Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

[grumpy_old_man]

That first picture (8 wheel Leyland), I don’t think I’d fancy standing so near to those steel billets that the magnet is lifting because steel toe cap boots aren’t going to cope if that lot lets go. “Best stand on the deck driver and let the magnet do it’s stuff”.

And yon starting handle on the Leyland doesn’t look very inviting.

[gingerfold]

A WW2 photo of the Leyland Octopus, judging by the masked headlamps and white edged mudguards.

[oiltreader]

Scammell heavies thanks to Len Rogers.
Oily

[leyland600]

Hi GOM I was thinking the same with regard to the magnet something I have always distrusted having seen a few plates etc dropped accidently when the power suddenly went off. By the date of this photoperhaps the electrics were not up to much. As for the starting handle and Leyland petrol engines which could possibly be fitted in this wagon they had a reputation for breaking wrists etc and steel toe capped boots I doubt would not have been invented.
Cheers Leyland 600.

[lespullan]

Leyland600:
Hi GOM I was thinking the same with regard to the magnet something I have always distrusted having seen a few pletes etc dropped accidently when the power suddenly went off. By the date of this photoperhaps the electrics were not up to much. As for the starting handle and Leyland petrol engines which could possibly be fitted in this wagon they had a reputation for breaking wrists etc and steel toe capped boots I doubt would not have been invented.
Cheers Leyland 600.

It did say that the guy loading the steel was a railway worker and not the driver, perhaps they didn’t let drivers load for health and safety reasons, . Les.

[lespullan]

[oiltreader]

Thanks to lespullan for the pics

Livestock wagons.
Oily

[lespullan]

A few Karrier’s, and a sweeper for RichardJ

[froggy55]

lespullan:
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The two first trucks are fitted with a crank; do you mean they used it to start the engine?

[oiltreader]

Thanks to lespullan for the pics

Dingwall, friday gone, driver is a neighbour of mine.
Oily

[pv83]

Ta for those heavies

Speaking of which, rumour has it Heanor has called it a day…?

Cheers, Patrick

[lespullan]

[240_gardner]

gingerfold:
Hello Pete, back in about 1914 there were four Edwards brothers and they designed the first hydraulic tipping gear. The original company Edwards Brothers became Edbro, they bought out James Bromilow, which became Bromilow and Edwards, and started Pilot Works which was the tipper body building division (but also supplied a badge engineered tipping ram if a customer wanted an “alternative” to Edbro). So a customer could order his chassis from whomever and the Edwards family businesses could make a cab, fit tipping gear, and build a body for it. All that remains of this empire now is Edbro, that was acquired by Harsh a few years ago. About 12 years ago I had a factory tour of the Edbro works, it was still a successful operation with about 70% of its annual output exported. They also made a big hook skip system and made the skips as well. Incidentally, the steel for making the rams is very specialised and is imported from the USA. There is no comparable steel made in the UK or Europe.

This is reputedly the oldest surviving Bromilow & Edwards hydraulic tipper in working order: the tipping gear fitted to this 1924 Thornycroft is the original.

The photo is one of a sequence taken at Beamish in the late November of, I think, 1995 for Edbro publicity to mark their 75th anniversary. I remember that it was damned cold, and that starting the Thorny by hand in sub-zero temperatures was no fun at all. And the clogs were too small and pinched my feet horribly!

On the way up, I was pulled by the Ministry at Scotch Corner, and had great fun explaining why my Atki was on private tax, with no tacho and no O licence

TC 9816 Thornycroft BX by Chris Gardner, on Flickr

[buzzer]

Sorry in advance Oily no wheels here but is representative of our past, Buzzer.

[robert1952]

Buzzer:
Sorry in advance Oily no wheels here but is representative of our past, Buzzer.

That’s a very good list! The only one I’d take issue with is brown bread. You could get a brown loaf and it was made with wholemeal flour which was more, not less, expensive. Eaten it all my life! Robert

[david_miller]

Excellent Buzzer. That’s how it was in our house.

David

[oiltreader]

Thanks to lespullan, 240 Gardner and Buzzer for the pics

NetworkRail equipment.
Oily

[oiltreader]

Buzzer:
Sorry in advance Oily no wheels here but is representative of our past, Buzzer.

So true Buzzer, back in the day plenty eggs, fish, veg., unadulterated cereals and dairy products which did not make you fat if you did a decent days manual work and burned up the calories.
Oily

[tyneside]

Few from NZ

[tyneside]

Saw this operating in Christchurch NZ. The driver pointed out the designation plate in the cab. I would imagine some one on this thread will be able to,trace the history. Got me wondering how many more there are like this dotted around the globe. I saw two in Miami last year.