I have that 'Saint' episode on video somewhere. The filming was arranged
by Eddy Kenton and others who also added more vehicles to the yard to
improve the scenario. My Austin K6 Coles crane was also featured in the
yard. Chris Wilkinson was in the process of moving out when I last went
to the railway yard in 1996. The supermarket alongside had bought the
land off the railway. Chris had also become quite despondent after the
third major fire at the yard caused by pikeys stealing scrap. The last
one destroyed many 'Stuart', Cadillac V8 engines. I can't say I
remember any 'Daimler Armoured cars' there, but the yard was full of ex
Portuguese Army 'Humber armoured cars', Shermans and Grizzley's
(belonging to Ian McGregor), for more than 10 years.
I was told that the last of the 'Dingo's' was hauled out of Lindsay
Berney's yard in Armagh about 1989. I think Stallwood had most of the
good kit out of that yard (when he was in Battersea before moving to
Kent). I got a 'Humber Super Snipe' military staff car out of there in
1983. Most of the stuff in the yard was in a fairly sore state.
McCann down in the West Country was the yard with most of the 'Dingo's'
and spares. He was also a difficult bugger to deal with. You could
arrand with him to make the 400 mile round trip down there, and find on
arrival the yard was closed. Mind you Wilkinson was like that, I never
liked the way he spoke to or treated new young up and coming MV
collectors.
regards
Colin Brookes
Invicta Military Vehicle Preservation Society (IMPS)
colb@xtra.co.nz
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