VIA ONE OF OUR NUMBER, MARTYN BRAWN, NOW WORKING FOR VOLVO, WE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED WITH A TASTY MORSEL OF FOTOS CONSISTING OF TARMAC TEREX`S FROM THE 1980/90`S IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS.
THESE WERE GIVEN TO MARTYN BY AN EX TARMAC EMPLOYEE, ED MORGAN, AND WE TAKE THIS EARLY OPPORTUNITY OF THANKING ED FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO OUR WEBSITE.
ALSO INCLUDED ARE 3 MORE IMAGES SUPPLIED BY IAIN MILNE, ANOTHER EX TARMAC TYPE, NOW RESIDENT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA, AND A MATE OF ED MORGAN`S AT THE TIME.
WE SHOW THE FOTOS IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER, AND WITH NOTES ONLY ON A FEW, WHERE WE KNOW THE LOCATION ETC, BUT EVEN WITHOUT A LOT OF DETAIL, ITS STILL GREAT TO SEE THE MEAN GREEN MACHINES STRUTTING THEIR STUFF FROM BETWEEN 30 AND 40 YEARS AGO.
The first 3 are from Iain, and he says that they were taken on the M42 at Polesworth, which is east of Tamworth, north of the A5, but havent got a date for them. B9LOT`s figure heavily.
Then we have what was probably a publicity shot from Tarmac`s Derby Works……..again no time frame, but a nice selection of green stuff, TS14B`s, B9 & B10LOT`s, the view spoilt only by a couple of ugly Euc trucks !!
Now follows a general series of shots which are all probably from the A14 contract, but if anybody knows better, then please let us know, but before that we are putting in a message from Ed Morgan that accompanied the images, which might help to pin down actual sites & dates……figuring heavily of course are the brace of TS24C Loadrunners, the last 24`s to be sold in the UK by B.H., or anybody else npossibly……ordered by Tarmac`s John Tull, who was guided down that route by the best salesman B.H. had in recent years, if not ever, the one and only Peter Goodley.
Ed`s message is in answer to one sent by us via Martyn.
"Hello Martyn – that makes sense. John Tull was/is a mate of mine; he was MD of Tarmac Earthmoving Division in late eighties ‘til mid-nineties. He’s now Ops Director at Chepstow Plant.
I was posted to the M1-A1 Link Rd project (I think) back in ’88. I was initially based on Contract 7 (Thrapston to Ellington) and yes, we had a temporary yard at Spaldwick at the east end of the trace and a big construction compound and workshops at a village called Bythorn at the west end of the section.
I remember some great times on there with some fantastic characters. Some of the scrapers then went to Folkestone and did work on what is now the Channel Tunnel terminal at Danton Lane ( I was there from ‘90-’93)
Several also were transferred to the centre section of the M1-A1 link road (Tarmac also landed Contract 1, Catthorpe Interchange) and Contracts 2 & 3 (Kelmarsh) One of the newer TS24C’s took a tumble down a steep batter and was extensively damaged on that section.
At least three of the old girls had the boxes reconfigured and as your Editor correctly states, ended up on the coal.
I saw them as recently as approximately 2008.
We ran quite an eclectic mix of stuff in Tarmac, Akerman, Liebherr, Euclid rigids, Terex 14/24, Cat D6, 8k, 825, 14 & 16G graders etc. Great days. Ed Morgan."
And also Iain Milne`s contribution….
This last shot just sums it up really….John Gregory would have been proud of this one !!
Thanks once again to Martyn, Ed & Iain for helping us out with another wonderful piece of B.H. nostalgia.
The Editors 25/04/20
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