thats not 100% correct
bob sellers ran trucks (sellers of ilam) after tony kent went his own way (ak transport which went ■■■■ up a while back)
bob and son rob still have the same garage to this day but they do not run trucks anymore they mainly do repairs they also own a yard on ashbourne airfield where a number of hauliers have their operators licence and park
moose
Hi Lads.There is one of Sellers fodens XUP318R on page 1 and a couple of AKs Dafs on page 5.
Seeing as it was my local town’s carnival yesterday, have a nice pic of a Bedford from 1972 with a smart Tarmac Foden S36 bringing up the rear.
Moose:
thats not 100% correct
bob sellers ran trucks (sellers of ilam) after tony kent went his own way (ak transport which went ■■■■ up a while back)
bob and son rob still have the same garage to this day but they do not run trucks anymore they mainly do repairs they also own a yard on ashbourne airfield where a number of hauliers have their operators licence and park
moose
Would this be the garage they had when I bought the S21 off them I remember they had the old type thunderbox toilet no flush system there at all we had a good laugh at the time also old Mr.Kent took us further up the road where they had a yard full of old Fodens Ex Blue Circle Cement Regards Larry
Moose:
thats not 100% correct
bob sellers ran trucks (sellers of ilam) after tony kent went his own way (ak transport which went ■■■■ up a while back)
bob and son rob still have the same garage to this day but they do not run trucks anymore they mainly do repairs they also own a yard on ashbourne airfield where a number of hauliers have their operators licence and park
moose
The yard in Ashbourne is owned by Tony Kent, am pretty sure its nowt to do with the Sellers.Not that it really matters though, it`s still another Derbyshire haulage name that unfortunately disappeared many moons ago.
Lawrence Dunbar:
Whatever happened to Sellars & Kent from IIam big Foden men I bought a S21 8wheel tipper off them in 1975 VTU291E what a cracking motor 16T. payload it used to pull like a train 48mph up hill & down dale never missed a beat 150Gardner 12sp. Foden box a gear for every hill. A cousin of mine bought TRB 132 K S 39 8wheeler a good motor also Regards Larry
TRB 132K was the first Foden tanker that I drove at Tilcon after passing my test (March 1976) and at that time was driven by the late Ian Slater from Parwich. I took it to Derby for its annual test, Bob Sellers purchased a lot of eight leggers from Ballidon over the years and they gave him good service.
Pete.
windrush:
Lawrence Dunbar:
Whatever happened to Sellars & Kent from IIam big Foden men I bought a S21 8wheel tipper off them in 1975 VTU291E what a cracking motor 16T. payload it used to pull like a train 48mph up hill & down dale never missed a beat 150Gardner 12sp. Foden box a gear for every hill. A cousin of mine bought TRB 132 K S 39 8wheeler a good motor also Regards LarryTRB 132K was the first Foden tanker that I drove at Tilcon after passing my test (March 1976) and at that time was driven by the late Ian Slater from Parwich. I took it to Derby for its annual test, Bob Sellers purchased a lot of eight leggers from Ballidon over the years and they gave him good service.
Pete.
Yes the Foden TRB132K gave very good service it ended up at Perth as far I can remember. also I had a T.Shirt with Foden forever I had it on at one of the motor shows & upset one of the Volvo salesmen I dont think he liked it Eh tuff s—t Cheers Larry,
dowahdiddyman:
Moose:
thats not 100% correct
bob sellers ran trucks (sellers of ilam) after tony kent went his own way (ak transport which went ■■■■ up a while back)
bob and son rob still have the same garage to this day but they do not run trucks anymore they mainly do repairs they also own a yard on ashbourne airfield where a number of hauliers have their operators licence and park
mooseThe yard in Ashbourne is owned by Tony Kent, am pretty sure it
s nowt to do with the Sellers.Not that it really matters though, it`s still another Derbyshire haulage name that unfortunately disappeared many moons ago.
i am not talking about tony kents yard, bob still owns one not far from steve summers garage, while on the subject sellers ran trucks for quite a while after tony went his own way from the yard he still has to this day nr ilam.
by the time ak transport got hold of sam longson they had lost a lot of work to lomas at buxton who now has the old sam longson yard at chapel as well as hillhead and the new one nr tunstead quarry
Moose:
dowahdiddyman:
Moose:
thats not 100% correct
bob sellers ran trucks (sellers of ilam) after tony kent went his own way (ak transport which went ■■■■ up a while back)
bob and son rob still have the same garage to this day but they do not run trucks anymore they mainly do repairs they also own a yard on ashbourne airfield where a number of hauliers have their operators licence and park
mooseThe yard in Ashbourne is owned by Tony Kent, am pretty sure it
s nowt to do with the Sellers.Not that it really matters though, it`s still another Derbyshire haulage name that unfortunately disappeared many moons ago.i am not talking about tony kents yard, bob still owns one not far from steve summers garage, while on the subject sellers ran trucks for quite a while after tony went his own way from the yard he still has to this day nr ilam.
by the time ak transport got hold of sam longson they had lost a lot of work to lomas at buxton who now has the old sam longson yard at chapel as well as hillhead and the new one nr tunstead quarry
Sorry, take it your on about the yard where Steve parks some of his trailers.
Longsons shouldn`t have lost as much as they did to Lomas at the time, they basically let him take it!
Lawrence Dunbar:
Re Hansons Tipper bodies an uncle of mine bought 8 of these 8 wheeler tippers & he said the reason for the curve at the back was so they could get right back under the coal hoppers ? hope this is correct Regards Larry
Thanks for the info Larry … you’ve finaly put my mind at rest. 
Paul.
Lawrence Dunbar wrote:
Re Hansons Tipper bodies an uncle of mine bought 8 of these 8 wheeler tippers & he said the reason for the curve at the back was so they could get right back under the coal hoppers ? hope this is correct Regards Larry
Do you have any photos at all that you can add to this thread.
I have lots of photos when I get the sorted out some real oldies from the 30s I have to get my grandson to put them on im still learning the ropes Cheers Larry
Cheers for that Lawrence we look forward to seeing them mate.
A couple here on Fairfield Common Buxton during the winters of 1964 & 1965
Also one of the quarrys from the Buxton area (not sure which one though) anyone have an answer.Is it Topley Pike?
Could be Topley Pike John, (never been there) but it also looks a little like Wimpey’s Darlton quarry at Stoney Middleton? Certain that Bonkey will know! 
Good pics though.
Pete.
i’ve been racking what passes for brain cells , i knew it wasn’t topley , but i would agree it looks like wimpey’s to me as well , if not it would be one of the via gellia quarries , dave
Speaking to D A Garner the chap who owns this ERF today while he was on a break parked near to the Oldham Hospital,he was telling me he had just delivered to the Rochdale area and was off back to Buxton to reload.He told me he had owned the lorry for about 9 yrs and it had been off the road for about 2 yrs during which time he had reconned the engine (Gardner).I must say it sounded as sweet as a nut when he started her up and drove off.Is there any of you Buxton based lads on here who knows him.Nice bloke to speak too I could have listened to him all day if he had had the time.
Dont know the Gentleman in question John but the previous owner was Mick Bradshaw from Ashbourne who ran the lorry from Ballidon quarry, ran with Mick many a time. I have seen it parked up for a year or two and wondered if it would be used again.
Pete.
rigsby:
i’ve been racking what passes for brain cells , i knew it wasn’t topley , but i would agree it looks like wimpey’s to me as well , if not it would be one of the via gellia quarries , dave
I reckon that is Darlton Quarries at Stoney Middleton as well lads,the fields to the right look like the ones below Eyam village and the limestone edge is about right for Stoney Middleton Dale.The dale is running towards Wardlow with a gritstone moorland around Hucklow/Abney in the background. Well,that’s what I think,probably wrong. 
If there was one of Mason’s Seddons in the pic that would have sealed it.
Chris Webb:
rigsby:
i’ve been racking what passes for brain cells , i knew it wasn’t topley , but i would agree it looks like wimpey’s to me as well , if not it would be one of the via gellia quarries , daveI reckon that is Darlton Quarries at Stoney Middleton as well lads,the fields to the right look like the ones below Eyam village and the limestone edge is about right for Stoney Middleton Dale.The dale is running towards Wardlow with a gritstone moorland around Hucklow/Abney in the background. Well,that’s what I think,probably wrong.
If there was one of Mason’s Seddons in the pic that would have sealed it.
im not sure i think it could be goddards but i might be wrong.