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Richard A Thackeray

Richard A Thackeray

Legendary Member
Location
Normanton, Wakefield. West Riding of Yorkshire
Wednesday 2nd

Scania 143

Nextgen Commercials
The Walk
Birdwell
Barnsley



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It’s to the side of the obelisk;
https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6094432
 
gbb

gbb

Squire
Location
Peterborough
DRM said:
It would have been about 1998/99 and had been relegated to being the yard shunter, I remember it, as one day, whilst going to reception to sign in at this site, the lad that drove it had just uncoupled a trailer, and jumped back in to go move another, but had forgotten to disconnect the airline, i'm shouting to stop, he's looking out of the window with an expression of "Eh" until there was a loud rush of air & it stopped dead, it was a bit rusty, I'm surprised the cab didn't fall off!!
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I've maybe relates thus story before, but Salvesens operated a huge fleet of Mercedes tractor units up to the naughties, I used to book them in for 6 weekly inspections, MOTs etc.
Old units got used as shunters, gradually got less cared for and abused until they failed because of a worn out clutch or gearbox...at that time, a circa £6k repair.
So the fleet manager came in, took details and arranged for them to go to auction . I asked him how much would they make, surely they're just scrap value, but apparently they'd go for 5 or 6k, get shipped to Africa where almost every part would find a use. Surprised me...
 
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DRM

Guru
Location
West Yorks
gbb said:
I've maybe relates thus story before, but Salvesens operated a huge fleet of Mercedes tractor units up to the naughties, I used to book them in for 6 weekly inspections, MOTs etc.
Old units got used as shunters, gradually got less cared for and abused until they failed because of a worn out clutch or gearbox...at that time, a circa £6k repair.
So the fleet manager came in, took details and arranged for them to go to auction . I asked him how much would they make, surely they're just scrap value, but apparently they'd go for 5 or 6k, get shipped to Africa where almost every part would find a use. Surprised me...
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I’ve seen several elderly Bedford MK/ML HBAT’s on Hull docks waiting to be shipped out, probably to Africa, (Humpety, Bumpety, Army Truck)
 
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Richard A Thackeray

Richard A Thackeray

Legendary Member
Location
Normanton, Wakefield. West Riding of Yorkshire
DRM said:
Jackie Gleason & Son we’re hilarious in that film, some belting lines
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Mike Henry, who was a Tarzan, plus he portrayed (Colonel) Donald Penobscot, 'Hotlips' husband in M*A*S*H (tv series, not the film)

Plus, an awesome guitar player, playing a truck driver!!!
Whom, in an ironic twist, had previously written a song, that was covered by an ex-truck driver!! (& played guitar on that cover version)
'Guitar Man', as covered by Elvis
 
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Jameshow

Jameshow

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Richard A Thackeray said:
!!!!



View: https://youtu.be/ZT9ZHb5ZvMA?si=lIaLwfvDM-fbbaax
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Ops that's a bit embarrassing!!!
 
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