South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

komatsu_450 · 19 December 2011 10:51

shillys FMX taken a few weeks ago down in Tarmac Port Talbot

pete_359 · 19 December 2011 18:55

komatsu 450:

shillys FMX taken a few weeks ago down in Tarmac Port Talbot

hi anthony,
thanks for that mate .
regards andrew.

pete_359 · 19 December 2011 20:14

hi all,
around 20 years ago,john raymond bought a couple of dozen new 1733 merc’s for their rockwool work.one sunday they ran them all together down the m4 .

paul_john · 20 December 2011 01:45

pete 359:
oooops,cardiff city centre.

Hi all, can someone remind me where that is? Scratching my head here, should know it.
My daughter Rhiann arrived in Cardiff yesterday, visiting her grandmother for Xmas already complaining its cold, but hoping to see snow. Is there going to be a white Xmas in S. Wales?
The downside of contracting to the U.S. Postal Service is we work through the holiday season, but work is work and good jobs are hard to come by. Hoping to visit in Sept for the Retro show.

So, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone on this great site a Merry Xmas and prosperous 2012.
Greetings from Florida,
Paul

pete_359 · 20 December 2011 09:20

Paul John:

pete 359:
oooops,cardiff city centre.

Hi all, can someone remind me where that is? Scratching my head here, should know it.
My daughter Rhiann arrived in Cardiff yesterday, visiting her grandmother for Xmas already complaining its cold, but hoping to see snow. Is there going to be a white Xmas in S. Wales?
The downside of contracting to the U.S. Postal Service is we work through the holiday season, but work is work and good jobs are hard to come by. Hoping to visit in Sept for the Retro show.

So, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone on this great site a Merry Xmas and prosperous 2012.
Greetings from Florida,
Paul

hi paul,
when i posted this picture,i wondered if you would guess the location?it’s bute street and if that 4.5 metre tautliner went under the main south wales to london railway line,it would then be in callaghan square .i bet your daughter is cold in cardiff at the moment.we haven’t had any snow as yet though .it would be great to see you again at any of the shows.a merry christmas and a happy new year to you and yours in sunny florida.
regards andrew.

paul_john · 20 December 2011 15:22

pete 359:

Paul John:

pete 359:
oooops,cardiff city centre.

Hi all, can someone remind me where that is? Scratching my head here, should know it.
My daughter Rhiann arrived in Cardiff yesterday, visiting her grandmother for Xmas already complaining its cold, but hoping to see snow. Is there going to be a white Xmas in S. Wales?
The downside of contracting to the U.S. Postal Service is we work through the holiday season, but work is work and good jobs are hard to come by. Hoping to visit in Sept for the Retro show.

So, I would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone on this great site a Merry Xmas and prosperous 2012.
Greetings from Florida,
Paul

hi paul,
when i posted this picture,i wondered if you would guess the location?it’s bute street and if that 4.5 metre tautliner went under the main south wales to london railway line,it would then be in callaghan square .i bet your daughter is cold in cardiff at the moment.we haven’t had any snow as yet though .it would be great to see you again at any of the shows.a merry christmas and a happy new year to you and yours in sunny florida.
regards andrew.

Andrew, thanks for the reply. To be honest I thought it was Bute St, but those lights ahead of the bridge threw me. As daft as it may seem I tried imagining I was driving down that road, and a few others.
Probably get lost driving there now, or go down a one way street the wrong way with all the changes over the last 20 years.

Regards Paul.

ade1970 · 20 December 2011 19:48

Paul John:

pete 359:
oooops,cardiff city centre.

Same to you Paul, Adrian

escortg3 · 20 December 2011 20:26

Ade1970:

Paul John:

pete 359:
oooops,cardiff city centre.

Same to you Paul, Adrian

did edward england have the potatoe store the other side of it before it was developed. used to park up ther but got fed up of the knocks on the door

dave_the_renegade · 20 December 2011 21:16

crowbar:
Hi Back in 1959/60 we got an Albion Reiver reg SNY 476 and Iam trying to findout who had it before it came to us at Crow/s Transport at Gateshead, we bought it from Cawthorn’s the albion dealers , i have always wundered as it had 6speed gearbox which was state of the art at that time Regards crowbar

Hi crowbar,
That’s a Swansea number as far as I know.I will copy and paste your query to the South Wales thread,some of those members may know.
Cheers Dave.

dai_cap · 21 December 2011 05:53

Dave the Renegade:

crowbar:
Hi Back in 1959/60 we got an Albion Reiver reg SNY 476 and Iam trying to findout who had it before it came to us at Crow/s Transport at Gateshead, we bought it from Cawthorn’s the albion dealers , i have always wundered as it had 6speed gearbox which was state of the art at that time Regards crowbar

Hi crowbar,
That’s a Swansea number as far as I know.I will copy and paste your query to the South Wales thread,some of those members may know.
Cheers Dave.

SNY IS A Glamorgan Reg .

scania_topline · 21 December 2011 17:05

Hi all been looking through a few threads on here and can remember afew of the haulage company’s on here and can even add to 1
Hill’s Transport they still run about 10-15 skelly trailer’s in a turquoise (greenie/blue) and afew in red from Dow corning in Barry.
The unit will be in Rhys Davies colour’s tho Also Rhys Davies still run tautliners/curtianside trailer’s in RD COLOUR’S with Hill’s Transport fleet number’s on them if you look some start RD and other’s HT for Hill’s Transport
Hope this help’s

daibootsy · 21 December 2011 17:21

Wynns of Newport

bryanalexanderboy · 21 December 2011 18:28

Hi im new to this, every1 happy christmas.

steelboyf10 · 21 December 2011 19:00

So, if your as sad as me, and remember working out the long runs, and nights out, if we are on a night out tonight, that means a short one on Friday,maybe, back to the yard, wash off,(thats the truck, not you!), and in the pub for 6.30, unless you have pi***d the boss off and he puts you on a long one Friday morning, and worse still you have to load and go…

So…plenty of time to did out those photos, comments, and questions you have been afraid to ask,

1- Is a spread over still used on sandwiches or does every one now eat Panninis, and drink Highland Spring water…ughhhhh
2- Is a fly sheet, some thing you wash of the windscreen in the summer months?
3-What did BRS stand for?, Before Ratchet Straps maybe?

A few “thread facts”, of the 290 pages, featuring 7830 photos, on the 8704 posts Pete 359 has covered most topics, with a link to either South Wales Hauliers, Steel Hauliers, Trucks or things on or wearing Rubber…

The challenge…

Post:
300 more comments
270 photos, by 31/12/11

and the South Wales Hauliers sixties & seventies will pass the 300 barrier!

Good Luck,

dave_the_renegade · 21 December 2011 19:05

To all on this thread from Dave the Renegade.

pete_359 · 21 December 2011 19:46

steelboyf10:
So, if your as sad as me, and remember working out the long runs, and nights out, if we are on a night out tonight, that means a short one on Friday,maybe, back to the yard, wash off,(thats the truck, not you!), and in the pub for 6.30, unless you have pi***d the boss off and he puts you on a long one Friday morning, and worse still you have to load and go…

So…plenty of time to did out those photos, comments, and questions you have been afraid to ask,

1- Is a spread over still used on sandwiches or does every one now eat Panninis, and drink Highland Spring water…ughhhhh
2- Is a fly sheet, some thing you wash of the windscreen in the summer months?
3-What did BRS stand for?, Before Ratchet Straps maybe?

A few “thread facts”, of the 290 pages, featuring 7830 photos, on the 8704 posts Pete 359 has covered most topics, with a link to either South Wales Hauliers, Steel Hauliers, Trucks or things on or wearing Rubber…

The challenge…

Post:
300 more comments
270 photos, by 31/12/11

and the South Wales Hauliers sixties & seventies will pass the 300 barrier!

Good Luck,

Hi all,
Merry Christmas and a happy new year to all who look in.
Regards Andrew

ec14 · 21 December 2011 20:17

only 23 more sleeps before steelboys dinner.merry chritmas and a happy new year to you all.ec14

pete_359 · 21 December 2011 20:45

Dave the Renegade:

crowbar:
Hi Back in 1959/60 we got an Albion Reiver reg SNY 476 and Iam trying to findout who had it before it came to us at Crow/s Transport at Gateshead, we bought it from Cawthorn’s the albion dealers , i have always wundered as it had 6speed gearbox which was state of the art at that time Regards crowbar

Hi crowbar,
That’s a Swansea number as far as I know.I will copy and paste your query to the South Wales thread,some of those members may know.
Cheers Dave.

Hi all,
If the cawthorn? That you refer to is anything to do with the haulier cawthorn and Sinclair,well they had a depot in south Wales many years ago.with regard to who in Wales used to own this Albion? Sorry, but I wouldn’t know, though you never know, someone on here may know something
Regards Andrew.

pete_359 · 22 December 2011 10:53

hi all,
so here’s a xmas question?who would be the oldest established welsh road transport company still trading to this day.john raymond has been going for 50 + years?though i can think of at least two welsh operators, one from mid- glamorgan and another from cardigan who,so i am told ? have been trading twice as long as that.any ideas■■?

dave_the_renegade · 22 December 2011 11:44

My guess Andrew would be Mansel Davies who have been going nearer a 100 years.
Cheers Dave.