wally dugan Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 HI on the question of the overhaul date of 1984 its possible look at post 755 about the one that came back to the museum from GERMANY in 1988 still in service also about the same time there was a rumour that one of the concrete ballasted TRMUs was still in service in the marchwood area Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor pitman Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I have a photo of the plate.....will check when I get home...or failing that have another look at the vehicle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor pitman Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hopefully this is clear enough..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevor pitman Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Spoken to the previous owners - Weston Recovery of WSM. They sold it on around 8/10 years ago and as suggested above it is used to drag chicken sheds around. Apparently this is the ideal machine to drag these sheds which are on skids. After sitting in position for a while whilst the chickens are doing their `business` the sheds have become embedded......and put a force of around 40 tons on the winch while it is moved to the next position Weston Recovery have another Pioneer sat in the flower bed at their premises.......and the boss has one at home as well!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 (edited) Hopefully this is clear enough..... 384 is the workshop or contractor's number, see it follows on same line, if it was another entry it would be on line below. See this plate in my photo, that column is for the MTRS No., which I recollect was the Mechanical Transport Repair Scheme. Edited January 9, 2014 by Richard Farrant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edd Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Ordered April 1943 so probably delivered sometime in 1944. Part of an order for 450 SV2/S recoveries. There were 2 Pioneer recoveries at one of the army bases in Aldershot until the mid 90's. Remember passing them on the train. Both seemed to live outside and did move position so I assume they were still being used for something. Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runflat Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 A TRMU being operated by heavy haulier John Silbermann Ltd - from Commercial Motor 18 July, 1958: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topmec Posted February 24, 2014 Share Posted February 24, 2014 hi, some pictures taken by my father during the 2nd world war he was in a reme group attached to the 99th heavy anti aircraft brigade, and travelled up through france, Belgium, Holland after landing at gold beach D-day day 3 my father was sent out to recover the guntractor with their pioneer recovery truck while in belgium 1945 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topmec Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I found some pictures on my computer hi do you know where these pictures came from. 1 of the guys on the pioneer bonnet looks like my dad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topmec Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I found some pictures on my computer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 If you are referring to this picture, its taken outside Copenhagen around the 8th of May 1945 when the first regular british troops arrived. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topmec Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 If you are referring to this picture, its taken outside Copenhagen around the 8th of May 1945 when the first regular british troops arrived. ok. I will look through his old army paperwork. I have all his movement instructions from the war as well as his paybook and training info also have other pictures with some of the other trucks in their regiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Just bring on the pictures :cool2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topmec Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 Just bring on the pictures :cool2: I have got a few more than this but not on my computer yet. I have route cards putting my father in hamburg in 1945. don't know what happened after that, but it is possible he was in Denmark sometime also so where did you get the picture from? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niels v Posted February 25, 2014 Share Posted February 25, 2014 I got it from a historian, sadly I dont know his source. but if he was in hamburg, then Denmark isnt fare off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smithy Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 How about this for a spot then I was watching Permission Impossible: Britain's Planners last week and noticed a familiar looking vehicle when they were filming, if you look closely at 1.40 mins on this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b03x19tb/Permission_Impossible_Britains_Planners_Episode_2/ you will see what I believe is a Pioneer. They don't go on to talk about it or anything, so does anyone know where it may be? Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 I don't think this picture has been posted before, it was a post war conversion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abn deuce Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 While it may have worked in a open pit mine it would have seriously raised the center of gravity ! I wouldn't have fancied driving that over any uneven ground . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonnierocker Posted July 22, 2014 Share Posted July 22, 2014 [ATTACH=CONFIG]86113[/ATTACH]Hopefully this is clear enough..... This vehicle left service on 19/11/1959 my pioneer is 48 RB 76 and the history card lists this one on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV2S Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Does anyone know who secured the R100 that has been on Milweb, great looking vehicle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edd Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yes, sadly not me! It has gone to Dave Crouch. Did look a lovely example and very cheap. Cheers Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SV2S Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Edd Exactly what we thought it did seem cheap, especially as it was up and running! Lucky guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 (edited) Footage (starting at about 13 1/2 minutes in) from yesterdays local news of the Weston Recovery Services Pioneer winching a car out of Weston beach. http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04ls6n6/bbc-points-west-30102014 Edited October 31, 2014 by Johnny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
warrior Posted November 1, 2014 Share Posted November 1, 2014 Here's another Scammell Pioneer pic " INVINCIBLE " over at Normandy this June , pictured with myself is DDay veteran Richard Jones from Shropshire who had just laid a reef at the memorial at Baron-sur-mer . The Scammell is owned by Mick Price from Wolverhampton who invited me to join him and be co driver on the trip from his home all the way to the beaches at Normandy ,and what an experience it was, having never driven a machine like the Pioneer before it was in at the deep end and what good fun it was, even at those high speeds 23/24mph, after covering several hundred miles the old girl never missed a beat! what great British engineering !! One of the highlights of the trip was being lead in a 120 vehicle convoy escorted by French police m/cycles from the port to the M.V.T campsite near Port-en-Bessin , the Scammell was certainly the star on all the parades we did.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winchman Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 What a fantastic collection. Unfortunately I can only dream of owning a Scammell. They take me back to seeing them towing Fun Fairs when I was small Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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