mickd1958 I worked with Brian Young at Collinsons also new a lot of Wrights drivers from the 80s dont think Brian ever worked for them. Not sure but I think he went back to Gradys from Collinsons so perhaps had his accident there.Ray Wright give me a months work begining 2009 after I was paid off xmas 2008 at Elddis. Knew it wasnt going to last as he was in the process of selling out.
Brian was also the man who gave me the handle sqeaking greek due to my resemblance to a fat greek singier Demis Rousos
brothertonmick:
Hi harry, canât remember that far back but have been told about ma greens by my parents when the old great north road ran through the village, who were you on for when you stopped there ?, regards mick.
hiya,
Mick it would have most likely been Blackburn BRS when i first went in there but have also called in when on for Killingbecks on the rare occasion i had time to stop, didânt get that way for years and the first call after a long spell it had changed to Normans and i had moved from the North West to the North East did start driving in 1957 was first steered in there by my trailer mate who had been put off the road with failing eyesight he was near pension age, but taught me a lot heâd only ever driven wags and drags so was a good help to a "newbie"he finished his last few weeks as the depot sweeper upper when they parked the eight leggers and trailers up for the last time and i went solo with a Bristol artic.
thanks harry long retired.
wards foden under restoration by john gornal-alan
revman:
Hi, WOW
If this is a 6X4 double drive,Foden 2 stroke with Foden 12 speed 3 lever box, I owned it in the mid 80âs.
I sold it to Melvin Bell, Stocton Haulage.At that time the fuel tank was behind the cab .It had being used
with a bolster and pole trailer.About 1980 freinds of mine,Maurice and John Henderson of Slaley were
still running a 8x4 2 stroke on round timber work fitted with a Highland Bear crane .
hi greek
im sure Brian told me he had his accident when he worked for coxons at annfield plain.he never had an accident whilst at gradys saw him the other day in asda doesnt look any older!
mick
from the excelant roadscapes calender-alan
revman:
estoration by john gornal-alan
Is this taken in the Market Place ,Wolsingham?
paw123:
revman:
Hi, WOW
If this is a 6X4 double drive,Foden 2 stroke with Foden 12 speed 3 lever box, I owned it in the mid 80âs.
I sold it to Melvin Bell, Stocton Haulage.At that time the fuel tank was behind the cab .It had being used
with a bolster and pole trailer.About 1980 freinds of mine,Maurice and John Henderson of Slaley were
still running a 8x4 2 stroke on round timber work fitted with a Highland Bear crane .
Hi PAW
Its hard to believe this is the same truck marvelous what a bit of polish and elbow grease will do, I have seen some photoâs somewhere of it before it was restored.
paw123:
revman:
estoration by john gornal-alanIs this taken in the Market Place Wolsingham?
not sure but the painting was alston- i will ask john the next time i see him-alan
transporter man:
paw123:
revman:
Hi, WOW
If this is a 6X4 double drive,Foden 2 stroke with Foden 12 speed 3 lever box, I owned it in the mid 80âs.
I sold it to Melvin Bell, Stocton Haulage.At that time the fuel tank was behind the cab .It had being used
with a bolster and pole trailer.About 1980 freinds of mine,Maurice and John Henderson of Slaley were
still running a 8x4 2 stroke on round timber work fitted with a Highland Bear crane .Hi PAW
Its hard to believe this is the same truck marvelous what a bit of polish and elbow grease will do, I have seen some photoâs somewhere of it before it was restored.
Hi transporter man
sure I have some photo 's up north of when we got it started up, after having the injection pump off, God it did have a nice
bark to it.Possitive it had 40x8 tyres on.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Not forgetting BRS depotâs at Team Valley,Consett, Hexham and the Scottish boys on the Felling Bypass (Caledonian) lovely chocolate.
thanks harry long retired.
my late dad Tommy Morgan used to drive for caledonian on stoneygate lane felling , used to go with him in school hols up to hexham [ egger ] then south moulton used to take all week.
v7victor:
Heres one from the old days 1975 before he got too big.
lovely pic Vic, takes me back a few years, i was serving me time in the garage then, under Ziggys watchfull eye!, Am sure there was one Atki in the fleet, the spare motor. And only a couple of tanks then as well.
Hi Nev good to hear you, your right one atki and two tanks,Bob Stephenson!doctor spock! kicked the tanker job away back then.vic. 
v7victor:
Hi Nev good to hear you, your right one atki and two tanks,Bob Stephson!doctor spoc! kicked the tanker job away back then.vic.
good god i can remeber doctor spock , and i was only 5 or 6 thenâŚ
Just come on tonight and I see weâre up to 50 pages, not bad for less than a year. Thanks to everybody whoâs posted and keep them cominâ. Some great pics on here and and even better stories, surely there canât be many companies we havenât covered by now.
Cheers, Bri
night shift bri:
Just come on tonight and I see weâre up to 50 pages, not bad for less than a year. Thanks to everybody whoâs posted and keep them cominâ. Some great pics on here and and even better stories, surely there canât be many companies we havenât covered by now.
Cheers, Bri
hiya,
Bri canât remember seeing Trembles from the Weardale area getting a mention quite a few motors at one time, but then again i could have missed seeing a mention unusual for me my old lady reckons i miss nowt.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
night shift bri:
Just come on tonight and I see weâre up to 50 pages, not bad for less than a year. Thanks to everybody whoâs posted and keep them cominâ. Some great pics on here and and even better stories, surely there canât be many companies we havenât covered by now.
Cheers, Brihiya,
Bri canât remember seeing Trembles from the Weardale area getting a mention quite a few motors at one time, but then again i could have missed seeing a mention unusual for me my old lady reckons i miss nowt.
thanks harry long retired.
I am sure there was a Tremble running out of Long Benton with a fleet of tippers, green motors carrying scrap
Bri, cant find anything on these transport companies, all gone now.
Arthur Wedgwood, Darlington.
Bobby Isleâs, Darlington.
Walker Broâs,Darlington.
Anybody mentioned Transport Services Birtley or Crossmans
Remember a story a mate of mine told me when he worked for Crossman had a bald tyre on his trailer told the gaffer ,come on son we will go a get you a new one, on which they headed off to the big layby at Whitemare Pool plenty trailers lying about there though none of them his, he then took a wheel off one of them. I think my mate jacked that day.
transporter man:
harry_gill:
night shift bri:
Just come on tonight and I see weâre up to 50 pages, not bad for less than a year. Thanks to everybody whoâs posted and keep them cominâ. Some great pics on here and and even better stories, surely there canât be many companies we havenât covered by now.
Cheers, Brihiya,
Bri canât remember seeing Trembles from the Weardale area getting a mention quite a few motors at one time, but then again i could have missed seeing a mention unusual for me my old lady reckons i miss nowt.
thanks harry long retired.I am sure there was a Tremble running out of Long Benton with a fleet of tippers, green motors carrying scrap
Harry
Could it have been Humbles from up the Dales if so the are still running today