Classic Trucks, Wagons

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 20th

New edition
Gulf petrol station
Saville Road
Castleford

I’ll probably save it for our days away here (next weekend)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 20th

ERF EC11(?)

Cross Street
Castleford

There’s a few showmans yards in that area (known as ‘The Potteries’)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Saturday 20th

Foden 4000(?)

Pottery Street
Castleford

There’s a few showmans yards in that area (known as ‘The Potteries’)

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 6th

Foden 4000(?)
Aire Street car-parks
Castleford
The assembly of the 'fun-fair' has commenced

6th

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 11th

I presume that cranes can go into this thread
This one was lifting metal framework over the top of the Hospital (4 floors), this morning
The operators cab was partway up the main arm

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Friday 16th

New edition
Gulf petrol station
Saville Road
Castleford

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Sunday 18th

More structural steelwork being craned in
I was on meal-break, when l took these
They’d finished, & were de-rigging

Emley Moor (TV repeater mast) can be seen on the horizon)

In case anyone wonders what the clock tower is
(it’s all flats/apartments now)

https://www.countyasylums.co.uk/stanley-royd-wakefield/

 

[Illaveago]

Can peeps remember the BMC lorries from the late 60's -70's they had a rounded front with small windows down near your feet and had door somewhere in the back ? I think Eveready and GPO Telephones used them. I can remember moving them a few times when I was an apprentice in a garage . They were a bit like getting into a phone box , when you wanted to get out you couldn't find the door!

 

[Illaveago]

I spotted this Bedford in a car park in Wick Scotland last year.

 

[tyred]

Can peeps remember the BMC lorries from the late 60's -70's they had a rounded front with small windows down near your feet and had door somewhere in the back ? I think Eveready and GPO Telephones used them. I can remember moving them a few times when I was an apprentice in a garage . They were a bit like getting into a phone box , when you wanted to get out you couldn't find the door!

Leyland FG.

 

[DRM]

Leyland FG.

Yes. with the "sixpence cab" iirc due to it's shape

 

[DRM]

Couldn't get any photo's but today I spotted 2 gritter trucks, Spready Mercury & David Plowie on the cabs

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Couldn't get any photo's but today I spotted 2 gritter trucks, Spready Mercury & David Plowie on the cabs

I like this one

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Foden 6x6 !!
This company is based on the A1, between Morpeth & Alnwick (PriestBridge)
I've passed their premises quite a few times

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwnZan_v69Q


This one was harder, due to step back onto the road

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dv0_g1Gsd80

 

[Richard A Thackeray]

Tuesday 11th

2 x Foden Alphas

The burgundy one has a ‘HIAB’, & looks very freshly painted

I see the exhaust, & roof, of the white one over the wall, but have never seen them out

The compound belongs to a family of showmen

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Thursday 22nd

Whilst walking the Dog, l passed the same yard earlier (I ride/drive past a lot though)
This is probably the Foden that was on low-loader
Plus a DAF XF