altitude:
The holes to deep now Dave, I think poor old Dennis is down there for good ⌠but something at the back of my mind tells me, Dennis Smith will rise again. I hope so we will be lost without him.
cheers
John.
He will be back John,like "Puff the magic Dragon " breathing fire and spitting flames.It will take more than proving their is an 8LXB in a Guy Big J to keep him down.But as I have said I have some more Big J pics with an 8LXB on their way,and these are from the firm from Falkirk .
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
These now belong to Breedon Aggregates,pictured here at the Leinthall quarry in Herefordshire.
Smiths Bekstone Pit near Burford used to be run by them, but planning got difficult so quarry was sold to Smiths and block plant was bought by Pavestone UK
Dave the Renegade:
Keith Bufton drove this mixer for Tarmac,until they sold it off with the tippers.
Happy New Year Dave. Are Tarmac solely relying on subbies now, or downsizing the fleet? What did driver think of that Volvo?
As far as I know Nathan,they only had the one of their own up here in recent years,did have a few more a few years back.There are a couple of local subbies,but when they are busy,you see mixers from all over the place flying about.
I never knew what he thought of the Volvo,but he had an older Merc before,so I would think the Volvo was ok.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
These now belong to Breedon Aggregates,pictured here at the Leinthall quarry in Herefordshire.
Smiths Bekstone Pit near Burford used to be run by them, but planning got difficult so quarry was sold to Smiths and block plant was bought by Pavestone UK
Do you mean by Johnston Ennstone Nathan,they have only recently been taken over by Breedon Aggregates.There are a few ex Tarmac bosses and salesmen gone over to them.
Cheers Dave.
Yes Dave. I think some of the smaller concerns were surplus to requirements. Older drivers might remember the Becketts running Bekstone; Made reconstituted stone blocks and ag-lime.
Muckaway:
Yes Dave. I think some of the smaller concerns were surplus to requirements. Older drivers might remember the Becketts running Bekstone; Made reconstituted stone blocks and ag-lime.
All of these quarries up this way belonged to local companies until the 60âs and 70âs,then the big outfits bought them out,then sold them on until eventually they belonged to Anglo American or Hanson.The local companies supported the local economy,but no one from these big outfits even know where the quarries are,let alone the local area.
Cheers Dave.
I bet planning wasnât an issue in those days as the farmer owning the land was also a Councillor. The quarries always employed local labour around here, and the pit staff would use the local pubs and post offices. Now, the managers with the large concerns are career people and have no connection with the district theyâre working inâŚ
Muckaway:
I bet planning wasnât an issue in those days as the farmer owning the land was also a Councillor. The quarries always employed local labour around here, and the pit staff would use the local pubs and post offices. Now, the managers with the large concerns are career people and have no connection with the district theyâre working inâŚ
These quarries near where I live were owned by the local Squire,and up until a few years ago his son,followed by the grandson were still getting a percentage on every ton that went out of them,as he still owned the mineral rights.I wouldnât think planning was an issue as these here have been going about 200 years,and the ancestor of the Squire was the MP for the county.But I expect if you looked into most of the older concerns in various parts of the country,the story is the same.The coal mines were a good example of the same thing.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Another look at this Albion ReIver,from Roy Morganâs collection.
hiya,
Actually remember seeing these motors in their earning days, most likely this self same one always well turned out and sparkling i always tried to park away from them, mine would have outshone any one of those on the the âdirty trucks threadâ and that would have been in the depths of Summer,but i did make a few bob.
thanks harry long retired.
Dave the Renegade:
Another look at this Albion ReIver,from Roy Morganâs collection.
hiya,
Actually remember seeing these motors in their earning days, most likely this self same one always well turned out and sparkling i always tried to park away from them, mine would have outshone any one of those on the the âdirty trucks threadâ and that would have been in the depths of Summer,but i did make a few bob.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry,
S W Brisbane at Knighton had three of those six wheeler Reivers and two Clydesdales with the LAD cab,good lorries,never had any trouble with them,only thing about them that I didnât like was the LAD cab,to cramped for the bigger lads like us,ok for the smaller blokes.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
Another look at this Albion ReIver,from Roy Morganâs collection.
hiya,
Actually remember seeing these motors in their earning days, most likely this self same one always well turned out and sparkling i always tried to park away from them, mine would have outshone any one of those on the the âdirty trucks threadâ and that would have been in the depths of Summer,but i did make a few bob.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry,
S W Brisbane at Knighton had three of those six wheeler Reivers and two Clydesdales with the LAD cab,good lorries,never had any trouble with them,only thing about them that I didnât like was the LAD cab,to cramped for the bigger lads like us,ok for the smaller blokes.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Did drive them in tractor form in the 60s was a bit sylphlike in those days and quite liked them no great shakes performance wise but never needed the spanners and apart from an accelerator pedal breaking on the Leyland version never suffered any hardships with them, even Dennis fitted into a LAD cabbed Octopus in those days but his chum the driver wasânt very tall and not quite so portly in those far off days, yep i liked them the long doored version was best bit easier to get in and out of.
thanks harry long retired.
Dave the Renegade:
Another look at this Albion ReIver,from Roy Morganâs collection.
hiya,
Actually remember seeing these motors in their earning days, most likely this self same one always well turned out and sparkling i always tried to park away from them, mine would have outshone any one of those on the the âdirty trucks threadâ and that would have been in the depths of Summer,but i did make a few bob.
thanks harry long retired.
Hi Harry,
S W Brisbane at Knighton had three of those six wheeler Reivers and two Clydesdales with the LAD cab,good lorries,never had any trouble with them,only thing about them that I didnât like was the LAD cab,to cramped for the bigger lads like us,ok for the smaller blokes.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Did drive them in tractor form in the 60s was a bit sylphlike in those days and quite liked them no great shakes performance wise but never needed the spanners and apart from an accelerator pedal breaking on the Leyland version never suffered any hardships with them, even Dennis fitted into a LAD cabbed Octopus in those days but his chum the driver wasânt very tall and not quite so portly in those far off days, yep i liked them the long doored version was best bit easier to get in and out of.
thanks harry long retired.
I drove an LAD cabbed Dodge more than an Albion Harry.I didnât like the perkins 6354 engine in those,as well as the cramped driving position.The Albions had the Leyland 400 engine,in my opinion a much better moter.I had a newer K series Dodge with the perkins didnât like that engine at all,no doubt others on the site liked them,but its all about personal choice.
Cheers Dave.
altitude:
The holes to deep now Dave, I think poor old Dennis is down there for good ⌠but something at the back of my mind tells me, Dennis Smith will rise again. I hope so we will be lost without him.
cheers
John.
He will be back John,like "Puff the magic Dragon " breathing fire and spitting flames.It will take more than proving their is an 8LXB in a Guy Big J to keep him down.But as I have said I have some more Big J pics with an 8LXB on their way,and these are from the firm from Falkirk .
Cheers Dave.
Hey!! whats with the âPuffâ crack!!! Iâm not going to get on the other bus,never fancied a start on Ben Dover Haulage!!! Dennis.
altitude:
The holes to deep now Dave, I think poor old Dennis is down there for good ⌠but something at the back of my mind tells me, Dennis Smith will rise again. I hope so we will be lost without him.
cheers
John.
He will be back John,like "Puff the magic Dragon " breathing fire and spitting flames.It will take more than proving their is an 8LXB in a Guy Big J to keep him down.But as I have said I have some more Big J pics with an 8LXB on their way,and these are from the firm from Falkirk .
Cheers Dave.
Hey!! whats with the âPuffâ crack!!! Iâm not going to get on the other bus,never fancied a start on Ben Dover Haulage!!! Dennis.
hiya,
Donât worry too much about "Puff"Dennis the Boyoâs have the monopoly on anything dragon.
thanks harry long retired.
altitude:
The holes to deep now Dave, I think poor old Dennis is down there for good ⌠but something at the back of my mind tells me, Dennis Smith will rise again. I hope so we will be lost without him.
cheers
John.
He will be back John,like "Puff the magic Dragon " breathing fire and spitting flames.It will take more than proving their is an 8LXB in a Guy Big J to keep him down.But as I have said I have some more Big J pics with an 8LXB on their way,and these are from the firm from Falkirk .
Cheers Dave.
Hey!! whats with the âPuffâ crack!!! Iâm not going to get on the other bus,never fancied a start on Ben Dover Haulage!!! Dennis.
hiya,
Donât worry too much about "Puff"Dennis the Boyoâs have the monopoly on anything dragon.
thanks harry long retired.
If you remember the song Dennis,it was referring the puff to dope as in marijuana,something that I would never think of you or Harry or myself using.
Cheers Dave.
⌠but something at the back of my mind tells me, Dennis Smith will rise again.
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