Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

pete_smith · 19 January 2017 15:58

Punchy Dan:
01ive been helping my neighbour today with his back yard gates , he likes to keep the peasants outs .

Is that Chatsworth Dan?

punchy_dan · 19 January 2017 16:26

Yes m8

pete_smith · 19 January 2017 18:21

Punchy Dan:
Yes m8

You would get where WD40 wouldn’t!

pv83 · 19 January 2017 19:14

oiltreader:
Allelys again.
Oily

Proper stuff there once again Oily, cheers!

lawrence_dunbar · 20 January 2017 13:50

lawrence_dunbar · 20 January 2017 13:53

robert1952 · 20 January 2017 20:58

Lawrence Dunbar:
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That brings back memories! Nottingham City Transport had those in the 1950s for repairing the trolleybus wires. We called them tower wagons. Robert

ste46 · 20 January 2017 21:42

robert1952:

Lawrence Dunbar:
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That brings back memories! Nottingham City Transport had those in the 1950s for repairing the trolleybus wires. We called them tower wagons. Robert

Spot on, Robert! We had 'em in Derby as well!

Steve

lespullan · 20 January 2017 22:08

And Bradford.

ray_smyth · 21 January 2017 10:00

Have a look at “Merseyside Tramway Preservation Society” on the net.
They have a Guy Tower Lorry which is still in use. Great pictures of it
on there, I would like to put on here, but I am concerned about copyright
issues. Regards, Ray Smyth.

cav551 · 21 January 2017 11:14

Would the Tower wagon EKY 593 be on a Shelvoke & Drewry chassis?

ray_smyth · 21 January 2017 11:30

Hello Cav, The tower lorry looks like a “Karrier Bantam”,
made in Huddersfield, not very far from the location in
the picture. The A650 is the main road between Keighley
and Wakefield, via Bradford. Regards, Ray Smyth.

stanfield · 21 January 2017 12:18

Anyone remember this place in Trafford Park from the 60s.I collected many a parts from here during my apprenticeship I never seemed to be away from the place.

windrush · 21 January 2017 13:14

Ste46:

robert1952:

Lawrence Dunbar:
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That brings back memories! Nottingham City Transport had those in the 1950s for repairing the trolleybus wires. We called them tower wagons. Robert

Spot on, Robert! We had 'em in Derby as well!

Steve

And in Reading also, a Commer Superpoise. Infact Reading Corporations horse drawn one was restored by my then next door neighbour and is on display at Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum.

Pete.

lawrence_dunbar · 21 January 2017 15:29

oiltreader · 21 January 2017 15:40

Thanks to Punchy Dan, Lawrence Dunbar, lespullan and Stanfield for the pics

Brit tower wagons abroad, a Bean and a Tilling Stevens.
Oily

oiltreader · 21 January 2017 15:52

Liverpool 1946 Guy Vixen and a Bradford City Transport Austin FG.
Oily

Edit… just checked out you post Ray and it may be the same one as Richard Ash shares on flickr
Oily

lespullan · 21 January 2017 16:26

Ray Smyth:
Hello Cav, The tower lorry looks like a “Karrier Bantam”,
made in Huddersfield, not very far from the location in
the picture. The A650 is the main road between Keighley
and Wakefield, via Bradford. Regards, Ray Smyth.

Its certainly a Karrier don’t know the model, location Saltaire roundabout. Les.

buzzer · 21 January 2017 16:35

Just one retrieved from FB, John Jempson’s Trader loaded with I would guess hops, Buzzer.

leyland600 · 21 January 2017 20:15

Hi Oily here is an interesting video of Newcastle trolleybuses with lots of nostalgic locations, I am sure our North East contributors will enjoy this film in the days before the city planners ruined Newcastle. There are a few other good films of North East buses which include some shots of lorrier back in the late 50s early 60s. I have fond memories of travelling on the trolleybuses from Central Station to the Haymarket bus station for onward transport by United Automobile Services to Blyth by at least 4 different routes. My favourite being the No 8 via Whitley Bay and Seaton Sluice on a Bristol KSWB decker.

Cheers Leyland 600.

youtube.com/watch?v=jVN5-d6pjYQ