rigsby:
i’ll second that chris , looks like a hydrated lime tank , loaded out of ici houghton quarry .
Thanks Dave. They used to get down as far as Llanwern int 70s,although I think they did Ravenscraig as well.
I notice it’s a “de luxe” tank, with a catwalk on both sides 
in the latter days of houghton our main job was quicklime from buxton to the hydrating plant up there . we had to tip into railway wagons so they could be shunted into the plant . dawsons had a mk2 atki arctic with the 8 pot gardner , which if there was nothing for ravenscraig used to run to llanwern . that thing would catch pigeons . cheers , dave
This Scania 112M is parked up not far from me, not many running around the US.
Chris Webb:
harry:
No number plate?Harry,isn’t it BWR 8H,spaced all wrong? I thought it might be one of Cowgills from Skipton, Bradshaws from Kirby Lonsdale or Dawsons from Hellifield? I’ll go for Dawsons.
Maybe you’re right but it looks like BWR & H ?
Viking:
Crick truck show.
Hi All , Just look at the example of the variety of makes and types in that photo-what a show should be like -unlike todays modern efforts where to me they all look alike and need to look at a badge to identify --very boring- personally i keep to the older vintage ones that are much more interesting .—toshboy
New Zealand
Drink up thee zider George.
When I left school I worked in the office of a firm with lorries delivering animal feed. I used to go out for a ride sometimes on a Saturday and every farmer used to come out with some cider. It was strong stuff as well , I could have become a cider head and ended up with a nose like a strawberry.
Cheers Phil.
It can be a head like a strawberry if you take the job seriously.
The two pictures here I originally posted on another thread
This Mechanical Horse was photographed by Arthur Ingram in Page Street, London SW1 on 25th August 1950. Over 63 years later Arthur remains in good health and is still out there photographing lorries.
Some 25 years later he photographed this Tennant Bros. liveried example of the Mechanical Horse’s replacement, the Scarab, on internal work at a brewery in Sheffield.
Both Arthur and I attended last Wednesday the funeral of Gordon Mustoe, a wonderful, kind and very knowledgeable man who was the author and co-author (with Arthur) of three of our titles - he was a great friend to the both of us.
retriever:
Three stalwarts down in Warminster yesterday. At the left is Adrian Cypher, many of his own lorry photographs have appeared on the Old Lorries forum being posted by others (sadly very many of them uncredited to him), in the middle is Marcus aka the Bubbleman himself - a marvelous and generous guy - and on the right is Gordy Hayes, along with Marcus the creator of the enthusiast meetings held in Keysham. All three are longtime friends of Martin and they and others were attending a 70th birthday celebration at Warminster Services for Martin Phippard the journalist and a man long associated with the selling of Volvo trucks here in the south west. He is also half of CP Productions (the other being his great friend Pete Connock) and above all one of the nicest people I, and many others have ever met and know.
The suitably adorned Scania tractor headed up the celebratory run-past on the Warminster bypass which was viewed by Martin, who is very unwell, and his family. After the run-past the trucks returned to the services at Warminster where everyone gathered for group photographs and presentation of a 70th birthday cake by Volvo to Martin.
For more information go to the Forum topic I have created entitled ‘A Celebration down in Warminster’ for the story behind this happening and pictures of trucks and lorries that took part there on Saturday 12th October.
Fair play to those who organised the convoy to celebrate Martins Birthday, it was a lovely thing to do for such a nice man. I knew nothing about it until I saw it on Facebook on the day otherwise I’d have been there with my lorry & might have got to meet you Marcus.
BB
cattle wagon man:
Aye , youre right ,Retriever,Bubbleman` ( and all other contributors too ) have made this thread a " Trip down Memory Lane" ." Happy Wandeder" , is the name adorned on the front of John Bateman
s Atkinson . Johns livestock and general haulage business was based in Scales , near Aspatria , ■■■■■■■■ formerly ■■■■■■■■■■ ).John`s son , Colin , now owns an identical Atkinson , which he proudly displays at vintage rallies as a tribute to his late father.
My thanks go to Colin , for allowing me to display this photograph.
Cheers , cattle wagon man.
Lovely old lorry Cattlewagon man, thanks for posting it.
BB
Numbum:
A couple of naff photos of work turned out by Lydney Bodyworks.
Cheers Phil.
A lovely set of photos Phil, thanks for posting them.
BB
Was it a coincidence that all those Lydney-bodied lorries were built on Albion chassis? Or does the fact that Watts’ of Lydney were Albion Agents have some bearing on it?
Convoys.
Leyland Hippo Fuel bowser.
Here ya go, Bubbs. Originally from Gloucester, ended up complete with driver in Cheshire.
If I’d known then…
Basilbrush:
Numbum:
A couple of naff photos of work turned out by Lydney Bodyworks.
Cheers Phil.A lovely set of photos Phil, thanks for posting them.
BB
Some excellent old photo’s of our local firms that no longer exist…Who were P&L?
It may have been easy to find out if the photographer hadn’t got the sun shining on the new paintwork!
Retired Old ■■■■:
It may have been easy to find out if the photographer hadn’t got the sun shining on the new paintwork!
Photographers!..What can you do?
Me.Paul.101:
Basilbrush:
Numbum:
A couple of naff photos of work turned out by Lydney Bodyworks.
Cheers Phil.A lovely set of photos Phil, thanks for posting them.
BB
Some excellent old photo’s of our local firms that no longer exist…Who were P&L?
Peglar & Loudon ? Just a name from the past which sprang to mind don’t know any more than that- sorry!