Marshals are based in Newport dock ,he used to sub to Cardiff transport with 1 truck he got quite a few now amed cardiffs fitter works for him
BP ERF
Tarmac Constructor.
Anyone recognise the DAF ,looks like an ex demonstrator possibly.
W.H.Cowburn & Cowpar Ltd Foden. What make is the van ■■?
F & A Carlisle ERF bulker from Congleton.
I think Mark R or Robert drove for Lenham Storage in the past.
Click on pages once or twice to read.
S.I. & S Hastings Volvo bulker. Dont think we have one of these on before.
Porthmadog Skip Hire Volvo.
Walon DAF car transporter.
Anyone recognise the dreaded all white Mercedes outfit.Possibly removals looking at the trailer.
Just says Slate on the Welsh Volvo ■■?
Masons Timber ERF
Looks like the 143 is on a mission.
Marshall Tufflex MAN.
Nolan Mercedes.
Birds Mercedes. They always used to run 100% Scanias have they changed to Mercedes now ■■
"What make is the van ■■? "
Hi Dean, I would say Commer and with rad grill most likely badged Dodge, I’ll try and find a pic.
Oily.
Found one or two and a nice example here of a 1979 Dodge Spacevan.
Oily
oiltreader:
"What make is the van ■■? "
Hi Dean, I would say Commer and with rad grill most likely badged Dodge, I’ll try and find a pic.
Oily.Found one or two and a nice example here of a 1979 Dodge Spacevan.
Oily
Hi Dean, Yes, I think Oily is right, It is a Commer 1 ton van, or later on when they were badged as Dodge.
I posted a poor image of a Commer on page 10 of the Liverpool thread, and 2 Trucknet chaps very kindly
improved it and posted it on page 11. I have re-posted it on here, It was owned by the transport division
of W.H.Smith, and was on contract hire to The Liverpool Daily Post & Echo. The Commer van is parked
near The Alexandra pub in Penmaenmawr on the A55 in North Wales. I am on the left in the picture, aged 18
in 1962, having acquired a “Saturday Only” part time job, starting at 4pm and working through to midnight.,
leaving Liverpool at 5pm with about 35 drops of the " Football Pink " edition of the Liverpool Echo.
The first drop was Holywell, then every town on the A55 as far as Bangor. On the right is George Smart,
who was teaching me the run, George was also a “Saturday Only” part timer, his full time job was as a
rent collector for Liverpool Corporation Housing Dept. We had just had a “Swift Half” of Draught Bass in
the Alexandra, no breathalyser in those days. The Commer van, 3408 KB, had a diesel engine, a Perkins 4/99.
Click on picture for full image.
Ray Smyth.
I’ve never worked for Lenham Storage but have loaded out of their warehouse several times. I believe one of our ex drivers is now the yard shunter there. Nice photo of one of their old Mercs.
Did anyone else notice the coils just about hanging on in this photo?.. My dad used to carry these out of Sheerness Steel when he was a subbie for JWQ. I don’t think he ever had one off but I remember him saying they could be a bit unstable.
I wonder if this bloke got to his destination without it falling off?
hi dean, birds don’t run anything any more they went bump in 2017… 
Ray Smyth:
oiltreader:
"What make is the van ■■? "
Hi Dean, I would say Commer and with rad grill most likely badged Dodge, I’ll try and find a pic.
Oily.Found one or two and a nice example here of a 1979 Dodge Spacevan.
OilyHi Dean, Yes, I think Oily is right, It is a Commer 1 ton van, or later on when they were badged as Dodge.
I posted a poor image of a Commer on page 10 of the Liverpool thread, and 2 Trucknet chaps very kindly
improved it and posted it on page 11. I have re-posted it on here, It was owned by the transport division
of W.H.Smith, and was on contract hire to The Liverpool Daily Post & Echo. The Commer van is parked
near The Alexandra pub in Penmaenmawr on the A55 in North Wales. I am on the left in the picture, aged 18
in 1962, having acquired a “Saturday Only” part time job, starting at 4pm and working through to midnight.,
leaving Liverpool at 5pm with about 35 drops of the " Football Pink " edition of the Liverpool Echo.
The first drop was Holywell, then every town on the A55 as far as Bangor. On the right is George Smart,
ho was teaching me the run, George was also a “Saturday Only” part timer, his full time job was as a
rent collector for Liverpool Corporation Housing Dept. We had just had a “Swift Half” of Draught Bass in
the Alexandra, no breathalyser in those days. The Commer van, 3408 KB, had a diesel engine, a Perkins 4/99.
Click on picture for full image.Ray Smyth.
Ray
Did you wear beetle crushers or brothel creepers? I expect many accidents were the result of the soles getting stuck between clutch and brake pedals.
Cheers KEV
m.a.n rules:
hi dean, birds don’t run anything any more they went bump in 2017…
Hi Dean, Great pictures as always,
Did Montgomery not buy Birds.
dave docwra:
m.a.n rules:
hi dean, birds don’t run anything any more they went bump in 2017…Hi Dean, Great pictures as always,
Did Montgomery not buy Birds.
bit of info here mate…
Montgomery Transport founder Harold Montgomery has confirmed the demise of Birds Transport & Logistics, bringing the curtain down on a tough period for the well known Midlands firm. In a statement sent to MT, Montgomery, who via his family’s Ballyvesey Holdings owns Birds along with a number of interests including trailer manufacturer Montracon, said: “There have been various rumours and speculation about what has been happening with our Birds Transport & Logistics business based at Oldbury, Birmingham. “We now wish […]
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Dean they look a load of [zb] !!
Hello DEAN ,my word you and Paul are certainly on the ball ,i havent seen this unit yet ! i believe they have a couple of them ,thank you Trevor
This is interesting information as the Wrestler Kendo Nagasaki could have built some ERF Cabs and bodies while working for ERF John Henry Jennings Sandbach cab and Coachbuilders in the late 1950s early 1960s. The book was issued to raise charity funds for in memory of Lee Rigsby.
ERF
At the beginning of the 1930s, Britain’s industry was struggling to survive the worst recession in living memory and unemployment had broken through the two million barrier. At this time insurers were becoming increasingly reluctant to underwrite steam boilers. As a result, Edwin believed the future of the lorry building industry lay in Diesel engine power. Unfortunately for him though, the Foden boardroom didn’t agree and he resigned along with his son Dennis…
With the help of Dennis and two former colleagues, including Ernest Sherratt who became Chief Engineer, Edwin worked to build the very first ERF diesel lorry in 1933 and gave the very first chassis the number 63 which was Edwin’s age at the time. Rather than manufacturing everything in house ERA bought in the best available, engines from Gardner (with later engines from ■■■■■■■■ Perkins, Detroit Diesel and Caterpillar Inc…) , gearboxes from David Brown and axles from Kirkstall Forge, The company made their own chassis and cabs and were easily recognisable by a new and striking cab was styled by Sandbach coachbuilder John Henry Jennings, who also provided initial factory.
Following link is ERF trucks
flickr.com/photos/45676495@ … 3665035629
Regards KEV
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dave docwra:
m.a.n rules:
hi dean, birds don’t run anything any more they went bump in 2017…Hi Dean, Great pictures as always,
Did Montgomery not buy Birds.
Hi lads,Clarke transport has moved over to birds premises in oldbury they in the process of getting things shifted
Barrier services caerwent
DEANB:
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It’s nice to see you posting the stuff that really matters again Dean 
The Eaton Concrete Products ERF Steer bears an old Westmorland C.C. Reg No. “JM 7740” and the only firm that might have been the original owner that I can think of would have been The Shap Granite Co Ltd. with Westmorland being a fairly small and sparsely populated County . So it would be interesting to find out this motor’s history. One possibility is Eaton and Shap Granite were in the same industry so I wonder if there was some sort of “tie up” maybe ? Cheers Bewick.
PS nearest I can get is the prefix “JM” was used between Dec 1931 and Nov 1950.
Ray Smyth:
oiltreader:
"What make is the van ■■? "
Hi Dean, I would say Commer and with rad grill most likely badged Dodge, I’ll try and find a pic.
Oily.Found one or two and a nice example here of a 1979 Dodge Spacevan.
OilyHi Dean, Yes, I think Oily is right, It is a Commer 1 ton van, or later on when they were badged as Dodge.
We had some of these heaps on the council they were horrible things to drive.The Austin J4 was a bit better until they went backwards with the JU that was as bad as the Commer.The Ford Transit was a massive leap forward in that regard.