South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

rward · 25 August 2011 17:42

abtfinman roy coomes i believe worked hoovers then maybe op choclates vic connick triang cliff ward hoovers names from past

abtfinman · 25 August 2011 18:14

rward:
abtfinman roy coomes i believe worked hoovers then maybe op choclates vic connick triang cliff ward hoovers names from past

Hi rward

Cliff Ward is still going strong. Indeed, up to a couple of years ago he was driving a couple of days a week for Gerry Jones.

pete_359 · 25 August 2011 20:03

pete 359:
this erf was driven by a school mate of mine,neil emery.

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pete_359 · 25 August 2011 20:43

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mike_watkins · 25 August 2011 20:47

lost my job today with harsco metals (multiserv) must be losing the steel contract hitting them plus the other contact up for tender does anyone know for anyone looking for a hgv fitter in south wales area please let me know

pete_359 · 25 August 2011 21:15

a 1733 merc. on demo.to joint motorways in 1989.loaded for the outside coil storage at shotton.

pete_359 · 25 August 2011 21:39

i think trucknet member small coal drove this f90 man.it was definatley one of cardiff transport’s port talbot drivers.

mike_watkins · 25 August 2011 21:41

pete 359:
i think trucknet member small coal drove this f90 man.it was definatley one of cardiff transport’s port talbot drivers.

i think this ended up as a shunter for rvs in bridgend workshops

dave_the_renegade · 26 August 2011 18:46

pete 359:
don’t think i had seen this motor before.

Hi Andrew,
TNUK member atkidave’s Dad,Alan Coxall from Knighton rebuilt and restored this ex Burgoynes of Lyonshall Spanish Dodge for John Weaver.
Cheers Dave.

pete_359 · 26 August 2011 19:44

hi dave,
thanks for the information on the spanish dodge.here are a few from walter’s transport pontlliw.

chris_webb · 26 August 2011 20:37

Pontlliw was “Rosser” country I think
A great old company.

pete_359 · 26 August 2011 20:40

Chris Webb:
Pontlliw was “Rosser” country I think
A great old company.

hi chris,
you think right sir, watch this space mate,they are on their way

pete_359 · 26 August 2011 20:50

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mechanic77 · 26 August 2011 21:18

Good pictures Andrew,
just goes to show that despite the boom in scrap metal prices of the last few years there are still a lot of old [and some seem not that old] trucks sinking into the undergrowth.

Could that ‘Scammel’ tipper really be an AEC?
Neil.

pete_359 · 26 August 2011 21:41

mechanic77:
Good pictures Andrew,
just goes to show that despite the boom in scrap metal prices of the last few years there are still a lot of old [and some seem not that old] trucks sinking into the undergrowth.

Could that ‘Scammel’ tipper really be an AEC?
Neil.

hi neil,
i thought the scammel was an aec in the same yard,the remains of the rosser fleet .

mechanic77 · 26 August 2011 21:53

The bus and coach wales 2011 show is being held in Merthyr Tydfil on Sunday 4th September, this show usually attracts a few old trucks among the many old and new PSV’s on display.
Neil.

pete_359 · 26 August 2011 23:19

hi neil,
me and ec14 are going to merthyr.i think? this mk5 mandator was ex hills of cardiff.

plant_fitter · 27 August 2011 08:21

mike watkins:
lost my job today with harsco metals (multiserv) must be losing the steel contract hitting them plus the other contact up for tender does anyone know for anyone looking for a hgv fitter in south wales area please let me know

Sent you a PM

paul_john · 27 August 2011 10:41

mechanic77:
The bus and coach wales 2011 show is being held in Merthyr Tydfil on Sunday 4th September, this show usually attracts a few old trucks among the many old and new PSV’s on display.
Neil.

Hi Neil, after reading abtfinmans post the other day it got me thinking about all the hills around the valley’s. One being the old road from Merthyr Town centre to Dowlais top.
I used to catch a Red and White loaddecker front engine Gardner 150/180 manual box to Rhymney Bridge, or a Western Welsh fleetline rear engine Gardner semi auto up through Merthyr. At peak periods we would be shuffling for bus stops with Merthyr Boroughs Leylands/ 600s I think. Man, it used to take for ever to get to Dowlais top, but I guess those days everything was more laid back.
It would be neat to see those buses again, along with tigers and leopards Leyland’s that is, and plaxton coaches with Ford D1000 blown or the B10 Volvo, these pair just blowing the doors off the Bedford 466.
I read somewhere the bus preservation scene is growing.
Should be a fun day out,

Regards Paul

smallcoal · 27 August 2011 15:06

pete 359:
i think trucknet member small coal drove this f90 man.it was definatley one of cardiff transport’s port talbot drivers.

hi andrew & all members ,the man was not port talbot based the port talbot truck was d75ngn then j23uhb which i shared with the italian stallion andy scorrello then k703 which is on the thread our new rigids are coming this week so look out for the pics new 61 plates my camera is ready ps whats the story i heard bout a certain member asleep at the wheel with his laptop on his lap