1920's Surrey Sterilised Milk Company, prior to Express Dairy takeover (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1933 Direct Farm Supply Tank AGX 855, Fleet: 126 (Courtesy Phillip Budd)
1930's Dennis Tanker GW 2398 (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1930 four-wheeled tanker: from album showing 30 years of progress in transport fleet. (Express News July 1956)
1930's Dennis Tanker GW 2398, Co Reg: 144 (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1930's ? early tanker, Co Reg 129. Matthew Pinto comments "I think the location is Faringdon in Oxfordshire. I believe this was ED's first dispatching creamery; prior to this they bought milk from independent creameries and distributed it." (Courtesy Craig Wells)
1950's Cricklewood. Matthew Pinto comments "Yes, think it is Cricklewood. It looks like the loading area at the south end near the railway sidings." (Courtesy Craig Wells)
1950's Butterfields tanker (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1950's Express Tanker Reg: JU 8515 Fleet No 693(Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1950's Express tanker GXY 434 Co Reg: 702 (Courtesy Craig Wells)
1950's Express Tanker JXT 203 Co Reg: 567 (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1950's Express Tanker Fleet No 704 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1950's Express Tanker Reg TB1950, Fleet No 1093, new tanker on trade places. (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1950's Seaton Junction Churn Collection (Courtesy Keith Sweetland)
1950's AEC Reg: 101 BXA, Fleet: 2457 (Courtesy Phillip Budd)
1950's Express Dairy Tanker drawing, Fleet No 928 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1950's Bollo Lane (Courtesy Craig Wells)
1950's Bladen Dairies tanker KGW 157, new in 1949. "Foden produced a very pleasing cab in the early post-second war period as seen in this view of a smart "FG" hauling a tandem axle milk tank. The running gear for the trailer was produced by Dysons and the single tyres on the tank look most impressive" (Courtesy Don Reid, Flickr, CAL Wright Collection)
1956 3000 gallon AEC articulated tanker: from album showing 30 years of progress in transport fleet. (Express News July)
1956 Tunbridge Wells, Nevill Street (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1956 Tunbridge Wells, Nevill Street (Courtesy Brian Walter, Pinterest)
1960's tanker artwork (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1960's ? GS Cooper's Express Dairy tanker.
1960's ? tanker
1960's? Seaton Junction casualty (Courtesy Keith Sweetland)
1960's Express Tanker PKG 176, Fleet No 1655 (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1960's Express Tanker Reg PXV 964 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1960's Bulk collection Bedford 'S' Type Tanker MLF 202, High Street, Oxford (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1960's Bulk collection Bedford Tanker MLF 202 and others
1960's Bulk collection KXY 614, Fleet No 1069 (Courtesy Paul Luke)
1960's Cricklewood. Bulk Tanker (Courtesy Craig Wells)
1960's Bulk collection JXT 203
1960's Express Tanker TLD 378 Co Reg: 1895. (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1960's Bulk collection VGF 857
1960's Bulk Tanker RLM 318, Fleet No 1787
1960's Bulk Tanker unloading (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1960's Bulk Tanker
1960's Tanker RLW 601
Paul Luke Collection
1950's Express Tanker Reg: JXN 569, Fleet No 969. Bill Conquest identifies this image taken at Rowsley, heading on the A6 toward Matlock. (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1960's Express AEC Tanker Fleet No 1455. Bill Conquest points out that "No Royal warrant on cab door". (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1960'S Tanker 122 BXA
1960's Tanker (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1964 Express Tanker Reg: 129 BXA Fleet 2459
1960's Express Tanker 122 BYA, Fleet No 2505 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1960's Express Tankers 122 BYA, Fleet No 2505 and 945 GYM, Fleet No 3161 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1960's Express AEC Tanker RLW 602 Fleet 1762 at South Morden (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1960's Express AEC Tanker Reg: TLD378, Fleet No 1895 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1960's Golden Seal Bedford Tanker YYN 817
1960's Bedford Express Tanker 202 ALE Co C2436 (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1960's Golden Seal Bedford Tanker YYN 817
1960's Golden Seal Bedford Tanker YYN 817, Fleet No 2369
1960's Bulk Tanker MXY 763
1960's Express Tanker Reg: 516 FLM, Fleet No 2936 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1960 Express Tanker (Courtesy Bill Conquest)
1960's Express Tanker (Courtesy Phillip Budd)
1960'S Express Tanker (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1960's, tanker on forecourt at South Morden Processing Vehicles (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1960's Express Tanker Reg: 952 GYM, Fleet No 3104 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1960's? AEC Express Dairy Tanker outside The Swan, Denham (From Graham Newell, Flickr)
1960 New AEC 3,300 gallon milk tanker
1960's Milk tankers delivering to Appleby, courtesy of Iain Dargue
1960's Milk tankers delivering to Appleby, courtesy of Iain Dargue
1960's Milk tankers delivering to Appleby, courtesy of Iain Dargue. Keith Johnson comments "I was an MMB Field Officer for Cumberland & Westmorland from 1968 to 1974, based in Appleby, and was heavily involved in the conversion from churns to bulk collection. The creamery manager was Frank Betts, and Bob Smith was transport manager, with Wilson Forrester as transport foreman."
1960's Appleby farm collection vehicles Keith Johnson comments "I was an MMB Field Officer in the late 60s/early 70s based in Appleby when the bulk scheme started. I took the one of the AEC on the first day of bulk collection." (Courtesy Keith Johnson)
1960's Appleby farm collection vehicles (Courtesy Keith Johnson)
1960's Appleby farm collection vehicles David Atkinson comments "That was Len Pott's tanker, looks to be taken on the sands in Appleby!" (Courtesy Keith Johnson)
1937 Leyburn Creamery opemed in 1937-Article from 'The Milk Train in Wensleydale' by Karen Griffiths (Yorkshiredales.org.uk)
1965 Primrose & Len's head office in Lower Stone Street occupies what was once the garden of the early Georgian house on the left. Milk, delivered by bulk farm collection tankers, is bottled on site and distributed among 50 retail rounds. Dee Hatcher comments "My dad worked for Charles Arkol, that started off with a small yard there.", David Naghi comments "I helped the milkman before I went to school.". John Hakeman remembers "... school milk in 1/3 pint bottles, hot and creamy but rank in the summer sun, ice lollies in winter! On the corner of Romney Place and Stone street-the milk bar, and milk machines all over Maidstone". Betty Davies asks "Who remembers the ice cream parlour on the corner?", Kathleen Stone replies "Yes, The Milk Bar. Delicious ice cream, served from the side window." (Express News Summer/Autumn)
1965 Santa at the Bull Hotel, Gerrards Cross
1965, purchased 1960. Jeremy Perkins from AEC Lorries FB group posted this.
1966 Tanker DLF 446C
1966 Reg Express AEC Tanker KLO 400D Express Tanker 122 BYA, Fleet No 2505 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1966 Express night-time operations - Driver Bill Thomas receives instructions from Night Tanker Foreman Harry Shepherd, at South Ruislip, before collecting 3000 gallons of milk from Staplemead for delivery to Bromley Processing. (Express News Summer 1966)
1967 10-wheel articulated tanker with AEC Mammoth Major tractor, ferrying milk from country creameries to London bottling centres, holding 4500 gallons
1960's AEC Tanker (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1960's AEC Tanker KLO 391D (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1967 Tanker
1969 Reg Eden Vale AEC Tanker DAN 242H (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1970 Eden Vale Tanker in the Fells of Westmorland
1970 AEC DGK 363H in new Eden Vale livery brings milk from Milborne to London, loaded by Ernie Haynes and driven by George Baines (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1970 AEC DGK 363H in new Eden Vale livery brings milk from Milborne to London, loaded by Ernie Haynes and driven by George Baines (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1970 Eden Vale Tanker DGP 963H AEC Mercury (Ergo) at South Ruislip. (Courtesy NA3T/Michael Aldread)
1970's AEC Tanker KLO 400D
1971 Thames Valley Police commendation for Peter Rickford. (Courtesy Doreen Williams)
1974 Mike Lucas comments "The lorry I drove at Staplemead. The fleet number for KLU7V was 4331 (I worked on milk reception at Appleby)." Dave Fane comments "purchased new in1972, so probably 1974") (Courtesy Mike Lucas)
1977 Reg Express Tanker WLW 907S, Unit 431 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1977 Reg Eden Vale Tanker VLY 984S Colin Kirkham comments "Drove those for years, all over the country. Great money. Great firm." (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1978 Minsterley (Joe Lyons Collection)
1978 Seddon Atkinson 400 JOU 535P at Ruislip
1979 'The driver escaped but was apparently dismissed soon afterwards...'
1980's Volvo Tanker H152 FVM
1980's Express Distribution Tanker RDZ 1880
1980's Express Distribution Tanker S383 MRA
1980'S ERF Eden Vale Tanker C344 HPP
1980's Appleby Trucksv(Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's AEC Tanker YLW 702H
1980's Express Distribution Tanker W767 CCK
1980's Appleby based Leyland Freighter ALT632Y collecting at Lowther Estates Farm near Penrith (Courtesy Iain Dargue)
1980 Honiton, Rob Hawker's son Kevin Hawker
1980 Honiton, Bob Hawker
1980 Honiton, Bob Hawker
1980 Honiton, Rob Hawker's three sons
1980's Eden Vale Farm Collection Tanker KLU 25V (Courtesy Richard Gaylard)
1980's "Site of former Minsterley Station" (Courtesy Joe Lyons)(Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1980's Volvo FL10 tanker at South Morden dairy, driver Dave Stoney (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1980's Steve Rodenhurst comments "A publicity shot from the late 80's, for the introduction of the Coldstream rebranding for Express Distribution." (Courtesy Steve Rodenhurst)
1981 Iain Dargue comments "This is one of the first farm collection tankers I drove for Express at Appleby. Just before my 22nd Birthday, thought it was a job for life back then. One of over 400 farms we collected in the Eden Valley, when the MMB were still on the go. Threaplands Farm Lane near Reagill, Reg JLA 825V. (Courtesy Iain Dargue)
1982 Honiton Tanker Fleet
1983 Reg Seddon Atkinson A32 JLH at Honiton. Mark Packer Burns comments "Honiton to Staplemead flyer!" (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1983 Minsterley. Gordon Ruff in his Express Dairy tanker (Courtesy Lorraine Fletcher)
1983 Minsterley. Express Dairy tanker (Courtesy Lorraine Fletcher)
1983 Minsterley. Express Dairy tanker (Courtesy Lorraine Fletcher)
1985 Reg Ski Tanker GT30 with ERF Tractor C344 HPP Express Tanker 122 BYA, Fleet No 2505 (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1985 Reg Volvo F10 pictured in front of the Walls factory at Gloucester. Not my photo but it was the first ever Express lorry I drove-a Minsterley F10. I'd just started for an agency and they put me into Minsterley to do a run down to Walls at Gloucester. I had to do a tank swap with a Staplemead driver. He took my tank back to Staplemead, and I took his tank into Walls to be disharged. I remember it was a warm summer night, and the guy on the pumps brought me out an ice cream! The Minsterley F10's all disappeared not long after to be replaced by FL10's. (Courtesy Steve Rodenhurst)
1985 Reg Leyland Constructor C760 SOY, Fleet: 5637, seen at speed with a good lean to starboard. Martin Fowler comments "Think that one was at Honiton when new?" (Courtesy Steve Rodenhurst)
1986 Honiton-Rob Hawker's new Leyland DAF
1987 Honiton, Rob Hawker's grandson Aaron Hawker
1987 Rob Hawker's Tanker, Honiton
1987 Honiton Tankers
1988 Honiton
1988 February, Ted Jennings from Honiton ran into the snow and hit a tree
1988 Honiton Vehicle Wash (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1988 Honiton Vehicle Wash (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1988 Honiton Tanker (Courtesy Wendy Hawker)
1988 Rob Hawker's milk tanker at Stowford Farm, East Budleigh
1985 Geoffrey Laycock, Health & Safety Manager at South Ruislip inspects a tanker
1988 Express Distribution's bulk collection vehicles
1980's winter, Appleby milk reception. Admin block and former egg packing station in buildings behind.(Courtesy and comments by David Rooke)
1988 Reg Coldstream Volvo Tanker F776 KNO (Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1988 Express Distribution is profitable
1989 Express Distribution receives BS5750 for its bulk farm collection operation
1988-90 Robin Carrington comments "A few pictures from trucks I drove when at Ruislip working for Express Distribution-Coldsteam 1988-1990: Whitefield-Cuddington-Minsterley-Staplemead-Milborne-Patchway" (Courtesy Robin Carrington)
1989 Express Distribution Tanking Division awarded BS5750, with John Williams (General Manager), Brian Blizard (Minsterley), Jimmy Johnston (Appleby), Richard Hill (Milborne), Steve Keeling (MD), John Bowen (Nottingham), Nick Hooper (Honiton) and Helen Rees (Cardiff)
1990's Appleby Tankers (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1990's Appleby Tankers (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1990's Appleby Tankers (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1990's Appleby Tanker. Colin Kirkham comments "I did changeovers at Appleby from Minsterley, skim for Scotland." (Courtesy Dave Fane)
1990's Coldstream Tanker D511 OOP
1990's Appleby milk reception, with Arthur Law in the foreground. (Courtesy and comments by David Rooke)
1990 Rob Hawker's milk tanker, Honiton
1991 Minsterley. Iain Dargue comments "T521 (on the right) ended up at Appleby - horrible thing, held far too much milk, and had a useless donkey engine behind the legs for “blowing” product off" Leon Haynes adds "It used to load oil from Pura Oil, Canning Town, back to Milborne when they made salads, around 1993." (Courtesy Joe Lyons)
1994 Steve Rodenhurst comments "My view of milk reception at Ruislip, after having brought a tanker from Minsterley. Anybody remember those Salford Van Hire Mercs with the EPS gearbox? What a nightmare to get them into reverse" (Courtesy Steve Rodenhurst)
1998 Milk Partnership Conference news (March Express News, courtesy Michael Aldread)
1999 New three-year contract for raw milk collection, for Express Distribution.(Courtesy Michael Aldread)
1999 Honiton, Rob Hawker's grandson, Calum Hawker
1999 Honiton, Rob Hawker's grandson, Calum Hawker
1999 Honiton, Rob Hawker's grandson, Calum Hawker
1999 Honiton, Rob Hawker's grandson, Calum Hawker
1999 Minsterley. "Bulk farm Volvo FL6 in action. I thought this photo was taken at Malehurst, but after a quick look at Google Earth, I'm now not so sure..." Courtesy Steve Rodenhurst)
1999 Volvo R774 MTV. Derek Pugh comments "All the Volvo FL6 farm collection vehicles were R and S reg's" (Courtesy Steve Rodenhurst)
1999/2000 Minsterley transport yard. Bulk farm Volvo FL6 transhipping to Volvo FM12 hauled tanks. This was First Milk Group milk collected under contract by Express. (Courtesy Steve Rodenhurst)
2000’s H116 VWJ and tank 538, based at Appleby when we were Coldstream, just off the Cairnryan-Larne ferry on route to Bailieborough Eire with milk from Appleby. We used to tip, wash out, and reload at Bailieborough with milk for Ashby De La Zouch. Sometimes we came back via Belfast-Stranraer or Warrenpoint-Heysham. (Courtesy Iain Dargue)
2005 Express Tanker YR52 OCC
2005 Express Tanker DK54 MOF
2006 ARLA Tanker MX05 EEB
2023 Muller Minsterley
2023 (August) Crediton (Courtesy James Morrison)
2023 (August) Crediton (Courtesy James Morrison)
2023 (August) Crediton (Courtesy James Morrison)
2023 (August) Crediton (Courtesy James Morrison)
2023 (August) Crediton (Courtesy James Morrison)
2023 Crediton Tanker loading (Courtesy James Morrison)
