571 y with her 2nd owner , had had a new steel body and bumper by this time, she was sold on after malcolms passing away
also purchased by bob newman was this bison ,ex m j sargeant as
well. a great fella called ken drove her from new on tarmac
time for a new clutch
sorry lads , wrong pic was sent with caption
scooter1:
571 y with her 2nd owner , had had a new steel body and bumper by this time, she was sold on after malcolms passing away
where were newman’s from tony?anything to do with phil newman a tarmac subbie?i can remember seeing the lorries.
yepp andrew , phil is bob newmans son, were based up at st mary hill
3 of us tipping lime dust the abbey stockyard 1987.
i never liked driving these fodens.
A WEST WALES SUBBIE,gareth morse
WHEN I WAS A KID IN THE 70’S THIS SCAMMEL WORKED 24 HRS A DAY 7 DAYS A WEEK,MOVING COIL IN THE ABBEY.
R.D. BURROW’S COACHES,THEIR 142 SCANIA SUBBED TO JOINTS FOR YEARS.
THIS WAS THE FIRST LOAD JOINT MOTORWAYS LTD. EVER DELIVERED ABROAD,DRIVEN BY SHREWSBURY DRIVER ROGER GRAFTON,HE WAS LOADED WITH COIL FOR COLNBROOK,THEN SHIPPED OUT EMPTY FROM RAMSGATE TO DUNKIRK WERE HE THEN WENT ONTO ANTWERP TO LOAD ROLLS FOR THE ABBEY SEPTEMBER 1989.
Sorry for my lack of knowledge but were was/is the Abbey 
I have Tipped scrap in few down in Wales in the past ( Port Talbot, Rover Way Cardiff, Alpha Steel Newport, llanwern.) we used to do a lot of Fines (I think they called it )from Alkerton into llanwern, Anyway fab thread love the pics also did a lot of Coal from down there so its nice to see the lorries from the past. 
Martin.
Hi martin,port talbot steelworks used to be known as the abbey,if i remember correctly by one of the canteens in the abbey there were stones that were fenced off that was part of the abbey,i was told the story by one of the older drivers but can not remember,i am sure andrew could tell us a bit more,hope this is of some help to you.
Hi everyone,what a great thread this is seeing all the old south/west wales fleets,great pictures by andrew,scooter1 and eeverybody else,some more of cardiff airways as anderw likes to refer to them as,the first picture/advert was taken at bsc llanwern hot mill
Photo of ■■■■ hopkins lorry when he was on cardiff transport,as andrew says on previous page,he was well known for looking after his lorrys,i can not take credit for this photo as it was purchased at show.
hi boys,yes bernard,as you said “the abbey” is the large steel works clearly visible from the m4 at margam and port talbot.here’s somemore for scooter1,i know he loves his penllyne tippers.they also did steel as well in the late 80’s as can be seen.as i recall this foden was the first artic and therefore the first 38 tonner they had.she had a 14 litre 350 ■■■■■■■■■■■■■ a tool for her day!
OLD IRON LUNG S.A.400 WAS THE PENLLYNE SHUNTER IN “THE ABBEY”.
TWO OF US LOADING PELLETISED SLAG AT NUMBER 4 BLAST FURNACE.