Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[rastone]

A few Transco Demonstraters 1975

[rastone]

Nice little motor

[lespullan]

[windrush]

robinswh:
The old Foden has clearly been reregistered it shows a 1955 registration when its definitely a pre war model (SPT)

There was an article on Septimus Cook in Januarys Heritage Commercials, it was a 1955 rebuild of a 1938 chassis and Cook ran it on long load haulage until 1962.

Pete.

[lurpak]

A couple of Tankers just off the wash at Stafford services

Ade

[pv83]

rastone:
A few Transco Demonstraters 1975

Nice ones!

[pv83]

Stumbled upon following pic, I wasn’t aware that ERF made dumpers as well…?

[retired_old_fart]

Just wondering how long those pretty, shiny nave plates would last in a quarry!

[jshepguis]

rastone:
A few Transco Demonstraters 1975

These were taken at Neshams of Teesside at Thornaby who were the main Ford dealers. They had an open day to show off the new Transcontinental, so went down with my dad for a ride. Well impressed as he was driving a180 Gardner Atki at the time. You can see one of Econofreight atki’s in the background as they had their depot there before going into the heavy haulage side.

[rastone]

jshepguis:

rastone:
A few Transco Demonstraters 1975

These were taken at Neshams of Teesside at Thornaby who were the main Ford dealers. They had an open day to show off the new Transcontinental, so went down with my dad for a ride. Well impressed as he was driving a180 Gardner Atki at the time. You can see one of Econofreight atki’s in the background as they had their depot there before going into the heavy haulage side.

The coloured photos were taken at Uttoxeter Carnival and Ford sent the motor up for us to use.

I had a customer that wanted a couple of Transco’s and we were in touch with a chap called Bart Greany from Ford. Before there were any motors for sale he gave us a chance to try one which was having fith wheel putting on at York at Cannock.He ordered two and as usual with most manufactures they didn’t come on time so he bought a couple of E.R.Fs.We used to see the Briddon one ( The one on the first brochure ) coming through Derby.
Bart organised this Drive around at motorway sevice stations and there was a fleet of them,Artics,six wheelers and motors with drags.I tnink Bart went to a Ford dealer and I think of the " boss" which was a good thing to do.
Here are a couple more photos which at first I didn’t want to get excited about the young bloke in the purple shirt.The other chap is a lad called Tim Hicking

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[robert1952]

pv83:
Stumbled upon following pic, I wasn’t aware that ERF made dumpers as well…?

They sent one like these out to the Middle East as a demonstrator back in the '70s. It went out with an ERF NGC ‘European’ - I’ve met the field engineer who drove it! They shipped in through Beirut and visited Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Saudi, Qatar and Kuwait where they sold the NGC. I think the dumper ended up in Qatar. robert

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Ray Smyth:
Hi Oily, Nice picture of the Iveco and fridge fish trailer at Dingwall.
( Camion de Frigo de Mariscos y Pescados). It reminded me of my first
ever trip to France on “Tregastel” of Brittany Ferries in 1985.
I had arrived at Plymouth about 4 a.m., in order to go on the lunchtime
ferry to Roscoff, so I got into my sleeping bag for a few hours sleep.
About an hour later,I was woken up by a very loud “Thump,Thump,Thump”.
Parked beside me was an unusual looking lorry,it was a Spanish Dodge,
“Chinese Six Wheeler” fridge van,with a Bilbao number plate. The fridge
motor on the front of the bodywork was purring away, but the “Thump”
noise was coming from an oxygen pump on the side of the chassis.
Apparently, the langoustines and lobsters were “Live”,and the pump was
to aerate the tanks of water they were in. In my limited Spanish, and
the Spanish drivers equally limited English,he showed me an identical
oxygen pump on the other side of the chassis,and it was wired up so
that if a pump failed,the other one would fire up straight away, and so
keep the fish alive and fresh. He seemed to indicate that he had driven
from somewhere near Mallaig,and down to Plymouth in one hit.
He then showed me a speeding ticket,issued by Greater Manchester
Police about 10p.m. the night before. It was for doing 75 MPH,between
Junction 26 (Orrell), and Junction 23 (Haydock) on the M6 Southbound.
This picture is me having a break near Carnac in Brittany, on my way
back to Roscoff on the same trip. Happy Days, Ray Smyth.

Nice wee story Ray There is a fish processing plant in Dingwall (our local town) and very busy 24/7 it seems. Live salmon from fish farms in the west, processed, frozen and fridged to the continent.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Thanks to Punchy Dan, rastone, lespullan, lurpak, pv83, jshepguis and robert1952 for the pics
Transcon thanks to Shaun Ballisat.
Oily

[lespullan]

[oiltreader]

Thanks to lespullan for the heavies

A9 Easter Ross.
Oily

[lespullan]

[hrs]

Hi All,
One to add to the collection, Harvey

[oiltreader]

Thanks to lespullan and HRS for the pics

Names from the past and still going in Inverness today.
Oily

[lespullan]