Charles Alexander Transport Aberdeen (The Fish Run Part Two)

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  • @minidriversouthsweden5137

    Mega video of the fishing business back in the day. Awesome and cheers for sharing this with us. A comradeship among drivers no matter who they drove for.

  • @ranktaxi2300
    @ranktaxi2300 Před 8 lety +19

    My Dad was one of the drivers...

  • @bosl24164275
    @bosl24164275 Před 3 lety +2

    In the early 1960’s I used to go with my Dad from Buckie to Hull or Grimsby with fish. He drove for Taylor’s Transport of Buckie. Exactly as I remember it 🚚🚚

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 3 lety

      thanks for sharing your memory's George , much appreciated

  • @ElvisPresley68
    @ElvisPresley68 Před 3 lety +2

    Wish there was a Love button 💖 many thanks for uploading 👍

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 3 lety

      Thank you so much .. These guys should never be forgotten .. Many lost their lives ... Just doing their jobs ..

  • @theoriginalwallace
    @theoriginalwallace Před 7 lety +4

    Cheers for uploading this, Norman! My late Granda Jack Philip was Clerk of Works for them & a good friend of Charlie Alexander!

  • @georgerenton965
    @georgerenton965 Před 2 lety

    When I was young, my Dad ran fish. Drove for Croan, Carney and Gibb, Payton, David Dow, Charles Alexander, and Saddlers. Drove from when he was 16 till
    he was 48. Then we came to Canada. I’ve been driving here since 76. Oh, I forgot BRS.

  • @donaldjleslie5956
    @donaldjleslie5956 Před 7 lety +4

    worked at rodgers walk in the late 50s , remember some of the lads in the film

  • @danfallon1247
    @danfallon1247 Před rokem

    Fantastic,love it.

  • @peterburgess2197
    @peterburgess2197 Před 3 lety +1

    Nice to see the Thrift, my uncle's boat. Blyth to Aberdeen with Copy coal, very slowly!

  • @duckieplayz258
    @duckieplayz258 Před 8 měsíci

    That's great uncle

  • @dodgydruid
    @dodgydruid Před 7 lety +1

    I remember that crossing in Coupar Angus, the last link of the old line between Perth and Forfar which survived into the early eighties

  • @kevinpallett910
    @kevinpallett910 Před 2 lety

    What a lovely old film, many thanks for posting.

  • @fatlad5090
    @fatlad5090 Před 10 měsíci +1

    nowadays be in Manchester same day. Going into a 15 hour on taco. but just do it

  • @denishoulan1491
    @denishoulan1491 Před 3 lety +3

    Not a lot of traffic on the roads in Scotland in those days.

  • @nanetteritchey7546
    @nanetteritchey7546 Před 6 lety +1

    That was awesome

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 6 lety +1

      Thank you so much . I was the trade union rep for the garage guys when the company folded . If it wasn't for mis management the company would have still been going . Management at the time said the only future was to haul fish and paper . The oil industry was short term and wouldn't last !!!

  • @cilldublin07
    @cilldublin07 Před 7 lety +4

    couldnt imagine loading fish under a sheet now a days and it been accepted at the delivery point even if its only 5 minutes down the road

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 7 lety +2

      Health And Safety has spoiled all the fun !!!

    • @davesaunders3334
      @davesaunders3334 Před 3 lety +1

      @@TGWU - Health and Safety has ensured thousands of men have returned home safe to their families who otherwise wouldn't have.

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 3 lety +2

      @@davesaunders3334 Absolutely , of course it has . My comment wasn't meant as it reads ..

  • @duckieplayz258
    @duckieplayz258 Před 8 měsíci

    Thats my great uncle

  • @johnjennings9693
    @johnjennings9693 Před 2 lety

    Hello from Ireland lovely film are Charles Alexander still operating those drivers really knew their jobs what makes of trucks did they have was it a big fleet

  • @Mike-xh8fl
    @Mike-xh8fl Před 5 lety +2

    As a Forfar lad who then lived in Perth (only in my 30s so this is all long before me), it's fascinating to see the old Angus and Strathmore roads before the motorways came. Any idea what year this was made?

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 5 lety

      1960's i think

  • @andrewrcmadwilkinson6999

    1.40 THE GRANDSTANDS FULL LMAO

  • @richarddawson984
    @richarddawson984 Před 5 lety

    Any Know Charlie smith that used to drive For them In the sixties ?

  • @mandynixon2258
    @mandynixon2258 Před 3 lety +1

    seems like a hell of a lot of driving for one shift back then 350 miles at 30 mph

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 3 lety

      absolutely , well spotted

  • @carlnapp8673
    @carlnapp8673 Před 8 lety +3

    May I ask where I could find "Part One"?
    Cheers!

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 8 lety +1

      +Carl Napp Hi ,when i initial uploaded the film for some reason the ending didn't come out ,So I uploaded it again with the ending and called it part two .Cheers.

  • @donaldjleslie5956
    @donaldjleslie5956 Před 7 lety +1

    sorry meant late 50s

  • @donaldjleslie5956
    @donaldjleslie5956 Před 5 lety +1

    george bennett garage foreman at 18.18 checking linkage

  • @williamangus121
    @williamangus121 Před 3 lety

    I remember Charlie's Angels coming through muir of Ord from Ullapool together with Croans for kippers heading down south with the boxs fill of fish

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 3 lety

      cheers bro , thanks for sharing your memories

    • @georgerenton965
      @georgerenton965 Před 2 lety

      My dad drove for Croan’s, and Alexander’s out of Leith, and Granton. I’d spend part of my summers with him on the fish run. I live in Canada now. Been driving
      HGV since 76.

  • @BobbyTucker
    @BobbyTucker Před 2 měsíci

    You have to make this video on a higher clarity, @240p, it's not clear enough for me. I'm not being arrogant, just saying I can't see it or read it. Maybe if enough people complain you might believe me. Thank you

  • @Paul-md8de
    @Paul-md8de Před rokem

    Who needs refrigeration lol

  • @jackhewitt7902
    @jackhewitt7902 Před 5 lety +1

    Nice old video but I doubt a Rotary pump is any more efficient than an in-line pump

    • @TGWU
      @TGWU  Před 5 lety

      Maybe at the time

    • @jackhewitt7902
      @jackhewitt7902 Před 5 lety +1

      donald j leslie thank you but what you’re saying is that the in-line pump would give a little more power but at the expense of some economy and vice versa with a rotary pump?

    • @donaldjleslie5956
      @donaldjleslie5956 Před 10 měsíci

      where did i comment on pumps@@jackhewitt7902