@ Lawrence Dunbar
Larry do you have a collectors truck model of Smiles and Co 8 wheel AEC flat?
If not I may be able to put you on to one if you want it.
kevmac47:
Just to keep you all updated, I’ve got a couple of weeks work as holiday relief driver, 4 days on and 4 off.
It will keep the wolf from the door for a while. (And the dragon off my back) Hope she doesn’t read this.
Regards Kev.
Excellent news Kev…did anything come from that what i told you about last week.
hi lads larry can you remember the name of the guy that ran 3 rivers transport back in the 60tys, took these of les yesterday at west chevington his motor still look and sound great, also this one of northumbrian road, some of the durham lads may know this firm from crook, bumper
Well I knew Alan Thompson in 1973, I used to see him at Newlandside Quarry at Stanhope he had a 6 wheeler Leyland in those good old days, He must be retired now & his son/s running it , good pictures Im going up to see Les shortley Im wanting to have a his ERF, Regards Larry.
thechink1968:
Hoults
Aye Hoults ,still going, My cousin at Seaton Burn still has one of their old single axel step frame trailers like the one in the photo, in fact its quite possible it could be the same one, he got it in the earley 80s Either from Coatsies or Montes. Regards Larry.
thechink1968:
photos donated by Paul Hoult the F10 was driven by Paul and the daf was driven by Barry Ingleby, the pictures were taken at Redcar steel works.
I drove the sister wagon F10 TFT 497Y happy days Thanks for the memories
hiya,
What did Ridley’s carry ■■, can’t have been much industry out in the sticks where they was based,
used to see loads of them up and down the A1 but never got to know any of the drivers, they did
seem to have plenty of motors and was they all vans??,can’t remember seeing any roped and sheeted
loads, but can’t remember 10 minutes ago, so they might have had them and I hadn’t noticed.
thanks harry long retired.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Well I knew Alan Thompson in 1973, I used to see him at Newlandside Quarry at Stanhope he had a 6 wheeler Leyland in those good old days, He must be retired now & his son/s running it , good pictures Im going up to see Les shortley Im wanting to have a his ERF, Regards Larry.
Its some bank up to there i remeber it in the 60s
bumper:
hi lads larry can you remember the name of the guy that ran 3 rivers transport back in the 60tys, took these of les yesterday at west chevington his motor still look and sound great, also this one of northumbrian road, some of the durham lads may know this firm from crook, bumperHI,bumper-- There was a Three Rivers Transport in the mid/late 60s., but based in Newcastle, off Argyle St. Its boss was called Hedley Spoors. He ran some ex. Vaux Breweries Commer 2 stroke flats, painted dark blue. He also had an ex. Ranks Flour Foden 8 wheeler flat, reg no. DAN 14.This may or may not be the same company that you mention. Regards, Eric.
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thechink1968:
rooster
hi ■■■■■ thank you for showing the photo of my artic this is the second one i had at murray hoggs the first one i drove had a big sleeper cab in 1977 reg was pty 951 s and the last one i had on distance work was c651 mnl regards jimmy
jimmy logan:
thechink1968:
roosterhi ■■■■■ thank you for showing the photo of my artic this is the second one i had at murray hoggs the first one i drove had a big sleeper cab in 1977 reg was pty 951 s and the last one i had on distance work was c651 mnl regards jimmy
glad to be of assistance jimmy.
Regards Davie
Just been reading an old post of Larry Dunbar’s where he mentions a shovel driver at Mootlaw called Fred.
There’s a guy called Fred Burn driving a shovel for Owen Pugh at Hayhole Road, North Shields. He can be…er…lets say…moody! Wonder if it’s the same Fred, I think he did used to work at Mootlaw.
topboy trucker:
kevmac47:
Just to keep you all updated, I’ve got a couple of weeks work as holiday relief driver, 4 days on and 4 off.
It will keep the wolf from the door for a while. (And the dragon off my back) Hope she doesn’t read this.
Regards Kev.Excellent news Kev…did anything come from that what i told you about last week.
Steve I have committed myself to the next couple of weeks on holiday relief ( the money for the hours involved are magic) so I’m waitng until
that is finished until I start casting around. Regards Kev.
