rward:
These pics are really turning up some old beauties r nessbert sed ak college road Whitchurch Cardiff I’m hooked regards rowly
Thanks Rowly , Paul will be chuffed that they are bringing back so many memories ! There are lots
more Welsh trucks to come ! 
Buzzer:
rward:
These pics are really turning up some old beauties r nessbert sed ak college road Whitchurch Cardiff I’m hooked regards rowly
Rowley think there are many of us also hooked and me I look in at least twice a day just in the hope one of my oldun’s will feature on this thread, regards Buzzer.
Buzzer, I am sure a few of yours will eventually turn up chap. ! 
moomooland:
An M reg Atki Borderer operated by D & A Transport Ltd from Longton Lancashire, aka Doris & Albert.
Thanks for your input Paul !
windrush:
Alder Valley was the amalgamation of the old Thames Valley Traction Company and Aldershot and District, my father drove for them at the Reading depot… The bus is an ex A&D Dennis Loline, similar to the Thames Valley Traction Bristols, but Bristols could only be purchased by National companies (like Thames Valley and BRS etc) so Dennis made a rather poor substitute for private buyers. Reading Corporation Transport had a fleet of them as well.
Pete.
Thanks Pete, Dont know my buses,but could not believe the size of the side door looks massive !
Paul John:
240 Gardner:
rward:
The White 88 with red stripes was ex import Cardiff anyone remember them regards rowly
At Rhymney, weren’t they, with a depot in the Warrington area, and later in a white & pale yellow livery?
I had a driver at Bowker, who told me that Ex-Import was owned by his brother
240 Gardner, and Rowly. Yes Rowly I remember ex-import they were based off Newport Rd late 80s with a number of F7s.
That may well of been a Rumney Cardiff address 240, not Rhymney Heads of the Valley. The Rhymney river passes through there before hitting the sea.
Lots of South Wales motors heading to the midlands, including Bass Charrington probably out of Abertillary heading to Burton on Trent. Iirc the Double Diamond Crusader was out of Caerphilly.
Holmans, Birds, Nesbitts, Tim Price and Wm Morgan to name a few!
Waiting to see one or two of my families motors, along with Rhymney Traffic Services Marathons pulling tipping trailers.
Myself and one other Rhymney boy on here.
Great stuff. Thanks again Paul and Dean
Thanks for your comments Paul, loads more Welsh trucks to come !
What were your familys firm called ■■
pete smith:
Punchy Dan:
I guess all the scrap tippers would of been going to or coming from sharpness ?
Anyone of the numerous steel works that we’re still open at that time Dan I reckon,
Cheers Pete !
Punchy Dan:
pete smith:
Punchy Dan:
I guess all the scrap tippers would of been going to or coming from sharpness ?
Anyone of the numerous steel works that we’re still open at that time Dan I reckon,
Could be some real good ones to come then ,
“Punchy Dan” Yes plenty of good ones still to come. Bearing in mind these pics were taken about
40 years ago and the trucks are on the move. I have some were the trucks are parked up and the
detail is amazing,and in my opinion the black and white ones are better than the colour ones for
detail.
kevmac47:
DEANB:
kevmac47:
jshepguis:
Mercedes Benz of Carlisle Brothers from Middlesbrough Cleveland a company i had completely forgotten about always smart red liveried vehicles IIRC.
And the side shot of the Guy Big J alas doesn’t look as if there are a couple of pots sticking out the back, but could this treasure trove of pictures come up with one ,that would please Dennis!
Gil Carlisle is a great friend of mine, I was talking to him just last Friday( his 70th birthday). He was due to go back to work today after his second knee replacement op.
That 1418 was his first new tractor unit, he ran it to Spain for quite a long time. He packed in as a haulier in 2012, (the same time as I did,) but like a lot of us took a job immediately, I did the same but l only worked full time for another year. I will ring him tomorrow and tell him about the photo. I was actually hoping for a shot of one of my motors when I found this. Regards Kev.
Thanks for the comments Kev ! What was your company called ■■?
rward:
The White 88 with red stripes was ex import Cardiff anyone remember them regards rowly
Thanks Rowly for the information. 
Dean, in the 70s I worked for Waugh Transport of Newcastle. Like a lot of older members on TNUK I keep hoping to find a motor I drove on this excellent time warp thread. . Atkinson Borderer, NTY683M. Then Mercedes 1418. How I hated that bloody merc!!! Regards Kev.
Ok Kev, did you come down South much ?
240 Gardner:
moomooland:
An M reg Atki Borderer operated by D & A Transport Ltd from Longton Lancashire, aka Doris & Albert.
Beat me to it, Paul! They really were called Doris & Albert, but I forget their surname now 
Strange name Doris & Albert ? 
240 Gardner:
windrush:
Alder Valley was the amalgamation of the old Thames Valley Traction Company and Aldershot and District, my father drove for them at the Reading depot… The bus is an ex A&D Dennis Loline, similar to the Thames Valley Traction Bristols, but Bristols could only be purchased by National companies (like Thames Valley and BRS etc) so Dennis made a rather poor substitute for private buyers. Reading Corporation Transport had a fleet of them as well.
Pete.
The Loline was a licence-built version of the Lodekka, built to enable non-THC companies to have them. They enabled a’ “low bridge” overall height without having to resort to sunken gangways, offset seats and reduced capacity upstairs, and pre-dated Leyland’s competitor, the Albion Lowlander, by a few years.
I travelled to school on a Leyland-engined Loline for a couple of years, and it was pretty agricultural when compared to the Atlanteans operated locally by Ribble
The Alder Valley bus was a long way from home, in Ross!
Thanks for your comments again “240 Gardner”
BonkeyDollocks:
DEANB:
moomooland:
That’s a cracking shot of the Geoffrey Reyner ERF Paul taken in the early days before they got organised and did the Harp Larger job with artics and full size container tanks.
Paul do you have you any on the road shots of W & J Riding Atkinson’s ERF’S or Foden’s by any chance?
Thanks for your comments,will let you know about the W & J Riding pics.
How about this one then “BonkeyDollocks” !
Bloody hell. That’s sheer quarry wagon ■■■■!
Here’s a statement from a Hoveringham historian regarding the whereabouts of the Tilcon and Hoveringham quarries:
“Hoveringham Stone - Stowfield Quarry and Tilcon White Cliffe Quarry next door…A40 was their route too & from their main market.”
And here’s a pic of the quarries side by side:
I thought you would like that pic ! I have just looked through the pics and there are loads more of
Tilcon,Hoveringham and ARC still to come !
Like it■■?!!! I thought it was chuffing fantastic! As for what’s still to come, I await with bated breath!
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“Quarry wagon ■■■■”
oiltreader:
240 Gardner:
windrush:
Alder Valley was the amalgamation of the old Thames Valley Traction Company and Aldershot and District, my father drove for them at the Reading depot… The bus is an ex A&D Dennis Loline, similar to the Thames Valley Traction Bristols, but Bristols could only be purchased by National companies (like Thames Valley and BRS etc) so Dennis made a rather poor substitute for private buyers. Reading Corporation Transport had a fleet of them as well.
Pete.
The Loline was a licence-built version of the Lodekka, built to enable non-THC companies to have them. They enabled a’ “low bridge” overall height without having to resort to sunken gangways, offset seats and reduced capacity upstairs, and pre-dated Leyland’s competitor, the Albion Lowlander, by a few years.
I travelled to school on a Leyland-engined Loline for a couple of years, and it was pretty agricultural when compared to the Atlanteans operated locally by Ribble
The Alder Valley bus was a long way from home, in Ross!
W Alexander & Sons had two Bristols at their Grangemouth Depot late '50s, I did a shift in one and found it awful compared to the AEC Regent pre-selectors or Leyland Titans, it was newish so a bit stiff and the steering wheel rake didn’t help with the heavy steering. The low height was acheived with an offset prop and diff.
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Oily
Thanks Oily for your input !
Who remember when the roads were like this ? Wish they were like that today instead of bloody
grid lock everywhere ! 
