Smith & Youngson

Created 30-Jan-14

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I came to Zambia in 1967 as a diesel mechanic to work for Smith & Youngson in Lusaka. We had 52 Canadian Kenworth Trucks transporting petrol & diesel on the Hell Run.
The Hell Run was a 1,200 mile road, mostly dirt, from Kapiri Mposhi to Dar es Salaam.
Here are some of my stories:-
George and the Hippo
The road train from Mpika and getting fired.
Kanjombe and the baffled tanker
Frogs, dogs and a cat.

Me reversing a Kenworth

Don Turner bent this Kenworth

Kenworth Tanker rig in Lusaka

Kenworths in S&Y livery

Kenworth drawbar trailers in Lusaka or Ndola

Smith & Youngson yard in Lusaka

Smith & Youngson, Lusaka

Smith & Younson workers!

George Monkhouse

George Monkhouse & Hans

Charlie Watson - Workshop Foreman

Charlie Watson in the horizontal club

Cummins Engine

Charlie Watson washing his Jaguar

The Contract Haulage Office at the Ndola Oil Storage Company

Johnny Dee Dames

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Category:Transportation

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Keywords:Co., Kenworth, Truck, canadian kenworth, charlie watson, don turner, great north road, hell run, kenworth trucks, lusaka, s&y, s&y lusaka, smith & Youngson, smith and Youngson, steve moorey, zambia

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keith paterson(non-registered)

My father Jimmy Paterson worked for Smith and Youngson running the Chipata workshops. My father ended up in business with Dick Smith and they move to Botswana. They did employ a few ex S&Y people including Don Turner. Good to see old pictures.

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