Vehicles
Paintings by Keith Hudson, Photographs
by Gary Milne, vehicle details by Robert Preston
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B Reg Foden, 'Braiden James'
1984-85 B-reg Foden S10 S106, S10 day-cabbed, 6x4, Arcade load-bodied
Artic, This ex-Wincanton Transport tractive unit is powered by
a Cummins LTA10-290, turbocharged and aftercooled, l0-litre, 6-cylinder,
290 brake horse power diesel engine, driving through a Fuller
gearbox to a Leyland Constructor rear double drive bogie. This
design of rear bogie started life in the Scammell Routeman 8x4
Lorry model and was regarded as the best in the business for off-road
work. So much so that when the Routeman was replaced by the new
Leyland Constructor Eight-Wheeler model in 1980 the rear bogie
design continued unaltered in the new Constructor. BRAIDEN JAMES
has been in service with Roger Tuby since 1990,originally hauling
his Lucky Strike Arcade, but has been hauling Roger's HollywoodArcade
since 1991.
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D Reg Foden
l986-87
D-reg Foden S10 Sl06, S10 sleeper-cabbed, Boxvan-bodied,short wheelbase,6x4
Showman's Diesel Road Locomotive,D519 AAY. This ex-tractive unit
is powered by an Cummins Super E-320, turbocharged and aftercooled,14-litre,6-cylinder,320
BHP diesel engine, driving through a Fuller gearbox to a Rockwell
rear double drive bogie. The Foden, which is equipped with a winch
and a very powerful Cummins electricity generator set pulls Roger
Tuby's Hollywood Sensation Miami Ride, which is mounted on a 6-wheeler
drawbar trailer. The Foden went into service with Roger in 1994.
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G Reg Foden
1989-90
G-reg Foden 3000-SERIES S104, 4000-SERIES-cabbed,Boxvan-bodied,
short wheelbase, 4x2,Showmans Diesel Road Locomotive, G401. This is
an early 3000-Series model, thus it has the 4000-Series cab. Later
3000-Series models had, -from l992 -, their own narrower 3000-Series
cabs. This particular Foden was originally powered by a Cummins
C-Series diesel engine, but it was not powerful enough for Roger,
so he re-engined the Foden with a Cummins LT10-250 diesel in early
2000. The engine produces a healthy 250 BHP. The Foden has a Fuller
gearbox and a Rockwell rear drive axle. This lorry has been in service
with Roger Tuby since 1998 -it was originally a tractive unit -
and pulls his childrens ride.
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B Reg Foden
1984-85 B-reg Foden S10 S108,4000-Series day-cabbed, Boxvan-bodied,
8x4 Lorry. This ex-Plasmo eight-wheeler originally had an S10
day cab but it became damaged, so Plasmo had the lorry fitted
with its present 4000-Series day cab....but its still officialy
an S10 S108 model. Engine: Cummins LT10-2SO,turbocharged,10-litre,6-cylinder,2SO
BHP diesel, Gearbox: Fuller; Rockwell rear double drive bogie.
B43 SUM, besides transporting slot machines,etc, for the Hollywood
Arcade, also pulls Roger Tuby's large and luxurious living trailer.
The Foden has been in Roger's service since around
1993.
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M Reg Foden
1995 M-Reg Foden 4000 - Series 4410 S106R4 , 510 MK1 Hi Line sleeper-cabbed, 6x4, Crazy Hopper Ride load-bodied Artic. This fairground vehicle is powered by a Cummins N14-410, turbocharged and aftercooled, 14-litre, 6-cylinder diesel engine and has, like all of Roger's other Foden showmans vehicles, a Fuller gearbox. It also has the re-designed S10/4000- Series cab, designated 510, introduced in 1995. The 510 Mk2, introduced in 1998, has the Foden Alpha Mk1 style radiator grille.
This lorry, and the Crazy Hopper Ride that it hauls, both entered service with Roger Tuby in 2002.
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K Reg Foden
1992 K-Reg Foden 4000-Series 4325 S106R4, 4000-Series Hi Line sleeper-cabbed, Boxvan-bodied, SWB, 6X4, Showmans Diesel Road Locomotive, Has a Cummins engine-the sound it makes is real music! This fairground lorry has a powerful winch. In 2006 it's Cummins electricity generator set was replaced by a more fuel efficient Volvo generator set. This Foden is the modern day equivalent of, and is just as charismatic as, our glorious yesteryears Foden, Fowler and Burrell Showmans Steam Road Locomotives and Scammell Pioneer, Explorer and Shotrac Showmans Diesel Road Locomotives, including other makes such as AEC, Alion, Autocar, Diamond T, ERF, Federal, Foden, FWD, Kenworth, Leyland, Mack and White. Some of these were converted from being petrol to diesel-engined.This Foden is also a magnificent and impressive example of fairground transport, which entered fun fair service in 2002 and pulls the Disco Fever Miami Ride (new in 2002), and is the flagship of Roger's superb Foden lorry fleet - in other words it's 'The Boss'. |
N Reg Foden
A favourite vehicle-type for showmans’ transport is the rigid eight-wheeler lorry, and one of the very best examples, is this 1995 Foden 4000-Series 4325 S108R4, 4000-Series Hi Line sleeper-cabbed, Boxvan-bodied, 8X4 double-drive Lorry. Its Cummins LTAA10-325 engine also powers this lorry’s winch, which is used for dragging the lorry or other lorries or trailers our of swampy fairground.
It entered the glitzy world of fun fairs and carnivals in 2005 it carries slot machines for the Hollywood Arcade, pulls living trailers and is painted in a metallic gold with black and silver relief. Gold is a traditional colour of the Tuby family along with maroon, blue and red. Nikon SLR Camera colour photographs of this beautiful Foden 4000-Series S108R4 Eight-Wheeler Lorry, 494 RRT, is by Robert Preston. |
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M Reg Foden
This showmans lorry is a 1995 M-Reg Foden 4000-Series 4320 S106R4, 4000-Series Hi Line sleeper-cabbed, 6x4 Hollywood Arcade load-bodied Artic. It's powered by a Cummins N14-320 diesel engine. This Foden has been in Roger Tuby's service since 2002.
Apart from being lit up like Blackpool Illuminations, one of the other glamorous features of the Hollywood Arcade itself is that it's decorated with photographic-portraits of Hollywood film stars and movie actors such as Brad Pitt, Michael Douglas, Tommy Dorsey, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Leonardo Dicaprio, Scarlett Johansson, Elvis Presley, Johnny Depp, Gwyneth Paltrow, Reese Witherspoon, etc - it would do The Internet Movie Database (IMDB) Photo Gallery proud. Not for nothing is this arcade named The Hollywood Arcade.
NOTE: I suggest that anyone who is interested in, and enthusiastic about, Foden lorries, busses motor coaches, dump trucks, Foden history, etc , should join THE FODEN SOCIETY. Graham Donaldson, 13 Dudfleet Lane, Horbury, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF4 5EX. www.thefodensociety.co.uk |
1995 Foden
Roger Tuby's 1995 Foden 4000- Series 4325 S108R4, 4000-Series Hiline Sleeper-Cabbed, Boxvan-Bodied, 8X4 lorry, 494 RRT.
Photographed by Robert Preston at Graves Park, Sheffield, July 2006 |
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M Reg Foden
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Fabulous 1/48th scale models made by Pete Towell of Ketton near Stanford
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