oiltreader:
On the A9 at the Pass of Drumochter.
Oily
Morning Oily,
The Exol Lubricants Scania is based in Wednesbury and ERG have a depot in Brownhills, Cheer’s Pete
Chris
You Scots can still turn out some of the smartest Wagons 
Chris
DYCE always look smart Chris
Interesting job for ex-Army Oshkosh. Chris
pv83:
Dirty Dan:
Hi boys! Well thats the real as it can be. The electricroad outside Sandviken about 200km north of Stockholm. But its only 3-5km long so the truck dont use electric al the time.
But the there is an elecric truck running for i think it was schenker betwine Rosersberg and Arlandaairport. But that work with some iron that is in the road so nothing up on the roof like in this pic.Danne
They’re building a special lane on the A5 south of Frankfurt for these sort of vehicles, would be interesting to see how that’s going to work out… maybe Herr Sutherland knows a bit more about it…?
This intresting and part of the future. But today im not to sure about it yet. I drove on the road were the pic was taken. 3km long just west of Sandviken on the E16 on the east going side.
Danne
pete smith:
oiltreader:
On the A9 at the Pass of Drumochter.
OilyMorning Oily,
The Exol Lubricants Scania is based in Wednesbury and ERG have a depot in Brownhills, Cheer’s Pete
Thanks for the info Pete 
Oily
Thanks to adr, ERF-NGC-European and Dirty Dan for the pics the McFayden’s Oshkosh in proper livery here flickr.com/photos/129633544@N08/40569283064
Old Covent Garden Market some long years back with a mixture of lorries and horse drawn vehicles, Buzzer
oiltreader:
Thanks to adr, ERF-NGC-European and Dirty Dan for the pics
On a “K” plate as well, didn’t think those had been about that long, time flies and all that eh?!
Buzzer:
Old Covent Garden Market some long years back with a mixture of lorries and horse drawn vehicles, Buzzer
Thanks for the reminder of Covent Garden ,this place was the most dreaded place to deliver in my time with BRS around early 50 s.
From Cowley , Southampton docks was a very regular run. and BRS used to give out the crp jobs to visiting trucks keeping the better work for themselves.
As trampers tipping S’oton then getting diverted to Portsmouth , get there booked off midday , park up at dock berth, shunters to load evening with produce off French Coasters ,(but not sheet or rope),
Return after rest around 11 pm to pick up .then have to sheet up etc ,leave for Covent about midnight finding TWO drops ,after waiting around and finding the first one ,the second one would claim late delivery but accept load . Time was up -book off at midday . restart next morning . then the eventual inquest when next at home depot.
But it turned out a good payer for drivers, deemed time paid for half day , night pay for trip, deemed time to cover rest of next day until resume normal next morning . Crazy ,annoying , unplanned .cost more than rates earned ,but hey that was brs . toshboy
toshboy:
Buzzer:
Old Covent Garden Market some long years back with a mixture of lorries and horse drawn vehicles, BuzzerThanks for the reminder of Covent Garden ,this place was the most dreaded place to deliver in my time with BRS around early 50 s.
From Cowley , Southampton docks was a very regular run. and BRS used to give out the crp jobs to visiting trucks keeping the better work for themselves.
As trampers tipping S’oton then getting diverted to Portsmouth , get there booked off midday , park up at dock berth, shunters to load evening with produce off French Coasters ,(but not sheet or rope),
Return after rest around 11 pm to pick up .then have to sheet up etc ,leave for Covent about midnight finding TWO drops ,after waiting around and finding the first one ,the second one would claim late delivery but accept load . Time was up -book off at midday . restart next morning . then the eventual inquest when next at home depot.
But it turned out a good payer for drivers, deemed time paid for half day , night pay for trip, deemed time to cover rest of next day until resume normal next morning . Crazy ,annoying , unplanned .cost more than rates earned ,but hey that was brs . toshboy
The south coast BRS depots were not only biased against “foreign” drivers, toshboy, but also treated other regions’ vehicles in the same way. I remember running from Southampton to Portsmouth, only to be told that I was loading out of Southampton. My load involved half a dozen-or-so collections, the last being two pallets out of the BRS depot itself. The traffic clerk had great pleasure in telling me that half of my delivery notes could be collected from Portsmouth, but “Not until tomorrow morning”.
Still, time didn’t matter too much- the whole operation was being financed by a ■■■■■■■■ haulier’s tax bill. Or so he would have us believe! 
Covent Garden,a place I hated more than any other I went in all my driving career.When you managed to get parked - which was an art in itself - you were surrounded by robbing cheating bloody porters,mithering yer to death - “sign here drive”.I once got there one afternoon from Sheffield to load,had an artic instead of the usual Mercury or Marshal.I must have gone round the block three times afore I could get parked outside the Floral bloody Hall for my load of Morrocan new potatoes.I hated the hole with a passion. 
Retired Old ■■■■:
toshboy:
Buzzer:
Old Covent Garden Market some long years back with a mixture of lorries and horse drawn vehicles, BuzzerThanks for the reminder of Covent Garden ,this place was the most dreaded place to deliver in my time with BRS around early 50 s.
From Cowley , Southampton docks was a very regular run. and BRS used to give out the crp jobs to visiting trucks keeping the better work for themselves.
As trampers tipping S’oton then getting diverted to Portsmouth , get there booked off midday , park up at dock berth, shunters to load evening with produce off French Coasters ,(but not sheet or rope),
Return after rest around 11 pm to pick up .then have to sheet up etc ,leave for Covent about midnight finding TWO drops ,after waiting around and finding the first one ,the second one would claim late delivery but accept load . Time was up -book off at midday . restart next morning . then the eventual inquest when next at home depot.
But it turned out a good payer for drivers, deemed time paid for half day , night pay for trip, deemed time to cover rest of next day until resume normal next morning . Crazy ,annoying , unplanned .cost more than rates earned ,but hey that was brs . toshboyThe south coast BRS depots were not only biased against “foreign” drivers, toshboy, but also treated other regions’ vehicles in the same way. I remember running from Southampton to Portsmouth, only to be told that I was loading out of Southampton. My load involved half a dozen-or-so collections, the last being two pallets out of the BRS depot itself. The traffic clerk had great pleasure in telling me that half of my delivery notes could be collected from Portsmouth, but “Not until tomorrow morning”.
Still, time didn’t matter too much- the whole operation was being financed by a ■■■■■■■■ haulier’s tax bill. Or so he would have us believe!
Hi Rof, Well I did not think I was the only one and not alone ,however it was the worst experience ,it happened twice to me ,why some depots were so anti drivers when most of them were ex drivers beats me. Generally though BRS was to me a good crack and enjoyed my time with them, assistance in every town ,digs, subs ,fuel etc . tell me ROF ,I do not understand how 15 hour shifts of todays drivers came about when all I read about on T N is poor wages ,shift patterns ,expenses included in wages etc .oh well been there done that , my answer nationalise again ,oh dear i’ve just re read your last sentence 
must go. Toshboy
Chris Webb:
Covent Garden,a place I hated more than any other I went in all my driving career.When you managed to get parked - which was an art in itself - you were surrounded by robbing cheating bloody porters,mithering yer to death - “sign here drive”.I once got there one afternoon from Sheffield to load,had an artic instead of the usual Mercury or Marshal.I must have gone round the block three times afore I could get parked outside the Floral bloody Hall for my load of Morrocan new potatoes.I hated the hole with a passion.
Hi Chris , How some memories stick with us forever but Covent just had to be the very worst – it had one good point though not that I used it ,and that was the pubs were open very early morning-maybe part of the problem Toshboy
More Garden blues.
Loaded with apples out of Hull docks told to tip at 2am, booked in for an early sleep (didn’t get much) at that big place which I can’t remember the name of (on Leman St.), nearby, and turned up on cue.
Mine was the only fruiterer who didn’t start till 7.
So I parked outside and settled down across the seats. Got about 20 minutes before I was asked to move. Round the block and back and back to kip. This happened half a dozen times before they finally opened.
Pull yer sheets back drive, we need that stuff. At last a good swift tip, I thought. Wrong. Half a dozen cases flew off the wagon and then they all disappeared. This happened several times, rush rush rush, then gone. 
Turns out they were selling the stuff off the wagon, as if I was a roadside stall. Got away about 10 I reckon, totally knackered.
Never went there again.