Ralph Davies and Maguires of Cheltenham

OUT OF HOURS TRANSPORT PHOTO FORUM (MEMBERS ONLY)
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Looks much better than the UK. No more snow in Bristol as yet, but due to go colder tomorrow.

Picture of your unit attached.

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I saw a red Man TGX with Ralph Davies on the headboard a few weeks ago, whats the story behind these?

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heres some more of Y111 dont know if you’ve got these ryan :wink:

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robv8:
I saw a red Man TGX with Ralph Davies on the headboard a few weeks ago, whats the story behind these?

They are ex Well pics units which he has bought 5 all told i think

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Thetaff:
heres some more of Y111 dont know if you’ve got these ryan :wink:

Thanks Stu, I have not got those.

All the best for 2010.

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Same to you pal,best wishes

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Has anyone got any pics of the old Tag axle 142s they used to run?. Were they on air suspension cos tag was more like air suspended motors that came out about 91 in the uk.

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NB12:
Has anyone got any pics of the old Tag axle 142s they used to run?. Were they on air suspension cos tag was more like air suspended motors that came out about 91 in the uk.

Suspect you are looking for the following,

Scania 142m E832JAD Lady Deborah
Scania 142m D444OON Lady Anne
Scania 142m D680NOX Lady Deborah
Scania 142m C805KYS Lady Michelle
Scania 142m B306NDF Lady Deborah
Scania 142m A573LDG Lady Jennifer
Scania 142m A142XOJ Not named
Scania 142m BHA142Y Lady Deborah
Scania 142m EOF123Y Not named

Have a look at this for D680NOX.

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Here you go Thetaff, another of your unit, this time from Ben Hughes

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hi dont know if this is of interest, i saw a couple of ex ralph davis trucks in russia this year

i dont have the other pic where i am at the mo, i can add it later if its of interest

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That would be great please Euromat, thanks.

Correct me if I am wrong, but is the name Lady Charlotte? If so this was originally V777RDF.

Thanks and best wishes for 2010.

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here we go as promised, i managed to find them…

taken outside the geest terminal in southampton about 1997 ish.

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It is great to see pictures of the older units, thanks

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Y111RDF:
That would be great please Euromat, thanks.

Correct me if I am wrong, but is the name Lady Charlotte? If so this was originally V777RDF.

Thanks and best wishes for 2010.

i think it is lady charlotte, this is the other one, not a great pic sorry, i have zoomed in, i think its something like lady virginia?

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euromat:
i think it is lady charlotte, this is the other one, not a great pic sorry, i have zoomed in, i think its something like lady virginia?

Hi Euromat,

Thanks for that, perhaps Lady Francesca - S333RDF (then S504AAW)? Would seem to fit as it is a FH16 GXL.

Regards

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Y111RDF

Do you work for ralph davies or something?

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Why are they now white■■?

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bugcos:
Why are they now white■■?

only 3 of them are,which are on Y plates,the rest are black like the photos except for the new ones he’s bought which are red MAN’s

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Joshh:
Y111RDF

Do you work for ralph davies or something?

No chap, just followed the fleet from around 1996. The days when the units were often away for over a month on the way to the Chinese border.

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