That looks better Tony, your clearly more advanced with modern day technology than me
Ken
kennybear:
That looks better Tony, your clearly more advanced with modern day technology than me
Ken
That’s not what my 10 year old grandson says.
Tony
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pete smith:
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The last s39 I drove in 1979 before the e290 arctic arrived . The driver in that shot is Stuart ? , can’t recall his surname now , he was a signalman on the railway and went back to that later . It was a good lorry , went well ( for a Gardner ) and was a late model with the auxiliary switch in the top of the gear lever , now , what did I have for breakfast ? Dave
Stanfield:
N A Howden Volvo FM in Tarmac old livery.On a break nr Chapel.
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Its actually W Howden but the headboard has been like that a long time. This has been replaced by 2 shiny new fm now.
Taken at Newark a couple of years ago, i saw one of theres last week, run out of Tutbury and i see them.loading at Fauld mine when i work there.
Stanfield:
Are these still operating today anyone know?
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Still going strong - Bill Ratcliffe passed away some years ago, but the company still operates from the same yard at Coton-in-the Clay (hence ‘Pride of Coton’ in the second picture) run by his sons, as far as I am aware.
Steve
Cockney Pete3:
Taken at Newark a couple of years ago, i saw one of theres last week, run out of Tutbury and i see them.loading at Fauld mine when i work there.
Looks good in fact better than good.Isn’t one of John Nelsons next to it.
When I was a very little lad ( not much bigger now ) Bill Ratcliffe had a Ford 7V and used to fill up at Atkeys garage in Uttoxeter. They had a chap that worked for them and Jack Pattinson looking after their motors called Jim Wilson.Nothing to do with the Ratcliffes and Jack but he was killed in a very terrible accident.He was helping load a digger I think and it fell over on to him and a shock to every one.
You might guess who he is on this photo
Tony
rigsby:
pete smith:
.The last s39 I drove in 1979 before the e290 arctic arrived . The driver in that shot is Stuart ? , can’t recall his surname now , he was a signalman on the railway and went back to that later . It was a good lorry , went well ( for a Gardner ) and was a late model with the auxiliary switch in the top of the gear lever , now , what did I have for breakfast ? Dave
Best looking Foden for me. drove L reg with 9spd n VRA 39K with 12spd both tippers
Cracking photos John , I like the first one , driver wearing the obligatory army tunic , everyone wore them then they were about 5 bob from the army surplus . The shot of longson’s ql spreader takes me back a bit , he had loads of ql ex army all retrofitted with Gardner lk engines , they were still on the road well after I started driving in '63 . Dave
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Great photos Dan, From a classic haulier if I may say so, Keep them rolling, Regards Larry.
spey bay Friday ,
Lawrence Dunbar:
Great photos Dan, From a classic haulier if I may say so, Keep them rolling, Regards Larry.
Thanks Larry 
I’ve just been watching a documentary about the old Mam Tor road. As I didn’t arrive in this part of the world until after it was closed I wondered if any of you could tell me if there was any indication of just how dangerous it was becoming?