taken about the same time in Buckley
greenhams yard in Altami
sod all to dowith North Wales, but taken in Hull when I was visiting my Auntie…truck anorak from an early age!
reminds me of convoy 
…pete 359 …giving it large on the M40…look at the camper van! pesky truckers, I say Truckers!
Anyone got a picture of S S Bayliss from Wrexham? He used to run an ancient MAN about 12 years ago, think he was based near the back of the (Wrexham) industrial estate.
HI ,Steelboy,f 10 ,Graham Foxley , and Derick Griffiths, were brother inlaws,married to sisters ,Could that driver be ,MIKE Williams ?, a bit of useless info, Cheers Barry Waddy
Cavlad:
Anyone got a picture of S S Bayliss from Wrexham? He used to run an ancient MAN about 12 years ago, think he was based near the back of the (Wrexham) industrial estate.
cavlad were they red or red and cream , and wasnt one of their mans a 6by4 double drive ? mind you i could be getting confused with cecil allen his mans are red and cream thank you trevor
steelboyf10:
pete 359:
chepstowchap:
Hi cc,
Cool shone’s photo.myself and steelboyf10 discussed this last night on the phone.is that the sugar loaf in the background?
Regards Andrew.It was last taxed in Sept 2011, and was either Private HGV or similar…where is it now?..would be good to restore…dohhhhh NO MORE TOYS !
Would say that is the sugar loaf recognise that road very well A few of the shotton and oswestry lads would use that route but generally it was the leominster brecon road mid wales was not good for roads or snack vans thankyou trevor
tastrucker:
Cavlad:
Anyone got a picture of S S Bayliss from Wrexham? He used to run an ancient MAN about 12 years ago, think he was based near the back of the (Wrexham) industrial estate.cavlad were they red or red and cream , and wasnt one of their mans a 6by4 double drive ? mind you i could be getting confused with cecil allen his mans are red and cream thank you trevor
Hi Trevor, the red and cream ones are Cecil S Allen, I think he’s based by Kelly’s scrapyard up in them there hills! Bayliss had a plain red MAN, I’m pretty sure it was about a 1977 model but stand to be corrected.
b.waddy:
HI ,Steelboy,f 10 ,Graham Foxley , and Derick Griffiths, were brother inlaws,married to sisters ,Could that driver be ,MIKE Williams ?, a bit of useless info, Cheers Barry Waddy
Hi Barry, you know, yes you are right!, what a memory!, it would have been @ 1978■■?
steeelboyf10.
thankyou so much for those williams bros pics,its like travelling back in time.williams bros were such a big part of my childhood.i was hoping to get some replies from drivers who might have remembered or worked with my dad,arnold roberts,he drove out of queensferry 1950-1970,shunting on mostyn dock then moved into the office as transport manager till he died 1983.i would really like copies of these fotis,would that be ok/if theres a way.thankyou again,made my day.mostyn.
thankyou so much for those williams bros pics,its like travelling back in time.williams bros were such a big part of my childhood.i was hoping to get some replies from drivers who might have remembered or worked with my dad,arnold roberts,he drove out of queensferry 1950-1970,shunting on mostyn dock then moved into the office as transport manager till he died 1983.i would really like copies of these fotis,would that be ok/if theres a way.thankyou again,made my day.mostyn.
Cavlad:
tastrucker:
Cavlad:
Anyone got a picture of S S Bayliss from Wrexham? He used to run an ancient MAN about 12 years ago, think he was based near the back of the (Wrexham) industrial estate.cavlad were they red or red and cream , and wasnt one of their mans a 6by4 double drive ? mind you i could be getting confused with cecil allen his mans are red and cream thank you trevor
Hi Trevor, the red and cream ones are Cecil S Allen, I think he’s based by Kelly’s scrapyard up in them there hills! Bayliss had a plain red MAN, I’m pretty sure it was about a 1977 model but stand to be corrected.
Hello cavlad thats right a scrapyard at legacy towards johnstown havent seen one for some time several years ago thay had an 8 wheeler on scrap offcuts from i think metalbox for s wales thomas bros out of salop road was doing the same work thank you trevor
HI Steelboy f10 ,the photo of the 2 eggo /cab AEC ,or Leyland ,who and where was it taken ,Yours Barry Waddy
Hello Andrew, Steelboy and Trevor.
Yes that Shones Volvo was taken on the Sugar Loaf on the A483 . This was taken on the cut off route between Beulah and Newbridge as i remember .
mostyn:
0steeelboyf10.
thankyou so much for those williams bros pics,its like travelling back in time.williams bros were such a big part of my childhood.i was hoping to get some replies from drivers who might have remembered or worked with my dad,arnold roberts,he drove out of queensferry 1950-1970,shunting on mostyn dock then moved into the office as transport manager till he died 1983.i would really like copies of these fotis,would that be ok/if theres a way.thankyou again,made my day.mostyn.
Hi Mostyn
I will put them on a disc, but have some issues with my scanner, if you PM me with your detals,I will email what I have to you and you can print them off. GB
b.waddy:
HI Steelboy f10 ,the photo of the 2 eggo /cab AEC ,or Leyland ,who and where was it taken ,Yours Barry Waddy
Hi Barry
From what I remember…it was near the Trap pond, were North Wales Timber used to be in Buckley, I have a few photos I will post once I get my scanner working , from firms such as Clive Shone, Pete Willoghby, and Harris Road Services etc, all from @ 1978. Regards
Graham
HI ,Steelboy f10 ,Was IT Terry James ,and his son Peter ,Lived in the bungalow some where near the turning to North Wales timber ,used to carry out of Silver Roadways L/Pool and back load from Cape Uni ,Slough ,if it is ,know him well ,cheers Graham , Barry Wad
b.waddy:
HI ,Steelboy f10 ,Was IT Terry James ,and his son Peter ,Lived in the bungalow some where near the turning to North Wales timber ,used to carry out of Silver Roadways L/Pool and back load from Cape Uni ,Slough ,if it is ,know him well ,cheers Graham , Barry Wad
10/10 again Barry…
chepstowchap:
Yes that Shones Volvo was taken on the Sugar Loaf on the A483 . This was taken on the cut off route between Beulah and Newbridge as i remember .
Just past the turn for Cribarth quarry by the look of it CC.
Cheer’s Dave.
Some cracking pics here keep them coming.
Saw an old Thomas’s Tautliner in a field a few weeks back near a farm right by the Airbus A380 factory on the back road into Saltney Ferry.