Road Haulage -- The Big Toys

[glencairn]

Another interest of mine is Road haulage. Today I got the big toys out.

A bit bigger than 00 Gauge

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All three vehicles are in Siddle Cook of Consett livery

Glencairn

[Walkingthedog]

They are magnificent. If I go to a Country Fair I always head to the lorries. Perhaps I could get a nice big O gauge one for my slowly developing layout.

[Mr Bones]

Very impressive especially the last one. You could almost convert me

[glencairn]

They are 1-50 scale.

I believe there is only one vehicle now in Siddle C Cook livery. It belongs to Elddis Caravans. (Siddle backwards). Whenever we have seen it, it is off again before we can take a photograph of it.

Glencairn

[RAF96]

Is this the one...

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Picture credit - The Northern Echo.

[glencairn]

That's the one. See the registration on the unit - Y100 SCC. Over 100 years since the birth of the original Company. SCC - Siddle C Cook off course.

Thanks RAF96 for posting.

Glencairn

[RAF96]

The livery was resurrected by a grandson in honour of the old fella and the anniversary according to the Northern Echo article.

Edit - didn’t the two brothers have a falling out and the one set up Elddis and the other ERF. I seem to remember reading about in a caravan magazine many decades of moons ago.

[IanS]

For those interested in the 'official' story, try scrolling down this page; https://www.elddis.net/about-us.php
to the 'History' section.

[glencairn]

The livery was resurrected by a grandson in honour of the old fella and the anniversary according to the Northern Echo article.

Edit - didn’t the two brothers have a falling out and the one set up Elddis and the other ERF. I seem to remember reading about in a caravan magazine many decades of moons ago.

Regarding ERF. The name ERF derives from Edwin Richard Foden. A separate Company altogether. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ERF_(truck_manufacturer)

Glencairn

[cheshire lines]

The ERF factory was only a few miles away from the Fodens factory in Sandbach, which I had a tour of when I was a Business Studies student back in the 1970s. Decades earlier they were well known for having Ladies football team.