Here is the one I spoke about earlier it used to be a regular on Ted Hannons North run. I always thought it looked a right wee GRAFTER. Eddie.
tastrucker:
moomooland:
tastrucker:
Hello moomooland , i didnt know that Becks had any Traders , bet they had to work hard pulling a tandem trailer ! thank you Trevor .0
Hi Trevor,
Yes Becks ran quite a large fleet of Thames Traders in all variations as can be seen by clicking HEREHello moomooland , thank you for this picture , i bet that engine had to work hard pulling that ! Trevor
Thank you moomooland , i will enjoy looking at those , Trevor .
moomooland:
0Here’s a couple of long wheel base Thames Traders.
What a great shot “moomooland” I wonder if the chassis were factory built or they had been extended by an outside firm,look about 24,possibly a 26foot body?.I think Robsons of Carlisle ran some lwb Traders on their Metal Box traffic and they were 24 foot flats IIRC.
A couple of photos which have only recently surfaced - these were from my first driving job in the late 1960’s when I worked for a small family-owned tipper firm in Hilton, Derbyshire. We had a small fleet of Traders, mostly four wheelers, with two County double-drive conversions. I well remember regularly doing two loads a day with one of these from Cheadle to Liverpool, with 3/4 no fines (gravel men will understand) when they were building the new council development at Netherley - hundreds of poured concrete houses.
I last passed Netherley about ten years ago and the whole lot has now been demolished - makes you realise that you’re getting old!
Steve
Ste46:
A couple of photos which have only recently surfaced - these were from my first driving job in the late 1960’s when I worked for a small family-owned tipper firm in Hilton, Derbyshire. We had a small fleet of Traders, mostly four wheelers, with two County double-drive conversions. I well remember regularly doing two loads a day with one of these from Cheadle to Liverpool, with 3/4 no fines (gravel men will understand) when they were building the new council development at Netherley - hundreds of poured concrete houses.I last passed Netherley about ten years ago and the whole lot has now been demolished - makes you realise that you’re getting old!
Steve
Guesty44:
Ste46:
23A couple of photos which have only recently surfaced - these were from my first driving job in the late 1960’s when I worked for a small family-owned tipper firm in Hilton, Derbyshire. We had a small fleet of Traders, mostly four wheelers, with two County double-drive conversions. I well remember regularly doing two loads a day with one of these from Cheadle to Liverpool, with 3/4 no fines (gravel men will understand) when they were building the new council development at Netherley - hundreds of poured concrete houses.I last passed Netherley about ten years ago and the whole lot has now been demolished - makes you realise that you’re getting old!
Steve
That vitafoam Trader must have been based at Littleborogh , i am sure Moomooland will know for sure . thank you Trevor
tastrucker:
Guesty44:
Ste46:
23A couple of photos which have only recently surfaced - these were from my first driving job in the late 1960’s when I worked for a small family-owned tipper firm in Hilton, Derbyshire. We had a small fleet of Traders, mostly four wheelers, with two County double-drive conversions. I well remember regularly doing two loads a day with one of these from Cheadle to Liverpool, with 3/4 no fines (gravel men will understand) when they were building the new council development at Netherley - hundreds of poured concrete houses.I last passed Netherley about ten years ago and the whole lot has now been demolished - makes you realise that you’re getting old!
Steve
That vitafoam Trader must have been based at Littleborogh , i am sure Moomooland will know for sure . thank you Trevor
On a C plate, that must be one of the last before the D series made an appearance?
Has that coach reversed into the back of the removal van from Weymouth?
Ste46:
01A couple of photos which have only recently surfaced - these were from my first driving job in the late 1960’s when I worked for a small family-owned tipper firm in Hilton, Derbyshire. We had a small fleet of Traders, mostly four wheelers, with two County double-drive conversions. I well remember regularly doing two loads a day with one of these from Cheadle to Liverpool, with 3/4 no fines (gravel men will understand) when they were building the new council development at Netherley - hundreds of poured concrete houses.I last passed Netherley about ten years ago and the whole lot has now been demolished - makes you realise that you’re getting old!
Steve
Nice assortment of none standard front grills on those traders Steve, who’d been wandering round at Jim Marsh’s robbing bits off cars to customise lorries then, cant imagine doing it today can you, trying to fit a front grill off a Toyota Avensis on to a Daf XF or putting wheel trims off a Ford Fiesta on to a Renault Premium but back in the day it was the done thing. Its nice to see a line up from 5 miles away from our yard though.
1970commer:
Ste46:
01A couple of photos which have only recently surfaced - these were from my first driving job in the late 1960’s when I worked for a small family-owned tipper firm in Hilton, Derbyshire. We had a small fleet of Traders, mostly four wheelers, with two County double-drive conversions. I well remember regularly doing two loads a day with one of these from Cheadle to Liverpool, with 3/4 no fines (gravel men will understand) when they were building the new council development at Netherley - hundreds of poured concrete houses.I last passed Netherley about ten years ago and the whole lot has now been demolished - makes you realise that you’re getting old!
Steve
Nice assortment of none standard front grills on those traders Steve, who’d been wandering round at Jim Marsh’s robbing bits off cars to customise lorries then, cant imagine doing it today can you, trying to fit a front grill off a Toyota Avensis on to a Daf XF or putting wheel trims off a Ford Fiesta on to a Renault Premium but back in the day it was the done thing. Its nice to see a line up from 5 miles away from our yard though.
Yeah - Doug Allen always did like a bit of bling!
Got a few more photos of the fleet, too, but will post them on another thread as they aren’t Traders.
Steve
If memory serves, I reckon that’s a grille off a Mk1 Cortina on one of them. Looks the business, too.
Retired Old ■■■■:
If memory serves, I reckon that’s a grille off a Mk1 Cortina on one of them. Looks the business, too.
I still have one of those in my garage roof, can’t think why because I never had a mk1 Cortina 
flishflunk:
Bridge demolition Eccles. From Salfordonline.
0Ray
They did all that without so much as a hi-viz, tin hat or boots and goggles in sight, it’s a miracle how we survived,
Ste46:
1970commer:
Ste46:
01A couple of photos which have only recently surfaced - these were from my first driving job in the late 1960’s when I worked for a small family-owned tipper firm in Hilton, Derbyshire. We had a small fleet of Traders, mostly four wheelers, with two County double-drive conversions. I well remember regularly doing two loads a day with one of these from Cheadle to Liverpool, with 3/4 no fines (gravel men will understand) when they were building the new council development at Netherley - hundreds of poured concrete houses.I last passed Netherley about ten years ago and the whole lot has now been demolished - makes you realise that you’re getting old!
Steve
Nice assortment of none standard front grills on those traders Steve, who’d been wandering round at Jim Marsh’s robbing bits off cars to customise lorries then, cant imagine doing it today can you, trying to fit a front grill off a Toyota Avensis on to a Daf XF or putting wheel trims off a Ford Fiesta on to a Renault Premium but back in the day it was the done thing. Its nice to see a line up from 5 miles away from our yard though.
Yeah - Doug Allen always did like a bit of bling!
Got a few more photos of the fleet, too, but will post them on another thread as they aren’t Traders.
Steve
J.H.Allen was a very respected company at Hilton. Jack Allen died at a very young age at 63.The business was run by his sons John,Tony, Doug and Ken.John went on his own and Tony and Doug ran the job as Ken had a mixer and went off somewhere and never kept in touch with the others.They were noted for their love of vintage motor bikes and Doug I think rode in the T.T.
Some of their motors were named after the Isle of Man ferries.They were one of the first people to run their 6 wheelers on super singles. They had two Trader 6 x 4’s one they bought privately but the one shown had Albion double drive axles converted by Primrose.They also had a D-Series in the same mode.I was very friendly with Doug and he would always get you on the road. They had a couple of Guy Warriors and an A.E.C.
