daibootsy:
Monarch Transport.
Hello Dai …good to have you back …terrific shot …once again , another trip down memory lane …it certainly keeps folk happy hear with nostalgia like Monarch Atkis …keep them coming …Geraint .
Hi all, Andrew great shots of Thomas Bros 88s and 12s. Looks as if TFD 909R is parked in Davies and Meredith’s yard there with the damaged windscreens. As you said iconic motors, but I must say I don’t recall seeing them on the road. Having said that they probably didn’t spend much time around the Heads of the Valleys.
Regards Paul.
Paul John:
Hi all, Andrew great shots of Thomas Bros 88s and 12s. Looks as if TFD 909R is parked in Davies and Meredith’s yard there with the damaged windscreens. As you said iconic motors, but I must say I don’t recall seeing them on the road. Having said that they probably didn’t spend much time around the Heads of the Valleys.Regards Paul.
Hi Paul,
There was more chance of seeing Billy’s Volvo’s somewhere very warm and sandy,good to hear from you mate.
pete 359:
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Got a feeling that caerleon haulage became isca haulage …or the other way around .isca haulage from caerleon was later bought out by Jeff cleverly who owned Capitol coaches he bought 6 brand new dafs but got out of em in about 2years …
Hi Andrew,hope everything went ok with the heinkel today ,hope it sorted mate ,thanks for the other nite very good food cooked by you cheers 
Hi Ron hope you are well mate 
cliffstephens:
pete 359:
Got a feeling that caerleon haulage became isca haulage …or the other way around .isca haulage from caerleon was later bought out by Jeff cleverly who owned Capitol coaches he bought 6 brand new dafs but got out of em in about 2years …
hi,
thanks for the information.i had never heard of them,until billy mentioned it to myself and mechanic77.
cliffstephens:
pete 359:
0Got a feeling that caerleon haulage became isca haulage …or the other way around .isca haulage from caerleon was later bought out by Jeff cleverly who owned Capitol coaches he bought 6 brand new dafs but got out of em in about 2years …
Jeff Cleverly now owns Mon motors group [Cwmbran, Newport, Chepstow and Brecon Ford, plus VW,Audi, Seat and Skoda sites]
pete 359:
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some great photos of Billy’s travels looks like Phil Evans from Caerphilly in front of Hicks Transcon, it would be nice if readers could name the rest of the drivers in the photo’s, ive identified Robert Hobbs and Dai blunt. look forward to seeing some more of Bills photos
saltiel1411:
pete 359:
some great photos of Billy’s travels looks like Phil Evans from Caerphilly in front of Hicks Transcon, it would be nice if readers could name the rest of the drivers in the photo’s, ive identified Robert Hobbs and Dai blunt. look forward to seeing some more of Bills photos
Hi saltiel1411,
Thanks for that.cant say I knew many of the Newport/Caerphilly boys on the Middle East,though the names are familiar to me.i think that’s a young George McLennan? In this photo?you could fill the internet with Middle East stories of him and his brother huw? Was great to spend the afternoon with billy.plenty of photos left yet.am hoping to meet up with billy at South cerney this weekend.
your welcome Andrew, if you do catch up with Bill pls ask him if he can name the rest, Me old Dad always spoke very highly of Bill, as a young lad I spent a lot of time at Hicks yard in Rhiwderin and met many of the drivers and subies there, and i was lucky enough to have gone twice to the middle east with the old man. the photos bring back some great memories" keep on posting"