The Classic Machinery Network

I recently found a job after being made redundant.It was driving a 7.5 tonne truck for a small building firm .On the first day noticed the tacho was faulty I was informed it had been faulty for months.After being out of work for a long time the last thing I wanted to be seen as was a troublemaker. T...

Cracking photo Denty,I did not work on that section .I was on on the Sellindge to Ashford section as a banksman on the earthmovers.Became the fitters mate on the concrete train and progressed to fitter on the next job at Wolviston A19 .Spent a winter at their Boroughbridge depot altering the train f...

Nice photos not a hi vis or over the top safety requirements to be seen.

If I won the lottery Iwould buy a scraper just for the crack.It is sad to hear there are so few left . On a purely personal note I always found scrapers a more interesting mount than a dump truck the little time I spent on 769 time seemed to drag. It is nice to know people like Karl Boston are prese...

Does anyone know how many Companies are operating Motorscrapers in Britain nowadays. All I ever see are dumptrucks on jobs these days.Thirty years ago every major firm seemed to operate a fleet. I imagine anyone would have job getting a ticket to operate a scraper these days . In the good old days I...

Wonder if it will turn into a balls up like the British Library.

Does anyone remember Mcgregors pretty certain they were a Chesterfield firm.They had if my memory is correct some Terex r45 trucks and a Cat 16 grader on hire to Tarmacs on the M20 in 1979 1980.The 16 grader driver was a guy called Mossie who I came across again when working on the Falklands in 1984...

Fantastic photos thanks for posting.

Was it not the Wolviston bye pass near Stockton worked on that job maintaining the SGME concrete train 1981.Had many breakfast in the old tea bus whilst working on the M20 Sellindge to Ashford stretch.Great photos a real walk down memory lane.Regards the Ripley job there was some fatalities sadly so...

Did anyone on this forum have any idea how Tescos old over price policy used to work. If you were overcharged ie pack of lager priced on shelf £9 and you get charged £10 at the till.You would get your £10 back and keep the goods. My good Lady joined a group online who were getting tipped off what ov...