Thanks to pyewacket947v, Leyland 600, Lawrence Dunbar, Buzzer and Ray Smyth for the pics
the craics going well
Oily
Highlanders
21 February 1986
Christian Salvesen Depot
Mobbs Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
Eng.
A well used ERF A series(?) tractor, in use as a yard shunter.
Its a very wet Saturday morning, reminds me of weather we endured roping & sheeting in the past, Buzzer
21 February 1986
Christian Salvesen Depot
Mobbs Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
Eng.
A well used ERF A series(?) tractor, in use as a yard shunter.
Not an A Series but it has the LV cab, the later A Series used a modified LV cab with setback front axle known as the 7LV, they often get mistaken and misnamed especially in multi wheeled rigids. The A Series was only produced as a tractor unit and four wheel rigid for drawbar use. Franky.
Hi Buzzer
This ERF looks like one of Davidsons of Coundon (near Bishop Auckland) They used to have a lot of Bedford KM four wheel tippers but then a younger family member took over and they moved onto more eight wheelers and artics, still all tippers. IIRC they took over the farm milk collection business (about 6 four wheel tankers) when Ridley Transport Allendale (Bill Hancock) packed in.
Davidsonโs yard is still there but from what I know it is rented to various concerns and they no longer operate any vehicles,
Tyneside
Frankydobo:
21 February 1986
Christian Salvesen Depot
Mobbs Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
Eng.A well used ERF A series(?) tractor, in use as a yard shunter.
Not an A Series but it has the LV cab, the later A Series used a modified LV cab with setback front axle known as the 7LV, they often get mistaken and misnamed especially in multi wheeled rigids. The A Series was only produced as a tractor unit and four wheel rigid for drawbar use. Franky.
Looks like one of Firmin Coates old motors?
Frankydobo:
21 February 1986
Christian Salvesen Depot
Mobbs Road
Lowestoft
Suffolk
Eng.A well used ERF A series(?) tractor, in use as a yard shunter.
Not an A Series but it has the LV cab, the later A Series used a modified LV cab with setback front axle known as the 7LV, they often get mistaken and misnamed especially in multi wheeled rigids. The A Series was only produced as a tractor unit and four wheel rigid for drawbar use. Franky.
Thanks Franky, I never get it right, hence the question mark in brackets.
28 February 1986
British Bakeries
Granby Avenue
Garretts Green Ind Est
Garretts Green
Birmingham
West Mids
Eng
CLP 127H, a LAD cabbed Albion Clyesdale tanker, covered in a heavy frost.
i am not sure whether it was still in use at this point, it looked intact but a bit forlorn,.
The bakery as since gone and Mothers Pride is no more.
Buzzer:
Sunday morning and its stopped raining, Buzzer
Itยดs just started here! So thatโs my Sunday in the garden done forโฆ
2 March 1986
Leinwardine
Herefords
Eng.
Ex MoD Commer Superpoise 4x4 recovery truck,
Waiting for the next call to help.
Buzzer:
Sunday morning and its stopped raining, Buzzer
I Recall Corringdons were based near Weldon in Northants possibly near the Lancasshire Steel end of the steel works is that correct.
Dig
pyewacket947v:
2 March 1986
Leinwardine
Herefords
Eng.Ex MoD Commer Superpoise 4x4 recovery truck,
Waiting for the next call to help.
Hi, At the age of 17, early in 1961, I joined the T.A. ( Territorial Army ), and not long after, I passed my driving test
on a Bedford S type 3 tonner. The most dreadful lorry to drive was the Commer Superpoise 4 tonner 4 wheel drive.
From memory, it had a 6 cylinder petrol engine, but for some reason it was flat out just around 40 m.p.h. I am glad
that I didnt have to drive it very often. I remained with the T.A., R.E.M.E. for the next 5 years. Cheers, Ray Smyth.