Soved - NEH 4274: Rowe Hillmaster

Carnut · September 21, 2015, 07:44:34 AM

What's this, for 1 point?:

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Carnut · October 05, 2015, 05:00:16 AM

Experts?

shamrock · October 05, 2015, 05:23:42 AM

an ERF

Carnut · October 05, 2015, 07:26:38 AM

Quote from: shamrock on October 05, 2015, 05:23:42 AM
an ERF

Not one of those..

magnette · October 05, 2015, 01:42:58 PM

Rowe Hillmaster

Carnut · October 06, 2015, 11:03:38 AM

Quote from: magnette on October 05, 2015, 01:42:58 PM
Rowe Hillmaster

Yes - in fact one of only 5 of this model which were made..
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magnette · October 11, 2015, 06:42:32 PM

I can remember in BOUT 1971/2 being a passenger in a car going up a hill in Devon or Cornwall, and the vehicle behind us waS a strange lorry which I thought was an ERF but turned out to be a Rowe.

I think it was made in the West Country somewhere, and we were on a hill - anyway, I don't think I ever saw another one.

Hiawatha · October 12, 2015, 06:20:53 AM

Rowe were based in Cornwall and produced a total of 125 lorries and 5 coaches.
The similarity to ERF is due to the cab being supplied by the same coachbuilder, Jennings in Sandbach.

Carnut · October 12, 2015, 07:16:02 AM

Yes, that's right. Below is a picture of one of the Rowe Hillmaster coaches.
Note on the destination blind it seems to be operated by Rowe's Coaches, which must have been part of the empire! I wonder if they operated all five of the coaches that were built?
I doubt if any Rowe vehicles escaped from the south-west of the UK; they were certainly never heard of oop north where I live!

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Soved - NEH 4274: Rowe Hillmaster