Finally lets do a bit about steel and aluminium haulage etc.
Lets start with John Raymond Transport.
John Raymond article from 1985.
Click on pages twice to read.
They also operated some cracking looking Borderers.
Atkinson Borderer article from 1971.
John Raymond Borderer on test 1972.
Click on pages twice to read.
Clipping from 1980.
Before the Borderers.
Hi Dean
Smythes were from Devon,maybe Crediton? That’s all I know about em. 
DEANB:
Dont think we have had a Maxi Heat motor on before,anyone know where they were based ■■4
Maxiheat were briquette makers with a plant near Pontyclun, Llantrisant.
The Raymond atki in the pic you put up dean here it is it was used for shunting,here’s a merc 6wheeler,and a line up in the yard
Chris Webb:
Hi Dean
Smythes were from Devon,maybe Crediton? That’s all I know about em.
Plus 1
DEANB:
Dont think we have had a Maxi Heat motor on before,anyone know where they were based ■■4
BRS Crusader.
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North Devon Meat Mercedes. Used to ship out of Poole years ago.
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Delyn Transcon.
Maxi heat used to be based in Llantrisant
1Smythes MAN.Anyone know where they are based ■■
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Maxi heat used to be based in llantrisant
Ah, the John Raymond pics stir some memories, I can still remember my Dad’s ex JR ‘J’ reg Borderer - I’m guessing that would have been quite an early Borderer on a ‘J’.
Anyway- once again, massive thanks Dean & Paul for all your hard work, and all the other contributors here, merry Christmas, and onwards & upwards for 2021.
Cheers everyone,
Keith
bridgend:
DEANB:
Dont think we have had a Maxi Heat motor on before,anyone know where
Maxi heat used to be based in LlantrisantMaxi heat used to be based in llantrisant
Now Hargreaves / Maxibrite ,I bet they are rubbing their hands now proper coal is banned ,although I didn’t end well at Monckton .
Chris Webb:
Hi Dean
Smythes were from Devon,maybe Crediton? That’s all I know about em.
A D (Tony) Smythe, operated out of Barnstaple
Paul C Gee:
Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and a “Normal” New Year - thanks to Dean for all his hard work through the year - and thanks to all the people who have taken the time to contribute during the year who make the photos come alive!!! It never ceases to amaze me the amount of knowledge and history there is out there!!!Take care and keep safe
Paul
Thank you to both of you, for an astounding thread - there’s something here for everyone! A prodigious amount of work by Dean, not only in the original posts, but also the responses to all the comments and the amazing archive material that he brings out to supplement your photos
Merry Christmas, chaps, and a Happy and more normal New Year!
240 Gardner:
Chris Webb:
Hi Dean
Smythes were from Devon,maybe Crediton? That’s all I know about em.A D (Tony) Smythe, operated out of Barnstaple
Close then Chris.Merry Christmas.
pv83:
Always reckoned those Pegaso’s were reliable workhorses Dean… unlike some of the Swedish marques…Found a nice clip of one, what sort of gearbox is fitted though? Or is it a two-speed axle?
Dont know anything about those Pegaso’s to be honest Patrick. All i remember is when Spain joined the EEC they went from driving
them to new Volvo’s and Scania,Mercs etc overnight. 
windrush:
You crack me up Pete,stop looking through those rose tinted glasses chap !!!
Why operate a 32 year old ERF when you can operate a 47 year old F88 !
Happy Christmas Pete.
Aka ‘Trigger’s Broom’ although to give it credit the glass hasn’t rusted away.
Happy Christmas to you as well.
Pete.
So Pete you reckon that ERF has not had engine/gearbox rebuilds in 32 years…dream on mucker !
Dont worry chap there always an F88 about to help those ERF’s out ! Happy Christmas !
NMP
Ray Smyth:
“DEANB”Anyone recognise the DAF registration ■■
Hi Dean, The DAF reg number C211 LMA is a Cheshire registration, MA, under the old system.
Cheers, Merry Christmas, Ray Smyth.
Thanks Ray. Thats the trouble with those plain white trucks Ray,difficult to identify.
Chris Webb:
Hi Dean
Smythes were from Devon,maybe Crediton? That’s all I know about em.
Thanks Chris.
Evs127:
"DEANB"Dont think we have had a Maxi Heat motor on before,anyone know where they were based ■■Maxiheat were briquette makers with a plant near Pontyclun, Llantrisant.
Thanks for the info “Evs127”. Surprised we have not had more of those.
smallcoal:
The Raymond atki in the pic you put up dean here it is it was used for shunting,here’s a merc 6wheeler,and a line up in the yard
Great pics as usual John,thanks for popping them on over the year !
Buzzer:
"Chris Webb"Hi Dean
Smythes were from Devon,maybe Crediton? That’s all I know about em.Plus 1
bridgend:
“DEANB”Dont think we have had a Maxi Heat motor on before,anyone know where they were based ■■
Maxi heat used to be based in llantrisant
Thanks for confirming that “bridgend”
kmills:
Ah, the John Raymond pics stir some memories, I can still remember my Dad’s ex JR ‘J’ reg Borderer - I’m guessing that would have been quite an early Borderer on a ‘J’.Anyway- once again, massive thanks Dean & Paul for all your hard work, and all the other contributors here, merry Christmas, and onwards & upwards for 2021.
Cheers everyone,
Keith
Thanks for the comments Keith,glad you enjoyed the John Raymond bit. Be posting more steel stuff over the next couple of weeks.
Punchy Dan:
“bridgend”
Maxi heat used to be based in LlantrisantMaxi heat used to be based in llantrisant
Now Hargreaves / Maxibrite ,I bet they are rubbing their hands now proper coal is banned ,although I didn’t end well at Monckton .
Thanks for the input Dan.
240 Gardner:
"Chris Webb"Hi Dean
Smythes were from Devon,maybe Crediton? That’s all I know about em.A D (Tony) Smythe, operated out of Barnstaple
Thanks for confirming Chris.
240 Gardner:
“Paul C Gee”Wishing you all a Very Merry Christmas and a “Normal” New Year - thanks to Dean for all his hard work through the year - and thanks to all the people who have taken the time to contribute during the year who make the photos come alive!!! It never ceases to amaze me the amount of knowledge and history there is out there!!!
Take care and keep safe
Paul
Thank you to both of you, for an astounding thread - there’s something here for everyone! A prodigious amount of work by Dean, not only in the original posts, but also the responses to all the comments and the amazing archive material that he brings out to supplement your photos
Merry Christmas, chaps, and a Happy and more normal New Year!
Thanks for your comments Chris. Heres a bit about your Viewlines,although i am sure you will probably have it.
Click on pages twice to read.
Hi Dean, Merry Christmas…You have been a busy lad this morning.
Further to your John Raymond pictures earlier, This is ETX 993K, which
was new to John Raymond in 1969, but only taxed and put on the road
in 1971. Robert Baillie purchased ETX in the mid 1970s, it later spent
many years with Sarnia Services in Guernsey, and is now restored under
the care and ownership of Tony Henwood in Suffolk.
Click on pictures for full image.
Cheers, Ray Smyth.
Ray Smyth:
Hi Dean, Merry Christmas…You have been a busy lad this morning.
Further to your John Raymond pictures earlier, This is ETX 993K, which
was new to John Raymond in 1969, but only taxed and put on the road
in 1971. Robert Baillie purchased ETX in the mid 1970s, it later spent
many years with Sarnia Services in Guernsey, and is now restored under
the care and ownership of Tony Henwood in Suffolk.Cheers, Ray Smyth.
Thanks for the info and pics Ray,good stuff. have been looking for your Robert Baillie motors but nothing about,but
will keep looking for them as something always turns up.
kenfig bill:
mizzo:
Hope everyone has a good Christmas and New Year, well as good as possible under the present circumstances, looking forward to following Paul and Dean’s excellent thread, this thread and Oily’s are the first two I visit. Keep up the good work chaps and stay safe.Totally agree with these 2 threads …Paul and Dean ,thank you for some smashing south Wales material …the old man would like to add …cadw’n ddoigel …(stay safe) …and a great Christmas and New Year …lol …Geraint
Geraint, Heres one your old man will like !
Some familiar names in this article about South Wales from 1957.
Click on pages twice to read.
Dean B
Hi , just been looking at the pics of JR’s motors back in the day. The one entitled ’ before the borderers’ particularly caught my eye. I drove the unit facing the camera KNY 501D when employed as a night shunter in
the Abbey steelworks at Port Talbot and my father drove it on days. It was almost new at that time.
Re: KMills memory of the Atki his father drove for JR if it was a j reg then it would not have been Borderer.
I drove a few different motors there in the 70s , one was ATX 504J which was a Silver Knight. The first Borderers were L plate. Thanks for all the good stuff you put on TN and best wishes for the new year.
Regards Allan
Dean B
Hi , just been looking at the pics of JR’s motors back in the day. The one entitled ’ before the borderers’ particularly caught my eye. I drove the unit facing the camera KNY 501D when employed as a night shunter in
the Abbey steelworks at Port Talbot and my father drove it on days. It was almost new at that time.
Re: KMills memory of the Atki his father drove for JR if it was a j reg then it would not have been Borderer.
I drove a few different motors there in the 70s , one was ATX 504J which was a Silver Knight. The first Borderers were L plate. Thanks for all the good stuff you put on TN and best wishes for the new year.
Regards Allan
DEANB:
Commer recovery truck.Probably just recovered that Marina shed on the rhs.9
L.E.R. Rogers DAF doing traction work for Interoute off Poole docks.
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Suttle DAF tipper.
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Andrews Plant ERF from Wareham.
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One for “moomooland” Seddon Atkinson of John Marsh from Blackpool.
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Esso Seddon Atkinson 401 tanker.
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Anyone recognise the DAF registration ■■
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H.W.G.Rusbridge & Son Constructor. Anyone know where they are based ■■
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ARC Volvo.
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Anyone recognise the ERF tanker ■■
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The Commer recovery has a pal just off camera on the left,a Bedford TK by the look of it Dean.
David