PAUL GEE's PHOTO COLLECTION (Part 1)

[deanb]

kevmac47:
“DEANB”

Anyone know if steel haulier H.E.Samson from Colnbrook is still going ■■

I regularly loaded out of H E Sampson at Colnbrook in the 70s/early 80s. My young son,
(now 52) travelled with me in the school holidays. Sampsons was under the flight path for Heathrow, he was very excited and overawed when in the space of a few minutes Concorde, then a 747 Jumbo flew right over us on takeoff. The speed of Concorde, and the noise was spectacular, then the very noisy Jumbo which hardly seemed to be moving was a talking point with him for weeks after. I remember all of Sampsons company cars had the prefix HES on the number plates. Regards Kev.

Thanks for the comments Kev regarding H.E.Sampson.

I know what you mean about the noise of Concorde it was something else to hear that take off or when it flew overhead.

The 747 was another iconic plane and its a shame that most of those and alot of the awesome A380’s have been retired
during this covid pandemic. The first time i took off in a A380 i wondered if we were actually going to lift off as it
seemed so slow going down the runway.But that might have something to do with it usually weighing well over 500 tons
on take off on long haul flights !
Take off speed for a A380 is around 180/200mph but does not feel like it when you are on one.

Paul caught this pic of a Emirates A380.

Have a fair bit on Concorde.

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1966 Bedford.

1970 Bedford.

1968 Foden.

1970 Foden.

[deanb]

1978 Concorde.

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[deanb]

Some oldies.

Great looking Foden. Body builders back then knew how to make great looking bodies.
I assume hoses connected through the holes on the side to load/unload ■■

[deanb]

Anyone recognise the Volvo F10 bulker ■■

New Iveco.

Anyone recognise the Seddon Atkinson 401 ■■ Has fleet number 22 on it ?

Edgwicks Mercedes.

T.J.Powell Constructor. Dont think we have had them on before,anyone know where they are from ■■

I would like a pound for every TFE motor that came through Poole over the years. Use to bring dairy products in like
yoghurts etc from France. There use to be an english driver on for them who use to pretend he was french,think he
lived in France. Anyone remember him,he was odd ?

Anyone recognise the fridge hauling F12,looks like reg B68GRD ■■

Heres a blast from the past C.B.Morgan from Shaftesbury. Used to do livestock,flats,bulkers. Another company i miss seeing
on the road.Packed up years ago and there old yard as you leave Shaftesbury heading towards Warminster on the LHS is
now Warehousing. Back in the 80’s i seem to remember someone was selling second hand Kenworths from the yard,ring
any bells with anyone ■■

Probably had a Vehicle Movements transporter on before,amyone remember where they were based ■■

Anyone recognise the Welsh Iveco,cant make the name out on it ■■

[vwvanman0]

Wonder who ran the A reg iveco tractor unit?
Italeri made a 1/24 kit of that called the iveco fiat cowboy complete with the stacks and spoilers, didn’t realise they sold in the UK.

Great concorde info, we were the envy of the world with that, Anglo French engineering doing what the Americans couldn’t do.

Great photos as ever.

Steve

[oiltreader]

Hi Dean, 1966 at Bristol heading for Toulouse.
Oily

[windrush]

The “holes in the side” of the Albion Sugar Foden are handwheel controls for the discharge valves, I believe the hose connections were at the rear. The Sentinel steamer: a friend has one and gives folk rides around his village on New Years Day. I was offered a ride but would be unable to get up into the cab nowadays. He attends a lot of rallies with it and drives it from Doncaster to Lincoln and then down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair and back home, I passed it a couple of years ago on the A34 between Chievely and Didcot. He drives and his wife fires.

Pete.

[mrsteel]

Dean B
Good morning, Re the post on Sampsons Colnbrook. I used to deliver steel there back in the seventies and they were steel processor’s not haulage contractors. They were taken over by British Steel and I was still delivering there up until I retired in 2011. I don’t know if the place is still operating but the comments on the noise from Concorde are spot on, it would set car alarms off
Regards Allan

[suedehead]

Those H E Samson drivers look a right cheery bunch

[ramone]

One for Dennis , NMP

[suedehead]

DEANB:
T.J.Powell Constructor. Dont think we have had them on before,anyone know where they are from ■■

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The TJ Powell tipper was from around the Swindon area, do i get a bonus point for spotting that the pic was taken on Lechlade road, Highworh ?

[chris_webb]

DEANB:

robroy:
I’d be interested to know who previously owned that L reg A series showmans motor with the sleeper, it looks a tidy professional conversion.
Ex Middle East running motor perhaps?

Possibly Rob,someone ,may recognise the reg number ?

Suedehead:
"robroy"I’d be interested to know who previously owned that L reg A series showmans motor with the sleeper, it looks a tidy professional conversion.
Ex Middle East running motor perhaps?

Was thinking the same. Maybe the cab is ex Erick Vicks or Lowes from Paddock Wood

Possibly “Suedehead”. Have some stuff on Lowes somewhere.

That A Series has a “WY” Yorkshire West Riding plate,but I’ve no idea who ran it originally.

[kempston]

Great stuff on Concorde Dean, I was lucky enough to do a job for shanks down at Heathrow in one of the BA Concorde hangers, amazing being up close to such an iconic aircraft. Went on board one when I was younger at Duxford, would imagine it’s still there. To think that Concorde was around for close on 50 years ago and we have nothing to replace it with in this day and age is unbelievable really. A backward step?

[kevmac47]

DEANB:
Anyone recognise the Volvo F10 bulker ■■

9

New Iveco.

8

Anyone recognise the Seddon Atkinson 401 ■■ Has fleet number 22 on it ?

7

Edgwicks Mercedes.

6

T.J.Powell Constructor. Dont think we have had them on before,anyone know where they are from ■■

5

I would like a pound for every TFE motor that came through Poole over the years. Use to bring dairy products in like
yoghurts etc from France. There use to be an english driver on for them who use to pretend he was french,think he
lived in France. Anyone remember him,he was odd ?

4

Anyone recognise the fridge hauling F12,looks like reg B68GRD ■■

3

Heres a blast from the past C.B.Morgan from Shaftesbury. Used to do livestock,flats,bulkers. Another company i miss seeing
on the road.Packed up years ago and there old yard as you leave Shaftesbury heading towards Warminster on the LHS is
now Warehousing. Back in the 80’s i seem to remember someone was selling second hand Kenworths from the yard,ring
any bells with anyone ■■

2

Probably had a Vehicle Movements transporter on before,amyone remember where they were based ■■

1

Anyone recognise the Welsh Iveco,cant make the name out on it ■■

0

Dean, I think Vehicle Movements are the cartransporter arm of Murray Hogg.
Regards Kev.

[kenfig_bill]

DEANB:
Anyone recognise the Volvo F10 bulker ■■

9

New Iveco.

8

Anyone recognise the Seddon Atkinson 401 ■■ Has fleet number 22 on it ?

7

Edgwicks Mercedes.

6

T.J.Powell Constructor. Dont think we have had them on before,anyone know where they are from ■■

5

I would like a pound for every TFE motor that came through Poole over the years. Use to bring dairy products in like
yoghurts etc from France. There use to be an english driver on for them who use to pretend he was french,think he
lived in France. Anyone remember him,he was odd ?

4

Anyone recognise the fridge hauling F12,looks like reg B68GRD ■■

3

Heres a blast from the past C.B.Morgan from Shaftesbury. Used to do livestock,flats,bulkers. Another company i miss seeing
on the road.Packed up years ago and there old yard as you leave Shaftesbury heading towards Warminster on the LHS is
now Warehousing. Back in the 80’s i seem to remember someone was selling second hand Kenworths from the yard,ring
any bells with anyone ■■

2

Probably had a Vehicle Movements transporter on before,amyone remember where they were based ■■

1

Anyone recognise the Welsh Iveco,cant make the name out on it ??Hello Dean …this Welsh Iveco would have been Illtyd Thomas from Fforestfach Swansea …now long gone …lol …Geraint

0

[lawrence_dunbar]

DEANB:
Anyone recognise the Volvo F10 bulker ■■

New Iveco.

Anyone recognise the Seddon Atkinson 401 ■■ Has fleet number 22 on it ?

Edgwicks Mercedes.

T.J.Powell Constructor. Dont think we have had them on before,anyone know where they are from ■■

I would like a pound for every TFE motor that came through Poole over the years. Use to bring dairy products in like
yoghurts etc from France. There use to be an english driver on for them who use to pretend he was french,think he
lived in France. Anyone remember him,he was odd ?

Anyone recognise the fridge hauling F12,looks like reg B68GRD ■■

Heres a blast from the past C.B.Morgan from Shaftesbury. Used to do livestock,flats,bulkers. Another company i miss seeing
on the road.Packed up years ago and there old yard as you leave Shaftesbury heading towards Warminster on the LHS is
now Warehousing. Back in the 80’s i seem to remember someone was selling second hand Kenworths from the yard,ring
any bells with anyone ■■

Probably had a Vehicle Movements transporter on before,amyone remember where they were based ■■

Anyone recognise the Welsh Iveco,cant make the name out on it ■■

There was a Vehicle Movements based at Ponteland they were taken over by Murray Hogg Ltd They chap that owned went to Hoggs as their traffic car manager, Hoggs still operate car transporters,Regards Larry

[deanb]

vwvanman0:
Wonder who ran the A reg iveco tractor unit?
Italeri made a 1/24 kit of that called the iveco fiat cowboy complete with the stacks and spoilers, didn’t realise they sold in the UK.

Great concorde info, we were the envy of the world with that, Anglo French engineering doing what the Americans couldn’t do.

Great photos as ever.

Steve

Heres an advert for that Iveco Steve from 1983.
I have not read those articles on Concorde for years but i seem to remember that the USA banned it for a while due to the noise !

oiltreader:
Hi Dean, 1966 at Bristol heading for Toulouse.
Oily

Thanks for the pic Oily,nice to see they were using a mighty Bedford !

Heres a bit more about that trip.

windrush:
The “holes in the side” of the Albion Sugar Foden are handwheel controls for the discharge valves, I believe the hose connections were at the rear. The Sentinel steamer: a friend has one and gives folk rides around his village on New Years Day. I was offered a ride but would be unable to get up into the cab nowadays. He attends a lot of rallies with it and drives it from Doncaster to Lincoln and then down to the Great Dorset Steam Fair and back home, I passed it a couple of years ago on the A34 between Chievely and Didcot. He drives and his wife fires.

Pete.

Thanks for confirming that Pete,bit before my time chap.

Thats a fair old trip down to the Dorset Steam Fair although fair play to him as he has the wife doing the hard work.
We must have had a pic of that on here i would have thought Pete ■■

Mrsteel:
Dean B
Good morning, Re the post on Sampsons Colnbrook. I used to deliver steel there back in the seventies and they were steel processor’s not haulage contractors. They were taken over by British Steel and I was still delivering there up until I retired in 2011. I don’t know if the place is still operating but the comments on the noise from Concorde are spot on, it would set car alarms off
Regards Allan

Thanks for your comments Allan.

Suedehead:
Those H E Samson drivers look a right cheery bunch

ramone:
One for Dennis , NMP

Suedehead:
“DEANB”

T.J.Powell Constructor. Dont think we have had them on before,anyone know where they are from ■■

The TJ Powell tipper was from around the Swindon area, do i get a bonus point for spotting that the pic was taken on Lechlade road, Highworh ?

Thanks for the info “Suedehead” bonus point…

How about a gold star like when you were at school…

Chris Webb:
"robroy"I’d be interested to know who previously owned that L reg A series showmans motor with the sleeper, it looks a tidy professional conversion.
Ex Middle East running motor perhaps?

That A Series has a “WY” Yorkshire West Riding plate,but I’ve no idea who ran it originally.

Thanks for the info Chris.

Kempston:
Great stuff on Concorde Dean, I was lucky enough to do a job for shanks down at Heathrow in one of the BA Concorde hangers, amazing being up close to such an iconic aircraft. Went on board one when I was younger at Duxford, would imagine it’s still there. To think that Concorde was around for close on 50 years ago and we have nothing to replace it with in this day and age is unbelievable really. A backward step?

Yes such a shame that the accident in France finished it off Kempston.

My uncle worked for a company that worked on planes at Hurn airport and when i was a kid we went on Concorde as they were
working on one there.

kevmac47:
“DEANB”

Probably had a Vehicle Movements transporter on before,amyone remember where they were based ■■

Dean, I think Vehicle Movements are the cartransporter arm of Murray Hogg.
Regards Kev.

Thanks for the info on that motor Kev.

Heres a Murray Hogg motor.

kenfig bill:
“DEANB”

Anyone recognise the Welsh Iveco,cant make the name out on it ■■

Hello Dean …this Welsh Iveco would have been Illtyd Thomas from Fforestfach Swansea …now long gone …lol …Geraint

Thanks for the name Geraint.

Heres one for you and the old man from 1976.

Lawrence Dunbar:
“DEANB”

Probably had a Vehicle Movements transporter on before,amyone remember where they were based ■■

There was a Vehicle Movements based at Ponteland they were taken over by Murray Hogg Ltd They chap that owned went to Hoggs as their traffic car manager, Hoggs still operate car transporters,Regards Larry

Thanks for also confirming that they were taken over by Murray Hogg and for the pic Larry.

Looks like they have dropped there red livery in this pic.

[deanb]

Some oldies.

Proper rare one.

“Kempston” Early London brick motor.

[deanb]

We have had some nice pics of the various Sweeting companies from the Avon and Somerset area.

Heres some old and new ones.

[deanb]

Sweetings.

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1984.They liked there Fodens.