Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

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Some from Inverness and Dingwall.
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Big thanks to contact Pimlico Badger for these vantage point shots.
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Couple of angles on a Peterbilt from Oz contact Trucker Dan.
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Rolling back the years with thanks to Ronnie Cameron.
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[rigsby]

where were the pimlico badgers photos taken oily ? i got a snap of an atki unit up near loch ken and it looked very similar to that one . j&j murdoch , castle douglas was the one i saw , cheers , dave

[punchy_dan]

By the look of the walls Dave it could be the Kirkby Stephen road run?

[v7victor]

Dan Punchard:
By the look of the walls Dave it could be the Kirk9by Stephen road run?

Yeah,it looks like the bank after Kirby Stephen up to Kirkby Goods Yard,( Sam ostles old depot)

[cattle_wagon_man]

Dan Punchard:
By the look of the walls Dave it could be the Kirkby Stephen road run?

Correct ! It was the Easter Gathering Road Run , Kirkby Stephen & Brough Rally.
The photographs were taken on Midland Hill, the A 685 out of Kirkby Stephen . A hundred yards further uphill is the
Kirkby Stephen Railway Station , …and the infamous low railway bridge.
I am sure the photos were taken a few years ago ( judging by the A.Bradshaw & Co. Atkinson`s appearance).
At Easter Weekend, the fells -and the roadside- were covered in snow.

Happy to help, gentlemen.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

[carl_williams]

v7victor:

Dan Punchard:
By the look of the walls Dave it could be the Kirk9by Stephen road run?

Yeah,it looks like the bank after Kirby Stephen up to Kirkby Goods Yard,( Sam ostles old depot)

Hi Victor

What happened to Sam Ostle, he ran a few vans ?

[cattle_wagon_man]

Carl Williams:

v7victor:

Dan Punchard:
By the look of the walls Dave it could be the Kirk9by Stephen road run?

Yeah,it looks like the bank after Kirby Stephen up to Kirkby Goods Yard,( Sam ostles old depot)

Hi Victor

What happened to Sam Ostle, he ran a few vans ?

Hi Carl,
Sam Ostle has operated bulk lime powder tanker artics for many years.
IIRC, he also had artic boxvans , - maybe 35 years ago - , but I don`t know what they transported.

He sold to Turners of Soham a couple of years ago, but the haulage depot still remains there.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

[v7victor]

cattle wagon man:

Carl Williams:

v7victor:

Dan Punchard:
By the look of the walls Dave it could be the Kirk9by Stephen road run?

Yeah,it looks like the bank after Kirby Stephen up to Kirkby Goods Yard,( Sam ostles old depot)

Hi Victor

What happened to Sam Ostle, he ran a few vans ?

Hi Carl,
Sam Ostle has operated bulk lime powder tanker artics for many years.
IIRC, he also had artic boxvans , - maybe 35 years ago - , but I don`t know what they transported.

He sold to Turners of Soham a couple of years ago, but the haulage depot still remains there.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

Yeah Carl CWM i knew Sam for a long time,delivering fuel to him for years and also from his involvment in stockcars,when i retired he had just sold up to Turners and took the job managing at Kirkby Stephen i haven’t seen him since then ,he was a true gent and always had time to chat,he did have a few box vans and one TK rigid van,the TK led crisps out of Billingham an old bloke called Harry drove the TK he had been there years,but i don’t know what the other box vans work was.Regards Vic.

[carl_williams]

v7victor:

cattle wagon man:

Carl Williams:

v7victor:

Dan Punchard:
By the look of the walls Dave it could be the Kirk9by Stephen road run?

Yeah,it looks like the bank after Kirby Stephen up to Kirkby Goods Yard,( Sam ostles old depot)

Hi Victor

What happened to Sam Ostle, he ran a few vans ?

Hi Carl,
Sam Ostle has operated bulk lime powder tanker artics for many years.
IIRC, he also had artic boxvans , - maybe 35 years ago - , but I don`t know what they transported.

He sold to Turners of Soham a couple of years ago, but the haulage depot still remains there.

Cheers, cattle wagon man.

Yeah Carl CWM i knew Sam for a long time,delivering fuel to him for years and also from his involvment in stockcars,when i retired he had just sold up to Turners and took the job managing at Kirkby Stephen i haven’t seen him since then ,he was a true gent and always had time to chat,he did have a few box vans and one TK rigid van,the TK led crisps out of Billingham an old bloke called Harry drove the TK he had been there years,but i don’t know what the other box vans work was.Regards Vic.

Hi Victor and Cattle Wagon Man

Time goes by. It would be very early seventies, he had several Bedford luton Vans built by Marsdens painted blue and red if my meory serves me right. he had them before and after he moved into old station. I used to look out for them every weekend as I went past on my weekends in Blackpool.

Carl

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rigsby:
where were the pimlico badgers photos taken oily ? i got a snap of an atki unit up near loch ken and it looked very similar to that one . j&j murdoch , castle douglas was the one i saw , cheers , dave

Hi Dave,(rigsby) Kirkby Stephen 2010.

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[oiltreader]

Hi v7victor, you will recognise this then.
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Sam Ostle fleet trio with a hint of Turner’s livery, again thanks to Pimlico Badger.
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[grumpy_old_man]

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b.waddy:
Hi ,ROF, I remember the old ki gas ,it wasnt a big success after many near misses with fire ,my Dad said ihave been told pour a drop of ether down the air intake will do the trick so off to the chemist igo wat do you need it for/? told the man no way had to fetch Dad to explane they thought we were mad ,So had to sign the pioson regester every time it worked but only needed a wiff to much and locked the engine up ,then came arostart you could smell a hint of ether in that , just a bit of usless info, Cheers Barry

Hi Barry, that kicks off another memory, a can of stuff called Ezestart, to all intents and purposes ether… and strictly banned by the gaffer, so not for showing off, an overdose squirt of that into the air intake and the engine didn’t just start, it exploded into life, which could have dire consequences for the innards if overdone.
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Only trouble with yon easy Start stuff was they became addicted to it, they wanted a sniff regularly. “If I catch any of you lot using that stuff I’ll sack you”. “Yes Fred, whatever you say Fred”
Fred Chappell, a great gaffer, a good man.

[v7victor]

oiltreader:
Hi v7victor, you will recognise this then.
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thats right i filled that tank a few times,i remember going one day and the boys had been at his tank over night,they had come over the fields and burned a hole in it and sucked it dry heres one of Sam from years ago.Carl is these the colours you remember?

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Daf wagons thanks to Len Rogers.
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Another beaut from Len Rogers, AEC race car transporter. they’re a bit different today.
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More up to date.
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