns, Plus Jimmy Ruff is still going strong as far as I know, He may be at the Drivers Bash in the Labour Club in the Toon on the 28th of this month, I will be there along with Ralphy Crow & lots of drivers of our age group, The crack is great, As well as the drink including the Malts, It would be nice to see you there , Regards Larry.
hi larry, i worked with billy hardacre, i think him and davy burns were from seaton burn area,bobby reed was a fitter there, and little les innes from sunderland, he is still alive, andy robson was our gaffa,jimmy ruffs uncle fred was in charge of the stores at cawthorns, alfie vernon the showman was also there during the winter, greasing the waggons, we all sometimes went up to the moulders in birtley with andy when the day shift finished 7.30, and the nightshift started,when i started at cawthorns, they put me and tony attwater downstairs overhauling the david brown-atkinson gearboxes.alan.
bigal20:
hi larry, i worked with billy hardacre, i think him and davy burns were from seaton burn area,bobby reed was a fitter there, and little les innes from sunderland, he is still alive, andy robson was our gaffa,jimmy ruffs uncle fred was in charge of the stores at cawthorns, alfie vernon the showman was also there during the winter, greasing the waggons, we all sometimes went up to the moulders in birtley with andy when the day shift finished 7.30, and the nightshift started,when i started at cawthorns, they put me and tony attwater downstairs overhauling the david brown-atkinson gearboxes.alan.
Aye bigal20, Billy Hardacre served his time at Alfred Bells, He then went to work for Baxters Road Services on the Quayside & then to their Benton Depot when Bob Kinghorn bought Jonny Baxter out & later went on to join forces with Tony Waugh, Hence the new name Waugh Road Services, He passed away some years ago & not that old I may say, Buts that’s life, Regards Larry.
hi larry,i did,nt know that bill had served his time at alfred bells,after i served my time in the bedford shop at adams and gibbon dunn street the fitter that i worked with went to alfred bells,this would be sometime between 1960 and 1970, don,t know exactly when, as i had left a&g then, his name was gerry savage,and he was a really good fitter, i think he went to hunters the bakers team valley,after bells, i went on to be fleet engineer for rank hovis,alan.
hi bigal20, them erf tankers were flying machines, ronny clarkson drove one on the A&W job out of whitehaven, to purfleet,used to wind up the midland red buses drivers on the M1 that’s when you could use the 3rd lane, police tolled him to behave himself, 
aye bumper you are right,us fitters used to service them, mainly through the night,we had 12 hour shifts at cawthorns.
bigal20:
aye bumper you are right,us fitters used to service them, mainly through the night,we had 12 hour shifts at cawthorns.
Was this the one Harry drove, Regards Larry.
hi lar,the very tanker that harry drove, and below, harry and my gaffer, andy robson, myself and the lads had many a pint with him in the moulders,birtley, the best boss i ever had, the gaffer above him was george potter, nobody liked him in the traffic office was mark tague, nobody liked him either,al.
Cawthorn & Sinclair Fleet No.30, after sale to E.Robson (Gateshead) pictured with Fitter/Driver Ronnie Bright.
forster:
Cawthorn & Sinclair Fleet No.30, after sale to E.Robson (Gateshead) pictured with Fitter/Driver Ronnie Bright.
Hi Forster, Great photos, I worked with Ronnie at Smilers in the 60s, Then again at Shorties in 1970, He then went to work for Hornes Transport Bishop Aukland IIRC, Then he had a Garage on Shearlegs Road doing repairs, He was a great bloke to work with, Regards Larry.