smallcoal:
MJT1:
Hi Andrew, I am Mike Toms son.Hi mate,I used to load your old mans trailers in the abbey he had a argument with piggy Keith on the weighbridge cause I weighed out at 32 tonnes he would have been half a tonne over he got his way in the end cheers John
Hi John, that sounds like the old man, always winning the argument!!! Regards, Mike
MJT1:
smallcoal:
MJT1:
Hi Andrew, I am Mike Toms son.Hi mate,I used to load your old mans trailers in the abbey he had a argument with piggy Keith on the weighbridge cause I weighed out at 32 tonnes he would have been half a tonne over he got his way in the end cheers John
Hi John, that sounds like the old man, always winning the argument!!! Regards, Mike
Hi Mike yes your old man took no messing he was always tidy to me his he still around mention me by my nickname he will know me cheers John
Hi all,
This is one of the last BRS photos courtesy of jeff perrett.This i am guessing? is an early ergomatic Leyland Beaver amongst the newer Seddon’s.
ANDREWDAX:
MJT1:
Hi Andrew, I am Mike Toms son.
Hi Mike.
Firstly my name is clive griffiths ( andrew is my youngest son) I knew your father very well as he used to work for Henry Jenkins I started there in 1972 and worked full time for them until around 78 and still worked part time for them until they packed the transport in .
I used to live in Tynant when your parents used to live on Parish Road then your family moved down to Church Village ,Mike always parked his unit just across from roadrunner, also i think you lived near Ray Davey, H Jenkins fitter.
Plenty of stories of them days.
Hello Clive, 1972 was the year the old man went on his own when he bought an F86 off Henry’s, Ray Davey, the Henry Jenkins, fitter was a good friend an neighbour of his, I often see Ray, he’s in his 80’s now and still as fit as a fiddle. Your old mate Gary Prosser also used to live in the next street to us back then, is Gary, still living in Spain? The old man always stayed close to Henry’s, even after he went on his own and did a lot of his maintenance in their yard, as you say there plenty of stories of them days. Regards, Mike.
After leaving BRS,Jeff then went to drive for JPM on hadfield road in Cardiff,delivering fruit machines all over mainland Europe…
Hi all,
Trucknet member jb1977 (Jason) kindly loaned me a vhs video,remember those? Featuring 10 of John Raymond’s then brand new 1733 V6 mercs coupled to brand new Rockwool trailers.Trucknet member Stubbsy has kindly converted the video to dvd and once technical support (Harry Cooper) shows me how to post it on here you can all see it too.until then,here are a few stills…
pete 359:
Photo Courtesy of komatsu 450.
That Tom Hughes Transport 2800 Daf was my lorry, we had a 2200 for our first one then this one a few years later. We had a few other lorries but the Daf’s were used mainly by me. The IFF box was full of plastic pellets going to ICI in Pontypool It’s a 40ft box sitting on a tipping skelly trailer. That picture was taken on the Geest quayside at Barry docks
Mike
pete 359:
Hi all,
Trucknet member jb1977 (Jason) kindly loaned me a vhs video,remember those? Featuring 10 of John Raymond’s then brand new 1733 V6 mercs coupled to brand new Rockwool trailers.Trucknet member Stubbsy has kindly converted the video to dvd and once technical support (Harry Cooper) shows me how to post it on here you can all see it too.until then,here are a few stills…
Cannot wait to see it again Andrew, been a good 20 or so years since I saw it last 
JB1977:
Cannot wait to see it again Andrew, been a good 20 or so years since I saw it last
Hi Jason,
Thanks for getting the video tape to me.
Hi all,
A couple more of JPM here courtesy of Jeff perrett.firstly Jeff’s DAF rigid in Holland,secondly a local newspaper photo…
Hi all,
I’ve no idea where I found this photo or who took it? I think it was on Facebook? The truck might have been owned by member rward’s brother? Thanks for the reply earlier Rowly.
Well well andrew I don’t know we’re that was taken but I remember it well he had it on long term hire from Somerset Barry the bandit nice man lovely truck that I drove it once or twice I think mell can’t remember second name rip was long term driver fair play to you always finding rare ones regards rowley
rward:
Well well andrew I don’t know we’re that was taken but I remember it well he had it on long term hire from Somerset Barry the bandit nice man lovely truck that I drove it once or twice I think mell can’t remember second name rip was long term driver fair play to you always finding rare ones regards rowley
Hi Rowly,
Thanks for that.i text your brother earlier this week,though I’m unsure if he received it? I wasn’t aware that Kelvin had invested in a product from Sweden,s premier truck brand,lol.
Regards Andrew.
Yes andrew he had quite a few volvos and transcons wonderfull trucks but he never made the move too super super league the one and all mighty scania 111 141 never to b beaten ah ah thanks andrew regards rowley
pete 359:
Hi all,
A couple more of JPM here courtesy of Jeff perrett.firstly Jeff’s DAF rigid in Holland,secondly a local newspaper photo…
That’s DP Dai Powell on the right
He drove for brs Bridgend, Dai Howells
And I do beleave he drives coaches now
For a firm in bryncethin.
rward:
Yes andrew he had quite a few volvos and transcons wonderfull trucks but he never made the move too super super league the one and all mighty scania 111 141 never to b beaten ah ah thanks andrew regards rowley
Evening Roland if my memory serves me correctly the Scania was not fast enough or comfortable enough for your brother after the transcons hay ho but what would I know
Regards
chris143:
pete 359:
Hi all,
A couple more of JPM here courtesy of Jeff perrett.firstly Jeff’s DAF rigid in Holland,secondly a local newspaper photo…That’s DP Dai Powell on the right
He drove for brs Bridgend, Dai Howells
And I do beleave he drives coaches now
For a firm in bryncethin.
Hi Chris dai drives for pen coed coaches based in Bridgend ind est I see him most mornings,we used to work for m&g together
