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Originally Posted by HM181
My era is Jan 28th 1981 to the present day and counting.
Towards the end of the 1980's trains with BV's on declined as the pits were all closing, all the unfitted vehicles were going to the wall, as well as the industry that we served, steel mills, ORT, newspaper trains et al.
At the end of the miners strike I had 20 pits on my route card now we have no pits to work into, just super markets.
I was on the docks at Immingham recently and the place was sinking with the weight of coal on the floor.
Not from uk pits but from China, Australia and every corner of the world.
So the need for unfitted trucks and BV's has gone forever.
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I can go back further than both of you "young strappers"
What about 1958 onwards ? LOL.
Dont start....only having a laugh
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