Spotted Forthright MC

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Top spots as ever James.

I saw a Stobart unit on the M42 yesterday called "Poppy 90" - I can't remember the story behind the name but I'm sure I've read it somewhere - can you recall?

[djdestiny]

Do you ever see any Drummond units from Scotland?
We have a very nice Scania one call in for a collection every day, I'll get a photo

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Fun Bus said:

Top spots as ever James.

I saw a Stobart unit on the M42 yesterday called "Poppy 90" - I can't remember the story behind the name but I'm sure I've read it somewhere - can you recall?

http://britishlegion-derbyshire.org.uk/News_2011_Poppy_90_Lorry_Naming.htm

[Fun Bus]

That's the one, I thought that could have been it.

Google would have been my friend too if I'm honest!

[Forthright MC]

Fun Bus said:

Top spots as ever James.

I saw a Stobart unit on the M42 yesterday called "Poppy 90" - I can't remember the story behind the name but I'm sure I've read it somewhere - can you recall?

cheers!

Yeah Poppy 90 was named for the British Legion. She was featured on the telly not long covered in poppies and wreaths etc, as they had it come along to a veterans/soldiers do somewhere. Made their day!

I've spotted her a couple of times too, H4856 is her fleet number. Runs out of Sherburn

djdestiny said:

Do you ever see any Drummond units from Scotland?
We have a very nice Scania one call in for a collection every day, I'll get a photo

I *might* have done, i do see a few Scottish rigs from time to time (some of them are spot on! I snapped a P&C Hamilton (Girvan based) DAf XF95 yesterday morning!) Please do snap it and post it mate, would love to see it

[djdestiny]

As promised

[Fun Bus]

Looks like ex Stobart kit to me?!

[djdestiny]

Hahaha yeah very similar!
However, Drummond were running in the 1920's in those colours, Stobart didn't start up until the 70's.
The photo in the side of the cab you can just see is a pic of one of their very old trucks that's has been restored, apparently they've got a fleet of some of their oldest trucks, I'd love to see that!

[Fun Bus]

It was the red and white striped front bumper which made me think of the Stobart link but having looked again I don't think it is - that and they seem the sort of haulier who'd buy kit new.

[Forthright MC]

Thats very tidy!

I immediately thought it was an ex ESL unit too! You do see a few of their ex Scanias and Volvos running around in the decom livery quite often. WH Malcolm had a few old ex Stobart R420s just recently that they put their own very basic livery on! (I found that very cheeky! Their own fully liveried Scanias are stunning too) SG Haulage out of Stevenage have had a few too.
I think Stobart send a lot more of their older units over to carry on working in Ireland now which is a much better form of recycling IMO!

Speaking of Scots fleets, i had a stunning looking A.Campbell R560 Topline with a Walking Floor go past me on the A1 southbound yesterday evening, ran out of Garstairs just over the border IIRC. Looked spot on! -





This caught my eye too -

Edited by Forthright MC on Thursday 21st June 01:29

[Fun Bus]

Forthright MC said:

Their own fully liveried Scanias are stunning too) SG

Malcolm's have Scanias? Didn't know that.

Useless Fun Bus fact time: My wife to be has an Aunt and Uncle who live in a small village just outside of Glasgow. In the next village used to live old man Malcolm, the founder of Malcolm group. Some of the family still live there.

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Fun Bus said:

Forthright MC said:

Their own fully liveried Scanias are stunning too

Malcolm's have Scanias? Didn't know that.

Useless Fun Bus fact time: My wife to be has an Aunt and Uncle who live in a small village just outside of Glasgow. In the next village used to live old man Malcolm, the founder of Malcolm group. Some of the family still live there.

They do indeed -





I haven't seen one of these for a while. That intake of TGXs they recently acquired must have been enormous as their old Volvos are thinner on the ground now too i've noticed!...

Heres one of their blatantly obvious ex Eddies! -



There were members of the Malcolm family at Truckfest IIRC. That big 8x4 FH16 they had on display is Euan Malcolms personal rig i was told!

[Fun Bus]

Thanks for sharing the pictures. I've never noticed a Malcolm's Scania?! I'm going to pay more attention now!

[djdestiny]

Foreign R500 sitting outside work this evening

[Forthright MC]

djdestiny said:

Foreign R500 sitting outside work this evening

Very tidy looking rig that
Not seen one from that company before... Looks like its Spanish reg'd tho'. Primafrio are one of the best Spanish (Continental even by and large!) fleets to look out for that regularly turn up over here IMO, they run a few R730s among their many R500 units! -





A truck like the 730 is a bit wasted on fridge work! (I heard somewhere that they can buy them as cheap as the smaller V8s on the continent or something though IIRC) Smart fleet though.

[tonyvid]

Friday afternoon at about 4pm, that was me in the SAAB a-beeping!

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tonyvid said:

Friday afternoon at about 4pm, that was me in the SAAB a-beeping!

Yes, i saw you waving too lol!

[tonyvid]

Did the "General Lee" and the possible DeTomaso Pantwetter pass you about 15mins earlier?

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tonyvid said:

Did the "General Lee" and the possible DeTomaso Pantwetter pass you about 15mins earlier?

They sure did!

The Pantera looked amazing! Think it was a GT5S going by the huge spoiler on it. I didn't have time to grab a shot of either hence why i didn't post 'em up...

[tonyvid]

They both sounded amazing as well! I was stuck in the northbound queue at Blackcat when they went past, viewed through the undergrowth in the middle. That huge spoiler is what made me doubt what I was seeing at first, they are not exactly that common!