ste sleds:
Here’s one for you Dennis, must of been before you bought them out as sheeting not up to scratch on the fells.
Steve.
Now your shaping Steve !! Some great shots there mate,IIRC they had an 8LXB Atki in the Athersmith fleet colours,may have had more than one ? I agree that is a manky shot of the K. Fell Mandator,sheeting and roping was never their strong point,until we got a grip of them !! Cheers Dennis.
Yes they had a 240 Atki on trunk Bill Inman drove it. also a Volvo 86. On trunk.
Frank
Well did Bill Birkby carry on working at Bradys after they took Athersmiths over Frank? Cheers Dennis.
Yes Dennis Bill did come over to Bradys as a tramper driver then about 10 years ■■? Before he
Retired he came on night with me.And in my book a 100 % profecinal H G V driver poor feller
Died about 3 to 4 years after retiring did you no he had worked for Bradys in there errly days
Bet he could have told some tails on here. Ok mate Frank
ste sleds:
Here’s one for you Dennis, must of been before you bought them out as sheeting not up to scratch on the fells.
Steve.
Now your shaping Steve !! Some great shots there mate,IIRC they had an 8LXB Atki in the Athersmith fleet colours,may have had more than one ? I agree that is a manky shot of the K. Fell Mandator,sheeting and roping was never their strong point,until we got a grip of them !! Cheers Dennis.
Yes they had a 240 Atki on trunk Bill Inman drove it. also a Volvo 86. On trunk.
Frank
Well did Bill Birkby carry on working at Bradys after they took Athersmiths over Frank? Cheers Dennis.
Yes Dennis Bill did come over to Bradys as a tramper driver then about 10 years ■■? Before he
Retired he came on night with me.And in my book a 100 % profecinal H G V driver poor feller
Died about 3 to 4 years after retiring did you no he had worked for Bradys in there errly days
Bet he could have told some tails on here. Ok mate Frank
He was on the Seddon 8 wheeler and trailer when I knew him,there’s a photo on another thread taken at the Three Sisters cafe at Markyate in '69,who was his mate?,he went to Blue Dart IIRC.I didn’t know Bill worked for Bradys in earlier years,I reckon he would think all his nightmares had returned when Bradys took over eh!! A lot of Athersmiths drivers jacked in at that time didn’t they ? Cheers dennis.
Great shots those Steve,good advert for the town and the Yard at the time,probably never see a sight like that again,well not involving Bradys at least.Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
Great shots those Steve,good advert for the town and the Yard at the time,probably never see a sight like that again,well not involving Bradys at least.Cheers Dennis.
They were vicker howitzer field gun going for export to the USA.
Steve.
Bewick:
Great shots those Steve,good advert for the town and the Yard at the time,probably never see a sight like that again,well not involving Bradys at least.Cheers Dennis.
They were vicker howitzer field gun going for export to the USA.
Steve.
Aye I guessed that Steve,well you can see they aren’t Subs eh!!! Cheers Dennis.
Leyland 680:
Dennis this is Bill and his trailer mate Graham Kenyon
His dad Toni was also a driver at Athersmith,s Possy just
Lived round corner to Bill in Dalton
I was at those digs the night that shot was taken by Peter Davies !
Leyland 680:
Dennis this is Bill and his trailer mate Graham Kenyon
His dad Toni was also a driver at Athersmith,s Possy just
Lived round corner to Bill in Dalton
I was at those digs the night that shot was taken by Peter Davies !
Leyland 680:
Dennis this is Bill and his trailer mate Graham Kenyon
His dad Toni was also a driver at Athersmith,s Possy just
Lived round corner to Bill in Dalton
I was at those digs the night that shot was taken by Peter Davies !
Did you re-sheet it Dennis for the photo.
Steve.
Do you really think Bill would have allowed us lads that were there at the time to touch his load ? i.e.Croppers,G W Taylors ( Big Harold) and me,yes all the Kendal cowboys were there that night !!! You mention re sheeting and roping,I re-call that we had two or three “zealots” at one time that would couple their trailer up in the depot for next day and then proceed to undo everything and re-do it all again,and we employed some of the best shunters around IMHO,but after they’ed finished,just to “wind the buggers right up” we’d pop out the trffic office and say "change of plan,that trailers going on Trunk to-night,you now want Txxx for to-morrow " their face used to be a picture honest !! Happy days,Cheers Dennis.
Leyland 680:
Dennis this is Bill and his trailer mate Graham Kenyon
His dad Toni was also a driver at Athersmith,s Possy just
Lived round corner to Bill in Dalton
I was at those digs the night that shot was taken by Peter Davies !
Thats a great shot of the Furness Transport 8 wheeler,it’s a Guy isn’t it? I wonder what make of engine it had in it,Gardner or maybe AEC ? What was the Street name on the door ? Cheers Dennis.
Thats a great shot of the Furness Transport 8 wheeler,it’s a Guy isn’t it? I wonder what make of engine it had in it,Gardner or maybe AEC ? What was the Street name on the door ? Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
ste sleds:
Last one of tonight.
Steve.
Thats a great shot of the Furness Transport 8 wheeler,it’s a Guy isn’t it? I wonder what make of engine it had in it,Gardner or maybe AEC ? What was the Street name on the door ? Cheers Dennis.
Dennis the name is Marsh St Sammy Morgan who owned them lived next to the garage
This as you nowis a real old one.When Brady bought them out (1966■■?) ish they had 2 eight wheeler ERF 1ERF steer 1FODEN
1 Eight wheeler GUY 1 Eight wheel SEDDON all with sideboards on for the work out of vickers.Ps my miss,s lived few
Doors away till we got married
Thats a great shot of the Furness Transport 8 wheeler,it’s a Guy isn’t it? I wonder what make of engine it had in it,Gardner or maybe AEC ? What was the Street name on the door ? Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
ste sleds:
Last one of tonight.
Steve.
Thats a great shot of the Furness Transport 8 wheeler,it’s a Guy isn’t it? I wonder what make of engine it had in it,Gardner or maybe AEC ? What was the Street name on the door ? Cheers Dennis.
Dennis the name is Marsh St Sammy Morgan who owned them lived next to the garage
This as you nowis a real old one.When Brady bought them out (1966■■?) ish they had 2 eight wheeler ERF 1ERF steer 1FODEN
1 Eight wheeler GUY 1 Eight wheel SEDDON all with sideboards on for the work out of vickers.Ps my miss,s lived few
Doors away till we got married.te]
Forget 1966 I ment. 1962 ish
I bet the Big’un and Jake thought they’d won the Lottery when they got the chance to buy Furness Tpt Frank,Jack told me that Sammy wanted Athersmiths to buy it out but Harold and Alf couldn’t make the decision until Billy came back from his winter hols,so he offered the firm to Bradys and they “took his arm off” !!A 6 vehicle “A” licence was too good to turn down with a Gold Plated customer like Vickers in the early 60’s.Apart from Ronnie Lomas who were the other drivers on Furness Tpt at that time. Also how many motors and drivers did they get when Hauliers sold out ? Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
I bet the Big’un and Jake thought they’d won the Lottery when they got the chance to buy Furness Tpt Frank,Jack told me that Sammy wanted Athersmiths to buy it out but Harold and Alf couldn’t make the decision until Billy came back from his winter hols,so he offered the firm to Bradys and they “took his arm off” !!A 6 vehicle “A” licence was too good to turn down with a Gold Plated customer like Vickers in the early 60’s.Apart from Ronnie Lomas who were the other drivers on Furness Tpt at that time. Also how many motors and drivers did they get when Hauliers sold out ? Cheers Dennis.
Dennis
Furness Tpt drivers Terrance Morgan (Sammy,s Son) Bill Harris George Whitelock driver from Blackpool called SandY ■■?
Don’t no others Barrow Hauliers 8 Wheel Octopus flat Geo686. 6 wheel trailing axle Albion 2 Leyland steer Comet
Tippers 1Dodge trailing axle Tipper.Didn’t run the tippers much think thy canibalised the Comets They also bought
2 motors of Bill Shaw A E C Mandator trailing axle 6 wheeler HCW 197 made it into 8 wheeler And a A E C Mercury
Chinese 6. Flat. Ok Mate Frank
Bewick:
I bet the Big’un and Jake thought they’d won the Lottery when they got the chance to buy Furness Tpt Frank,Jack told me that Sammy wanted Athersmiths to buy it out but Harold and Alf couldn’t make the decision until Billy came back from his winter hols,so he offered the firm to Bradys and they “took his arm off” !!A 6 vehicle “A” licence was too good to turn down with a Gold Plated customer like Vickers in the early 60’s.Apart from Ronnie Lomas who were the other drivers on Furness Tpt at that time. Also how many motors and drivers did they get when Hauliers sold out ? Cheers Dennis.
Dennis
Furness Tpt drivers Terrance Morgan (Sammy,s Son) Bill Harris George Whitelock driver from Blackpool called SandY ■■?
Don’t no others Barrow Hauliers 8 Wheel Octopus flat Geo686. 6 wheel trailing axle Albion 2 Leyland steer Comet
Tippers 1Dodge trailing axle Tipper.Didn’t run the tippers much think thy canibalised the Comets They also bought
2 motors of Bill Shaw A E C Mandator trailing axle 6 wheeler HCW 197 made it into 8 wheeler And a A E C Mercury
Chinese 6. Flat. Ok Mate Frank
Thanks for that gen Frank,interesting! I remember the Albion ( ex Haliers) they just ran it in it’s green colour,no signwriting,I recall it coming into the yard one day loaded with British oxygen bottles for delivery all over the area.I can also remember the ex Shaw AEC they stuck the second steer into,but the new axle wouldn’t turn as far,on full lock,as the fron’t one !! Did Bradys ever run out of the Iron Works when it was operating,maybe as subbies for Hauliers ? Cheers Dennis.
