Santa fe express

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When i was a kid santa fe was in full swing i used to go on at my dad to get a job with them they used to attend most of the truck shows has anyone got any pictures of there wagons mercs and scania 111 and 141

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photo forum v8 mercs and sk mercs dont know what page they will be on now i stuck some on out of a magazine and one i took at truckfest about 85 :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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Hi i aint got any pics of them but i remember them well, They used to have a motife on there trucks ’ Hip Hip Hooray its Santa Fe’ Good looking Fleet

Regards Kev :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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If I remember correctly they sold out a few years ago and then a bit later returned as Atchinson Topeka taking their name from another American railway

Regards Pat

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ainacs:
If I remember correctly they sold out a few years ago and then a bit later returned as Atkinson Topeka taking their name from another American railway

Regards Pat

Wincanton bought them Pat,about 1994 (a guess).We inherited some at our Maltby depot for a few weeks.

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Thats Atchinson- Topeka

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I;m trying to find out which copy of ‘Truck’ magazine ran a feature about Santa Fe. It was probably late 84 or an issue from 1985 if anyone can let me know.

Many thanks, Dan.

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I remember them years back.
Think you would always see one of their wagons somewhere (if that makes sence) :laughing:

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Was it mixed up with CAT?

Chard and Axminster Transport

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I remember seeing lots of Santa Fe Express, mainly Scania’s, Ford Transcontinentals and Mercedes

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I went into their yard one Christmas Eve to tip a load of steel plate ex Cruesot-Loire Always a swine of a load in a tilt.What a great crowd of drivers they were To a man they all got stuck in and buggered of and left me to strip out on my own.I shall always be gratefull. :laughing: :laughing:

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Am I right in thinking they had a place at Cheltenham, seem to remember running down there on an evening out of Brownhills. Nice little number after a days work organizing!! if ya get my gist! :confused: :laughing: