Harry,thanks for your input,as I said at the begining of the last post I only had a go in one as a shunter…you drove these lorries for a living so its important that while you’re still here(and hopefully a lot longer)us younger fellas can enjoy your memories…you’ve probably done more miles backing into warehouses than I’ve done going foward 
Cheers Marc, 
bubbleman:
Harry,thanks for your input,as I said at the begining of the last post I only had a go in one as a shunter…you drove these lorries for a living so its important that while you’re still here(and hopefully a lot longer)us younger fellas can enjoy your memories…you’ve probably done more miles backing into warehouses than I’ve done going foward
Cheers Marc,
hiya,
Don’t do many miles either forward or backwards these days Marc so it’s inevitable you’ll catch-up or even overtake me at some point in your career, if i’m out and about on that day promise i’ll give you the headlights to come back in after all i’m in no hurry these days, although when i’m out in the car by myself i like to tramp on a bit, don’t like getting under the big lads feet, but the presence of the Missus in the passenger seat does tend to apply the anchors a bit, but fortunately she tends to nod off fairly quickly so that gives me licence to give the motor a bit of wellie, i don’t add anything to her coffee, honest.
thanks harry long retired
hi bubbs, as a 17 year old i learned to drive on a morris commercial fv9/5. nv series lorries 1955, they were under 3 ton unladen, insulated box van fitted to the nv motor,this was classed as part of your load, it was on a b licence, meat as required, the fv was on milk collection, they was 10 milk runs from kelso and the borders to alnwick, when 1 of the regular milk driver wanted a day off i covered the run using the fv motor, they were great days though i was king of the road, 
here is a few more from bill heaton negatives, bumper
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bumper:
hi bubbs, as a 17 year old i learned to drive on a morris commercial fv9/5. nv series lorries 1955, they were under 3 ton unladen, insulated box van fitted to the nv motor,this was classed as part of your load, it was on a b licence, meat as required, the fv was on milk collection, they was 10 milk runs from kelso and the borders to alnwick, when 1 of the regular milk driver wanted a day off i covered the run using the fv motor, they were great days though i was king of the road,
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hiya,
Jim is the third pic an elusive Maudslay Mikado forerunner of the Meritor, I know i’ve written this before but the very first motor i drove was a Mikado aged 21 and just out of the pit after having to go back below ground for a year because i was too young to drive heavies,i did national service to escape from the pit in the first place.
thanks harry long retired.
ramone:
bubbleman:
My brother drove the H.Baker F12 for a while
I didn’t realise/remember that Baker’s were involved with Mazinter - I remember Thompson Davies being their UK agent and JVM (Mick Moore) from Haworth doing most of the work?
ubym344:
bubbleman:
Hello again,heres some more old stuff
Heres a question…Why is the BRS ERF bulker painted in BRS parcels green?
Cheers Bubbs,
the quality street aec in regent st almost looks like a painting and the erf looks a bit aqua marine to me just to confuse matters, bubbleman is there no end to your pics and cuttings lets hope it carries on for a lot more pages. fred m
nice legs the AEC ain,t bad either
Hello,heres some more old stuff. 
Hope I havent put any of these before 
Cheers Bubbs,
hi bubbs
heres another tartan arrow truck
Tartan Arrow - there’s a name I haven’t heard for a long time. Remember they used to be in London Road in Glasgow,
Ah Bubbs - you’ve nearly had me in tears with nostalgia with your last few posts - thanks again for keeping this brilliant thread going.
MacD
hi bubbs, i remember when tartan arrow had 6 blown over on the A74 on the Douglas moor section, there had been a hell of a storm that night they must have been running in convoy , just think someone had pick them up and dumped them on there side, yes harry it is a maudsley but don’t know which model, maudsley was one motor i never drove, remember hay wharf had them wagon and drags, here is a couple more from bill heaton negatives, bumper 
macdangerous:
Tartan Arrow - there’s a name I haven’t heard for a long time. Remember they used to be in London Road in Glasgow,Ah Bubbs - you’ve nearly had me in tears with nostalgia with your last few posts - thanks again for keeping this brilliant thread going.
MacD
I’ll second that Bubbleman, this thread is brilliant & long may it continue. Is there a chance you might have a picture or two of Troughtons Transport, A.F.Cook or Walter Bye & Son cattle trucks? All gloucestershire based & I can’t find a photo anywhere.
BB
bumper:
hi bubbs, i remember when tartan arrow had 6 blown over on the A74 on the Douglas moor section, there had been a hell of a storm that night they must have been running in convoy , just think someone had pick them up and dumped them on there side, yes harry it is a maudsley but don’t know which model, maudsley was one motor i never drove, remember hay wharf had them wagon and drags, here is a couple more from bill heaton negatives, bumper
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hiya,
Thanks Jim i’ve checked the reg of the Maudslay it’s a Lancashire one just need to find out what year it is and that will tell me what the model is the name changed in about 1945 from Mikado to Meritor without any changes in appearance seemingly the one i drove had a Lancs reg but only two letters and two numbers if i can remember correctly i know it had been commandeered by the ministry of supply throughout the war years and was therefore very well maintained, the interest is only because it was the first motor i drove as a civilian driver and i did’nt stick it very long too much Liverpool dock work, yuk. and it was only a holiday relief job, but i was offered a permanent job it was only local and i was only a lad wanting to mix it with the “big lads” so i retired to pastures new.PS the reg is KTD 202 any ideas.
thanks harry long retired.
harry_gill:
bumper:
hi bubbs, i remember when tartan arrow had 6 blown over on the A74 on the Douglas moor section, there had been a hell of a storm that night they must have been running in convoy , just think someone had pick them up and dumped them on there side, yes harry it is a maudsley but don’t know which model, maudsley was one motor i never drove, remember hay wharf had them wagon and drags, here is a couple more from bill heaton negatives, bumper
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0hiya,
Thanks Jim i’ve checked the reg of the Maudslay it’s a Lancashire one just need to find out what year it is and that will tell me what the model is the name changed in about 1945 from Mikado to Meritor without any changes in appearance seemingly the one i drove had a Lancs reg but only two letters and two numbers if i can remember correctly i know it had been commandeered by the ministry of supply throughout the war years and was therefore very well maintained, the interest is only because it was the first motor i drove as a civilian driver and i did’nt stick it very long too much Liverpool dock work, yuk. and it was only a holiday relief job, but i was offered a permanent job it was only local and i was only a lad wanting to mix it with the “big lads” so i retired to pastures new.PS the reg is KTD 202 any ideas.
thanks harry long retired.
Eyup Harry,aye KTD was Lancashire 1949 reg.
Chris Webb:
harry_gill:
bumper:
hi bubbs, i remember when tartan arrow had 6 blown over on the A74 on the Douglas moor section, there had been a hell of a storm that night they must have been running in convoy , just think someone had pick them up and dumped them on there side, yes harry it is a maudsley but don’t know which model, maudsley was one motor i never drove, remember hay wharf had them wagon and drags, here is a couple more from bill heaton negatives, bumper
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0hiya,
Thanks Jim i’ve checked the reg of the Maudslay it’s a Lancashire one just need to find out what year it is and that will tell me what the model is the name changed in about 1945 from Mikado to Meritor without any changes in appearance seemingly the one i drove had a Lancs reg but only two letters and two numbers if i can remember correctly i know it had been commandeered by the ministry of supply throughout the war years and was therefore very well maintained, the interest is only because it was the first motor i drove as a civilian driver and i did’nt stick it very long too much Liverpool dock work, yuk. and it was only a holiday relief job, but i was offered a permanent job it was only local and i was only a lad wanting to mix it with the “big lads” so i retired to pastures new.PS the reg is KTD 202 any ideas.
thanks harry long retired.hiya,
Thanks for that Chris the motor was a Maudslay Meritor being 1949 not a lot of difference but certainly not my "baby"ah well maybe one day.
Eyup Harry,aye KTD was Lancashire 1949 reg.
Some of these companys bring back good memories.It makes you wonder why TDG and the like done away with those historic transport names as they must have been worth a lot of business to them. P.S. for Harry, just returned from visiting an old friend in Glenrothes.His grandaughter is a manager with one of the top whisky producers.He gave me a present of a bottle of 18 year old Glenlivet single malt.When I open it I will pour you a glass and drink for you.