Silvertown Services

[John White]

Was aboard the " Sugar Transporter " and the " Crystal Diamond " late 50s early 60s.
Cane sugar from Cuba, and Jamaica.
Also drove their 28 ton trucks ( maximum weight in those days ) transporting raw beet
sugar from Bury St. Edmunds to Tate & Lyle London, in the mid 60s.
Where has our merchant fleet gone.

[alf corbyn]

hi john. you forgot to include athel tankers, also part of tate & lyle. i used to see those beet lorries all the time round boston and newark when i was on the road. alf
and no mr strange i was trucking not tramping.

[Ray McCerery]

History books now

Ray

[happy daze john in oz]

hi john. you forgot to include athel tankers, also part of tate & lyle. i used to see those beet lorries all the time round boston and newark when i was on the road. alf
and no mr strange i was trucking not tramping.

And I am sure Alf you had a trucking good time.

[Dennis McGuckin]

Talking of Tate & Lyle brought back memories of when I first went to sea.
Recall while working by, being on the bus and having a bunch of the girls from T & L sugar refinery get on.
They embarrassed the hell out of me. All in good fun though. Typical East Enders.
Think I got off well before my stop!
Den.

[happy daze john in oz]

Talking of Tate & Lyle brought back memories of when I first went to sea.
Recall while working by, being on the bus and having a bunch of the girls from T & L sugar refinery get on.
They embarrassed the hell out of me. All in good fun though. Typical East Enders.
Think I got off well before my stop!
Den.

Would that have been off the bus, or off with one of the girls??????

[Dennis McGuckin]

Good question John, Think it was the former. In those 'early' days I was quite shy!!
It passed.
Den.