Old North East haulage companies (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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mickd1958:
hi marcus 22
The Bobby Pickering you mentioned who drove for Elddis, do you know if he drove for Grady Hall previous to them.
there was a Bobby Pickering worked there shortly after passing his test iirc he drove an old leyland six wheel tipper with an LAD cab on.
regards
Mick

Bobby Pickering did drive for Grady Hall before Elddis. regards Kevmac47

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that will save me 10p tomorrow kev cheers :laughing:

mark

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marcus 22:
that will save me 10p tomorrow kev cheers :laughing:

mark

If your Dad reads this Mark he will take it out of your pocket money :unamused: :unamused: :unamused: regards Kev.

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kevmac47:

marcus 22:
that will save me 10p tomorrow kev cheers :laughing:

mark

If your Dad reads this Mark he will take it out of your pocket money :unamused: :unamused: :unamused: regards Kev.

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greek:
■■■■■ that elldis with the fridge could be Jimmy Gudrum or Pica they were always on the fridges

deffo Billy (the bus) Dawson,pica’s cherau fridge was the same as mine the elddis transport decals were at the back of the trailer (elddis above transport)there were 3 merc 2429,mine( which was origionally Norman Todds),the bus and pica, Jimmy gudrum had a daf ,and you never swapped trailers.
there was another 3 2429’s,Tony Maughn(who sadly died behind the wheel) Davy Watson and Big Jeff,the reason i mention this is i can remember they were all giving problems that was costing a lot of money,well Jeffs packed in,and Geoff Cooke came down and said and i qoute,TAKE IT OVER THERE AND SET IT ALIGHT AND YOU’LL NEVER SEE ANOTHER MERCEDES IN MY YARD!!! famous last words eh. :unamused:

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glenny54:
:roll:

greek:
■■■■■ that elldis with the fridge could be Jimmy Gudrum or Pica they were always on the fridges

deffo Billy (the bus) Dawson,pica’s cherau fridge was the same as mine the elddis transport decals were at the back of the trailer (elddis above transport)there were 3 merc 2429,mine( which was origionally Norman Todds),the bus and pica, Jimmy gudrum had a daf ,and you never swapped trailers.
there was another 3 2429’s,Tony Maughn(who sadly died behind the wheel) Davy Watson and Big Jeff,the reason i mention this is i can remember they were all giving problems that was costing a lot of money,well Jeffs packed in,and Geoff Cooke came down and said and i qoute,TAKE IT OVER THERE AND SET IT ALIGHT AND YOU’LL NEVER SEE ANOTHER MERCEDES IN MY YARD!!! famous last words eh. :unamused:

Your spot on there Peter the gearbox packed in on jct 15 slip road on the M5 igot it up to Gossington cafe on the emergency 1st gear took over an hour me fingers were killing me but someone said you were there buying teas how easy i was fooled in those days any way john pullman collected it with one of gallaghers low loaders put it in the corner and they were cookies exact words and i got a brand new eurotech

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BIGJEFF:

glenny54:
:roll:

greek:
■■■■■ that elldis with the fridge could be Jimmy Gudrum or Pica they were always on the fridges

deffo Billy (the bus) Dawson,pica’s cherau fridge was the same as mine the elddis transport decals were at the back of the trailer (elddis above transport)there were 3 merc 2429,mine( which was origionally Norman Todds),the bus and pica, Jimmy gudrum had a daf ,and you never swapped trailers.
there was another 3 2429’s,Tony Maughn(who sadly died behind the wheel) Davy Watson and Big Jeff,the reason i mention this is i can remember they were all giving problems that was costing a lot of money,well Jeffs packed in,and Geoff Cooke came down and said and i qoute,TAKE IT OVER THERE AND SET IT ALIGHT AND YOU’LL NEVER SEE ANOTHER MERCEDES IN MY YARD!!! famous last words eh. :unamused:

Your spot on there Peter the gearbox packed in on jct 15 slip road on the M5 igot it up to Gossington cafe on the emergency 1st gear took over an hour me fingers were killing me but someone said you were there buying teas how easy i was fooled in those days any way john pullman collected it with one of gallaghers low loaders put it in the corner and they were cookies exact words and i got a brand new eurotech

hiya,
John “Jackie” Pullman nice lad worked with him at Consett BRS he was also my sergeant in Korea and Malaya back in the mid 50s, haven’t seen him for a lot of years he’ll be in his late 70s now I think certainly a bit more ancient than me.
thanks harry long retired.

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hi harry

jack pullman what a nice guy he is.

mark

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marcus 22:
hi harry

jack pullman what a nice guy he is.

mark

hiya,
Yes I knew Jackie had worked for Gallachers but didn’t know he’d done a spell for Elddis,
like I said it’s a long time since I’ve seen him, when in the forces he was a regular and I
was only a national serviceman (2 years) but if you did your job he left you to it, he got
to the top, I stayed at the bottom, but that was my choice i was a born “do’er”.
thanks harry long retired.

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Lawrence Dunbar:
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Would that be at B shed Wimbourne Quay.

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DJ2353:
TARMAC

Sorry for being a stickler old chap but the first pic was taken at Hazel Grove and the wagon was based at Hillhead quarry near Buxton Derbyshire and the second pic was taken at Cliff Hill quarry Leicestershire.

Tarmac may well have had wagons and quarries in the NE but let’s make it authentic eh? There’s a good chap. :slight_smile:

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anyone found a dummie :laughing: :laughing:

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marcus 22:
anyone found a dummie :laughing: :laughing:

HTH.

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thats the one will send it via TNT :laughing:

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Get a grip.

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BonkeyDollocks:
Get a grip.

of what

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keep them photos coming DJ

mark

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marcus 22:
thats the one will send it via TNT :laughing:

heeeee heeeeee!!! :laughing:

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Taking away the remains of the site that was Amos Bros Engineering at Heddon on the wall, behind Tulips old yard where my driving career began.