PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[coomsey]

windrush:
Well Dean, nothing in that edited report depresses me at all? The last paragraph summing up reads well enough in its favour. Foden was best overall on fuel, (as my gaffer used to say “It’s not the amount of work you do that worries me but how much it costs me for you to do it”) performance on hills would have been better if they had used ALL the twelve available gears in the 'box instead of just eight, it probably was the lightest as well. In twenty years time that Foden would still have been earning money (we had some that did longer than that) while the Swede would have long ago been recycled into a washing machine or similar!

Pete.

You tell him Pete !!

[erf-ngc-european]

Yes Dean, one of Olloquiegui’s trailers I’d say, but with a subbie’s Volvo up front .

[moomooland]

Great article Dean regarding the Northwest Motorways being built back in the 1960’s.

Here’s a few more bits and pieces…

Rakewood Viaduct in 1968 during it’s construction.
The early completion of the 840 feet long viaduct was essential to enable the haulage of excavated rock for use in embankments further to the west.
Looking East the viaduct was built well before any of the hill beyond was carved away to make way for the carriageway which takes the M62 up to Junction 22 at Windy Hill.

M62 under construction in 1969 at the top of Windy Hill now Junction 22.

The path of the M62 in 1964 before construction began at Prestwich.

Same location at Prestwich in 1968 during construction after the old electric pylons had been demolished and realigned.

Junction 17 at Prestwich after the construction of the Manchester to Bury railway bridge.

[gingerfold]

DEANB:
BFC Transport AEC ■■? No doubt i am wrong i will wait for the usual bollocking of “Gingerfold”

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Cannot fault you this time DEAN, it’s a Mandator

[kenfig_bill]

DEANB:
Some clippings.

Click on pages once/ twice to view.

One for “smallcoal” John.

John Raymond Atkinson Borderer.

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One for Pete Smith.

Applebys.

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Manchester Tankers.

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Creedspeed International from Bristol.

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J.H.Ridley Roman.

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G.H.Wintle Seddon Atkinson.

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R.E.Brindley from Macclesfield.

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Hello Dean ,…good to the John Raymond Atkinson …on a P plate one of the last Borderers to be built the old man thinks …fond memories as a kid passing JRs depot at Waterton with all those Atkis lined up …thanks Dean from the two of us …lol .Geraint

[tastrucker]

DEANB:

marktaff:
Hi Dean,
The MAN belongs to Goodenough of Swindon…they also are furniture removers to.

Regards Mark

Thanks for the name Mark !

windrush:
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The first Foden S83 tipper Tilcon had at our quarry that had Taperlite springs was TWB 37S, it actually came new with multileaf springs front and rear and I removed them all and fitted the new Taperlites before it went on the road. At least it was still clean to work on! They used to break very easily though.

Pete.

You spent an awful lot of time under those Fodens Pete !

windrush:
Chambers and Cook are still in business, we were staying at the Scotch Corner Travelodge a few weeks ago and an Eastern European lad came in wanting a bed. He was hauling a C & C tautliner with a plain white foreign unit, he struggled with the receptionists North East accent and she with his, and gave up and went elsewhere in the end!

Pete.

Nice to hear they are still going,have not seen one for a long time. They used to do alot of European work back in the 80’s.

m1tch:
Anyone recognise the Volvo ■■?

one of leggets na3t.org has a clear pic of this [emoji106]

Well spotted “mitch”

Piston broke:
GH Wintle were from near me. A really smart old established fleet. Those Seddon Atkinsons must have been very nearly the last British lorries they bought, I don’t remember them lasting long before being sold. After them they changed to Volvo and bought nothing else but until they closed the doors - early 2000’s I think. Very well known in the local area for their four little Bedford TK coal lorries, really tidy but really old ones, doing the old fashioned door to door sack deliveries. Regular return loads for the artics was coal back to the yard to be bagged for the TK’s to deliver out

Thanks Dean

Thanks for the info “Piston broke” good stuff. Cant blame them for getting rid of those Seddon Atkinson’s for Volvo’s.

Heres a few they operated.

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240 Gardner:
“DEANB”]

One for “smallcoal” John.

John Raymond Atkinson Borderer.

You’ve had the lorry before

240 Gardner:
“DEANB”

Not had a Outen on before,anyone know anything about them ■■?

William C Hockin Volvo, from Devon or Cornwall.

Outen Transport (George Outen, I think) is from Essex - Basildon, if I remember rightly - used to load them home in the 90s. There’s an Outen Distribution listed at Companies House, dissolved in 2013 but founded only in 1997, so perhaps I remember an earlier incarnation.

Bill Hockin is from Barnstaple, and still very much in business

Thanks for the input Chris on Outen and Hockin’s.

tribsa:
Hi Dean & All
The red Scania is DJV a clearing house from Tilbury.
The little Volvo is Leggett Freightways.
Thanks for having the time & patientce to put all these photos on

Cheers
Rich

Good stuff Rich,thanks for the input.

ramone:
"windrush"Chambers and Cook are still in business, we were staying at the Scotch Corner Travelodge a few weeks ago and an Eastern European lad came in wanting a bed. He was hauling a C & C tautliner with a plain white foreign unit, he struggled with the receptionists North East accent and she with his, and gave up and went elsewhere in the end!

Pete.
Yeah it’s a common thing that Pete , you would think that living here all these years and now moving around the country a lot more the folk of the north east would be able to speak understandable English … hard hat on stand by

Reckon you might need your hard hat “ramone”

Ray Smyth:
William C Hockin Volvo, from Devon or Cornwall.

Hi Dean, William C. Hockin are from Barnstaple in North Devon, and as far as I know, are still going. Cheers, Ray.

Cheers Ray.

tastrucker:
“DEANB”

Mighty 143 of Swinnerton Transport. Dont think we have had one on before ■■

Hello DEAN ,Swinnerton transport from Adbaston thats between Market Drayton and Newport ,but just over the staffs border they do potato haulage .The Reynolds ERF ,i think could be from Bucknell Shropshire that was very much their colours ,thank you Trevor

You certainly have a good knowledge of the companies around Wales and the borders Trevor.
Hello DEAN ,thats because i have resided in the area for almost 78 yrs now ! thank you Trevor

pete 359:
Hi Dean,
Monex are now known as M.C.L.These days and are a very big welsh international haulier.I will always remember the sign on the weigh bridge in Ramsgate Port,years ago,Monex Cash Only!
Regards Andrew.

Yeah i have heard of M.C.L. Andrew. “cash only” classic.

[deanb]

vwvanman0:
Nice info on the m62, i recall seeing a documentary on the building of the m62 and the 1960s space age designers planned to put heating systems under the tarmac to prevent winter issues. Sadly the technology wasn’t invented (maybe still isn’t)

Thanks Dean for keeping this brilliant thread going, keep up the good work.

Steve

Thanks for the comments Steve ! I find all of these old articles intresting to be honest.

ramone:
Ironically it was a LAD Albion a bit like the ones you just posted but a day cab , it was a rough 'un though bloody noisy horrible thing

Sounds like you were not a fan then “ramone”
Jeese no bloody awful thing but it had already had a hard life , the AEC looks like an AEC to me too , excellent thread Dean

coomsey:
You tell him Pete !!

I wondered how long before you would turn up !

I think you both missed the point i was trying to make…

Heres a couple of heavy hauliers for you two.

ERF-NGC-European:
Yes Dean, one of Olloquiegui’s trailers I’d say, but with a subbie’s Volvo up front .

Thats how you spell it Robert ! I knew the name but was not sure of the spelling. The Volvo is one of Olloquieui’s.

Same emblem on cab door chap.

moomooland:
Great article Dean regarding the Northwest Motorways being built back in the 1960’s.

Great pics and info Paul, thanks for posting chap !

gingerfold:

DEANB:
BFC Transport AEC ■■? No doubt i am wrong i will wait for the usual bollocking of “Gingerfold”

Cannot fault you this time DEAN, it’s a Mandator

Had to get one right eventually !

kenfig bill:
John Raymond Atkinson Borderer.

Hello Dean ,…good to the John Raymond Atkinson …on a P plate one of the last Borderers to be built the old man thinks …fond memories as a kid passing JRs depot at Waterton with all those Atkis lined up …thanks Dean from the two of us …lol .Geraint

Thanks for the comments Geraint.

Heres some more Atkinson’s for dad.

NMP.

tastrucker:
You certainly have a good knowledge of the companies around Wales and the borders Trevor.
Hello DEAN ,thats because i have resided in the area for almost 78 yrs now ! thank you Trevor

That might have something to do with it Trevor !

[chris_webb]

Good photos of M62 building.
Aye,they called it “The all-weather motorway” and they were rayt,it got all the weather all right.
I’ve got over Woodhead at night when some of our other night lads got stuck ont 62.

Mind you,me arse were twitching.

[hrs]

while the Swede would have long ago been recycled into a washing machine or similar!
“But” Pete, What a quality washing machine that would have made Harvey

[hrs]

Afternoon Dean,
No, not been on holls just been having real trouble with the internet signal.
Soon as a potential provider is given my post code it is, sorry cant help you, you are to far from the exchange ( 2.2 miles.)
Kids come out of school and it crashes.
BT still get top money from me though Rant over, Trust you are well mate, Harvey

[deanb]

HRS:
Afternoon Dean,
No, not been on holls just been having real trouble with the internet signal.
Soon as a potential provider is given my post code it is, sorry cant help you, you are to far from the exchange ( 2.2 miles.)
Kids come out of school and it crashes.
BT still get top money from me though Rant over, Trust you are well mate, Harvey

Hello Harvey, Thats not good chap !

[deanb]

A quality Leyland brochure from 1964.

Click on pages twice to read.

[deanb]

[deanb]

TDG ERF.

Patterson Iveco tanker.

James Irlam & Sons DAF.

Kidd’s Scania. Not sure if we have had one of these on before. Anyone know anything abou them ?

Astons Plant Hire Scania.

Anyone recognise the Foden bulker ■■?

Haulfast DAF.

Dont think we have had one of W.F.Hall & Son from Fishguard on before.

Cant make the name out on the Iveco ■■?

Bardon Concrete Foden.

[deanb]

Huttons of Hull Scania 142.

Elsby ERF

Anyone recognise the Leyland tipper ■■?

John T Wardle ERF.

R.Dunford AEC.

[jshepguis]

Kidds transport are from Lancaster Dean still going strong for around 65 years you can check their operations on their website.

[jshepguis]

Joseph Ash Galvanising from Wallsall Dean.

[windrush]

HRS:
while the Swede would have long ago been recycled into a washing machine or similar!
“But” Pete, What a quality washing machine that would have made Harvey

Possibly, and so many of them as well? They could then be delivered to the stores by 20+ year old Fodens !

Pete.

[erf-ngc-european]

Blimey Dean, that’s impressive. Sleeper cab and all. Mind you presuming a Leyland 0.600 lump knocking out 125bhp it’d have been hard work! Robert

[rigsby]

Chris Webb:
Good photos of M62 building.
Aye,they called it “The all-weather motorway” and they were rayt,it got all the weather all right.
I’ve got over Woodhead at night when some of our other night lads got stuck ont 62.

Mind you,me arse were twitching.

Bloody rotten lot you are . All those pics of the M62 making me feel decidedly ancient , I was carting tarmac to both locations . Windy Hill was not too bad , but across the top was freezing and wet , we dumped hundreds of tons when it had gone too cold to lay .