South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

john_west · 5 November 2014 22:44

They’re on the wonderfully named ‘grisleymires lane’, not 100 yards from Bewick’s old workshop.

John

culey · 6 November 2014 10:47

I have just come across this site, what a find, there are good photos & comments.
I am not a driver, but approx 20 odd years ago was working on the forklift for Meachers Transport in Aberdare on site @ Prelli Cables (still there now!!) Looking at some of the photos posted on Page 5 , Dave Beer was my boss at the time, Big ■■■■ was driving along with Steve Everett & from memory 2 other ex JR drivers Lew (not sure of surname) & Charles (again not sure of surname) there were approx 9 drivers & apart from a Leyland 7.5 tonner the whole artic fleet was ERF, the outbound deliveries were to our regional depots throughout the UK & then backloads if up North out of our copper plant in Skelmersdale back to Aberdare. The photos of Robbins & George Beer’s trucks also remind me of them coming in to deliver empty wooden drums that were loaded from Askern saw mills in Doncaster.

cliffystephens · 6 November 2014 11:32

John Bevan from Hereford used to bring a lot of those cable drums down from Doncaster…

pete_359 · 6 November 2014 17:49

Culey:
I have just come across this site, what a find, there are good photos & comments.
I am not a driver, but approx 20 odd years ago was working on the forklift for Meachers Transport in Aberdare on site @ Prelli Cables (still there now!!) Looking at some of the photos posted on Page 5 , Dave Beer was my boss at the time, Big ■■■■ was driving along with Steve Everett & from memory 2 other ex JR drivers Lew (not sure of surname) & Charles (again not sure of surname) there were approx 9 drivers & apart from a Leyland 7.5 tonner the whole artic fleet was ERF, the outbound deliveries were to our regional depots throughout the UK & then backloads if up North out of our copper plant in Skelmersdale back to Aberdare. The photos of Robbins & George Beer’s trucks also remind me of them coming in to deliver empty wooden drums that were loaded from Askern saw mills in Doncaster.

hi,
thanks for the kind comments.glad you like our thread.
regards andrew.

kenfig_bill · 6 November 2014 19:10

daibootsy:
William Bros.

Dai , those Routemans of Williams bros reminded me of those Aubrey Williams operated from Killey …smart in there green colour scheme , as well as the Albion reivers … any photos …? Geraint .

daibootsy · 6 November 2014 20:07

hi Geraint, if I can find Mr Williams I will ask if he got any pics of Aubrey Willians, he also had a dodge tipper.

vanman99 · 6 November 2014 20:07

Hi Andrew, F88 door skins now in the front room, all they need is a bit of an airbrush, see if the current Mrs will allow me to hang on the wall!

daibootsy · 6 November 2014 20:10

William bros

pete_359 · 6 November 2014 22:49

lance_biscomb · 6 November 2014 23:52

Two classics of there day as you know m8

d_jeff_lewis · 7 November 2014 08:28

HI CULEY,
JUST BEEN READING YOUR THREAD AND BROUGHT BACK SOME MEMORIES OF THE GOOD OLD DAYS. I USED TO PICK UP DRUMS FROM ASKERN WHEN I DROVE FOR GEO BEERS FOR DELIVERY TO YOURSELVES AND OTHER SITES IN SOUTH WALES ALSO REMBER BIG ■■■■ (RIP) VERY WELL , HAD MANY A NIGHT OUT IN THE ORANGE TREE IN WALSALL WITH HIM. LATER ON I WENT FROM POACHER TO GAMEKEEPER AND BECAME THE TRANSPORT MANAGER OF GEO BEER AND A REGULAR POSTER ON HERE DAIBOOTSY USED TO DRIVE FOR US AND HE MORE THAN LIKELY DELIVERED TO YOU. HOPE YOU ENJOY THE SITE,
REGARDS CURLY