This bloke had loads of them.
haddy:
This bloke had loads of them.
That looks like a well run operation! What did they haul? That Trader on the left has a radio ariel on it was it connected to a radio,I wonder what the reception was like it wasn’t so good in my Trader!! and the one in the garage has AA and RAC badges on the grille! Well dressed guv’nor,no crap lying about on the floor—excellent!! Bewick.
Bewick:
haddy:
This bloke had loads of them.That looks like a well run operation! What did they haul? That Trader on the left has a radio ariel on it was it connected to a radio,I wonder what the reception was like it wasn’t so good in my Trader!! and the one in the garage has AA and RAC badges on the grille! Well dressed guv’nor,no crap lying about on the floor—excellent!! Bewick.
I used to ride shotgun as a kid in 1961 with one of Roberts of Knighton drivers,his name was Ted Moss and he had a fitted radio in a Thames Trader and it worked very well.
Bewick:
haddy:
This bloke had loads of them.That looks like a well run operation! What did they haul? That Trader on the left has a radio ariel on it was it connected to a radio,I wonder what the reception was like it wasn’t so good in my Trader!! and the one in the garage has AA and RAC badges on the grille! Well dressed guv’nor,no crap lying about on the floor—excellent!! Bewick.
Hello Bewick, Uttings ran all rigid motors and would do a variety of work on and off the once busy Yarmouth docks. Timber, wood pulp,fertiliser, fish meal etc. mostly local work. I’m not sure when they started but wouldn’t be surprised if it was for the herring industry. At one time Yarmouth was known as the herring capital of the world and local hauliers were employed in the autumn months carting from the busy fishwharves as the drifters landed. Sutherlands of Peterhead had a yard here and in the early days used horse and carts. My father would take me to see the fish being landed quite often and we would wander around the wharf to get a “fry” for tea, no health and safety in those days. Even as a small boy I was crazy about lorries and can clearly remember Uttings Fordson V8s trundling round round the town with the barrels of herrings, each barrel being topped with ice.Wern’t those motors ugly!
Thames Traders were ran for many years and were a common site around town and all the drivers seemed old ( everyone over 40 seems old when you are a boy don’t they ) and wore brown boiler suits. Gradually the fleet was changed and the Traders were replaced by D800s then one or two D1000s one of them being a 6 wheeler. The motors were always clean and looked quite smart in their green livery and gold signwriting and were a common site around the quay, but the fleet was gradually reduced and eventually sold,I think it was either the late 70s or early 80s. Regards, Haddy.
Yes I remember Utting’s from when we used to holiday in Great Yarmouth in the 1960’s Haddy, their yard was close to the seafront and they were running Trader’s then.
Pete.
haddy:
Bewick:
haddy:
This bloke had loads of them.That looks like a well run operation! What did they haul? That Trader on the left has a radio ariel on it was it connected to a radio,I wonder what the reception was like it wasn’t so good in my Trader!! and the one in the garage has AA and RAC badges on the grille! Well dressed guv’nor,no crap lying about on the floor—excellent!! Bewick.
Hello Bewick, Uttings ran all rigid motors and would do a variety of work on and off the once busy Yarmouth docks. Timber, wood pulp,fertiliser, fish meal etc. mostly local work. I’m not sure when they started but wouldn’t be surprised if it was for the herring industry. At one time Yarmouth was known as the herring capital of the world and local hauliers were employed in the autumn months carting from the busy fishwharves as the drifters landed. Sutherlands of Peterhead had a yard here and in the early days used horse and carts. My father would take me to see the fish being landed quite often and we would wander around the wharf to get a “fry” for tea, no health and safety in those days. Even as a small boy I was crazy about lorries and can clearly remember Uttings Fordson V8s trundling round round the town with the barrels of herrings, each barrel being topped with ice.Wern’t those motors ugly!
Thames Traders were ran for many years and were a common site around town and all the drivers seemed old ( everyone over 40 seems old when you are a boy don’t they ) and wore brown boiler suits. Gradually the fleet was changed and the Traders were replaced by D800s then one or two D1000s one of them being a 6 wheeler. The motors were always clean and looked quite smart in their green livery and gold signwriting and were a common site around the quay, but the fleet was gradually reduced and eventually sold,I think it was either the late 70s or early 80s. Regards, Haddy.
Thanks for that “haddy” unfortunately we’ll never see those days again! Cheers Bewick.
Dave the Renegade:
Bewick:
haddy:
This bloke had loads of them.That looks like a well run operation! What did they haul? That Trader on the left has a radio ariel on it was it connected to a radio,I wonder what the reception was like it wasn’t so good in my Trader!! and the one in the garage has AA and RAC badges on the grille! Well dressed guv’nor,no crap lying about on the floor—excellent!! Bewick.
I used to ride shotgun as a kid in 1961 with one of Roberts of Knighton drivers,his name was Ted Moss and he had a fitted radio in a Thames Trader and it worked very well.
I fitted my own radio in the Trader Dave so that was probably half the problem!! I did get a reasonably audible sound but nowhere near as good as I got in the D1000 which had a top of the range Ford push button job fitted and was perfect!! Cheers Dennis.
I pondered for quite a while before adding these pictures to this thread. I knew I had them, but I was a bit dubious about sharing them as they’re someone else’s.
Anyway, I’ve marked them with the name of the owner who is a former workmate of my dad’s. Both Traders belonged to Bill Martland from Rufford, whose yard is now a (not so new) housing estate and prior to that was used by Southworths.
The quality of the first one isn’t that great, which is more to do with the way I had my scanner setup than the condition of the original print. It certainly had it’s work cut-out the day the shot was taken - a hefy load for a Lancashire Flat…
The second was a slightly newer model, this time in colour, with another substantial load - although not quite the same weight:
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marky:
I pondered for quite a while before adding these pictures to this thread. I knew I had them, but I was a bit dubious about sharing them as they’re someone else’s.Anyway, I’ve marked them with the name of the owner who is a former workmate of my dad’s. Both Traders belonged to Bill Martland from Rufford, whose yard is now a (not so new) housing estate and prior to that was used by Southworths.
The quality of the first one isn’t that great, which is more to do with the way I had my scanner setup than the condition of the original print. It certainly had it’s work cut-out the day the shot was taken - a hefy load for a Lancashire Flat…
The second was a slightly newer model, this time in colour, with another substantial load - although not quite the same weight:
Couple of great shots there “Marky” great motors Traders,real workhorses of their time and IMO far superior to the Bedfords and the BMCs!! The second one looks like it has a larger diesel tank,from memory the standard one was 20 Gal.Cheers Dennis.
At risk of resurrecting an old thread here’s a picture of a trader in Norway i think it must have been exported there not driven!
maybe Bewick could have found a load for it ?
maybe Bewick could have found a load for it ?
The Trader was a stunning change after the era of the Ford Thames
hi gang reallygood collection of traders. my first 2 trucks i drove traders. 1st one had 5 or 6 gears and vacume brakes .reg oo3514 it had been a unit, took 5th wheel off and cattle box on. 2nd had 4gears with eaton 2 speed and air brakes reg i think c 234 chy.that had cattle box on as well. every week i would go selby or corsam . all so take calfs to helston cornwall . wash out then next day go plymouth load furniture in cattle box back to shropshire. i e some body left navy got job on farm ect thanks charlie
retriever:
The Trader was a stunning change after the era of the Ford Thames
I would think that this Robson Trader would be loaded with Metal Box as I recall carrying similar sized loads of MB from Acton to Kendal.Cheers Bewick.
While on all things Trader,does anyone re-call a firm called Thos.Wragg Refactories of Swadlincote? they ran dropside 6 wheeler Traders and ran up and down to Scotland.I can remember them running south through Kendal loaded with what looked like broken bricks/tiles.I often wondered what they made and used the rubble for they hauled south!! Cheers Bewick.