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A Herefordshire number on that Foden cc. I wonder who had it new.
Cheers Dave.
Could it be ex-Bulmers, perhaps?
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Could it be ex-Bulmers, perhaps?
You could be right Casey, someone will know. Pontrilas Timber had a few Fodens as well.
Cheers Dave.
Of course they did- I’d forgotten about them. I was so used to seeing ERFs in the Pontrilas fleet.
Them fodens always looked heavy on the drive axle or perhaps it’s my eyesight …
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A465 BrynmawrA Herefordshire number on that Foden cc. I wonder who had it new.
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave , Have you not shown a C W Griffiths Foden unit with a similar reg ? regards Keith .
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A465 BrynmawrA Herefordshire number on that Foden cc. I wonder who had it new.
Cheers Dave.Hi Dave , Have you not shown a C W Griffiths Foden unit with a similar reg ? regards Keith .
No Keith. C W Griffiths didn’t have a Herefordshire reg on theirs. Roberts Ross Roadways had theirs.
Cheers Dave.
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A465 BrynmawrA Herefordshire number on that Foden cc. I wonder who had it new.
Cheers Dave.Hi Dave , Have you not shown a C W Griffiths Foden unit with a similar reg ? regards Keith .
No Keith. C W Griffiths didn’t have a Herefordshire reg on theirs. Roberts Ross Roadways had theirs.
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave , thanks for that, yes i had forgotten Ross roadways they had quite a few Fodens now i come to think about it . Of H Lewis i can remember them on occasions tipping at Metal Box Worcester , regards Keith .
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Them fodens always looked heavy on the drive axle or perhaps it’s my eyesight …
I think that the weight of the sleeper makes the cab sit down at the back, at Tilcon we had one unit that pulled the bitumen tanker and that cab sat lower than the day cabbed eight wheelers. I thought that the sleeper cabs would have had uprated cab suspension units fitted but presumably they didn’t?
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I spoke to the m d of H.Lewis& Co. BCJ502V was new to Robbins of Swansea. It had rolls royce 290 engine, which they soon pulled out because it was too heavy on fuel and fitted a ■■■■■■■ E290 out of a written off Foden.I hope this solves the mystery.
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I spoke to the m d of H.Lewis& Co. BCJ502V was new to Robbins of Swansea. It had rolls royce 290 engine, which they soon pulled out because it was too heavy on fuel and fitted a ■■■■■■■ E290 out of a written off Foden.I hope this solves the mystery.
Good to know the history of these vehicles Graham. Thanks for solving that one.
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Near Dolgellau .
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Near Dolgellau .
Great stretch of road for that pic.
Cheers Dave.
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Near Dolgellau .Great stretch of road for that pic.
Cheers Dave.
Great picture chepstowchap.
I had two mastiffs in 1970 and brother Andy and myself took many loads of timber from Coed y Brenin to Wigan. We sometimes went through Dolgellau and sometimes up to Trawsfynyd, either way ending up at Bala. Then over Llandegla moor. If it was night you could see the ‘eternal flame’ from the Shell refinery at Ellesmere Port from the moor.
From the look of the photo they’re still felling timber in that area.
John.
Hello Dave and John ,
A slight mishap concerning the above image/location ,it was in fact shot near Aberystwyth on the A44 , though cc has noted the company in the Dolgellau area . cc .
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Hello Dave and John ,
A slight mishap concerning the above image/location ,it was in fact shot near Aberystwyth on the A44 , though cc has noted the company in the Dolgellau area . cc .
Looks like the A44 leading up to Eisteddfa Gurig going west cc.
Cheers Dave.
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Hello smallcoal , Merry Christmas , and again to all on this thread , cc . Aberystwyth .
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Hello smallcoal , Merry Christmas , and again to all on this thread , cc . Aberystwyth .
Hard old pull up that hill to Penparcau cc. Thanks for all the great pics throughout the year.
Cheers Dave.
Hello Aaron , Merry xmas from the both of us up here , hope you are well , how about some north wales stuff ■■ Trevor .