hi there,
i have some pics of Braunstone Haulagr . they were based at Markfield. i used to work for a Swansea
firm CALLED iLLTYD Thomas, they owned Braunstone Haulage. THEY worked out of MetalBox Braustone. i
used to go to Metalbox with coils tip and collect the scrap cans for Swansea. soon as iget the pics ready i will post them on. cheers, Daibootsy
daibootsy:
hi there,
i have some pics of Braunstone Haulagr . they were based at Markfield. i used to work for a Swansea
firm CALLED iLLTYD Thomas, they owned Braunstone Haulage. THEY worked out of MetalBox Braustone. i
used to go to Metalbox with coils tip and collect the scrap cans for Swansea. soon as iget the pics ready i will post them on. cheers, Daibootsy
Hi daibootsy, i remember Illtyd Yhomas, werenât they white Ivecos with a blue an red stripe and the welsh dragon on the side. I remember coming off one of the last exits on the M4 for swansea, turn left, down a bit of a dual carriageway, start climbing up the hill and wasnât their yard on the right at the topâŚ
Look forward to the pics of all those day cab B-series erfs.
A few of my friends got there class 1 experience on Braunstone haulage. Their yard was on the A50 at Groby, where scania is nowâŚ
gunnerheskey:
haddy:
Hello Gunnerhesky, I donât think we are talking about the same Graham. The one who worked for us went to Widdowsons after Perfects shut the Leicester depot and he would be long retired by now. Brian Laywood went to Hercocks for a few years. I didnât know he finished up with Widdowsons. I wonder if he is still around, Regards, Haddy, Gt.Yarmouth.Haddy, is the Graham your on about , Graham Summers.
When i started on Widdowsons in 95 there was a Graham summers on there, think he retired in about 96/97 along with Brian Laywood. Both were on 4 wheelers by then⌠There was a few old ex Hercocks drivers on Widdosons thenâŚ
Thats the one mate, Graham Summers, lovely old boy, I hope he is still around although he could be approaching 80 now. Another firm has sprung to mind, Enderby Transport, they used to pull for Norfolk Line out of Yarmouth many years ago. I knew one of their drivers, a dark haired chap and I think he lived close to Stony Cove. Am I ringing any bells? Cheers, Haddy.
It sad one but, Graham Summers took his last trip out a few years ago, the one you donât return from R.I.P⌠Enderby Transport were light blue motors from Broughton Astley. Then the moved to coalville called Enderby Lish Transport, then they finished and David Stanleyâs, the portakabin movers are in their old yard at Hermitage ind est coalville.
Hi lads, re ILLTYD THOMAS / BRAUNSTONE HAULAGE,
Illtyd yard was at cockett and Fforestfach, in Phillip Jones yard on the left of carrageway. if u go on
south wales haulers 60/70s onwards, go to page 56,57,58 they are my pics, atkys, erf, ivecos. my mate
is on holiday, photos of BRAUNSTONE HAULAGE will be shown. enjoy the pics.
CHEERS, DAIBOOTSY
Found another pic, after much digging around at home of AML of Leicester.
This one was a sedak 301 C211SJF driven by big Duncâ
hi gunnerheskey,
thanks for the pmâs.a few of ward and smithâs.starting with a very young john ward r.i.p.
pete 359:
Absolute crackers Coops - a hairy Wardy!!! H
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volvof10:
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well done h 
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a6 shap.john telling me all about my f16.
pete 359:
volvof10:
0well done h
As the kids say OMG!!! The good, the bad and the down right bloody ugly!!! (oh and yourself of course!!) First time I took the F10 out. If I remember rightly, didnât JW break down and come up later with Jan (oh, and didnt you get a bit of a pull by the girls in blue and try and do the charity thingâ â ?) Teehee
pete 359:
a6 shap.john telling me all about my f16.
Remember the quote - âit must have been cold cos wardy had put his tee-shirt on!!!â
Remember this little gem? PS Coops, were you breathing in on those photosâ â ? 
volvof10:
pete 359:
volvof10:
0well done h
As the kids say OMG!!! The good, the bad and the down right bloody ugly!!! (oh and yourself of course!!)
hello h,
your right and wrong m8.it was the first time out in your f10.but,john broke down on the 2004 anglo-scottish,when the sleeper cabbed buffalo spat itâs dummy out near buxton .my girls in blue incident was in april 2007 when the welsh owner of a black volvo f16 got caught speedingâŚtwice,in one bloody day! ,hidden camera near skipton and a copper with a gun at shap village,those old 16âs went well though
regards andrew
Wow theyâve brightened up my Sunday morning. Memories of a good friend. Its good to see lorries that John saved that are now appearing on the rally scene in new ownership. Gone but certainly not forgotten.
Cracking pics volvof10 & pete359
Ward & Smiths just as i remember them, especialy the two 88 units in their old yard at london rd oadby, which is now a housing estate, as are most old yards.
The pic of the 141 with the " W " logo on the door always makes me smile when i see it cause it was how John wanted the lorries to look but the old man ( Johns dad ) wouldnât have it, of course when he passed away it was changed⌠
. Great memories of a top bloke
Cheers CoopsâŚ
gunnerheskey:
Cracking pics volvof10 & pete359
Ward & Smiths just as i remember them, especialy the two 88 units in their old yard at london rd oadby, which is now a housing estate, as are most old yards.
The pic of the 141 with the " W " logo on the door always makes me smile when i see it cause it was how John wanted the lorries to look but the old man ( Johns dad ) wouldnât have it, of course when he passed away it was changedâŚ
Cheers CoopsâŚ
hi glenn,
glad you and the others enjoyed those few.i will post more of ward and smith later if that is ok?âhâ i wasnât breething in m8,itâs just that i was born very old .
regards andrew