!(http://i903.photobucket.com/albums/ac238/scooter1_photos/Scan2-2.jpg[/IMG. hello andrew mate , after seeing ur post of an 814 merc , got me thinking of the one i ran many a year ago)
scooter1:
pete 359:
yww 113x was owned by a plant company on litchard ind. estate bridgend.hi mate , i cant remember ever seeing this about
hi tony,
as i remember this f12 was harryās plant?they were based were derby aggregates are now.i may be mistaken,
?though i am sure it was theirās
regards andrew
scooter1:
a good old friend of mine is looking for any pics of this volvo his dad droveā ā ? this the only pic he got, well half a pic anyway
uve really thrown me now, this was the f12 based at where derbyshire aggragates are now based.this the only pic i got of her, anybody got any
a cls subbie
weren,t rotherwas part of oakley transport or vice versa?
denzil evans carmarthen.
eye to the sky coil on a cls merc.
pete 359:
That Steyr was crashed and the body swapped to an MAN 13tonner which did the bulk of the long distance car recoveries for many years. This truck had a bigger brother in a Steyr 91 high roofed 4x2 underlift [in the usual yellow] which did a massive amount of work over the years. Anyone know where it is now?
pete 359:
ahhh,funny you should mention that, as i was about to post this image of the aforementioned cliff ashley standing on top of one of margamās fine 26 tonners.the story behind it is that long serving shrewsbury driver geoff passant (now deceased)was heading back to hanwood one thursday night when,believe it or not travelling at over 50 mph in the dark he rounded a left corner and the 26 tonner went right,down the bank and as i recalled demolished a gazeboo.when i turned up every well board each weighing over 70kg.had been flung off the trailer also.on the following sunday a gang of us and two mobile cranes turned up and removed the coil from someones garden.anyone who knowās the āback roadā as south wales steel drivers did and still do were astonished that geoff could do that speed on that road with a 26 tonne coil onā¦some of the time!r.i.p mate.
hi andrew is this same geoff passant who had purple 8 wheel foden can remember my dad running with him bit of a character always somking cigars cheers ian
mercman123:
caddy1:
Hi pete this is a great thread you got going spent my childhood running down to south wales with my dad in red green and white scania 110 cadwallader bros from rodington used be on scrap from gkn sankey and wheel rim back used run akis and erf not got many photos but what we have will try to load on .my bro used to be on the steel for llloyds when he wasnt going over the water
keep up the good work cheers ianHi Ian my dad used too work for the Cadwalladers at Rodington. After Cadwalladers went it changed too a Port a cabin firm making port a cabins . I worked for a bloke that took cabins from there.My dad told me he came too work one day and they said there was an artic over there to drive they said you would learn! That he did he didnāt even had too take a test then.But he was a natural.I can just remeber the green a red Scania 110,s .Tony
Hi tony whats your dads name mine was john cadwallader (rip) did you ever take any photos we are still trying to get more
cheers ian
caddy1:
pete 359:
ahhh,funny you should mention that, as i was about to post this image of the aforementioned cliff ashley standing on top of one of margamās fine 26 tonners.the story behind it is that long serving shrewsbury driver geoff passant (now deceased)was heading back to hanwood one thursday night when,believe it or not travelling at over 50 mph in the dark he rounded a left corner and the 26 tonner went right,down the bank and as i recalled demolished a gazeboo.when i turned up every well board each weighing over 70kg.had been flung off the trailer also.on the following sunday a gang of us and two mobile cranes turned up and removed the coil from someones garden.anyone who knowās the āback roadā as south wales steel drivers did and still do were astonished that geoff could do that speed on that road with a 26 tonne coil onā¦some of the time!r.i.p mate.hi andrew is this same geoff passant who had purple 8 wheel foden can remember my dad running with him bit of a character always somking cigars cheers ian
hi ian, that sound like him he was a real character,i was told he won the pools in the early 70ās and had a tipper after that,thanks for youār response.
regards andrew
Hi andrew thats right the pools think he had a pub as well can remember my dad saying geoff had flagged him down on the motorway ran across six lanes to speak to him wild ā¦
on another note can remember seeing lots of van leer trucks up and down the 49 cant remember what trucks they were but always had big trailers full of drums did they pick up drums from south wales cheers ian
Hi Ian my dad was called Roger Gardiner (RIP) I can only just about remember him driving for caddys. It was an old Scania 110 with no sleeper. Sorry i have no pictures . I didnāt have a camera then ! I wished I had it would have been nice for the memories.
Tony
Hi everyone,some more of cardiff transport,again thanks malcolm for letting me use some you gave me.Good to see Seabournes volvo driven by chris on p.21,Pat told me you been in touch chris,hope you are ok and looking after yourself,get well soon mate,get in touch if you want via private message,be good to catch up with you 
hi bernard nice to hear from you, still having tests not clear yet on whats happening appart from that everything is good . Nice to see all the old trucks from the good old days brings back lots of memories. Some cracking pics of Cardiff Transport and Joints 
. I spent hours browsing through the website searching for pics of Western BRS 70ās and 80ās sadly havenāt come across any yet.
Hi chris,sent you a pm
sorry bernard new to this cant seem to open pm 
john evans llanelli.m4 eastbound.
an iveco of w.j. north llanelli.