Regarding the metcalf wagon and not seeing them around much, m.o.d. Contracts are usually given out for a set period and then you have to retender for them so maybe someone else has undercut them. We used to do a few m.o.d. Contracts at shanks, Brize Norton, Porton Down etc but we were undercut one year with Brize Norton but got it back again the year after as we were told the other waste company were cutting corners shall we say.
DEANB:
Fleetbridge roundabout and flyover construction.9
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The flyover is taking shape now with some of the middle concrete beams in place.Some more classic cars
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Hy Mac excavator. What make is the car with the motorbike next to it ■■ Can remember seeing the shape as a kid.
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Ruston Bucyrus Crane.
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This monster of a crane was used to lift the concrete beams into place. Cant have been that many six axle cranes
back in the 1970’s i would have thought. Think it says Notts on the door.4
This shot shows how long the beams were.
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Early 60s Vauxhall Victor with another later Vauxhall in front.
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Dean a great find for a plant anorak! I like to consider my self a reasonable part-time /amateur 360 operator but I recently was invited to have a play on a Priestman Cub baby drag line. That made me sweat with concentration and hats off to anyone who can operate one properly.
Would you be OK with me posting a link to here from CMN?
Thanks
We had RB’s at Ballidon, not Rapiers, one a shovel and the other a drop ball. A chap who did relief driving/loading shovel operating locally was working at Crich quarry and was asked to take over operating their RB shovel as the regular driver was retiring. He had one day of tuition with the retiring driver standing behind him in the cab, as conversation was impossible he was hit on the back of the hands with a stick whenever he pulled the wrong lever and ended the shift with swollen knuckles but knew how to work a RB! 
Pete.
Morning Dean,
Edwin C Farrall are from Chester, used to be a Mercedes fleet but have stuck to Volvo for a good few years now,
DEANB:
Froggy55:
This specially built Bernard also had an all-aluminium cab. 1956.What a cracking looking truck that is “Froggy55”
What model is it ? Do you have any interior pics of that cab by any chance ?
The exact model was 150 MB 26 CC6 ML. 26 tonnes gross weight fitted with a 150 bhp 12,1 litre Bernard diesel and 5 x 2 speed gear box with two sticks. The aluminium-alloy cab and dropside bodywork were specially made by Fernand Genève (Ivry, South of Paris) as an experimental partnership between Bernard and l’Aluminium Français. The weight saving was only 600 kgs compared to the standard steel version, for a cost excess of 30%, and only one was produced. Sorry, I can’t find a picture of the inside.
The Carrosserie Genève was better known for the cabs they built for Unic in the 1960s, cab which was even mounted on a few Mack tractors.
Even more interesting were the 9 Bernard CA 6 LW tankers built in 1948 for Transports Becquet in Lille. Fitted with a Gardner 6 LW engine, they had a very special aluminium cab. Access was by a door on the right side.
essexpete:
DEANB:
Fleetbridge roundabout and flyover construction.9
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The flyover is taking shape now with some of the middle concrete beams in place.Some more classic cars
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Hy Mac excavator. What make is the car with the motorbike next to it ■■ Can remember seeing the shape as a kid.
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Ruston Bucyrus Crane.
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This monster of a crane was used to lift the concrete beams into place. Cant have been that many six axle cranes
back in the 1970’s i would have thought. Think it says Notts on the door.4
This shot shows how long the beams were.
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The beams were transported in on a Volvo and Foden.
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Early 60s Vauxhall Victor with another later Vauxhall in front.
Vauxhall Victor FB,very distinctive rear end.
David
DEANB:
The crap white colour scheme.Someone may recognise the number plate ?9
ASD Metal Services DAF from ■■
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Anyone recognise the MAN ■■
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Culina Volvo.
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Anyone recognise the writing/livery on the tanker trailer ■■
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Gwynedd Shipping Volvo.
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Used to see alot of Metcalfe Farms motors around my way delivery/collecting military vehicles from Bovington Camp etc but have not
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No idea where the K.E.Express DAF is based ■■
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Cant make out where the Edwin Farrall Volvo is from ■■
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Anyone know where the Cartwright Bros Scania is based ■■
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Hello DEANB
The Car next to the Motorbike is 100 percent an early Vauxhall Victor.
The White MAN DK57NJX is owned by the Bibby Line Group, formed in 1807 in Liverpool as a shipping company, they are a huge outfit, listed as having 2300 wagons and 90 depots throughout England in 1985, they recently sold out to Menzies Distribution in June 2020 and the head office is still in Liverpool.
Regards
John
J.F.G:
Hello DEANBThe Car next to the Motorbike is 100 percent an early Vauxhall Victor.
The White MAN DK57NJX is owned by the Bibby Line Group, formed in 1807 in Liverpool as a shipping company, they are a huge outfit, listed as having 2300 wagons and 90 depots throughout England in 1985, they recently sold out to Menzies Distribution in June 2020 and the head office is still in Liverpool.
Regards
John
I assumed Dean meant the car in front of the motorcycle. 
That one is definately a Ford Corsair.
Pete.
pete smith:
Morning Dean,
Edwin C Farrall are from Chester, used to be a Mercedes fleet but have stuck to Volvo for a good few years now,
They running scanias as well now out of St. Helens knauf insulation
windrush:
The ‘car by the bike’ is a late Ford Corsair, early ones had a 1500cc engines and later they fitted the V4. Lovely cars, but with the Cortina selling well they were dropped from the range along with the early Classic/Capri models.Pete.
Thanks for the name Pete as i did not know that model,but it was the other pic i was asking about. 
vwvanman0:
The french artic is a hanomag HenschelSteve
Cheers Steve.
m.a.n rules:
youtu.be/Y-j5TEWQx-Y there you go mate a ford corsair…
Thanks for the clip chap.
Kempston:
Regarding the metcalf wagon and not seeing them around much, m.o.d. Contracts are usually given out for a set period and then you have to retender for them so maybe someone else has undercut them. We used to do a few m.o.d. Contracts at shanks, Brize Norton, Porton Down etc but we were undercut one year with Brize Norton but got it back again the year after as we were told the other waste company were cutting corners shall we say.
That probably explains why i have not seen one for a while then Dave. Probably see one this week now !
essexpete:
“DEANB”Hy Mac excavator. What make is the car with the motorbike next to it ■■ Can remember seeing the shape as a kid.
Early 60s Vauxhall Victor with another later Vauxhall in front.
Cheers Pete,that was the one i was after Vauxhall Victor. Mind you i did not know the other one was a Corsair.
essexpete:
Dean a great find for a plant anorak! I like to consider my self a reasonable part-time /amateur 360 operator but I recently was invited to have a play on a Priestman Cub baby drag line. That made me sweat with concentration and hats off to anyone who can operate one properly.
Would you be OK with me posting a link to here from CMN?
Thanks
Yes that is a nice brochure Pete. I have posted other bits and bobs on here of plant. Yes no problem posting a link.
pete smith:
Morning Dean,
Edwin C Farrall are from Chester, used to be a Mercedes fleet but have stuck to Volvo for a good few years now,
Thanks for the info Pete.
Froggy55:
“DEANB” “Froggy55” Bernard Bourgey-Montreuil cabine alu.
This specially built Bernard also had an all-aluminium cab. 1956.What a cracking looking truck that is “Froggy55”
The exact model was 150 MB 26 CC6 ML. 26 tonnes gross weight fitted with a 150 bhp 12,1 litre Bernard diesel and 5 x 2 speed gear box with two sticks. The aluminium-alloy cab and dropside bodywork were specially made by Fernand Genève (Ivry, South of Paris) as an experimental partnership between Bernard and l’Aluminium Français. The weight saving was only 600 kgs compared to the standard steel version, for a cost excess of 30%, and only one was produced. Sorry, I can’t find a picture of the inside.
The Carrosserie Genève was better known for the cabs they built for Unic in the 1960s, cab which was even mounted on a few Mack tractors.
Even more interesting were the 9 Bernard CA 6 LW tankers built in 1948 for Transports Becquet in Lille. Fitted with a Gardner 6 LW engine, they had a very special aluminium cab. Access was by a door on the right side.
Thanks for the photos and info on the Bernard tankers which certainly looked different. I imagine the cabs would have been very cold in
the winter with all that glass. Much preferred the other one you posted which looked awesome in my opinion.What a shame only one was
made,i dont suppose it was saved ?
5thwheel:
“DEANB”Hy Mac excavator. What make is the car with the motorbike next to it ■■ Can remember seeing the shape as a kid.
Vauxhall Victor FB,very distinctive rear end.
David
Thanks for confirming David.
J.F.G:
Hello DEANBThe Car next to the Motorbike is 100 percent an early Vauxhall Victor.
The White MAN DK57NJX is owned by the Bibby Line Group, formed in 1807 in Liverpool as a shipping company, they are a huge outfit, listed as having 2300 wagons and 90 depots throughout England in 1985, they recently sold out to Menzies Distribution in June 2020 and the head office is still in Liverpool.
Regards
John
Thanks for the info on the car and the MAN truck John. I assume this article from 1962 about J.Bibby from Liverpool is the same company ■■
Click on pages twice to read.
coomsey:
Couple of big uns at Ravenstone Leics 84ish
They are some serious machines “coomsey” Any idea how much they weighed as some are over a thousand tons !!
windrush:
I assumed Dean meant the car in front of the motorcycle.Pete.
windrush:
We had RB’s at Ballidon, not Rapiers, one a shovel and the other a drop ball. A chap who did relief driving/loading shovel operating locally was working at Crich quarry and was asked to take over operating their RB shovel as the regular driver was retiring. He had one day of tuition with the retiring driver standing behind him in the cab, as conversation was impossible he was hit on the back of the hands with a stick whenever he pulled the wrong lever and ended the shift with swollen knuckles but knew how to work a RB!Pete.
An intresting training method Pete !
Here’s a bit on a Ruston Bucyrus 30-RB.
Click on pages twice to read.
Ferryman tidy DAF. Not sure where the phone code is for ■■
Cant make the name out on the door,something Plant ■■
Inter Haul MAN from somewhere in Wales.
Clive Cowern Scania from ■■
Anyone know where the Jeff Woolcock Volvo is based ■■
Drinkwater Sabey Leyland Octopus on Gravel Hill heading to Poole.
Anyone recognise the Maggie on Gravel Hill ■■
Anyone know what make the middle dump truck is ■■
Anyone recognise the Volvo F6 ■■
“steam” Is this a Chris Dare motor ■■ Looks like his colours but i dont remember him running a Foden more DAF’s.
Looks like a Truckline container.
Morning Dean.
STD code 01495 is Pontypool and 01746 is Bridgnorth if that helps.
In 1973 I was doing a transport related short course at Ashington Tech. The drag line Big Geordie (one of the biggest in Europe at the time) was working at an open cast site a few miles away. One of the course lecturers knew the site manager and managed to get us a “working visit” (research■■?) Anyway we ended up in the drag line cabin when it was working, quite an experience.
A few weeks previous to our visit, Derek Crouch, the site operators, had replaced 1.5 miles of conveyor belt for spoil with 3 or 4 LectraHaul dumpers.
They had something like a CAT V12 or V16 donkey engine feeding electric turbine drive hubs.
Tyneside
tyneside:
In 1973 I was doing a transport related short course at Ashington Tech. The drag line Big Geordie (one of the biggest in Europe at the time) was working at an open cast site a few miles away. One of the course lecturers knew the site manager and managed to get us a “working visit” (research■■?) Anyway we ended up in the drag line cabin when it was working, quite an experience.
A few weeks previous to our visit, Derek Crouch, the site operators, had replaced 1.5 miles of conveyor belt for spoil with 3 or 4 LectraHaul dumpers.
They had something like a CAT V12 or V16 donkey engine feeding electric turbine drive hubs.Tyneside
I was put on one as a stand in grease monkey, the regular rang in sick. I lasted about an hour, seasick on land