Steel haulage.
Shotton Steel Works - John Summers 1967.
Click on pages twice to read.
Article from 1978.
These commercial motor magazines from the 70s are too large for the scanner so on the first page the first letter is missing
on the first paragraph and the last letter on the last paragraph on the second page. Perfectly readable.
Malcolm Cotterell operated this tidy Bedford TM.1976.
Clippings.
ERF-NGC-European:
colinwallace1:
Hi Dean, a Mainland car delivery driver operating a ‘Transporter Engineering’ outfit identical to the one pictured, was telling me that MCD could no longer order that specification. The wider axles on the trailer (for getting vans on) made the outfit over width for c & u regs. Ministry of transport said they could keep the ones they had, but any further purchases would need to comply with c& u regs. So the driver said.As Kempston said, Bridmin were at Minworth just out of Birmingham. They also hired out suction tankers.
Already Christmas here, and 42c at 11:30am in WA’s mid west.
Merry Christmas to everyone on trucknet, good health to all.
Colin.Merry Christmas Colin! Stay safe. Wishing you a peaceful day.
Merry Christmas Rowena. Bet you got one of these from Santa…
Cheers. Colin.
Hi dean,the blue line is driven by the late Arthur parsons,vb Davies was viv and his son mark ,Malcolm cotterill ran that Bedford,a scammell and a marathon,the Cardiff transport my boss who I work for was a fitter for them ,them pics of the South Wales hauliers is no more you won’t see sights like that anymore,the amount of trucks coming out of port talbot was phenomenal
colinwallace1:
ERF-NGC-European:
colinwallace1:
Hi Dean, a Mainland car delivery driver operating a ‘Transporter Engineering’ outfit identical to the one pictured, was telling me that MCD could no longer order that specification. The wider axles on the trailer (for getting vans on) made the outfit over width for c & u regs. Ministry of transport said they could keep the ones they had, but any further purchases would need to comply with c& u regs. So the driver said.As Kempston said, Bridmin were at Minworth just out of Birmingham. They also hired out suction tankers.
Already Christmas here, and 42c at 11:30am in WA’s mid west.
Merry Christmas to everyone on trucknet, good health to all.
Colin.Merry Christmas Colin! Stay safe. Wishing you a peaceful day.
Merry Christmas Rowena. Bet you got one of these from Santa…0
Cheers. Colin.
No! I haven’t seen those before.
Dean B
Hi Dean, The R&D motors from Cardiff were iirc run by two of the sons of the late Don Simons who was one early hauliers out of Port Talbot steelworks. I think they were Raymond and Donald junior but the D could be
David the eldest son. They are still operating out of Celsa steel in Cardiff but they are now Central Garages.
The 86 Volvo I think belonged to Bill Price from Monmouth
Regards, Allan
Mrsteel:
Dean B
Hi Dean, The R&D motors from Cardiff were iirc run by two of the sons of the late Don Simons who was one early hauliers out of Port Talbot steelworks. I think they were Raymond and Donald junior but the D could be
David the eldest son. They are still operating out of Celsa steel in Cardiff but they are now Central Garages.
The 86 Volvo I think belonged to Bill Price from Monmouth
Regards, Allan
Hi Allen ,ray is still running the business,don passed away ages ago ,dai passed away about 4 years ago I shunted for them in the abbey,their yard is on the corner of rhymney rd wentloog
Small Coal,
Hello John,
I knew Dai had passed away. When you say Don passed away ages ago did you mean the old man .
I remember Don loading a LAD cabbed Octopus in the Abbey many years ago and he always had a dog with him, a terrier I think. It would’nt let you near the cab. As I say that was a long long time ago.
Regards, Allan
Mrsteel:
Small Coal,
Hello John,
I knew Dai had passed away. When you say Don passed away ages ago did you mean the old man .
I remember Don loading a LAD cabbed Octopus in the Abbey many years ago and he always had a dog with him, a terrier I think. It would’nt let you near the cab. As I say that was a long long time ago.
Regards, Allan
Hi Allan,yes the old man he used to come down sometime to the abbey with my wages
smallcoal:
Hi dean,the blue line is driven by the late Arthur parsons,vb Davies was viv and his son mark ,Malcolm cotterill ran that Bedford,a scammell and a marathon,the Cardiff transport my boss who I work for was a fitter for them ,them pics of the South Wales hauliers is no more you won’t see sights like that anymore,the amount of trucks coming out of port talbot was phenomenal
Thanks for the info and comments John,good stuff. 
Mrsteel:
Dean B
Hi Dean, The R&D motors from Cardiff were iirc run by two of the sons of the late Don Simons who was one early hauliers out of Port Talbot steelworks. I think they were Raymond and Donald junior but the D could be
David the eldest son. They are still operating out of Celsa steel in Cardiff but they are now Central Garages.
The 86 Volvo I think belonged to Bill Price from Monmouth
Regards, Allan
Thanks for the comments Allan,Central Garages rings a bell but dont seem to have anything on them.
Tidy Irish Scania of Marron.
Bowmans MAN.
Philson Haulage Daf from Chichester. Tidy motor with a traditional company colour scheme.
Turners Volvo.
Its a shame that H.E.Payne were recently sold as they always run very smart trucks and i expect the colour scheme will now change.
Dont think we have had a Cotton motor on before,anyone know where they are based ■■
Anyone know where the S.P.Waters DAF is from ■■
Nice colour scheme on the S.J.Bargh Scania.
Elliott Blackmore Foden.
Anyone know where the G.F.Grigg Volvo is from ■■
Yes you are right Dean, 83 years old and 3 generations of family owned business but now yet another name that will disappear from our roads.
Morning Dean,the S P Waters DAF was based on the A41 in Shropshire just before what is now the Newcott chippy and truckstop,I work with Pete Waters the son at HGV Haulage on bulkers,we are based 100yds further up the A41 just after the Newcott,if you,re coming north on the A41.
Hi dean ,this is central garages when I shunted for them they called themselves abbey transport
Kempston:
Yes you are right Dean, 83 years old and 3 generations of family owned business but now yet another name that will disappear from our roads.
Definately a shame “Kmpston” 
740MICK:
Morning Dean,the S P Waters DAF was based on the A41 in Shropshire just before what is now the Newcott chippy and truckstop,I work with Pete Waters the son at HGV Haulage on bulkers,we are based 100yds further up the A41 just after the Newcott,if you,re coming north on the A41.
Thanks for the info Mick.
smallcoal:
Hi dean ,this is central garages when I shunted for them they called themselves abbey transport
Thanks for the pic John,will see if we have anything.
David, Thanks for the info on C.F.Griggs.
DEANB:
Tidy Irish Scania of Marron.9
Bowmans MAN.
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Philson Haulage Daf from Chichester. Tidy motor with a traditional company colour scheme.
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Turners Volvo.
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Its a shame that H.E.Payne were recently sold as they always run very smart trucks and i expect the colour scheme will now change.
5
Dont think we have had a Cotton motor on before,anyone know where they are based ■■
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Anyone know where the S.P.Waters DAF is from ■■
3
Nice colour scheme on the S.J.Bargh Scania.
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Elliott Blackmore Foden.
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Anyone know where the G.F.Grigg Volvo is from ■■
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Hi Dean,
G.F.Griggs are from Newtown Wales.
David
Shell Roadtrain.
Drinkwater & Sabey Mercedes skip truck.
Tarmac Leyland Constructor.
Not sure who the Seddon Atkinson 300 belongs to but looks like ICI colours ■■
Abbey Hill Group Fiat seen here arriving at Poole ferry terminal to load some french cars that used to ship in on Truckline.
Dont remember Ings Transport from Fordingbridge running this F7. There fleet was predominantly DAF 2800’s.
Mitchell Truck Rental DAF from Portsmouth.
S.Morris ERF from Yeovil.
Barnfather Volvo F7. may be wrong but i thought there normal colours were green so possibly in the colours of a customer ■■
Anyone know where the Paul R Adams Scania 141 is from ■■
Hi Dean. IIRC the blue Barnfather vehicles were or had been on contract to Thorn the electrical component manufacturer.
Tyneside
DEANB:
Shell Roadtrain.9
Drinkwater & Sabey Mercedes skip truck.
8
Tarmac Leyland Constructor.
7
Not sure who the Seddon Atkinson 300 belongs to but looks like ICI colours ■■
6
Abbey Hill Group Fiat seen here arriving at Poole ferry terminal to load some french cars that used to ship in on Truckline.
5
Dont remember Ings Transport from Fordingbridge running this F7. There fleet was predominantly DAF 2800’s.
4
Mitchell Truck Rental DAF from Portsmouth.
3
S.Morris ERF from Yeovil.
Being followed by one of Wrefords trailers from Northampton.2
Barnfather Volvo F7. may be wrong but i thought there normal colours were green so possibly in the colours of a customer ■■
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Anyone know where the Paul R Adams Scania 141 is from ■■
0
DEANB:
Drinkwater & Sabey Mercedes skip truck.
Looks rough for a wagon that would have been only a few years old.