Hi…
Anybody have any pictures of H Bradford, Rhostyllen, Wrexham…He used to do the South Wales Steelworks runs for Monanto aswell… Carried Acetone, MBT, Phenol, Sulphuric Acid etc…
His motors were an Albion 6 x4 OUN51G…AEC Mammoth Major, 8x4 VXC74N and a ERF C series 8x4 PAX 835Y…?..
bubbleman:
Hi,Heres a few from a visit in the mid 80s,the 111 is on a Y reg
The place was full of derelict Fodens
Cheers Bubbs,
Was there today Fodens are still there as well as an E series ERF unit on F reg
Was there a firm with Erf s with a similar name from Grantham perhaps they did milk or food stuffs?
Hi Dan.Do you mean J.O.Treasure Grantham, ran liquid tanks use to have some nice kit.Did’nt they have a yard at the side of the A1 under the A52 bridge at Barrowby.Trades as Treasure Transport Services these days but always looks a smart outfit.Mike.
That’s the ones mike,they used to come past the pig o lead,cheers.
Hi all anyone got any photos of forresters tankers of whixall shropshire f10 or f88 think they were orange cheers ian
L Forrester taken near Eardisley Herefordshire around 1982 This Scania had been stored for a couple of years before entering service , have got a pic of an f88 and the F10s will flag up when i can sort them out .
Hi chepstowchap great photo that would be good if you could put volvos on as well planning to build model of forrester volvo but i also have spare scaina cab too …my dad used to pull one of their tankers [cadwallader bros ] carrying actone used to run down to monsanto on a sunday morn look forward to hearing from you .cheers ian ps you never took any of cadwalladers of rodington did you as not many photos about
Hello Ian, will try and flag up a volvo pic this weekend time permitting . yeah i would see forresters at Monsanto and also they would deliver to Llanwern steelworks and a chemical plant at Ebbw vale.
Are you the Cadwalleders that operated LB76 scanias as well as the odd Foden ? Sorry i have not got any pics only a kid then but i can remember them going through Monmouth and Abergavenny loaded with scrap and sometimes what looked like foundry sand . Regards chepstowchap P.S does HUX 43E ring a bell ?
Hi yes that was us had used run scrap down and wheel rim back also foundry sand had erf aki and foden LB76 and then 110s i will try and put some photos of 110 oh how i wish more photo were about then .i will ask bro about reg and get back to yon cheers ian
ello Ian this on the a483 near Builth wells returning from texaco at Llanelli on its way to monsanto at Ruabon.
Looking forward to seeing your pics. PS Ian did your dad help to move stuff back in the 60s for the Clywedog dam project as i think forresters involved ?
chepstowchap:
Looking forward to seeing your pics. PS Ian did your dad help to move stuff back in the 60s for the Clywedog dam project as i think forresters involved ?
there are still some of theer old trucks in there yard think there fodens brings back memory that pic my dad had a new fl6 at the same time with the re g877hux
Hi chepstow chap sorry for not replying had trouble signing on could see my name at bottom but kept asking me to sign on again ,anyway i think my dad was on dam project not around to ask anymore that reg you mentioned was it one you remembed asked my bro and he thinks my have been aki hope to get some photos sorted soon if you find f88/f10 be nice to see many thanks ian
Hi Ian brand new in the yard at Whixhall will sort a F88 for you .i think HUX 43E was an Atkinson artic , back in the 70s iwould stay with relations on the A49 near Craven arms and would spend my time lorry spotting thats why i can remember registrations etc
I seem to recall an ERF 8 tipper TJW169 was this correct ? thanks for interesting info . cheers cc
Hi cc cracking photo just what i needed but might have to build two now after seeing 111 photo did not know had them .you must have seen plenty of trucks then on A49 i used to travel up and down that road on school hols meeting swains /lloyds /d n morgans /etc my dads [rip] trick scania 110 was SNT213H i will check out that number with bro when he gets back europe many thanks ian cad
Hi,Heres a few from a visit in the mid 80s,the 111 is on a Y reg 
The place was full of derelict Fodens
Cheers Bubbs, 
Hi Ian as promised an F88. Yeah i would record all those firms you mentioned , the A49 carrying a differant variety of lorries as i was used to on the A48.
What i remember also back then were the Commer, Bedford and AEC artics of GKN Wellington i assume they were heading for GKN Cwmbran all the best cc
Chepstow Chap and Bubbs, nice photos there.
Chepstow Chap, funny how you remembered registration numbers. As a kid I would lorry/bus spot, I new all the reg no’s of local companies, the sound of the engines, and could tell from miles off which vehicle was coming and who it belonged too.
I used to be able to pick up on the slighhtest misfire or diesel knock. I could tell if an engine was running at its best just by hear. Strange really as I am tone deaf, and about the only Welsh boy who can not sing.
Cheers Paul.