moomooland:
pete smith:
Hi Paul, Would this have been one of Ridings on contract? Cheer’s PeteNo Pete after Riding’s finished they had a number of owner drivers hauling for them and later took their transport in house.
Thanks for the reply Paul,
Not the best quality pic Paul.
DEANB:
Not the best quality pic Paul
Thanks anyway Dean here’s a slightly better copy…
Atkinson Mk II Silver Knight 4X2 tractor unit Reg No TTC 750H Fleet No 68 ‘Eager’ was registered new on the 1st August 1969
at a cost of £3,976 18s 6d.
Powered by a Gardner 180 engine in line with a 6 speed David Brown gearbox and Kirkstall BDR rear axle this was the standard Riding spec at that time.
The on the road picture above shows it hauling a 33 foot Crane Freuhauf trailer loaded with 20 tons of Heinz products.
TTC 750H spent a large part of its life on 24 hour running between Riding’s Teeside and Longridge depots transferring trailers.
After eight years service in the Riding fleet it was sold on to John Killingbeck of Blackburn on the 22nd of August 1977 for £2,500 plus vat.
I have got to say that IMHO those sheets on the Riding trailer have seen better days so I hope it didn’t rain “torrentially” between Kitt Green and Middlesbrough otherwise there would have been a GIT claim for a few quid off Heinz ! Cheers Dennis.
Bewick:
I have got to say that IMHO those sheets on the Riding trailer have seen better days so I hope it didn’t rain “torrentially” between Kitt Green and Middlesbrough otherwise there would have been a GIT claim for a few quid off Heinz ! Cheers Dennis.
I could tell you a tale about Heinz GIT claims, Dennis, going back to my Pandoro days…
240 Gardner:
Bewick:
I have got to say that IMHO those sheets on the Riding trailer have seen better days so I hope it didn’t rain “torrentially” between Kitt Green and Middlesbrough otherwise there would have been a GIT claim for a few quid off Heinz ! Cheers Dennis.I could tell you a tale about Heinz GIT claims, Dennis, going back to my Pandoro days…
Aye I have no doubt you could Chris as some “customers” used to think that the weakest link in the chain was the Haulier ! Wrong ! well it wasn’t as far as Bewick Transport was concerned ! I could smell a “scam” a mile away and always stood our ground via the Insurers. Although I’ve got to say that our most valued customers never “pulled a stroke” because there was never a claim. Cheers Dennis.
Intresting clipping Paul.
Click on pages to read.
This particular photograph of Seddon Atkinson 401 Series 4x2 tractor unit Reg No C490 JHG Fleet No 10 ‘Relentless’ appeared in a 1991 edition of Commercial Motor.
At the time the tri-axle Solrec trailer was brand new replacing the one of the previous design that had been used for a number of years.
Built by Lancashire Trailers of Bamber Bridge Nr Preston the trailer had a 23,000 litre triple sectioned stainless steel tank mounted centrally between twin-decked compartments.
At the time the tri-axle Solrec trailer was brand new replacing the one of the previous design that had been used for a number of years.
Built by Lancashire Trailers of Bamber Bridge Nr Preston the trailer had a 23,000 litre triple sectioned stainless steel tank mounted centrally between twin-decked compartments.
Bewick:
I have got to say that IMHO those sheets on the Riding trailer have seen better days so I hope it didn’t rain “torrentially” between Kitt Green and Middlesbrough otherwise there would have been a GIT claim for a few quid off Heinz ! Cheers Dennis.
Wondering Dennis if you brought the subject up when you finally got to meet up with Tom in person at Llandudno yesterday or did you bottle it. 
Hiya MML ! Who’s the geezer in the flat cap ? 
Posing with “The Master” Llandudno 2019, and of course I brought the matter up of the rough sheets on the load of Heinze Beans , and Tom’s excuse was what can you expect when the same sheets were used to cover 10ft wide loads of slab steel ! 
All in all though it was about 20 degrees cooler than last year but the rain kept away and I can say that Mike Ponsonby, Vickie and Anne and I had a great day but it was even better for me when Tom came looking for me and we were reacquainted after many many years ! You could have knocked me down with a feather when he appeared around the back of our trailer, took me about 2 seconds to recognise him !! Absolutely delighted !Regards Dennis.PS I will e.mail Tom next week.
Great picture of Mr Riding with his trailer boy
dave docwra:
Great picture of Mr Riding with his trailer boy
+1
moomooland:
dave docwra:
Great picture of Mr Riding with his trailer boy+1
Unfortunately the W. & J Scammell 8 wheeler would be useless for towing a trailer so it would have to be a Power Plus Octopus and we could borrow one of those superb Sutton Dyson drawbars. Right! down to The Beanery at Kitt Green to load ! And I’ll have you know we could both still do the job, well maybe not as fast nowadays but we’d do it OK no danger ! Cheers Dennis. 
This a shot of “the dogs” danglers for pulling a trailer !
While on the subject of sheets this particular photograph was a publicity shot, for what was at the time, the new ICI terylene tarpaulins which were light and durable.
Ergomatic cabbed Leyland Beaver tractor unit Reg No TTC 990D was given the honour to feature in the picture which clearly demonstrates the lightness of the tarpaulins.
Bill Coolican, the regular driver of TTC 880D, is stood on top of the load while Louis Gornall is on the ground.
Ergomatic cabbed Leyland Beaver tractor unit Reg No TTC 990D was given the honour to feature in the picture which clearly demonstrates the lightness of the tarpaulins.
Bill Coolican, the regular driver of TTC 880D, is stood on top of the load while Louis Gornall is on the ground.
moomooland:
0While on the subject of sheets this particular photograph was a publicity shot, for what was at the time, the new ICI terylene tarpaulins which were light and durable.
Ergomatic cabbed Leyland Beaver tractor unit Reg No TTC 990D was given the honour to feature in the picture which clearly demonstrates the lightness of the tarpaulins.
Bill Coolican, the regular driver of TTC 880D, is stood on top of the load while Louis Gornall is on the ground.
Great shot there MML of a class outfit ! But nowadays the H & S Wallahs would have a field day with that shot ! “Wot no harness” 
Dennis.
moomooland:
While on the subject of sheets this particular photograph was a publicity shot, for what was at the time, the new ICI terylene tarpaulins which were light and durable.
Ergomatic cabbed Leyland Beaver tractor unit Reg No TTC 990D was given the honour to feature in the picture which clearly demonstrates the lightness of the tarpaulins.
Bill Coolican, the regular driver of TTC 880D, is stood on top of the load while Louis Gornall is on the ground.
Nice pic Paul, heres an advert about ICI tarpaulins.
Click on page twice.
Thanks for that Dean.
The vehicle featured in the advert above, Reg No F500 BFV named ‘Invincible’, was the first brand new Seddon Atkinson Strato 4x2 tractor unit to enter service with Riding’s on the 1st of May 1989 at a cost of £30.027.65p plus vat.
Powered by a ■■■■■■■ L10 325 engine it was the first one off the production line fitted with this size of engine, all subsequent brand new Seddon Atkinson Strato’s in the Riding fleet would be powered by the Perkins 335TX engine.
Unfortunately F500 BFV did not live up to it’s name of ‘Invincible’ as it was written off in May 1996 after being burnt out following a fire which started in a front wheel hub.
In 2012 Corgi released a 1:50 scale model of this particular vehicle at a cost of £89.99 with a limited production run of 750.
moomooland:
0While on the subject of sheets this particular photograph was a publicity shot, for what was at the time, the new ICI terylene tarpaulins which were light and durable.
Ergomatic cabbed Leyland Beaver tractor unit Reg No TTC 990D was given the honour to feature in the picture which clearly demonstrates the lightness of the tarpaulins.
Bill Coolican, the regular driver of TTC 880D, is stood on top of the load while Louis Gornall is on the ground.
This shot jogged the memory cell ! and it was probably around the same time this fine shot of W & J Riding was taken ! Well anyway, During my time at Brady’s in the mid 60’s I occasionally had a few days shunting in Barrow ( When my mate Eric had a disagreement with Jackie Brady so he would go “on the sick” for 3 or 4 days!) Well about that time/s ( I understand now!) that the C & U were changing and Brady’s took delivery of some 30ft Boden tandem axle trailers ( chopped off at the back axle) which ,of course, were a vast improvement on the 4-in-lines ! But they also got a load of new Sheets( from where I’ll never know) which I can safely say ,after well over 50 years the stench of these sheets is still with me ! I am not kidding you but when they were wet they stunk of Horse ■■■■ or maybe I am being unkind to horses ---- Dog ■■■■ ! And they were ■■■■■■■ heavy into the bargain ! I kid you not ! Fortunately we didn’t have to use any of these diabolical sheets on the 8 wheeler and trailer ! Not only did they stink but they weighed a ■■■■■■■ ton when wet !
I have got to say that once I started on my own the quality of Sheets and ropes became most important and I can applaud and identify with the Riding publicity shot of the advantages of using the lightweight ICI material ! ( I wonder how many sets of sheets Tom “screwed” out of ICI for the advert ?) Once I really got into buying many many sheets for our flat trailer fleet I did settle on 15 oz TCS Ripstop for the mains and PVC covered nylon for the fly sheets. In the earlier years I did experiment ( cost driven) with 12 oz TCS and a real “Balls up” I was persuaded to try REGENTEX ! what a ■■■■■■■ disaster those dozen sheets turned out to be ! The rain could break in in ■■■■■■■ great patches all over the load if it wasn’t fly sheeted ! Luckily we never had a wet claim but "there for the grace of God " !! Interesting and happy days ! Cheers Dennis.
