Thanks to pyewacket947v, Buzzer and windrush pics and link 
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Oily
1945 Thornycroft Amazon WF8 Coles Crane in Malta.
AEC Coles again in Malta.
Oily
An interesting picture of several forms of transport. At the top is the M6 Motorway, left to right is South to North.
Below the motorway, left to right is the Southport to Wigan railway line, below the railway bridge, from right to left
is The Leeds and Liverpool Canal. Behind the camera in this picture is the River Douglas. The second picture is an
aerial view of the location, left to right is North to South, and just under 1 mile to the right is junction 26 of the M6.
Ray.
Remember driving a Seddon just like this to get me foot in the door on my first International driving job, it had hub reduction and I dropped the clutch a bit hard on a sharp knap of a hill and broke it, got recovered and they gave me a day cab AEC Mandator with boards over the engine on the window ledges and a bit of foam rubber to sleep at night and I thought it was great but I suspect a few on here remember times like that but eventually saw the light and moved on to a sleeper cab job, Buzzer.
7 May 1985
Alfreton Road
Little Eaton
Derbys, ENG
ENY 365J
A hulking Michigan dumptruck bought to
its knees.
Looks like a ex Calor Gas Seddon Atkinson
keeping it company…
Punchy Dan:
tribsa:
Hi Dan
Not if he had his wallet in his pocket
Going back to the short trailer I dont know any history. I was going to buy it but I guess you paid more than my bid.Cheers
RichHi Rich I paid £2500
Buzzer:
Can remember this company back in the day, Buzzer
My wife’s cousin, “Roger Fletcher”, used to drive one of these for SAS before he graduated to an F88, I cannot remember which tractor unit he had at the time, but he went straight across the roundabout at the bottom of Capel Hill at Folkestone after a brake diaphram went. He was well impressed how quick the gravel emergency lane in the middle stopped him.
Peter
The tugs are manoeuvering container ship H M M Algeciras at Tilbury.
Plenty of work for the container lorry drivers. NMP.
Ray.
Peter Coaker:
Buzzer:
Can remember this company back in the day, BuzzerMy wife’s cousin, “Roger Fletcher”, used to drive one of these for SAS before he graduated to an F88, I cannot remember which tractor unit he had at the time, but he went straight across the roundabout at the bottom of Capel Hill at Folkestone after a brake diaphram went. He was well impressed how quick the gravel emergency lane in the middle stopped him.
Peter
Funny you should say that as years ago I had a driver did exactly the same with a step frame SCAC trailer on behind an F88, there trailers invariably had poor or inefficient brakes and on a step frame drivers never bothered trying to adjust them as far too low to the ground and as you say that gravel trap stops you super quick, it had to be recovered and when we went to fetch the tractor unit from the recovery yard they had two very hungry dogs there side of the gate and they had removed one of the batteries so there was no sneaking in to get it back without paying the bill first, memories Buzzer
robthedog:
Unusual bull bar on the old magnum
The driver probably “loves” his Renault 
Punchy Dan:
0DAF lettered up today ( yep I saved up ROF )just the illuminated headboard to get .
Nice to see another non-bling bling motor Dan, is that a addition to the fleet?
pv83:
Punchy Dan:
DAF lettered up today ( yep I saved up ROF )Nice to see another non-bling bling motor Dan, is that a addition to the fleet?
Thank you , it is an addition but I think I’ll leave it at that for now my spare time is still my own at the moment
pv83:
Punchy Dan:
0DAF lettered up today ( yep I saved up ROF )Nice to see another non-bling bling motor Dan, is that a addition to the fleet?
It’s for me to drive when I finally get my class 1 licence! I don’t do bling either.
Pete.
windrush:
pv83:
Punchy Dan:
0DAF lettered up today ( yep I saved up ROF )Nice to see another non-bling bling motor Dan, is that a addition to the fleet?
It’s for me to drive when I finally get my class 1 licence!
Pete.