I'm so pleased, at last to bring you some Transport
photo as I have been appealing for some since first
launching the site
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Formans Road Transport
Central Group Transport
Xmas 1955
Left side back, R.J.Ridgway, G.H.Nabb,
Right hand side - W.G.Gabriel
Back row
Rosemary Hawkins, Sheila Solloway, Ann Hyde Jackie Carter,
May Home, Cliff Groves ???? Mr Brownhill
2nd row
Joan Manley, Rita Crean, Mrs Bonorino, Mr Bird,Alice Shewsbury,
Nancy Smith, Doreen Boak.
Sitting
Iris Fawke, Ella Marsden Ruth Davis.
Sent in by Rosemary Noakes
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Formans Road Transport
Central Group Transport
Xmas 1956
Back row
L.H.Davis, Ron O'Shea, H. Bird, L. Barton, Rita Crean, W.G.Gabriel,
Cliff Groves, Mr Brownhill,May Home, R.J.Ridgway, Alice Shewsbury
2nd row
R.E.Jones, E. Truman, Sheila Solloway, Ann Hyde, Iris Fawke,
G.Nabb, Ella Marsden, ?
Front row
Rosemary Hawkins, Mavis ???, D. Bonorino Jackie Carter,
Nancy Hanson
Sent in by Rosemary Noakes
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Formans Road Transport
Central Group Transport
Standing
Marlene Bates
Clockwise around the table left hand side
Jill Cox, Jackie Carter, Ann Hyde, Sheila Solloway,
Rosemary Hawkins, Iris Fawke, Ron Jones, D.Bonorino
Sent in by Rosemary Noakes
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Formans Road Transport
Xmas 1957
Presentation of wedding presents Rosemary Hawkins
other in the photo Sheila Worton, R.J.A Ridgway
Sent in by Rosemary Noakes
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Formans Road Transport
Xmas 1958
Central Group Transport
Middle Back
W.G Gabriel
Back row
R.J.Ridgway, H. Bird, Alice Shewsbury, Rosemary Noakes,
Ron O'Shea, Jack Gough, Cliff Groves, L Barton, Ron Jones,
Middle row
Marlene Bates, Ella Marsden, Pat Beard, Jackie Carter,
Mr Fewtrell, Jill Cox, Freda ???, E.Truman,
Front row
Sheila Solloway, G.Nabb, Dorothy Hackett May Home,
Rita Crean, Sheila Worton
Sent in by Rosemary Noakes
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Formans Road Transport
Xmas 1958
Ron Jones, Ella Marsden, Rossemary Noakes, Sheila Solloway
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Formans Road Transport
1969
Sent in by Rosemary Noakes
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Formans Road Transport
1969
photo from artical above
The Lucas " Town Van " 1932
On the left is Mr. W. Robbins who is still employed at
Formans Road
On the right Mr W.G.Gabriel
Sent in by Rosemary Noakes
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Formans Road Transport
Sent in by Rosemary Noakes
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Formans Road Transport
In the early thirties, this seven-ton Guy Lorry was restricted
to a speed limit of 12 m.p.h.
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Formans Road Transport
This modern self-contained exhibition unit is driven direct
fron the Lucas factories to various continental
Motor Shows
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Formans Road Transport
One of the present general purpose 16-ton delivery trucks,
used to convey palletised goods from Birmingham to
Scotland
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Formans Road Transport
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Formans Road Transport
A three-ton Guy Lorry used in the early twenties
Note the Solid Tyres
These are the first of, I hope, many more Lucas Transport
Photos
Thanks Rosemary for starting us off
Fomans Road Transport
Formans Road Galleries
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