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 scooter 1,
Cracking pics there,nice to see the Albion stock lorry and the Atkinsons.
Cheers Dave.

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outstanding tony! thanks mate.

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Dave the Renegade:
Hi scooter 1,
Cracking pics there,nice to see the Albion stock lorry and the Atkinsons.
Cheers Dave.

thanks for that dave, i have plenty more, just dont want to turn it into a “jr” thread…but will post a few more soon

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thanks andrew, there some more oldtimers

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scooter1:

is this the coychurch road yard tony?i think i remember that railway bridge in the background?the yard looked totally different to when tony morgan had it.

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pete 359:

scooter1:

is this the coychurch road yard tony?i think i remember that railway bridge in the background?the yard looked totally different to when tony morgan had it.

yepp spot on , it coychurch rd, many a change happend before tony morgan took over the yard. …and for many a year now has been built upon with shoebox size houses

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scooter1:

Dave the Renegade:
Hi scooter 1,
Cracking pics there,nice to see the Albion stock lorry and the Atkinsons.
Cheers Dave.

thanks for that dave, i have plenty more, just dont want to turn it into a “jr” thread…but will post a few more soon

Marvellous Atki pics, thank you! Hope you’ve some more…

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heres one not of “jr’s” for a change.

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scooter1:
heres one not of “jr’s” for a change.

well tony i never knew tony morgan had a twin steer a reg. roadtrain!that must have been very near the end…when did they become specialist services 1985/86?

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yeah they had her new, always remember cos i had a thing for T45’s, (no sarky coments please) think it was 1985 when they changed names.

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back to more raymonds pics, hope aint boring u all…

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dowlais top

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dont she look aweful

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hiya,
That last pic, the forward overhang could hit the top of the shed if you had to ■■■■■■ a gear on a hill those old Atki’s were capable of pulling a wheelie, when i was doing that sort of work i would have had a bit more clearance than that, but it was maybe only me that could make them rear up.
thanks harry long retired.

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Great pictures, lots of familier fleets, that 143 Centurion of Sid Evans being very familier to me [only in red now :slight_smile: ]

How about a picture of the A series Ford tow truck lurking in the background of the pic outside the old bodyshop Andrew?

Keep the pictures coming everyone. Neil.

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here’s one i borrowed from bubbleman’s brilliant scrapbook memories.i was told this mack ended up in saudi.