MORE MILNE MEMORIES !!

In late 2019, we received some great images supplied by Iain Milne, now a £10 Pom (!!), but then a long time employee of Tarmac Construction, showing mostly the then two new TS24 Loadrunners, bought by John Tull from Peter Goodley in the very late 1980`s.

Well Iain sent a load more fotos over in 2020, which in our usual fashion, we are only just getting around to publishing.

As you would expect, the predominant machine on view is the TS24, Tarmac`s main muckshifter for years, both B9LOT`s and B10LOT`s, working on three UK sites.

The sites concerned described by Iain are below....do any of you lot remember these contracts ??

"A380 Torquay. Monk was main Contractor but we did the muck shift, 8 x TS24 including 2 of the TS24C units, D400,s, 235-245, D9N`s, Iain took a punt at around 1989-90...........

A30 on Zelah Bypass, about 5 miles from Truro, Cornwall, on hire to Coles Excavations, must be around 1990. The other guy is Ron "Rambo" Postains, and he was my greaser, great bloke bit like myself Mert !!! We had 8 x 24 s on the job and 2 x 9N`s, the rock was as hard as a whore`s heart.........

.....Iain hard at work......

......"Rambo".....

Redhill, Surrey on hire to McArdle, Blackwells had their 24`s there as well, circa 1988 at a guess. Last photo shows number 13 up in flames, rear diff pinion failed, prop ripped the sump off the tranny, rest is history !!! Was blazing by the time the fireys got there...........

 

 

I hope your readers find these interesting, best regards from Oz, Milney."

 

JUNE 21st 2021.