I’m trying not to was going to try other day but it didn’t work out I should just finish my other projects I olso trying to finish my house I’m building my misses went absolutely nuts yesterday I want to move in our new house and all your interested is lorries lorries lorries I’ve had a enough was her words so I been doing a bit of grovelling regards rowly
rward:
I’m trying not to was going to try other day but it didn’t work out I should just finish my other projects I olso trying to finish my house I’m building my misses went absolutely nuts yesterday I want to move in our new house and all your interested is lorries lorries lorries I’ve had a enough was her words so I been doing a bit of grovelling regards rowly
Nice big bunch of flowers and a bottle of wine that will bring her round mate , 
Hello Andrew P ,
Subject to info from one of my fathers comrades…of which i am totally reliant on …WG Davies … the 2 TK Bedfords the artic was reg for your files 203 CWN … unfortunately the 6 wheeler can not be positively identified but we have EWN ■■?C , it apparently had red double bumpers , and activily employed out of Whitford steels ■■?..remember them …■■?
Cwmfelin press at that date …produced pressings for the Rover group and Ford , in addition to jerry cans etc … As we have mentioned some pics of Swansea s finest would be welcome …Daibootsy where are you …? Geraint .
kenfig bill:
Hello Andrew P ,
Subject to info from one of my fathers comrades…of which i am totally reliant on …WG Davies … the 2 TK Bedfords the artic was reg for your files 203 CWN … unfortunately the 6 wheeler can not be positively identified but we have EWN ■■?C , it apparently had red double bumpers , and activily employed out of Whitford steels ■■?..remember them …■■?
Cwmfelin press at that date …produced pressings for the Rover group and Ford , in addition to jerry cans etc … As we have mentioned some pics of Swansea s finest would be welcome …Daibootsy where are you …? Geraint .
The Cwmfelin press also made tubs for Servis appliances in Willenhall . A WG Davies artic incidentally crashed on Clows Top hill , that i seem to recall was a Bedford . Didnt their yard back on to the old Swansea canal ? regards Keith .
kenfig bill:
Hello Andrew P ,
Subject to info from one of my fathers comrades…of which i am totally reliant on …WG Davies … the 2 TK Bedfords the artic was reg for your files 203 CWN … unfortunately the 6 wheeler can not be positively identified but we have EWN ■■?C , it apparently had red double bumpers , and activily employed out of Whitford steels ■■?..remember them …■■?
Cwmfelin press at that date …produced pressings for the Rover group and Ford , in addition to jerry cans etc … As we have mentioned some pics of Swansea s finest would be welcome …Daibootsy where are you …? Geraint .
My list has EWN496C with no description apart from a withdrawal date of 04 June 1971. 203CWN does not appear on the list; the nearest is 100CWN which was an Atkinson arctic.
Many thanks for adding to the knowledge base on this firm. I remember the Cwmfelin Works well; all houses nowadays.
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400 
pete 359:
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400
Wyn fords son Paul is in runtech office working as a traffic controller wyn ford had rigid drop body’s on the remploy contract as well as the wire from Llanelli
pete 359:
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400
Wynford was one of our clients back in the day so I have some gen on his wagons. This one (LCY627X) entered service on 17 August 1981. It was originally scheduled to carry registration KWN170X and indeed ran from new with this plate, but I understand there was a mix-up at the DVLA and two vehicles ended up with the same plate, so Wynford’s wagon had to be re-registered.
AndrewPorter:
pete 359:
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400Wynford was one of our clients back in the day so I have some gen on his wagons. This one (LCY627X) entered service on 17 August 1981. It was originally scheduled to carry registration KWN170X and indeed ran from new with this plate, but I understand there was a mix-up at the DVLA and two vehicles ended up with the same plate, so Wynford’s wagon had to be re-registered.
Do you remember any of the drivers ,Steve who was the fitter drives for Cwm in carmathen,also paul from Merthyr,Tudor,phil dai pinch I drove the remploy cargo for him ,
smallcoal:
AndrewPorter:
pete 359:
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400Wynford was one of our clients back in the day so I have some gen on his wagons. This one (LCY627X) entered service on 17 August 1981. It was originally scheduled to carry registration KWN170X and indeed ran from new with this plate, but I understand there was a mix-up at the DVLA and two vehicles ended up with the same plate, so Wynford’s wagon had to be re-registered.
Do you remember any of the drivers ,Steve who was the fitter drives for Cwm in carmathen,also paul from Merthyr,Tudor,phil dai pinch I drove the remploy cargo for him ,
I don’t, sorry; with all our clients the business relationship was with the directors or their managers. We had a separate claims team who got involved with the individual drivers if there was an incident, but apart from that, no. What I did find, however, was that most of the directors of haulage firms recognised my surname and asked if I was related to Vince Porter (Silver Roadways, Porterloads Ltd.) which of course, as his son, I was. That was a great ice breaker and many interesting conversations followed.
pete 359:
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400
400? Bit of a mongrel that one, 400 grill, 401 bumper and side windows? 400’s had one single piece of glass on the sleeper part Just being a nerd…
vanman99:
pete 359:
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400400? Bit of a mongrel that one, 400 grill, 401 bumper and side windows? 400’s had one single piece of glass on the sleeper part
Hi si,
Are you really sure■■? It was 30 plus years ago when you worked for j.r.
pete 359:
vanman99:
pete 359:
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400400? Bit of a mongrel that one, 400 grill, 401 bumper and side windows? 400’s had one single piece of glass on the sleeper part
Hi si,
Are you really sure■■? It was 30 plus years ago when you worked for j.r.
I stand corrected, going bald and grey has an effect on the brain… Or is that employing people… Just sign me in…
vanman99:
pete 359:
vanman99:
pete 359:
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400400? Bit of a mongrel that one, 400 grill, 401 bumper and side windows? 400’s had one single piece of glass on the sleeper part
Hi si,
Are you really sure■■? It was 30 plus years ago when you worked for j.r.I stand corrected, going bald and grey has an effect on the brain… Or is that employing people… Just sign me in…
Ah yes the lesser spotted 400 had the traditional motor panels cab and this was first formed by Augustus Winthrop in 1402 the later 401 had the…same cab as its British…cheap as chips, same meat different gravy…it’s a new model sed atki…no same one with plastic grille and bumper, and new even worse door handles, made from monkey metal 
but we’re great to drive, wish I had one now , not many on the retro scheme D
Nothing wrong with those highlights, and radical hair cuts, it’s characture building SBF10
vanman99:
pete 359:
vanman99:
pete 359:
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker has kindly sent some images of winford north’s fine fleet.starting with this s.a. 400400? Bit of a mongrel that one, 400 grill, 401 bumper and side windows? 400’s had one single piece of glass on the sleeper part
Hi si,
Are you really sure■■? It was 30 plus years ago when you worked for j.r.I stand corrected, going bald and grey has an effect on the brain… Or is that employing people… Just sign me in…
Hello si,
Getting older,bald,grey,employing people! Ffs that does sound familiar.sign us both in mate 
Regards andrew.
Hi Andrew, yep, 30 years ago this year, finished my apprenticeship and left, good days though, no Elf & Safe Tree man about then, do the job twice as quick as todays ‘fitters’!
vanman99:
Hi Andrew, yep, 30 years ago this year, finished my apprenticeship and left, good days though, no Elf & Safe Tree man about then, do the job twice as quick as todays ‘fitters’!
hi simon,
i think you’ll find it was 30 years about 2 years ago!you were around 16/17 when i first met you at j.r’s.where do the years go!this fh was one of the first i ever saw in our area,back in 1993!not my picture,courtesy of martin perry on Facebook.r.g.miles taking yet another coil to the midlands……
