kingswinford kit:
Hi Dean and Trevor ,D H Jones hauled a lot of scrap down to S Wales backloading from Tower Colliery at Hirwaen . Those Hinos were rust buckets ,but boy they would fly ,none of the S Wales boys could catch em , up the beacons! .great pics as usual Dean ,regards Keith .
That just ignited the bit of my memory banks that are still ticking over! When I worked at BRS in Mitcheldean I was asked if I wanted to work on Sunday. Always up for a drop more beer money, I agreed. Turned up at the yard on Sunday morning, grabbed my notes and fired up the old faithful Mercury with bulk trailer. Looked at the paperwork and found I was loading coal at Tower. When I pulled onto their weighbridge one of the chaps said, “You’re a bit early, bach- we don’t load on Sundays!” A nice steady trip back home for a total of 8 hours @ double bubble. Plus a night out, of course! And back down first crack the next morning.