Thanks to pyewacket947v for the pics 
they’ve upscaled a bit over the years.
Oily
Hi Oily, I photographed this dumptruck exhibited on a plinth above a gold mine at Waihi in North Island New Zealand in 2007 and secondly the hole it crawled out of. The road alongside the exhibit was called Moresby Terrace, I wonder if it was named by a former West ■■■■■■■■ miner from Moresby near Whitehaven when the town of Waihi was being developed.
Cheers, Leyland 600
After leaving the gold mine site and travelling northwards about 1 mile I came across a preserved old railway station with rolling stock, as I drove down the approach road I saw this steam railway breakdown crane and naturally looked for the makers name plate. Sure enough it was a Cowans Sheldon, Carlisle crane built in 1937. I served my apprenticeship there in 1957 - 62 where the many patterns I had to make were nameplates and lifting instruction plates, all the letters on this plate were very familiar to me as no doubt I would have used many of them repeatedly each time a new pattern had to be set out. After the plate had been cast in the foundry the pattern was returned to the pattern stores but all the letters and numbers were removed and placed in a large sectioned box with the varying sizes of letters and numbers to be used again when the next nameplate pattern had to be made up. Some of the old metal letters were missing thus the pattern maker had to make up a new letter or number using hardboard or plywood some of these figures were slightly misshapen and instantly recognisable as not quite right just like someones handwriting with oddly shaped letters.
Cheers, Leyland 600
oiltreader:
Thanks to pyewacket947v for the pics
Oily
Surely the last photo it has a bigger Gardner than that?!?!
David
Buzzer:
A trio tonight and what a mix, hope you like Buzzer
Like the Herbert Brown Foden picture Buzzer,well found.
David
pyewacket947v:
Froggy55:
At least one of them (badged Kraz for this one), and powered by a 256 bhp Deutz V8 managed its way to France. Probably the single-tyred version And here’s the “roomy and comfortable” cab.DEANB:
I wonder how many of these were sold in the UK.
I’ve put these pics on before but juast a reminder
Tony
Thanks Tony, you bear me to it.
They were two we had on the track at Mercaston - not far from you, Pete, you may have seen them around?
IIRC, they were the first ones sold in Britain by Umo Plant at Letchworth whch was specially set up to supply Russian plant and vehicles in England. They were to all intents and purposes, new Russian army vehicles even down to the drab olive paint job.
(Nobody loved driving the **** things!)
Steve
Ste46:
Thanks Tony, you bear me to it.
They were two we had on the track at Mercaston - not far from you, Pete, you may have seen them around?IIRC, they were the first ones sold in Britain by Umo Plant at Letchworth whch was specially set up to supply Russian plant and vehicles in England. They were to all intents and purposes, new Russian army vehicles even down to the drab olive paint job.
(Nobody loved driving the **** things!)
Steve
I don’t remember them at Mercaston Steve, possibly before ARC had it which would be before my time, and I never ventured into the place anyway. I do remember them at various construction sites though, and also remember Umo plant.
Pete.
windrush:
Ste46:
Thanks Tony, you bear me to it.
They were two we had on the track at Mercaston - not far from you, Pete, you may have seen them around?IIRC, they were the first ones sold in Britain by Umo Plant at Letchworth whch was specially set up to supply Russian plant and vehicles in England. They were to all intents and purposes, new Russian army vehicles even down to the drab olive paint job.
(Nobody loved driving the **** things!)
Steve
I don’t remember them at Mercaston Steve, possibly before ARC had it which would be before my time, and I never ventured into the place anyway. I do remember them at various construction sites though, and also remember Umo plant.
Pete.
The coloured pic is Mercaston.I think it was where they bought them for
Tony
Ste46:
Thanks Tony, you bear me to it.
They were two we had on the track at Mercaston - not far from you, Pete, you may have seen them around?IIRC, they were the first ones sold in Britain by Umo Plant at Letchworth whch was specially set up to supply Russian plant and vehicles in England. They were to all intents and purposes, new Russian army vehicles even down to the drab olive paint job.
(Nobody loved driving the **** things!)
Steve
Doug used to come over here quite often and forgot to ask him where they went.Do you know ?
Thanks to Leyland 600 and rastone for the pics and gen
Oily
Trailers, variation of shape, size and purpose thanks to Peter Schöler.
Froggy55:
DEANB:
I wonder how many of these were sold in the UK.3
2At least one of them (badged Kraz for this one), and powered by a 256 bhp Deutz V8 managed its way to France.
1Probably the single-tyred version
0And here’s the “roomy and comfortable” cab.
Looks ex-military to me. Headlights and interior colour make me think this.
Some tidy motors there Dan, anyways my entry from down South for today, Buzzer
Buzzer:
Some tidy motors there Dan, anyways my entry from down South for today, Buzzer
What a terrible thing to happen.Steve, I remember John Allen from J.H.Allen had a car crash into his sitting room.I think he hurt his leg
Tony
rastone:
Ste46:
Thanks Tony, you bear me to it.
They were two we had on the track at Mercaston - not far from you, Pete, you may have seen them around?IIRC, they were the first ones sold in Britain by Umo Plant at Letchworth whch was specially set up to supply Russian plant and vehicles in England. They were to all intents and purposes, new Russian army vehicles even down to the drab olive paint job.
(Nobody loved driving the **** things!)
Steve
Doug used to come over here quite often and forgot to ask him where they went.Do you know ?
Dont know, Tony. IIRC, they got rid of most of the fleet when Pimbrooks took over, but I’ve got no idea where any of it went!
Steve
The DAF has buggered the new carpet up, that’s before we get to the knackered wall. 
I’m wondering if any of you could be some help to identify where exactly I took this picture c. 1972. Certainly in the East End of London; there’s an Underground (maybe DLR nowadays) station with possibly a railway bridge in the far background. Only British cars there. Thanks.
