I remember Joseph Fish’s lorries, green cab and yellow wheels, from my numerous trips as a lad to Avonmouth Docks with the old man. I think that Western Transport were based just off of the A4 not far from Frys Chocolate?
Pete.
I remember Fish’s motors being usually covered in a decent layer of dust from loading in the warehouses all day.
And Buzzer, you were spoiled rotten- we never got to see Fry’s factory. we were always dropped off on the Downs and spent all day in the zoo. The coach drivers used the Bristol trips to catch up on their kip!
oiltreader:
Thanks to Buzzer for the photoBradford wagon in Dingwall.
Oily
Just curiosity, does anybody know if the leader of the Peckover team is Nigel Peckover?
I knew Nigel when he drove for Eleco Transport.
rigsby:
when you see bob , give him my best wishes . tell him i’d sooner listen to his banging than my misses snoring and chuntering all night . thanks chris , cheers , dave
Hi Dave was at the RU Last nite, Bangin Bob was a no show but when I spk to im I will tell im I spoke to u and pass on ur regards Cheers Chris.
Thanks to Buzzer and Stanfield for the pics 
Three wagons from south of the border on the A9 with the Abbey tanker proudly remembering.
Oily
Think this one is from Norfolk way, Buzzer.
This outfit belonged to Joseph Hughes (Castleford), Buzzer.
Expect this brings back memories for a few of you ■■■■■■■■■■ and others who went that way, cheers Buzzer.
This is the Fish Run, Aberdeen to Manchester and Charlie Alexander’s wagons which includes footage of Shap in winter.
Oily
youtube.com/watch?v=R-S2k11_E8A
oiltreader:
This is the Fish Run, Aberdeen to Manchester and Charlie Alexander’s wagons which includes footage of Shap in winter.
Oily
youtube.com/watch?v=R-S2k11_E8A
Great old film Oily ! looked like the Seddon would have had a Perkins engine (P or R ?) either way I should think the Beavers would have been more reliable and I guess the Seddon would have spent a few miles “on the bar” at times on that gruelling job.Pity it was dark when they got to Kendal !! Cheers Dennis.
These Chinese Dongfeng trucks look okay in fact compared to that Volkswagen they look very modern. The Volkswagen must have been quite cheap to design it looks like a building block with the corners rounded off in fact the block might be slightly more aerodynamic. Eddie.
erfguy:
These Chinese Dongfeng trucks look okay in fact compared to that Volkswagen they look very modern. The Volkswagen must have been quite cheap to design it looks like a building block with the corners rounded off in fact the block might be slightly more aerodynamic. Eddie.
Hello Eddie, for a time I admit I was a VW van fan, over a period of 30 years I had 5 vans, 4 of them air cooled, not at all bonnie vans but hey reliable and before plugin diagnostics, I did my own maintenance. The last air cooled T25 I kept 16 years until the tin worm started getting a hold. The air cooled Beetle was ugly but lasted a long time, we used to collect them and the vans from Ramsgate, they were solid, simple and exceptionally well put together.
Anyway enough of VW here’s a motor from your neck of the woods parked up at the Inverness Truck Stop last week.
Eddie
Hi Eddie
I haveny seen that one before and he is just 27miles down the road, they keep a nice fleet old Charlie died and its the two sons that run it now but they are dedicated the pair o them. Eddie.
