Scrapbook Memories (Part 1)





Cheers Phil

Hi again,nice stuff Phil,heres todays offering from me,Cheers Bubbs, :wink:

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Some more MT cuttings.
Guy’s, no 8LXB’s though. :slight_smile:
Mike.

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download/file.php?id=45390&mode=view More memories from my childhood Bubbs, Tunnel Refineries was a large factory right next to the approach to the Blackwall Tunnel, hence the name, I’ve seen pictures of LAD octopus, Guy Big J and Borderers in there livery. Obviously before Tankfreight took over, they had 2 yards in Greenwich the other being across the motrway next to the tank wash. Locals knew the factory because of the smell of them processing the maize to make glucose syrup, in the summer the silos at the riverfront would be alive with cockroaches, it was like walking on a gravel drive! Oh and the huge black rats that lived under the silos, I mean jack russel size! No pics of the wagons unfortunately but I’ve got plenty of the ships on the wharf. Last time I was down sarf its gone, demolished ready for more flats.

Cockney Pete3:
http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/download/file.php?id=45390&mode=view More memories from my childhood Bubbs, Tunnel Refineries was a large factory right next to the approach to the Blackwall Tunnel, hence the name, I’ve seen pictures of LAD octopus, Guy Big J and Borderers in there livery. Obviously before Tankfreight took over, they had 2 yards in Greenwich the other being across the motrway next to the tank wash. Locals knew the factory because of the smell of them processing the maize to make glucose syrup, in the summer the silos at the riverfront would be alive with cockroaches, it was like walking on a gravel drive! Oh and the huge black rats that lived under the silos, I mean jack russel size! No pics of the wagons unfortunately but I’ve got plenty of the ships on the wharf. Last time I was down sarf its gone, demolished ready for more flats.

Hi Pete,
At one time I contracted for Delta metals on Delta wharf in Tunnel avenue, I used to walk on that river path on an evening past the big silo’s on my way down to the cutty sark for a pint or two. You’re right about the rats and horrible smell from the molasses at the refineries.

Hello again,heres another bunch of old pics,Cheers Bubbs, :wink:

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bubbleman:
Hello again,heres another bunch of old pics,Cheers Bubbs, :wink:

Come on bubbeman do you have any photos of Dents of Hilgay Kings Lynn Norfolk as I spent alot of time in the Bristol aera in the late eighties

Trev_H:

Cockney Pete3:
http://www.trucknetuk.com/phpBB/download/file.php?id=45390&mode=view More memories from my childhood Bubbs, Tunnel Refineries was a large factory right next to the approach to the Blackwall Tunnel, hence the name, I’ve seen pictures of LAD octopus, Guy Big J and Borderers in there livery. Obviously before Tankfreight took over, they had 2 yards in Greenwich the other being across the motrway next to the tank wash. Locals knew the factory because of the smell of them processing the maize to make glucose syrup, in the summer the silos at the riverfront would be alive with cockroaches, it was like walking on a gravel drive! Oh and the huge black rats that lived under the silos, I mean jack russel size! No pics of the wagons unfortunately but I’ve got plenty of the ships on the wharf. Last time I was down sarf its gone, demolished ready for more flats.

Hi Pete,
At one time I contracted for Delta metals on Delta wharf in Tunnel avenue, I used to walk on that river path on an evening past the big silo’s on my way down to the cutty sark for a pint or two. You’re right about the rats and horrible smell from the molasses at the refineries.

Hi Trev, the Molasses smell was from the factory next door, a yard behind the Hays Chemicals depot, there’s a picture floating around of the tunnel approach road covered in about 4 inches of the stuff when one of the tanks burst!

Wrinkly:

bubbleman:
Hello again,heres another bunch of old pics,Cheers Bubbs, :wink:

Come on bubbeman do you have any photos of Dents of Hilgay Kings Lynn Norfolk as I spent alot of time in the Bristol aera in the late eighties

Will this do?

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A couple here for you Wrinkly from transportphotos.com/road/photos

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Hello again,thanks John and Norfolktrucker for finding those Dents shots,I’ve only 1 or 2 pics and I’ve no idea where they are in my collection,heres todays stuff,Cheers Bubbs, :wink:

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These are a couple of favourites shared by the Winterburns on facebook.

Not sure if they originally came from this site or not.

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bubbleman:
Hello again,heres another bunch of old pics,Cheers Bubbs, :wink:

Bubbs,is that Birds Eye trailer a box on a skelly? . . seems to be riding a bit high,cant see any lifting points though :confused:

alexbennett:
Hi saviem

Did you supply Adam Jones with their Saviem ? I know the one my father used had a floor mounted gearlever instead of coloum . and the turbo on it was very loud lool.
Nice motor.

Hi Alex,

I may be wrong but it stands a chance that the Saviem you are on about was supplied by Unisant who were in Powke Lane and had the Saviem agency for the area at that time. My Dad was Tpt Manager there at the time and I remember them having a number of Saviem units of their own as well as supplying other local companies like Evans & Monden.

Saviem, if I am wrong please do let me know as I would be interested.

Rich

norfolktrucker:

Wrinkly:

bubbleman:
Hello again,heres another bunch of old pics,Cheers Bubbs, :wink:

Come on bubbeman do you have any photos of Dents of Hilgay Kings Lynn Norfolk as I spent alot of time in the Bristol aera in the late eighties

Will this do?

Is the pic taken from an Sk Merc at Kates cabin?

richie747b:

alexbennett:
Hi saviem

Did you supply Adam Jones with their Saviem ? I know the one my father used had a floor mounted gearlever instead of coloum . and the turbo on it was very loud lool.
Nice motor.

Hi Alex,

I may be wrong but it stands a chance that the Saviem you are on about was supplied by Unisant who were in Powke Lane and had the Saviem agency for the area at that time. My Dad was Tpt Manager there at the time and I remember them having a number of Saviem units of their own as well as supplying other local companies like Evans & Monden.

Saviem, if I am wrong please do let me know as I would be interested.

Rich

Hello all, richie747b, and alexbennet, not my strong point of knowledge, but I will have a go! Firstly, I did not know that Roy, John, & Clive, (Adam Jones), had ever run a Saviem! Last lorry they bought from me was a 240 8speed F88, on an M reg, just before I went to France. The model alex remembers sounds, (and did they sound), like a 36.280, the 240DIN hp turbo, 12sp floor change ZF. Now that did not go on sale in the UK untill 75ish, which would have been after the Midland agency swopped, when Saviem UK was formed, based at Ashburton Road East, Trafford Park, to an outfit based in the old Marsh and Baxter transport depot at Brierley Hill. Were they called Falkes, or something like that?? Unisant , must have been one of the early dealers appointed by Nickersons from Scunthorpe, when they had the Concession for the UK,were based along Powke Lane, sort of a little “Industrial Conglomerate”,owning a fairly substantial industrial estate, just down from Sam Andersons “Birmingham” yard, and opposite a plant company if I remember correctly. I think that their salesman had come from selling Guys, for Longton Storage at Stoke on Trent,was hi name Marsh?? I would not be surprised if the 36.280 had come into Roys fleet via a company acquisition, because I think they were absorbing quite a few businesses during the 70s. Or of course it could have been acquired via, “Square deal Neil”, as one of Eagle Truck Sales vehicles!! Did they run it in their full livery? In my opinion one of the best liveries in the UK. Cheerio for now.

Wheel Nut:
These are a couple of favourites shared by the Winterburns on facebook.

Not sure if they originally came from this site or not.

Hi WN.

I put the pics on FB after a request from one of the WInterburns and Colin Wright (RIP) took the pics in the 80s.

BonkeyDollocks:

Wheel Nut:
These are a couple of favourites shared by the Winterburns on facebook.

Not sure if they originally came from this site or not.

Hi WN.

I put the pics on FB after a request from one of the WInterburns and Colin Wright (RIP) took the pics in the 80s.

Cheers mate. I share a few Grasstrack pictures with Rod and Liam.

Is that your old Foden parked in their yard?

Couple of ERF cuttings.First one a proud time in 1993
and sadly the begining of the end in 2000.
Mike.

A few from winter 1990 M6 near Rugby.