Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[leyland600]

Hi Les, this photo of Border Queen is a well known one from published in a Foden sales brochure back in the 1960s. Stan Robsons first lorry was called Border Queen. The Border Dairy was located in Shaddongate, Carlisle now redeveloped when not under floodwater.
Here are some images of a large drier removed from Border Dairy and transported through Wigton to Maryport then back along the coast to Silloth dock where it was loaded onto a boat for Watchet. Milkman Tom has some pics on here at Aspatria and Allonby bridge.
Cheers,
Leyland 600.

[bewick]

lespullan:
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What was the fleet name of the Trader I wonder? Also the quality of the sheeting and roping on the DAF leaves a lot to be desired ! Cheers Bewick.

[leyland600]

Hi Dennis, thats good sheeting for some of their men at that time. By the way I was talking to one of Watt’s ex London shunters yesterday afternoon a good mate of RWB. One William Benn Esq frae Caldbeck yance upon a time.
Cheers, Leyland 600.

[bewick]

Leyland600:
Hi Dennis, thats good sheeting for some of their men at that time. By the way I was talking to one of Watt’s ex London shunters yesterday afternoon a good mate of RWB. One William Benn frae Caldbeck yance upon a time.
Cheers, Leyland 600.

Aye Gerald your right there about the deteriation of Robsons R&S which was after Stan sold out to UG ! I can’t recall that name so when would he have worked for Watts at London Colney ? I only recall them employing shunters from around that area. Cheers Dennis.

[leyland600]

Hi Dennis, Billy worked out of Carlisle for some time then went down to London as a relief shunter for some reason or other and ended up staying down there for about 3 years before coming back up here marrying and living in Wigton where he became an owner driver until he retired with bad health about 6 years ago. He is certainly weel known frae Cornwall to Shetland and all the Western Isles specialislising in agricultural equipment transport, gates, fences tanks, feeders, etc.
Cheers Leyland 600.

[bewick]

Probably after my time subbing from Watts at L/Colney Gerald as I had finished in early 1970, once I had three motors running I was determined to find our own direct traffic back from the S.east which I did from DRG Robinson Paper Sacks at Rochester where we delivered the pallets of crepe strips of paper for the sack ends from the Mill at Beetham, the traffic was nowt to do with Watts I would add. This is a 1970 shot of the other two motors under the loading belts at Robinsons all three of us were there that day so I was standing in the yard with the D1000 ! Cheers Dennis.

[rastone]

Any of you had any excitement here ?.

Tony

[oiltreader]

Thanks to chris01, jshepguis, lespullan, Leyland600, Bewick and rastone for the pics a fine lot of stuff.

The Heavy men fix.
Oily

[oiltreader]

This time UK side of the Channel.
Oily

[lespullan]

[ste46]

rastone:
Any of you had any excitement here ?.

Tony

Only once - on my way home and a bloke in a new car came haring down the hill from Doveridge, lost it on the wet road and disappeared under my trailer right in the middle of the bridge. I remember he had picked up a hitch-hiker at Sudbury and the poor lad was in a right state. No-one injured, though.

Steve

[oiltreader]

Thanks to lespullan for the pics

KM with attitude.
Oily

[pv83]

Leyland600:
Hi Les, this photo of Border Queen is a well known one from published in a Foden sales brochure back in the 1960s. Stan Robsons first lorry was called Border Queen. The Border Dairy was located in Shaddongate, Carlisle now redeveloped when not under floodwater.
Here are some images of a large drier removed from Border Dairy and transported through Wigton to Maryport then back along the coast to Silloth dock where it was loaded onto a boat for Watchet. Milkman Tom has some pics on here at Aspatria and Allonby bridge.
Cheers,
Leyland 600.

Is this the part where they say " we’ve had bigger then that down 'ere driver"…

Cheers, Patrick

[pv83]

Stumbled upon these…

Cheers, Patrick

[lespullan]

[leyland600]

You could say that but I found the sentence was reserved for many ■■■■■■■■ farmers I encountered when doing bulk farm feed deliveries in my home county plus a small minority in South West Scotland.

Cheers, Leyland 600

[oiltreader]

Thanks to pv83 and lespullan for the pics

Always been a bit puzzled by the “reclined” position of the Marathon cab as in the photo posted by Patrick and again here, is it about wheel size and why .
Oily

[rigsby]

When the rear cab suspension was getting tired the cab leaned back , fodens had a similar trait . A lot of british lorries were designed with day cabs and when sleepers were tacked on the rear cab suspension was rarely uprated , the extra weight of the sleeper was too much for the suspension , hence the lean . Dave

[pv83]

rigsby:
When the rear cab suspension was getting tired the cab leaned back , fodens had a similar trait . A lot of british lorries were designed with day cabs and when sleepers were tacked on the rear cab suspension was rarely uprated , the extra weight of the sleeper was too much for the suspension , hence the lean . Dave

Quite a common sight on those Renault’s AE/Magnum series, always leaning to one side…must have been a bit odd whilst driving I reckon…? Prefer the “lean back” option of the Leyland’s and Foden’s a bit more then

[pv83]

Found these…might be Dave Lee’s originals…?

Cheers, Patrick