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 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Off The Rails

 Post subject: Off The Rails
Posted: 11 Jan 2011, 00:01 

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Has anyone ever come across the publication Off The Rails ? I read it some years ago, it was written & photographed by the Eastleigh Crane driver, think his name was Bill Bishop. Some great pictures as I remember & some good breakdown tales, well worth a read if you can find a copy Found a c...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: A quick Hello

 Post subject: Re: A quick Hello
Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 23:49 

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ADRC96701 went to Ashford in Kent before I started on the vans, I cant remember the number of the relief crane now but ADRC96701 returned to Stratford aprx 1984/5 after a refit, I drove it until I left in 1991. I do know that the relief crane went to Kingmoor at Carlisle because that was the crane I...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: A quick Hello

 Post subject: Re: A quick Hello
Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 23:44 

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Views: 34122


I really thought that my early profession had died as the cranes were withdrawn, after all there prob are not many of the crane drivers still alive, most at the time I was there were fairly old. I took over from Ted Shelly who had died, & Kenny was the relief driver until I was trained up. I was...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Where is the ADRC95218 ADRC95219 now?

Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 19:30 

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Can anyone help ?

Where is the ADRC95218 now? or by its old number 941599

Any help is apreciated

Chris

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: A quick Hello

 Post subject: A quick Hello
Posted: 10 Jan 2011, 18:46 

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Views: 34122


Hello to all, I have just stumbled across your group whilst looking for some information on the Peterborough crane. For the record I was crane driver on the Stratford accident vans from 1982 to 1991 driving (if my memory is correct) ADRC96701. I will have to dig out some photographs of it in action,...
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