'Down and outs'

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'Down and outs'

Post #1 by Jeremy Rowland » Sun Oct 11, 2015 5:29 pm

Thought this was probably the best place to start this thread; I came across some interesting kit yesterday amongst which were machines that are probably beyond saving so I thought I'd start a thread going for these machines of all types, the Ergo cabbed Leyland is well gone as is the Wetherill shovel.

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Post #2 by FOWLER MAN » Sun Oct 11, 2015 7:36 pm

Hi Jeremy,
I have a sad story which may fit here.
My first pic. taken in 1951 shows this already elderly 100 ton Scammell in its former glory.
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This one which I took last year at Rush Green Yard shows it in a sorry state. I was told it was all there under that lot.
I think down and out is a fair discription.
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The twin to this vehicle is in preservation.
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Post #3 by Jeremy Rowland » Sun Oct 11, 2015 8:59 pm

Fred am I right in saying that the preserved version of the Scammell is owned by Maurice Hudson of 'Hudson's of Dudley'? I am sure that I have seen the preserved version in Hudson's livery? What a shame about the non-preserved one!

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Post #4 by FOWLER MAN » Sun Oct 11, 2015 10:13 pm

Jeremy Rowland wrote:Fred am I right in saying that the preserved version of the Scammell is owned by Maurice Hudson of 'Hudson's of Dudley'? I am sure that I have seen the preserved version in Hudson's livery? What a shame about the non-preserved one!

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Yes Jeremy,
Hudsons 100 tonner now resides in the Commercial Vehicle Museum at Leyland. There were only two built circa 1929/30 two pics below.
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Post #5 by Old-iron-habit » Mon Oct 12, 2015 2:11 am

Great photos, and I think this will be a great thread.


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Post #6 by shane.c » Fri Oct 16, 2015 9:13 pm

Yes I agree great pics lets see more :rockon:


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Post #7 by Jeremy Rowland » Wed Oct 28, 2015 11:30 pm

A couple more 'down and outs' for you; the one you have seen before not too sure about the Jones KL44 crane stood next to its executioner.

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Post #8 by FOWLER MAN » Fri Oct 30, 2015 3:29 pm

What's the old bus / tower waggon Jeremy :?: Is it a Bristol :?:
You can see the old 5LW Gardner quite clearly.
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Post #9 by lynxman » Fri Oct 30, 2015 10:20 pm

Hi Fowlerman the bus is a Daimler C5G, The 5G states is a Gardner 5 cyl You were right fred


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Post #10 by Jeremy Rowland » Fri Oct 30, 2015 11:27 pm

Yes its Daimler powered by a Gardner five pot 5LW and it was the pre-cherry picker tower lift used to access tram and trolley bus overhead lines from what I can gather.

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