sammyopisite:
Suedehead:
vwvanman0:
who cares about the stagetruck lights,the wipers look more of an issue to me!!nice truck though.never seen that pic.
Fair point, the more you look the more you see.
Whats the craic with the b+w no plate.Thats how number plates used to be white numbers on a black back ground back and front
No they didnt, not on an R plate - 76 ish would of been black on white on the front - same as it is now.Reckon youre thinking of the 60s - silver on black ?
Suedehead:
sammyopisite:
Suedehead:
vwvanman0:
who cares about the stagetruck lights,the wipers look more of an issue to me!!nice truck though.never seen that pic.
Fair point, the more you look the more you see.
Whats the craic with the b+w no plate.Thats how number plates used to be white numbers on a black back ground back and front
No they didnt, not on an R plate - 76 ish would of been black on white on the front - same as it is now.Reckon youre thinking of the 60s - silver on black ?
1st January 1973 when the plates went reflective but I think they turned a blind eye to trucks as I remember my neighbour getting a new TK on an S plate and that had black plates
This F88 of Leighton Transport Kidderminster in 1979.
Another two Leighton Trucks ready for Monday Morning 1979
Two Scania 110 Super s One sleeper the other day cab.
The wipers on the StageTruck F88 were like that because the linkage used to fall apart, if it was reversed that’s what happened.
Alan Firmin from Maidstone had b&w number plates up until some of the last ERFs it had, don’t know how they got away with it, but they did.
newmercman:
The wipers on the StageTruck F88 were like that because the linkage used to fall apart, if it was reversed that’s what happened.Alan Firmin from Maidstone had b&w number plates up until some of the last ERFs it had, don’t know how they got away with it, but they did.
When the East Lancs Big-A Team completed our first Atkinson rebuild in 1991, I looked up the number plate thing because I wanted to use the old black plates, and Croner specifically stated that the rear registration plate on a tractive unit was required to be reflective.
hiya,
Have memories of having to carry a tobacco box of drilled cotters and split pins when driving elderly f88s “repair of wiper linkage for the use of”.
thanks harry long retired.
240 Gardner:
newmercman:
The wipers on the StageTruck F88 were like that because the linkage used to fall apart, if it was reversed that’s what happened.Alan Firmin from Maidstone had b&w number plates up until some of the last ERFs it had, don’t know how they got away with it, but they did.
When the East Lancs Big-A Team completed our first Atkinson rebuild in 1991, I looked up the number plate thing because I wanted to use the old black plates, and Croner specifically stated that the rear registration plate on a tractive unit was required to be reflective.
The bloke I worked for had a number plate punch, they were like a guillotine which you slid the black plate under and there was a box of white plastic letters and numbers. it was quite therapeutic making new plates up for the units. beat using a bit of cardboard and a pen 
Back to the scrapbook then! 
Hi there again,first …thanks to Hodgy67 for the Leighton tpt pics(got any more) they were great ,righto heres todays stuff,some with black 'n white plates cos thats all you could get.The first shot is interesting,this is the days before Ro/Ro ferries were about. 
Nice line up for Bonkey at the end.
Cheers Bubbs. 
Who drove that then one of the seven dwarfs 
Why didn’t the tight sod buy a sleeper cab 
Regards Paul Anderson Northwest Trucks
bubbleman:
Nice line up for Bonkey at the end.
Cheers Bubbs.
Lovely pic this Marc, cheers ! 
Photo taken (I believe) at Tarmac’s Dene Quarry Cromford shortly after takeover from Hoveringham. Perhaps ridded all the old ergo Hov tippers with the Constructors ?
Hi again,another mixed bag today fellas. 
Hope these are ok.
Cheers Bubbs.
Hi all, Colin Ashby Transport from maidstone had silver and black number plates on all his trucks up until the early 90’s He said he stopped putting them on as some “policemen” said they were illegal and he got feed up being told so.The reason you don’t have to have reflective ones is because they have reflective marker boards on them(even though the solo tractor unit has nothing) they also went for the m.o.t every year without any problem. I hope this sheds some light on the problem even though its not the “official” answer Paul.
HI All
Had a day out in an R reg 88 today and it rained AAHHG we don’t do rain if possible and guess what !!! wipers all over the place but that was it “in them their days”,
Two wiper motors and they don’t run in sync, you go cross eyed after 5 mins, 1970’s Scammell used the same idea, Early 88’s had wipers at the top of the windscreen and they was a nightmare !!! they cleaned the roof more than the screen well most of the time anyway
John
see ya later
This was the Company,that started me on my International career, back in 1972, although it says Grangemouth on the Trailer, in fact we were based in Linlithgow,
History, John Russell is Willie Russell’s son ( Russell of Bathgate,) Who is now known as John G. Russell, the container man.( Purple John. ).
This caused some confusion at that time since Russell of Bathgate had a Depot in Grangemouth at that time.
On the Fridge side we were transporting Lamb’s to France.
This Company was in fact by that time owned by TDG.
Dave.
Hi again,more random pictures lads,lets go right back with a Maudsley first…wonder how many will say W.T.F is that!!!
Here it is then.
Hope these are ok.
Cheers Bubbs.
hiya,
Cracking Maudslay pic Marc Burnley reg too drove one a bit older than that one though, same an eight legger with trailer, hard work old motor and the second man worked just as hard as me trying to stop the thing, did’nt drive it for long and only on local, 1939 model and well past it in 1957.
thanks harry long retired.
bubbleman:
Hi again,more random pictures lads,lets go right back with a Maudsley first…wonder how many will say W.T.F is that!!!
Oh dear Bubbs Ol PD’s not gonna be happy with you after putting an E in Maudslay
harry_gill:
hiya,
Cracking Maudslay pic Marc Burnley reg too drove one a bit older than that one though, same an eight legger with trailer, hard work old motor and the second man worked just as hard as me trying to stop the thing, did’nt drive it for long and only on local, 1939 model and well past it in 1957.
thanks harry long retired.
I guess it would have a Burnley reg due to being supplied by OswaldTillotson in Manchester Road.
hiya,
240 was Tillotsons going pre WW2 pretty sure the one i drove was a CW reg another from Burnley think it was a two letter three number combo.
thanks harry long retired.