Past Present and in Between in Pictures (Part 1)

few pics from my trip out left 18th dec back sun 7th jan prince edward island to toronto swap trls out west to lethbridge albertaa tip reload 3drops for san diego calf tip them 3pick ups 1in l.a. 2 in yuma arizona .then back upto toronto swap trls then back to pei .many accidents roads closed thru the bad winter storms glad to finish this one and got home and great its still snowing total miles this trip 8600miles/14.000kms oh and no heating in house boilers broke hopefully fixing 2day

finally getting down south utah/nevada

famous blue beacon truckwash las vegas before and after shots of the very reliable volvo

after

gogo juice up at whiskey petes nv/ca.state line lovely weather

anyone running california will know this place

inside the petro t.stop joplin missouri gd place for food /haircut/massage/t.service the lot

I’ve only once ever used a truck stop in the US, I can’t remember exactly where but it was between Las Vegas and LA, it was fabulous, everything a driver needed, even somebody to do his laundry while he got the truck serviced, he could feed and water himself (the ‘all you can eat’ breakfast choice was something to behold), I can still remember the crispy bacon. I watched one huge driver demolish a pile of pancakes that were topped with cream AND strawberries…for his breakfast . :open_mouth: It was a great experience.

well grumpy sounds like it could be the t.a. in barstow as they still do the buffets parked there on this trip at the pilot

Thanks to Buzzer, Ray Smyth, lurpak, rastone, tonyj105, windrush, Leyland 600 and stevejones :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: great variety :smiley:

Foden/Deso - TCM CARS - Liège,
Oily

Among later examples and to quote Clive A Brown
Foden and Northen Counties attempt at an integral double-decker, of which only eight were built
Oily.

Swiftly back to lorries :slight_smile:
Oily

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Just another couple shots, Buzzer.

windrush:
Foden made a lot of double deckers busses as well, some had the ‘Hillholder’ clutch system fitted. They made the coach that transported Fodens brass band around. Not my pics.

Pete.

Another

Tony

the green bus.jpg

No prizes if you know here this is

Tony

> Buzzer:
> Just another couple shots, Buzzer.

I may be wrong Buzzer but wasn’t it one of Bootrans, double manned DAF 2600 that went over the edge the eastern side of Bolu (death valley) around mid 75

2 good men that were sadly lost

1st of many this week

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sorry 4 double post and as someone pointed out few weeks back the dates on photos are messed up its me digi cam when i left the island the sea was still ice free little ice breaker breaking it up a bit