tipping scrap at sheffield
rigsby:
i look at the mires cafe every time i go past in the car , but she who must be obeyed has banned me out . she says i’m fat enough and i don’t do any work , so i shouldn’t need it , miserable (zb) , dave
Mine says the same i just take no notice. The pubs still open ive never been in though. Someone once told he threw somebody out for shooing his dog away for eating off their plate.
darrenDJ:
best truck ive ever had ■■■■■■■ 365 with eaton twin spliter mint machine
Great wagon the ERFs I had 4 Fodens a few Leylands a Sedaki then I got an ERF EC12 L Reg 375Roller Eaton T/S. best wagon I ever had it gave me good service for 6 years allways passed the test first time good on fuel 9/10 to gallon Regards Larry
windrush:
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.
It is Darlton quarry at Stoney Middleton Pete, the photo has been ‘reversed’ for some reason. I saw it myself some time ago on the net and reversed it and saved it onto a hard drive.
If you look at the black heaps to the right of the pic, that’s the 10mil and 20mil retardamac stock heaps. I think they still make the stuff nowadays but the stockheaps are in a different place.
The quarry, I’m told, isn’t owned by Tarmac anymore; they ridded it off their books a couple of years back at the start of the recession. It’s owned by a firm called BCB coated and they’re based at Nottingham.
The brickworks that used to be on one side of Darlton have been flattened as well. Guess the recession put paid to that (or Tarmac did it before they sold the place on as a going concern to stop rivals getting their hands on it)
That is correct, Beesley Coated Stone owns the tar plant and also I believe the old TILCON plant at Colwick. We used to take dust to the block plant at Darlton from Dene and then sometimes do a load from the tar plant, usually a “stitch up” though and you would find yourself miles from home at about 8 pm and then the gang would decide that they didn’t want the stuff and you had to find somewhere to dump it! Happy days. 
Pete.
windrush:
That is correct, Beesley Coated Stone owns the tar plant and also I believe the old TILCON plant at Colwick. We used to take dust to the block plant at Darlton from Dene and then sometimes do a load from the tar plant, usually a “stitch up” though and you would find yourself miles from home at about 8 pm and then the gang would decide that they didn’t want the stuff and you had to find somewhere to dump it! Happy days.Pete.
I remember the Darlton Quarries wagons as a kid.When did Wimpey move in Pete?
Chris Webb:
I remember the Darlton Quarries wagons as a kid.When did Wimpey move in Pete?
Can’t tell you Chris, I didn’t move to Derbyshire until 1975 and I think that Wimpey’s were in residence then.
They used to reckon that WIMPEY stood for We Import More Paddys Every Year but I couldn’t possibly comment!
Pete.
they also reckoned back to front you english pigs make irish work ! oh dear
windrush:
Chris Webb:
I remember the Darlton Quarries wagons as a kid.When did Wimpey move in Pete?Can’t tell you Chris, I didn’t move to Derbyshire until 1975 and I think that Wimpey’s were in residence then.
They used to reckon that WIMPEY stood for We Import More Paddys Every Year but I couldn’t possibly comment!Pete.
I know it was still known as Darlton Quarries in 1966 because I went out as passenger with a mate of mine who worked for Masons with a Seddon 4-wheeler. It was 7/6d a ton from Stoney to Baslow,is it any better now? 
bob-lad:
they also reckoned back to front you english pigs make irish work ! oh dear
Hiya …i thought i’d herd them all but that a new one on me…very good
John
Dont know who took the photos so if I have pinched them off somebody of here I do apologize.
The eight legger was what I started on at Sammies, then they put me through my class 1 and 3 months later gave me my first brand spanker, the ECX. that photo was taken by the looks of it on my way down to Sheerness.
Great Longson name gone but not forgotten.
Derbyshire Foden:
were ars theseA few local wagons from past and present.
were are the four fodens
we don’t see many photos of hazelcroft lorries in the 70s and 80s , is it because nobody had a quick enough shutter speed ? anon
I think I have posted this one before (not to sure though)
Heres another one I have found in my album (photo purchased from)-Bob Hobbs @
transportphotos.com/road/photo/JLC00201-08
bradfordlad9999:
Derbyshire Foden:
were ars theseA few local wagons from past and present.were are the four fodens
They were up at Longcliffe near Brassington but they went about three months ago. One of them ended up at the foden breakers in Sandbach but i don’t know where the others went. They still run some old ones internal in the quarry.
The tipper and the powder tank both look quite tidy I bet they would wash up quite well.Ive seen some that look worse still out on the roads.
rigsby:
we don’t see many photos of hazelcroft lorries in the 70s and 80s , is it because nobody had a quick enough shutter speed ? anon
This one didn’t get away from t’camera Dave,a rayt motley crew in front of the motor…
Anon…
Stanfield:
The tipper and the powder tank both look quite tidy I bet they would wash up quite well.Ive seen some that look worse still out on the roads.
They are pretty tidy. Id drive one
been racking my braincell who drove the hazelcroft tanker john . it was the late alan flynn , he came from stevens at macc , i think he did continental work for them . those erf s were hard work , they only had the l 10 290 ■■■■■■■ , not enough power round our neck of the woods , cheers , dave