South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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hi andrew there is an arc scammell in the back i couldnt c properley, that merc is taxed as well

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pete 359:

Paul John:

pete 359:
a 111 working for hoover at merthyr.

Hi all, Andrew iirc it was the late 70s early 80s when BRS took over all of Hoovers distribution. It was strange seeing different vehicles pulling trailers from a long time private fleet.

Regards Paul.

Hi Paul,
I have been busy reading the magazine you kindly sent me.it has given me a few ideas of things I can do to my truck.john smallcoal that scamell crusader and several others are all owned by my friend rob Wilson from goytr near pontypool.that 1733 merc. You found in Gloucester looks very straight and original.good find fair play :sunglasses: . I think? those army oshkosh’s were assembled at llantrisant? Joints bought a few mandator’s from Hoover at Merthyr.i have photos of them.as I recall the aec Hoover fleet were grey.would this scania be a brs motor?

Hi Andrew, glad you got the magazine ok. Rhiann wrote the envelope out, and asked me what the town was. I told her Bridgend, but checking your card it didn’t have a town listed. Should it be South Cornelly, or is it not necessary.

The Hoover fleet had a repaint from grey and white to blue and white, shortly before being decommissioned, Alyn will know the exact dates.

Regards Paul

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Paul John:

pete 359:

Paul John:

pete 359:
a 111 working for hoover at merthyr.

Hi all, Andrew iirc it was the late 70s early 80s when BRS took over all of Hoovers distribution. It was strange seeing different vehicles pulling trailers from a long time private fleet.

Regards Paul.

Hi Paul,
I have been busy reading the magazine you kindly sent me.it has given me a few ideas of things I can do to my truck.john smallcoal that scamell crusader and several others are all owned by my friend rob Wilson from goytr near pontypool.that 1733 merc. You found in Gloucester looks very straight and original.good find fair play :sunglasses: . I think? those army oshkosh’s were assembled at llantrisant? Joints bought a few mandator’s from Hoover at Merthyr.i have photos of them.as I recall the aec Hoover fleet were grey.would this scania be a brs motor?

Hi Andrew, glad you got the magazine ok. Rhiann wrote the envelope out, and asked me what the town was. I told her Bridgend, but checking your card it didn’t have a town listed. Should it be South Cornelly, or is it not necessary.

The Hoover fleet had a repaint from grey and white to blue and white, shortly before being decommissioned, Alyn will know the exact dates.

Regards Paul

Hi Paul,
Regarding the address,either or will do the job :laughing: the magazine came yesterday.some really good stuff in there,gave me a few ideas :wink: up until the late 90’s there was a fairly complete late 50,s early 60’s old non tilt cab aec mercury unit ex Hoover at llandow commercials,still had Hoover branding on the cab.i have a good colour shot of that somewhere,I used to visit that yard regularly then for erf and f88 parts.thanks again for the comic :laughing:
Regards Andrew.

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smallcoal:
found this in gloster

This 1733 does look clean, whats the latest on sammydogs restoration.

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Hi all didn’t Joints do some hoover ? I never went there but my dad i think went there . Tony

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pete 359:

Paul John:

pete 359:

Paul John:

pete 359:
a 111 working for hoover at merthyr.

Hi all, Andrew iirc it was the late 70s early 80s when BRS took over all of Hoovers distribution. It was strange seeing different vehicles pulling trailers from a long time private fleet.

Regards Paul.

Hi Paul,
I have been busy reading the magazine you kindly sent me.it has given me a few ideas of things I can do to my truck.john smallcoal that scamell crusader and several others are all owned by my friend rob Wilson from goytr near pontypool.that 1733 merc. You found in Gloucester looks very straight and original.good find fair play :sunglasses: . I think? those army oshkosh’s were assembled at llantrisant? Joints bought a few mandator’s from Hoover at Merthyr.i have photos of them.as I recall the aec Hoover fleet were grey.would this scania be a brs motor?

Hi Andrew, glad you got the magazine ok. Rhiann wrote the envelope out, and asked me what the town was. I told her Bridgend, but checking your card it didn’t have a town listed. Should it be South Cornelly, or is it not necessary.

The Hoover fleet had a repaint from grey and white to blue and white, shortly before being decommissioned, Alyn will know the exact dates.

Regards Paul

Hi Paul,
Regarding the address,either or will do the job :laughing: the magazine came yesterday.some really good stuff in there,gave me a few ideas :wink: up until the late 90’s there was a fairly complete late 50,s early 60’s old non tilt cab aec mercury unit ex Hoover at llandow commercials,still had Hoover branding on the cab.i have a good colour shot of that somewhere,I used to visit that yard regularly then for erf and f88 parts.thanks again for the comic :laughing:
Regards Andrew.

Hi All

Yes the Scanias are all in the BRS days. Last units Hoovers bought were Foden s80s. The biggest cab and smallest heaters I ever drove. Freezing in the winter. The colour scheme changed from the white/grey to blue/grey about 3 years before the finish. the units had a band of gold separating the two colours. It was also about this time the trailers started carrying product adverts behind the hoover emblems. Joints certainly delivered steel to the factory but to my knowledge never hauled out of there.
Would be interested to see the photos of the Mandators that joints bought and the Mercury from Llandow

Alyn

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Sorry

Should read white /blue not blue/grey

Alyn

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abtfinman:

pete 359:

Paul John:

pete 359:

Paul John:

pete 359:
a 111 working for hoover at merthyr.

Hi all, Andrew iirc it was the late 70s early 80s when BRS took over all of Hoovers distribution. It was strange seeing different vehicles pulling trailers from a long time private fleet.

Regards Paul.

Hi Paul,
I have been busy reading the magazine you kindly sent me.it has given me a few ideas of things I can do to my truck.john smallcoal that scamell crusader and several others are all owned by my friend rob Wilson from goytr near pontypool.that 1733 merc. You found in Gloucester looks very straight and original.good find fair play :sunglasses: . I think? those army oshkosh’s were assembled at llantrisant? Joints bought a few mandator’s from Hoover at Merthyr.i have photos of them.as I recall the aec Hoover fleet were grey.would this scania be a brs motor?

Hi Andrew, glad you got the magazine ok. Rhiann wrote the envelope out, and asked me what the town was. I told her Bridgend, but checking your card it didn’t have a town listed. Should it be South Cornelly, or is it not necessary.

The Hoover fleet had a repaint from grey and white to blue and white, shortly before being decommissioned, Alyn will know the exact dates.

Regards Paul

Hi Paul,
Regarding the address,either or will do the job :laughing: the magazine came yesterday.some really good stuff in there,gave me a few ideas :wink: up until the late 90’s there was a fairly complete late 50,s early 60’s old non tilt cab aec mercury unit ex Hoover at llandow commercials,still had Hoover branding on the cab.i have a good colour shot of that somewhere,I used to visit that yard regularly then for erf and f88 parts.thanks again for the comic :laughing:
Regards Andrew.

Hi All

Yes the Scanias are all in the BRS days. Last units Hoovers bought were Foden s80s. The biggest cab and smallest heaters I ever drove. Freezing in the winter. The colour scheme changed from the white/grey to blue/grey about 3 years before the finish. the units had a band of gold separating the two colours. It was also about this time the trailers started carrying product adverts behind the hoover emblems. Joints certainly delivered steel to the factory but to my knowledge never hauled out of there.
Would be interested to see the photos of the Mandators that joints bought and the Mercury from Llandow

Alyn

hi alyn,
i will have a look amongst my photos for the ones we mentioned.you are correct about joint motorways tipping steel at hoover,a regular job year in year out was tip abbey coil at walker steel at blackburn,reload flat at walkers for hoover merthyr.i will never forget us collecting the mandator’s from merthyr,one of them had a brand new engine,fresh paint the lot,left outside with no cab■■? big companies often act in mysterious ways :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
regards andrew.

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One of Garren lockers of Caerphilly’s tractor units.
Neil.

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Hi all,
A mate sent me these from a local yard that he is clearing.the yard owner doesn’t want the location revealed :exclamation:

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but i know were it is ah ah rowly

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smallcoal:
my daughter sent me this photo what a good looking merc

better break out the brown gloss now they are owned by UPS!

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hi alyn,
i will have a look amongst my photos for the ones we mentioned.you are correct about joint motorways tipping steel at hoover,a regular job year in year out was tip abbey coil at walker steel at blackburn,reload flat at walkers for hoover merthyr.i will never forget us collecting the mandator’s from merthyr,one of them had a brand new engine,fresh paint the lot,left outside with no cab■■? big companies often act in mysterious ways :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:
regards andrew.
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Hi Andrew

I was with Hoovers until the final day. You are right about the mysterious ways. Rumour has it that maintainence costs were allowed. To buy a new unit needed sanction from the States. There were units rebuilt after accidents which to me did not make any sense.

Alyn

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rward:
but i know were it is ah ah rowly

Hi rowly, you also know who sent them to me :laughing: :laughing: :wink: :wink:

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now you got me thinking rowly

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E R F parked in the same yard as Edwards Coaches near Ferndale

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Old volvo near Devil’s bridge on way to Aberystwyth.

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The newest addition to the fleet.

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kingswinford kit:

Paul John:

pete 359:
a 111 working for hoover at merthyr.

Hi all, Andrew iirc it was the late 70s early 80s when BRS took over all of Hoovers distribution. It was strange seeing different vehicles pulling trailers from a long time private fleet.

Regards Paul.

The Hoover fleet fo AECs was always kept immaculate . Joint Motorways had a couple as shunters . regards keith

hi all i think this i my old unit mlj 960w had it brand new ferry rd depot.terry