A few pics of tdw marathons and a wm Morgan and a Owens,an entress daf courtesy of Ron and bubble pics
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A few pics of tdw marathons and a wm Morgan and a Owens,an entress daf courtesy of Ron and bubble pics
Thanks John, Some good pics there ! 
Who was the biggest haulier in South Wales back in the 1970s â â I remember T.D.Williams and Owens well,so i would imagine with Mansell Davies they would have been
3 of the biggest â â ?
DEANB:
Carryfast:
DEANB:
Whats the car, is it a hillaman avenger ?Definitely looks like it.Similar to the Marina in the day.A better poverty motor than a fwd BMC.
Cheers thats what i thought ! Although you recognise some of the cars you cant always remember the names.
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Cwmavon concrete Bedford.hi dean the cwmavon concrete I just looked it up it was formed in 1972 dissolve date unknown they were based in copper miners cwmavon port talbot cheers John
Thanks John,dont recall seeing one of theres before. 
They would only done local work I never seen one didnât know about them till I looked it up its amazing what shows up keep up the good work both of you cheers John
Stanfield:
Bulwarks became part of the United Transport group along with the likes of Hoggs of Kilsyth/Stamps /Ancliff all of which became part of the B.E.T group.
British Electric Traction Company Limited, renamed BET plc in 1985, was a large British industrial conglomerate but this was acquired by Rentokil in 1996, and the merged company is now known as Rentokil Initial.In 1956 BET acquired a 20% interest in United Transport Company increased to 100% in 1971. United Transport continued with its freight road haulage business (Bulwark Transport Ltd), and also moved into shipping, particularly containers and tank containers.
Thanks for the information John. Its amazing who buys who out,would never have even thought about Rentokil.
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DEANB:
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A few pics of tdw marathons and a wm Morgan and a Owens,an entress daf courtesy of Ron and bubble picsThanks John, Some good pics there !
T.D.Williams and Owens well,so i would imagine with Mansell Davies they would have been 3 of the biggest â â ?
That would be a lot of them you had the steelworks with raymonds,joints,blue line, then pressed steel fisher and Llanelli radiators and delanair was tdw,Owens, wm Morgan they would be the biggest firms in South Wales ,2 pics of Morgan the transcontinental driven by my mate dai strato
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DEANB:
Carryfast:
DEANB:
Whats the car, is it a hillaman avenger ?Definitely looks like it.Similar to the Marina in the day.A better poverty motor than a fwd BMC.
Cheers thats what i thought ! Although you recognise some of the cars you cant always remember the names.
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Cwmavon concrete Bedford.hi dean the cwmavon concrete I just looked it up it was formed in 1972 dissolve date unknown they were based in copper miners cwmavon port talbot cheers John
Thanks John,dont recall seeing one of theres before.
They would only done local work I never seen one didnât know about them till I looked it up its amazing what shows up keep up the good work both of you cheers John
Stanfield:
Bulwarks became part of the United Transport group along with the likes of Hoggs of Kilsyth/Stamps /Ancliff all of which became part of the B.E.T group.
British Electric Traction Company Limited, renamed BET plc in 1985, was a large British industrial conglomerate but this was acquired by Rentokil in 1996, and the merged company is now known as Rentokil Initial.In 1956 BET acquired a 20% interest in United Transport Company increased to 100% in 1971. United Transport continued with its freight road haulage business (Bulwark Transport Ltd), and also moved into shipping, particularly containers and tank containers.Thanks for the information John. Its amazing who buys who out,would never have even thought about Rentokil.
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Thanks John,yes Paul certainly managed to capture a few rare ones !
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DEANB:
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A few pics of tdw marathons and a wm Morgan and a Owens,an entress daf courtesy of Ron and bubble picsThanks John, Some good pics there !
T.D.Williams and Owens well,so i would imagine with Mansell Davies they would have been 3 of the biggest â â ?That would be a lot of them you had the steelworks with raymonds,joints,blue line, then pressed steel fisher and Llanelli radiators and delanair was tdw,Owens, wm Morgan they would be the biggest firms in South Wales ,2 pics of Morgan the transcontinental driven by my mate dai strato
When i first started the thread i had forgotten about Morganâs until i saw Paulâs pics !
The Morganâs were Phil lyn and Howell lyn started his own company which was a cowboy outfit ,they started a tautliner company for steel carrying under the name lph ,thereâs no more Morganâs,one of lyns truck
Todays pics.
Lagan F88. The Irish had some cracking looking motors !
William Rowe & Sons,Borderer.
B.S. Haulage Foden
Leyland Marathon of Vita Meald.
Wrights van transport.F86
Leyland Octupus,anyone recognise it â â
Anyone recognise the colour scheme on the Bedford TM â â ?
Eric Vick ERF
Dukes F88 .They were a big old outfit,now gone !
Gillards Saviem. Is this the same Gillards that used to pull alot of concrete beams from Burrowbridge â â ?
One for âBonkeyDollocksâ he likes these ! 
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Todays pics.Lagan F88. The Irish had some cracking looking motors !
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William Rowe & Sons,Borderer.
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B.S. Haulage Foden
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Leyland Marathon of Vita Meald.
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Wrights van transport.F86
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Leyland Octupus,anyone recognise it â â
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Anyone recognise the colour scheme on the Bedford TM â â ?
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Eric Vick ERF
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Dukes F88 .They were a big old outfit,now gone !
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Gillards Saviem. Is this the same Gillards that used to pull alot of concrete beams from Burrowbridge â â ?
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Eric Vick is still going he mainly runs volvos now he had a erf which he has parked it up a girl drove it she got a Volvo now he has a garage on quedgley roundabout in gloucester
One of Readycreteâs finest along with the complimentary yard shovel.
Simply bloody marvellous 
Anyone recognise the DAF â â ? Allegro shed behind and Vauxhall viva going the other way i think.
Leyland octopus of H.Burroughes & Son.
Shell ERF tanker.
Transports Galopin eading into Poole docks.
Scammell tanker,not sure on company ?
Hansons Seddon Atkinson 400
Anyone recognise the Foden â â ?
An old ERF
J Chadwick ERF
Timmins Atkinson Defender ?
J Chadwick ERF would this be Jack Chadwick from Station Road Sandbach? if so he closed up around 2005 after closing his son Gordon moved into his yard with his commercial vehicle repair business but I believe this is now closed also.The yard is now part used by a company who builds and fits cranes to vehicles .
hi dean think the bedford tm colours were cadburys
In the 60 th, Galopin used this famous Saviem JL 20T with a longer than normal sleeper cab.
DEANB:
kenfig bill:
Really excellent South Wales stuff âŚthanks DEAN âŚthat Entrees F86 loaded with carbon black tote bins is a gem âŚMy father tells me they were up and down that stretch of the M50 for the Firestone tyre plant at Wolverhampton âŚanother gem is F86 6 wheeler with a coil of Fred Bouldry âŚhe had some very early F86 units âŚcan just remember R J Browns Transcon âŚGeraint .âkenfig billâ You liked the Entrees Volvoâs, how about the DAFâs Geraint !
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Wasnât it Entress that had the first Scania Vabis in the country? A D reg I believe.
Ossie
Stanfield:
J Chadwick ERF would this be Jack Chadwick from Station Road Sandbach? if so he closed up around 2005 after closing his son Gordon moved into his yard with his commercial vehicle repair business but I believe this is now closed also.The yard is now part used by a company who builds and fits cranes to vehicles .
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Wasnât there a J. Chadwick from Rochdale, or Littleborough?
DEANB:
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A few pics of tdw marathons and a wm Morgan and a Owens,an entress daf courtesy of Ron and bubble picsThanks John, Some good pics there !
3 of the biggest â â ?
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The Morganâs were Phil lyn and Howell lyn started his own company which was a cowboy outfit ,they started a tautliner company for steel carrying under the name lph ,thereâs no more Morganâs,one of lyns truck
Another good pic John,thanks for posting ! âcowboy outfitâ 
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DEANB:
Todays pics.Eric Vick ERF
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Eric Vick is still going he mainly runs volvos now he had a erf which he has parked it up a girl drove it she got a Volvo now he has a garage on quedgley roundabout in gloucester
I did not know he was running Volvoâs now ,think the last one i saw was a MAN from memory !
BonkeyDollocks:
One of Readycreteâs finest along with the complimentary yard shovel.Simply bloody marvellous
Thought you would like that one !
Stanfield:
J Chadwick ERF would this be Jack Chadwick from Station Road Sandbach? if so he closed up around 2005 after closing his son Gordon moved into his yard with his commercial vehicle repair business but I believe this is now closed also.The yard is now part used by a company who builds and fits cranes to vehicles .
0Reckon you could be right there John,well spotted !
stevejones:
hi dean think the bedford tm colours were cadburysThanks for that Steve !
michel:
In the 60 th, Galopin used this famous Saviem JL 20T with a longer than normal sleeper cab.
Now thats an impressive looking motor âmichelâ some of the French motors of that era oozed character,
thanks for posting the pic !!OssieD:
DEANB:
kenfig bill:
Really excellent South Wales stuff âŚthanks DEAN âŚthat Entrees F86 loaded with carbon black tote bins is a gem âŚMy father tells me they were up and down that stretch of the M50 for the Firestone tyre plant at Wolverhampton âŚanother gem is F86 6 wheeler with a coil of Fred Bouldry âŚhe had some very early F86 units âŚcan just remember R J Browns Transcon âŚGeraint .âkenfig billâ You liked the Entrees Volvoâs, how about the DAFâs Geraint !
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Wasnât it Entress that had the first Scania Vabis in the country? A D reg I believe.
Ossie
Thanks Ossie, hopefully Bubbs may pop on as i think he may well know !
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Stanfield:
J Chadwick ERF would this be Jack Chadwick from Station Road Sandbach? if so he closed up around 2005 after closing his son Gordon moved into his yard with his commercial vehicle repair business but I believe this is now closed also.The yard is now part used by a company who builds and fits cranes to vehicles .
0Wasnât there a J. Chadwick from Rochdale, or Littleborough?
I will see if i can find any pics Graham !
Amazing what turns up in old magazines ! Paul took photos of this Mercedes in Poole,turns out it was
one of the last ones sold before Mercedes brought out there new model.
Click on page twice to magnify for reading.
Dukes Transport bought over by Montgomery about 2001/2002 but to my knowledge the Dukes name no longer used.