PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[vwvanman0]

Erf is blue circle but trailer says mastercrete one of the brand names.

Steve

[punchy_dan]

vwvanman0:
Erf is blue circle but trailer says mastercrete one of the brand names.

Steve

Looks like a granning midlift conversion and possibly a tanker spec air kit ,id guess it belonged to or was inherited by turners ?

[bubbleman]

Hi Dean,The unidentified Scania was Fred Sweetings,Cheers Bubbs,

[chris_webb]

Punchy Dan:

vwvanman0:
Erf is blue circle but trailer says mastercrete one of the brand names.

Steve

Looks like a granning midlift conversion and possibly a tanker spec air kit ,id guess it belonged to or was inherited by turners ?

It’s got a AV Peterborough reg plate so could well be one of Turners of Soham Dan.

[tvdriver]

Thanks for that “tvdriver” never knew that ! So is the Kenworth a “B train” then ■■
Paul, that set up would be 28’ pup trailers ,the rear trailer hooked with an A frame dolly, like the drawbar trailers used to be 20, 30 years ago.

[pete_smith]

Morning Dean,
Standard Motor Transport are from Kidderminster and still trading,
The owner Kenneth Batson owned this Leyland Beaver for a number of years ex Barry Brash’s from Checkley Truckstop, Cheer’s Pete

[tastrucker]

DEANB:
Anyone recognise the ERF ? Thought it was Blue Circle but cant make the name out on the side,but it does not
look like Blue Circle ■■

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Topmix concrete mixer which i assume is part of Tarmac ■■

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Rase tidy Volvo

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Coutts Volvo

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McCarthy DAF

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Collett Bros Foden.

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Anyone recognise the Scania ■■?

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Standard Motor Transport Renault.

2

Ken Jones Transport Volvo

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Mike Garbutt Transport MAN

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Hello DEAN ,McCarthy from Wrexham ,they now have MANs most on lease hire from A N Richards the local MAN dealer,thank you Trevor

[maggied]

DEANB:
Great pic of a working truck. Anyone know where H.V.Perry were based ■■

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Hi Dean,

H.V.Perry stood for Harry Perry who owned Wareham Transport.
Thanks again for all your work on this brilliant thread.

Regards
Richard

[martinsea]

This VOLVO BFC is my dads old truck running out of Southampton … I’m sure that’s me in the passenger seat as a young boy …happy days

[martinsea]

DEANB:

Buzzer:
Hi Dean I think A.E Gough & Sons hailed from Micheldever near Winchester, also I went to Agricultural college in Wiltshire with Tim Brown the son of George T.Brown, Buzzer

Thanks for your comment Buzzer .There must be 2 A.E.Gough’s as that one came from Mid Wale’s according to Trevor.

kmills:
Maggie Deutz maybe?

Square Grip specialised in concrete reinforcement steelwork - ‘re-bar’ for short. I know that during the 1980’s their Hq was at Colnebrook, and they had a site in Sittingbourne too.Cheers, Keith

Thanks for the info Keith Could be a Maggie.

Mark R:
“Buzzer”]
Square Grip had a yard in Eastleigh just along from Lamberts, delivered straight bar in there a few times as a return load from Isle of Sheppy after tipping fruit in Kent Buzzer.
My dad used to deliver to Square Grip at Eastleigh & Colnbrook when he worked out of Sheerness Steel… I don’t recall a place in Sittingbourne though, even though I live there!

Thanks for the info “Buzzer and Mark R”

tvdriver:
Freightliner.What would you call that a “B train” ■■

Those are called Rocky Mountain doubles, a 40’or 45’lead trailer with a shorter tail trailer

Thanks for that “tvdriver” never knew that ! So is the Kenworth a “B train” then ■■

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moomooland:
Square Grip had premises in Oldham near Alexandra Park…
This company was founded in 1934 by Frank Henman the brother of Philip Henman who founded the national road haulage and warehousing company, the Transport Development Group.
Square Grip manufactured twisted high tensile steel for concrete reinforcement with Philip Henman providing the financial backing and advice.

Cheers Paul.

[zb]
anorak:
“kmills”
Maggie Deutz maybe?
Cheers, Keith
I’d agree with that. This is the only rear view of a Maggie cab I can find:

Possibly a Maggie

logger:
Square Grip also had a factory/ depot at Yate , nr Bristol . Operated Ford Transcontinentals .
They supplied a lot of reinforcing for the channel tunnel

Good stuff logger you forget how time flys just looked and the channel tunnel opened in 1994.

ArcDaz:
Any ideas Daz ■■
Hello Dean i have funny feeling this RMC Scammell could be a Western Roadstone truck i had to put my glasses on for this one to have a good at this photo lol lol Many Thanks for posting Daz

Cheers Daz reckon you are right ! I think thats the last of the dodgy ones !

HRS:
Morning all,
Square grip Eastleigh was the main “bending station” straight bars in. Used students a lot, as once you set up the jig it was just repetative stuff but quite physical work. Had a few Volvo’s though. Harvey.

Chris Webb:
The only BFC initials that spring to my mind are British Fuel Company,but I don’t know if they did general haulage.

Thanks Chris but i think “robthedog” has the right one chap.

robthedog:
BFC Barneys Flying Circus from Common Barn Farm Eastleigh Hants

Funny enough “robthedog” that was the first pic on the first page and i remember Buzzer giving us the name.

Heres the pic !

This is my dads old truck and yes it from BFC running out of Southampton mid 70s - happy days

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[gingerfold]

DEANB:
Anyone recognise the ERF ? Thought it was Blue Circle but cant make the name out on the side,but it does not
look like Blue Circle ■■

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Turners (Soham) Ltd. contract vehicle based at Cauldon Low. Turners had the Blue Circle contract for quite a number of years.

[nilocekyd]

Square Grip Seddon Atkinson. Not had one of this companies on here before,anyone know where they were based ?

good evening all, brings back memories this picture. Square Grip (Eastleigh) is where I started HGV driving and this vehicle is being driven by my lorry driving mentor and good friend Roy Raggett. (RIP)
whilst I was there we also had a Volvo F86 and I had a day cab F7, the Sed-Ak in photo was eventually replaced by a ERF C-series. I left in 1984 and joined Clapcotts, Roy followed a year or so later.
unfortunately he passed away in 1994 at the age of 49.
as previously stated Sq. Grip head office was Colnbrook. apart from Eastleigh they also had depots in Bristol, Gateshead and Scotland.

My old F7

another of UHO

Roy’s daily at Clapcotts.

regards

Colin

[deanb]

vwvanman0:
Erf is blue circle but trailer says mastercrete one of the brand names. Steve

Thanks for confirming that Steve !

bubbleman:
Hi Dean,The unidentified Scania was Fred Sweetings,Cheers Bubbs,

Thanks Bubbs for confirming the haulier and for the great pic !

Chris Webb:
“Punchy Dan”
Looks like a granning midlift conversion and possibly a tanker spec air kit ,id guess it belonged to or was inherited by turners ?

It’s got a AV Peterborough reg plate so could well be one of Turners of Soham Dan.

Thanks for the comments “Punchy Dan” and “Chris Webb”

tvdriver:
Thanks for that “tvdriver” never knew that ! So is the Kenworth a “B train” then ■■
Paul, that set up would be 28’ pup trailers ,the rear trailer hooked with an A frame dolly, like the drawbar trailers used to be 20, 30 years ago.

Thanks for the info “tvdriver”

pete smith:
Morning Dean,
Standard Motor Transport are from Kidderminster and still trading,
The owner Kenneth Batson owned this Leyland Beaver for a number of years ex Barry Brash’s from Checkley Truckstop, Cheer’s Pete

Great pic Pete ,thanks for the info.

tastrucker:
McCarthy DAF

Hello DEAN ,McCarthy from Wrexham ,they now have MANs most on lease hire from A N Richards the local MAN dealer,thank you Trevor

Good info Trevor.

MaggieD:
“DEANB” Great pic of a working truck. Anyone know where H.V.Perry were based ■■

Hi Dean,
H.V.Perry stood for Harry Perry who owned Wareham Transport.
Thanks again for all your work on this brilliant thread. Regards Richard

Thanks for the comments Richard,funny enough after i posted that i remembered the name Harry Perry
and knew Wareham Transport. I can only remember them running flats and bulkers and cant recall ever
seeing them running timber trucks.

Martinsea:
This VOLVO BFC is my dads old truck running out of Southampton … I’m sure that’s me in the passenger seat as a young boy …happy days

Happy days indeed Martin, we have all been in the passenger seat as kids !

gingerfold:

DEANB:
Anyone recognise the ERF ? Thought it was Blue Circle but cant make the name out on the side,but it does not look like Blue Circle ■■

Turners (Soham) Ltd. contract vehicle based at Cauldon Low. Turners had the Blue Circle contract for quite a number of years.

Thanks for the information Graham.

[deanb]

nilocekyd:
Square Grip Seddon Atkinson. Not had one of this companies on here before,anyone know where they were based ?

good evening all, brings back memories this picture. Square Grip (Eastleigh) is where I started HGV driving and this vehicle is being driven by my lorry driving mentor and good friend Roy Raggett. (RIP)
whilst I was there we also had a Volvo F86 and I had a day cab F7, the Sed-Ak in photo was eventually replaced by a ERF C-series. I left in 1984 and joined Clapcotts, Roy followed a year or so later.
unfortunately he passed away in 1994 at the age of 49.
as previously stated Sq. Grip head office was Colnbrook. apart from Eastleigh they also had depots in Bristol, Gateshead and Scotland.

My old F7
another of UHO
Roy’s daily at Clapcotts.

regards Colin

Great post Colin and thanks for the pics. Your friend died way too young.

[deanb]

Logging trucks.

Peterbilt with trailer on its back with tow bar over the cab.

Peterbilt.

Kenworth.

Kenworth.

Click on pages twice to read.

[deanb]

J.P.S. Transport Volvo bulker.

Anyone recognise the Volvo brick truck ■■

Suttons Mercedes. Not sure who the Volvo belongs to ■■?

Daily Fresh Scania

Ambassador Volvo.

Topblock Volvo

Anyone recognise the Scania ■■?

Horley Motors Volvo

Murco ERF tanker.

Gregory DAF

[deanb]

Krupp Arrow Crane.

Wilkinson Seddon Atkinson.

B.E.Williams Scania

J Tattersall & Son Renault.

Tim Price Maggie.

Pan European Mercedes. Pan European had a office on Poole docks.

RHM / Christopher Hill Seddon bulker who had 2 Mills in Poole.

Eastern BRS Seddon Atkinson.

Walsh’s tidy Foden.

Anyone recognise the Atkinson ■■?

[kevmorrow]

Hi DEAN
Your photo! Transcon was on its way to a KRAFT depot at Seacroft Leeds or KRAFT factory Kirkby Liverpool with fats marge and cooking oils. Driver Tommy Oliver.
We had two Transcons and the other one in the yard pulling taker driver Phil Keep.

My first tanker was Seddon Atki ONC 100P “notice the designer rust”.

Myself with F10 approx. 1983.
Cheers KEV

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[jelliot]

Well the greenies sure put the boot in to log trucking in Oregon… Just a shadow of it’s former self…Most nights in the state of Oregon there are only 8 police officers on duty for the whole state… That’s all the budget can afford…
Early 2000’ands when it all went "pear shaped " a bunch of loggers put all their machinery. ( Dozers, Forwarders, Snorkels, etc ) on low loaders and hauled them south for a big auction … even while on their last journey the tree huggers attacked the convoy… At auction the stuff went so cheap that it didn’t even cover the transportation cost for the trip… Over the next few months most of the rest of the gear was drained of all fluid, put on a barge and the whole lot was taken out to sea and sunk…

In Tasmania there was a blight of tree huggers around the same … Usually young, impressionable, misinformed, easily manipulated folk from interstate… Did I mention they were all very smelly and unwashed…recruited by nefarious means… They set up various camps in logging coupes and instantly got news coverage… They caused a lot of disruption… spread miss information…and did a lot of damage…
Usually misinformed, most of the time they set up camp in new growth plantation forests… a long way from the hard to get to old growth trees…They even attacked one of the local Bush Fire stations which was staffed by volunteers, set up to protect the surrounding bush, but also the remote houses and properties of local people that chose to live in the community…

They love the trees and the forests… so much so that in the summer time when the forests are at there greatest threat ( Forest fires ) which can be hundreds of square miles at a time, they all bugger of back to the the main land and let the "Evil forest workers " try to save what’s left with the machinery which has to be repaired after it’s all been trashed by the tree huggers…
In the end all they achieved was to remove the right to protest about anything by any one in Tasmania…

Bed time now…

Jeff…

[smallcoal]

morning dean.the volvo brick truck.is stevens sand from blaenavon