Where’s Dennis?
He will certainly have something to say about that sheeting especially if that was kiln dried timber. 
Hiya Dean,Great shot of LHT 438P…from what I remember the white ones were Western Transport (Contracts)…there was also a 111 EOU 794W which was also white,attached is a shot of her when she came off the Boots chemists contract and was a spare motor for a while.I took her out a few times and an embarrassing story of mine is with this old girl,I was asked to take a 40 footer of empty GKN pallets about a half a mile to their depot in Avonmouth,it seemed a lot of effort to rope the bloody things down just for the short journey and some of the older hands were saying just do the front and back stacks and creep down St.Andrews Road and it’ll be ok…well this is what I did,so with my heart working overtime I crept all along the main road through Avonmouth and made it to GKNs…I couldn’t believe what I saw when I got there…the whole side had shifted out,the camber of the road and going over the drains had shook the whole bloody lot…I must have been 12 feet wide at the top …I never did that again,a steep learning curve 
,Cheers Bubbs, 
moomooland:
1Where’s Dennis?
He will certainly have something to say about that sheeting especially if that was kiln dried timber.0Here’s a brand new Machins Marathon just been collected from Leyland dealers Kays.
Yes, the sheet has seen better days.
Machin’s main depot was at Spalding, but they had other depots including Manchester. Virtually a 100% AEC fleet in their heyday and the driving force in its expansion phase was Captain Jack Garn, whose son Richard went on to have his own transport business. The other well known name at Machin’s was Jim Welch who went on to found Fowler Welch. The demise of Machin’s is shrouded in something of a mystery, but one explanation I heard was that it had a very large and costly management team, most of whom were given company cars.
more so than the sheet has seen better day’s on that machin’s wagon that load look’s like it’s ready to come off on the nearside.
moomooland:
1Where’s Dennis?
He will certainly have something to say about that sheeting especially if that was kiln dried timber.0Here’s a brand new Machins Marathon just been collected from Leyland dealers Kays.
Well what can you say ! the motor and trailer looks OK but the sheets are crap ! I had a similar problem to overcome when I bought K. Fell & Co out in 1976, they had no " hands on" management so their sheets and ropes were absolute crap, sounds a bit like Machins management ! This has always been the trouble that those who were in charge had never “done the job” so there was always this disconnect which I believe still exists ! But I’m glad to be out of it so it is no longer my problem ! But then again the management at Bewick Transport had “done the Job” so it was never a problem ! Cheers Dennis.
gingerfold:
moomooland:
1Where’s Dennis?
He will certainly have something to say about that sheeting especially if that was kiln dried timber.0Here’s a brand new Machins Marathon just been collected from Leyland dealers Kays.
Yes, the sheet has seen better days.
Machin’s main depot was at Spalding, but they had other depots including Manchester. Virtually a 100% AEC fleet in their heyday and the driving force in its expansion phase was Captain Jack Garn, whose son Richard went on to have his own transport business. The other well known name at Machin’s was Jim Welch who went on to found Fowler Welch. The demise of Machin’s is shrouded in something of a mystery, but one explanation I heard was that it had a very large and costly management team, most of whom were given company cars.
Their Machester depot was in Langley Rd Salford IIRC, Their T/M Was called Cyril Davies, But prefered to be called Dave, I used to load back from them in the 60s, Regards Larry.
Looks a bit weather beaten, here’s a restored one which looks just like new.
moomooland:
DEANB:
Paul, the picture of the white ERF’s i found on the net and it said “ridings new lorries 1992” ■■ I assume
they were referring to W & J Riding.0Three brand new ‘E’ Series ERF E12TX Perkins engined 4X2 chassis cabs are seen here after delivery direct from the ERF factory at Sandbach to W & J Riding’s Longridge depot.
These were part of the largest order ever placed by the company and are pictured here on the 31st of October 1992 shortly before having their 5th wheel coupling assembly, mudguards and rear lights fitted in W & J Riding’s own workshops.
Tom Riding who took the photograph recalls…
.
“I always thought that any new vehicle joining our fleet was lucky i.e. it would be worked hard but maintained to a very high standard also i find it difficult to accept that the ERF company is no longer with us”.
Thanks for the information Paul.
moomooland:
1Where’s Dennis?
He will certainly have something to say about that sheeting especially if that was kiln dried timber.0Here’s a brand new Machins Marathon just been collected from Leyland dealers Kays.
Tidy looking marathon Paul,thanks for posting the pic ! 
bubbleman:
Hiya Dean,Great shot of LHT 438P…from what I remember the white ones were Western Transport (Contracts)…there was also a 111 EOU 794W which was also white,attached is a shot of her when she came off the Boots chemists contract and was a spare motor for a while.I took her out a few times and an embarrassing story of mine is with this old girl,I was asked to take a 40 footer of empty GKN pallets about a half a mile to their depot in Avonmouth,it seemed a lot of effort to rope the bloody things down just for the short journey and some of the older hands were saying just do the front and back stacks and creep down St.Andrews Road and it’ll be ok…well this is what I did,so with my heart working overtime I crept all along the main road through Avonmouth and made it to GKNs…I couldn’t believe what I saw when I got there…the whole side had shifted out,the camber of the road and going over the drains had shook the whole bloody lot…I must have been 12 feet wide at the top
Thanks for the pic Bubbs,she is looking a bit tired there !
gingerfold:
moomooland:
1Where’s Dennis?
He will certainly have something to say about that sheeting especially if that was kiln dried timber.0Here’s a brand new Machins Marathon just been collected from Leyland dealers Kays.
Yes, the sheet has seen better days.
Machin’s main depot was at Spalding, but they had other depots including Manchester. Virtually a 100% AEC fleet in their heyday and the driving force in its expansion phase was Captain Jack Garn, whose son Richard went on to have his own transport business. The other well known name at Machin’s was Jim Welch who went on to found Fowler Welch. The demise of Machin’s is shrouded in something of a mystery, but one explanation I heard was that it had a very large and costly management team, most of whom were given company cars.
Thanks for your input Graham !
m.a.n rules:
more so than the sheet has seen better day’s on that machin’s wagon that load look’s like it’s ready to come off on the nearside.
Bewick:
moomooland:
1Where’s Dennis?
He will certainly have something to say about that sheeting especially if that was kiln dried timber.0Here’s a brand new Machins Marathon just been collected from Leyland dealers Kays.
Well what can you say ! the motor and trailer looks OK but the sheets are crap ! I had a similar problem to overcome when I bought K. Fell & Co out in 1976, they had no " hands on" management so their sheets and ropes were absolute crap, sounds a bit like Machins management ! This has always been the trouble that those who were in charge had never “done the job” so there was always this disconnect which I believe still exists ! But I’m glad to be out of it so it is no longer my problem ! But then again the management at Bewick Transport had “done the Job” so it was never a problem !Glad to see you are paying attention Dennis to the sheeted loads !!!
Lawrence Dunbar:
gingerfold:
moomooland:
1Where’s Dennis?
He will certainly have something to say about that sheeting especially if that was kiln dried timber.0Here’s a brand new Machins Marathon just been collected from Leyland dealers Kays.
Yes, the sheet has seen better days.
Machin’s main depot was at Spalding, but they had other depots including Manchester. Virtually a 100% AEC fleet in their heyday and the driving force in its expansion phase was Captain Jack Garn, whose son Richard went on to have his own transport business. The other well known name at Machin’s was Jim Welch who went on to found Fowler Welch. The demise of Machin’s is shrouded in something of a mystery, but one explanation I heard was that it had a very large and costly management team, most of whom were given company cars.
Their Machester depot was in Langley Rd Salford IIRC, Their T/M Was called Cyril Davies, But prefered to be called Dave, I used to load back from them in the 60s, Regards Larry.
Thanks Larry !
moomooland:
1Looks a bit weather beaten, here’s a restored one which looks just like new.
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Yes Paul i agree that ERF looked a bit tired !
Ooof … smashing links Deano old chap. 
Here’s the nearest to it that I have just showing the cab taken in Buxton 1974. Driver must have gone for a newspaper and 20 Woodbines.
Willie Roadstar:
HRS:
logger:
DEANB:
One for Bubbs !Western transport.
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Great to see pictures of western transport lorries my stepfather was a driver in those days , eventually became transport manager .
Great memories of school holidays going with him in AEC Mandators to start with then the 110 scania’ s
like the one in the photoHi Logger,
One of my first jobs as a new salesman with Unit Commercials was to deliver the new 110’s to Western tramsport on a beaver tail low loader, always late evening, Two at a time ( when they finished for the day) and chaining the Mandators on for the run back to Salisbury, always wet and windy. Can you imagine a truck salesman doing that to day ? but a good grounding.Harvey,
I’m a truck salesman presently (Scania) and always deliver all of my new vehicles personally and do full handover and driver training - given, I don’t deliver them on a transportor or low loader, however I could if required, all that said, there’s not many of us left with this ability!!! (I am Ex driver though)Cheers Ant
“Fantastic” well done mate, I wish you well. Harvey
Mark R:
Edwin Farralls Mercedes must have been one of the last like that on an R registration.
We had quite a few of those 1418 Mercs at Waughs, ‘P’ and ‘R’ reg. I hated mine 
. That shot of the Sutherlands sawdust motor, they had a depot in Tyne Dock for a lot of years, none of their trailers ever had any lights fitted to the rear, all the tractor units carried a light board which they plugged into the rear of the trailer. Their trailers were left all over the N/E. at customers premises so we’re always vulnerable to damage and theft of the Rubbolite fittings. Regards Kev.
BonkeyDollocks:
Ooof … smashing links Deano old chap.Here’s the nearest to it that I have just showing the cab taken in Buxton 1974. Driver must have gone for a newspaper and 20 Woodbines.
Less of the “old chap” i am only a nipper on here !!
HRS:
One for Bubbs !Western transport.
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Great to see pictures of western transport lorries my stepfather was a driver in those days , eventually became transport manager .
Great memories of school holidays going with him in AEC Mandators to start with then the 110 scania’ s
like the one in the photo
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Hi Logger,
One of my first jobs as a new salesman with Unit Commercials was to deliver the new 110’s to Western tramsport on a beaver tail low loader, always late evening, Two at a time ( when they finished for the day) and chaining the Mandators on for the run back to Salisbury, always wet and windy. Can you imagine a truck salesman doing that to day ? but a good grounding.
Harvey,
I’m a truck salesman presently (Scania) and always deliver all of my new vehicles personally and do full handover and driver training - given, I don’t deliver them on a transportor or low loader, however I could if required, all that said, there’s not many of us left with this ability!!! (I am Ex driver though)
Cheers Ant
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“Fantastic” well done mate, I wish you well. Harvey
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kevmac47:
Mark R:
Edwin Farralls Mercedes must have been one of the last like that on an R registration.We had quite a few of those 1418 Mercs at Waughs, ‘P’ and ‘R’ reg. I hated mine
Thanks for your comments Kev !
One for Mr Luxton !
Axminster F88
Some pics.
Anyone recognise the ERF ■■? Could it be a Richard Read ■■?
Edgwicks ERF
H Baxter & Son ERF.
ACL DAF
Early F10 of Webshaw
Early F12 of Harvey Shaw,looks heavy on the drive axle.
Anyone recognise the F86 ■■?
W.Myer’s DAF
F.Swain & Sons ERF
Berbee Transport Scania fully committed !
Scania 110 looks to be French,left ■■■■■■ and driver has his Mrs on board,or perhaps someone else’s Mrs!!!
David
BonkeyDollocks:
Ooof … smashing links Deano old chap.Here’s the nearest to it that I have just showing the cab taken in Buxton 1974. Driver must have gone for a newspaper and 20 Woodbines.
That’s a different vehicle, look at the sign writing on the door. I would guess
that it’s LRC 55K, a drop sided six wheel tipper driven by the late Chris Holt. Chris
lived on Bath Road, just down from where the vehicle is
parked and unlike fathers artic he would just about have fitted it in that space.
DEANB:
W.E.Massey ERF9
R Hassett Mercedes.
8
Thorn Lighting DAF
7
Taylor’s MAN
6
Sparrows crane.
5
Anyone recognise the Atkinson ■■ “The Roamer V” ■■
4
Wisbeth roadways Buffalo.
3
Direct ERF
2
Richmond road garage F86
1
K & L Haulage ERF
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Stand corrected but the daf F2200 is a western brs Cardiff or Merthyr contract motor to Thorn Lighting.
Lots of units were added to the various western depots that year with the MTC , R plate.111,s Daf,s and Erf.
Brill photo of the syms motor,they done loads of work out of british gypsum east leake.
Dai
oiltreader:
Midlands BRS Dean, 5 Allegros(awful) and 2 Minis, winners in many ways and BMW at Cowley have kept the brand going, not quite as mini but still in big demand. Got a feeling that BigJ unit may have been orginally of the Latham’s fleet and prior to change of livery and rebranding to Cartranport BRS.
Oily
Nothing to do with Midland BRS, and the rebranding to Cartransport BRS came in 1968 a good 10 years before this, My Brother had the Sister one to this 908, they bought about 15 after the take over of Lathams and for some reason they all got painted Lathams Blue, all I can say is the must have had a lot of paint left over at Lathams.
HRS:
logger:
DEANB:
One for Bubbs !Western transport.
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Great to see pictures of western transport lorries my stepfather was a driver in those days , eventually became transport manager .
Great memories of school holidays going with him in AEC Mandators to start with then the 110 scania’ s
like the one in the photoHi Logger,
One of my first jobs as a new salesman with Unit Commercials was to deliver the new 110’s to Western tramsport on a beaver tail low loader, always late evening, Two at a time ( when they finished for the day) and chaining the Mandators on for the run back to Salisbury, always wet and windy. Can you imagine a truck salesman doing that to day ? but a good grounding.
Then of course I had to sell them but as i started driving in them I had not real problems. Western transport was a good company to deal with, Harvey
Hi Harvey
Great to hear your memory’s of delivering new trucks to Western Transport times have definitely changed !
Guess at the time they were probably one of unit commercials biggest customers having a large number of 110’s and a few 80’s can remember the first 110 they had which was H Reg 1969/70 ?
Years ahead of the AEC mandators they replaced , no comparison but they did still buy some mandators until production stopped in about 1978