Brilliant pic. The sign with A 2 T on it.Did that stand for -
Agency Toilets 2 stroke ? . . also what could you get for tuppence in those days?
Hiya…parafin per gallon■■? maybe red X per shot…or possibly red diesel.
…air was free…i’ve looked at the sign with a magnifieing glass
and it looks like 2d ■■? gallon…could it say 2d extra gallon agency…2d for the handleing charge
if you payed direct for your diesel
John
Bet they gave Green Shield stamps.Does anybody know where i can use them?,ive got 3 books.
Are you saving-up for a new electric kettle or toaster ■■!!
Cheers , cattle wagon man.
bubbleman:
Hello again,heres something from way back …Cheers Bubbs
Although I never ventured “ower the watter” those Ackworth trailers bring back memories of the best job I ever had. It’s twenty years exactly this friday just gone since I finished for the Onward/Ackworth group, and to be honest I still miss it. Strangely enough I met an old Ackworth hand on wednesday last week,I was doing a days casual work for E&N Ritchie of Hetton, (est 1898) and I back loaded near Selby. The managers name was Dennis Womersley, he was ( I think) manager of the South Kirkby depot in the 90s. regards Kevmac47.
Aye up kev long time, Dennis worked at Onward at cas he was Tony Bensons right hand man before getting the topjob at S Kirkby he works at whitley bridge
for a firm that buys and sells racking is that where you loaded■■? we do a lot off work for them do a bit for ritchies as well not a lot now since the Hygena factory at Howden went ■■■■ up. Time flys mate i finised at Ackworth may 96. You wouldnt reconised the place now all the warehouses have just about gone flat to the ground sold for houses old man storey must be spinning ar well cant live in the past talk again soon mate… Andy
Good pictures as usual Marcus.
The semi-automatic Leyland Beaver bought back memories, I worked at ESSO West London back in 1990 and my dad had worked there since the 70’s.
There was a major fire there on 01/04/67 in which 3 people died, the older drivers remembered it and it was interesting listening to their stories, the main one that I remember is that the heat of the fire started the engines on a number of Beavers and being semi-automatic some of them where left in gear. It must of been one hell of a sight to see laden petrol tankers in flames driving themselves.
Cheers Pete.
This outfit used to run out of Cory’s at Crosskeys, near Newport, it ran on nights down to Plymouth Cold Store in Pinhoe near Exeter, the 2 loaded trailers would be swapped for 2 empty ones for return, the 2 loaded trailers would be taken on seperately for delivery to Devon & Cornwall.
adr:
This outfit used to run out of Cory’s at Crosskeys, near Newport, it ran on nights down to Plymouth Cold Store in Pinhoe near Exeter, the 2 loaded trailers would be swapped for 2 empty ones for return, the 2 loaded trailers would be taken on seperately for delivery to Devon & Cornwall.
adr, those landing legs look a little far back. Is it two black paint stripes on the front of the trailers, or support legs used whilst loading to prevent a nose dive.
Most LTL freight companies use 28 ft trailers (pups) here in the U.S., the legs being much further forward though!
Trailers are usually loaded for different destinations and matched up at relay points. Great for city deliveries, harder to reverse than a 53 footer.
Hi Paul John, as you say the legs are a bit far back, without support legs a prime candidate for a nose dive when being loaded off a bay/bank Maybe they had to be set back to get a UK length tractor under it & stay inside the length
Thats a nice shot of three of James Cropper’s Seddons standing at the Burneside mill by the looks of it.All their coach built Seddon tractors had the Leyland 600 engines and when the Steel cabbed 32/4’s arrived they had the RR Eagle 220.The last of their rigid 6 wheelers also had the Leyland 600 engine and it was retained and driven from new by the late Frank Forrest until he retired.The rest of their rigids prior to this time had the Leyland 375 and 400 engines.Cheers Bewick.
bubbleman:
Hello again,heres something from way back …Cheers Bubbs
Although I never ventured “ower the watter” those Ackworth trailers bring back memories of the best job I ever had. It’s twenty years exactly this friday just gone since I finished for the Onward/Ackworth group, and to be honest I still miss it. Strangely enough I met an old Ackworth hand on wednesday last week,I was doing a days casual work for E&N Ritchie of Hetton, (est 1898) and I back loaded near Selby. The managers name was Dennis Womersley, he was ( I think) manager of the South Kirkby depot in the 90s. regards Kevmac47.
Aye up kev long time, Dennis worked at Onward at cas he was Tony Bensons right hand man before getting the topjob at S Kirkby he works at whitley bridge
for a firm that buys and sells racking is that where you loaded■■? we do a lot off work for them do a bit for ritchies as well not a lot now since the Hygena factory at Howden went ■■■■ up. Time flys mate i finised at Ackworth may 96. You wouldnt reconised the place now all the warehouses have just about gone flat to the ground sold for houses old man storey must be spinning ar well cant live in the past talk again soon mate… Andy
Yes Andy, I did load racking from Whitley Bridge, It was great to talk to Dennis after all those years, he recognised my name as soon as he heard it !! we had a good chat about the old job. As you probably know I’ve sold the motor and I’m semi retired now but I need to work a few days now and then. Give my best to your dad. regards Kev.
adr:
This outfit used to run out of Cory’s at Crosskeys, near Newport, it ran on nights down to Plymouth Cold Store in Pinhoe near Exeter, the 2 loaded trailers would be swapped for 2 empty ones for return, the 2 loaded trailers would be taken on seperately for delivery to Devon & Cornwall.
A semi and drag? How did they get round the 2 trailer rule? Was it an experimental dispensation?
adr:
For those who’ve never seen one, this is a busy British Dockside!
Another great photo of what looks like Hull Docks and Reader Brothers loading off the ship.
That was my thoughts too Chris, even with a spyglass I cannot make out the names or numbers though, but I do seem to recognise the cranes and rail track
…Cheers Bubbs 
Maybe they had to be set back to get a UK length tractor under it & stay inside the length 
) and deliver it to Peterhead. It wasn’t on the flight and we passed on the instruction each time it failed to appear ‘wait there you’re on full waiting time’.