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1943 TB Mk Vc Aircraft Fueller

1943 TB Mk Vc in All Creatures Great and Small, TV Series, 2020-2025 Ep. 4.07

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1943 TB Mk Vc Aircraft Fueller

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dsl ◊ 2024-01-08 00:39	One of those Thomson thingies?? And a David Brown airport tug on right??
mike962 ◊ 2024-01-08 10:10	aren't they listed TB now ? /vehicle_1389867-TB.html IMO make should be Thomson Brothers on all
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2024-01-08 10:16	mike962 wrote aren't they listed TB now ? IMO make should be Thomson Brothers on all Sorry, no. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.B._(Thompson_Brothers) -- Last edit: 2024-01-08 10:21:40
mike962 ◊ 2024-01-08 10:29	or Thomson Bros ??
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2024-01-08 11:57	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.B._(Thompson_Brothers) They appear to have traded as T.B. or TB. Picture ex “The Leyland Society”. The company refers to itself as TB in a 1924 advert and again in a 50s photograph of the Tyne refueller. We do not refer to 1950s Morris cars as “Nuffield”, so this is reasonably a TB, or T.B. -- Last edit: 2024-01-08 12:15:16
mike962 ◊ 2024-01-08 13:21	in that case this one needs changed to TB like the others -- Last edit: 2024-01-08 13:25:33
antp ◊ 2024-01-08 13:43	The company's full name is maybe Thompson Bros/Brothers, but they may use TB as make (as it seems)
dsl ◊ 2024-01-08 14:18	johnfromstaffs wrote Looks like we've got a couple of these as Thompson-Leyland Tyne My hunch is to try to keep them all as Thompson (with or without Leyland as appropriate) so they sit neatly in the makes list rather than being scattered out of easy sight. When Dinky did their model they called it a Thompson. I think of them as Thompsons, probably because of that model.
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2024-01-08 14:39	I don’t have a problem with the Tyne, as it so obviously contains a Leyland chassis, but the three wheeler and the aircraft fueller were apparently marketed as TB, and should be referred to as such. The obvious chaos may be caused by the firm’s wish to remain separately identifiable from John Thompson of Wolverhampton. TB eventually became part of John Thompson, which eventually became part, by a circuitous route, of GKN. As one of the former GKN alumni, I know what happened next. Link to "www.historywebsite.co.uk" Extract from the above. “At some point John Thompson seems to have taken over Thompson Brothers of Bilston. They appear in the 1962 Handbook as a subsidiary of John Thompson. Thompson Brothers (Bilston) Ltd. who also have the next, separate entry. This company seems to have been set up by brothers of one of the early Thompson in the John Thompson line, and the directors of the two companies were, during the first half the 20th century, cousins.” -- Last edit: 2024-01-08 14:48:38
dsl ◊ 2024-01-08 18:57	This example listed here in the Yorkshire Museum collection (scroll down) "1943 Thompson Brothers Aircraft Fueller The Thompson Mk Vc Aircraft Fueller is a small three-wheeled, airfield-based refuelling vehicle, powered by a Ford 10hp petrol engine. It has a three forward speed and one reverse speed gearbox and a chain driven rear axle. The three-wheeled, low slung design made it easier to get close to aircraft for refuelling. The left side tank carried 500 gallons of petrol, whilst the right tank carried 50 litres of oil. Each tank had its own pump driven by a power take off engaged by levers in the cockpit and each was equipped with an indicator gauge, hose and nozzle. The service history of the vehicle at the Yorkshire Air Museum is not known. It is possible that it was originally based at RAF Woodhall Spa or RAF Coningsby as it was discovered in poor condition in a scrap yard at Woodhall Spa. Following total restoration by a private owner, this rare and historic vehicle was acquired by the Museum and arrived in September 2009."
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2024-01-16 09:48

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