rward:
davis and meredith good bunch of boys there used to be one boy in summer sleep on back of trailer in lowton also brad used to drive for them great guy regards rowly
Hi Rowly, back in 1979 I used to get a lift back up the smoke with Ken Leddinton, who drove an old Borderer day cab with a Gardner 180 for Davies and Meredith. He was a bit of a character and used to sleep in the coil well. his sleeping bag was rotten. If the trailer was loaded he would sleep under it on a tarpaulin. He wasn’t a full 16oz, but it was a laugh a minute with him.
Regards Paul.
They don’t breed them like him anymore.Some of these young drivers should try sleeping in a coil well when they start moaning that their bunk isn’t comfortable in their sleeper cab.
Cheers Dave.
hi all,
bernard lewis who drove for john raymond for 40 plus years once told me they used to do that,apparently it was great in the winter when they delivered hot roiled coil
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hi paul im sure that was the boy im on about bigish boy coz he drove a borderer as well long time ago i done it a few times round the norfolk broads in very hot summers you do that today youd get beat up funny aint it you never locked your cab in those days regards rowly
rward:
davis and meredith good bunch of boys there used to be one boy in summer sleep on back of trailer in lowton also brad used to drive for them great guy regards rowly
Hi rward
I worked with Brad when we both drove for Hoovers. 1 good guy.
does anyone know if ken jones of pontypridd is still running have not seen their yellow and blue scanias for months, they have had some lovely motors over the years including an old h reg 110 and and old transcon
has anyone got any photos, they worked on timber from the forestry in senghenydd near caerphilly for years but i think karl jones has the contract now
holan48 ken jones is finished i believe cracking fleet 110 111 senghenydd saw mill all closed down pity lot of jobs went carl jones still loging doing well his brother shane great mate of mine got a great job unloading boats with big volvo outfit regards rowland
hi all,
great stuff from oily here is another courtesy of m4dogwalker,brian davies seen here heading into the abbey on what was the main entrance to the works for over 50 years.he was an owner operator on the steel for many years.this may have been the last truck brian bought new?it replaced a day cab 2025 merc,yes 250hp at 38 tonnes on the hills of south wales
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Paul John:
Hi all, I also remember that Trancon. Just as important for me is the HY-MAC on its trailer. Once built in Rhymney, employing many craftsman.
Regards Paul.
hi paul,
these older photos are the best .good effort howard mate.thanks.
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Hi all, Andrew you are right about the old photos, as the motors have character. This Bison was probably new in 1979/80 V or W reg, but what about that Morris 1000 pick up in the background, superb. All haulage companies had run around vans for parts, blowouts and breakdowns. Oh, and trips to the chip shop and off license. Brilliant.
i have just remembered ! it was then called Wm Brian Davies Robinson, it was a combination of two haulage families, same red colour scheme and f86s plated at 32 tonnes.
i remember working on them when i was an apprentice up at the old griffin mill. Happy days!
holhan48:
i have just remembered ! it was then called Wm Brian Davies Robinson, it was a combination of two haulage families, same red colour scheme and f86s plated at 32 tonnes.
i remember working on them when i was an apprentice up at the old griffin mill. Happy days!
hi holhan48,
thanks for that,brian davies was a well known character who was on the steel for years.here is walters group loading a barge in newport with a lump that was to large to go by road (even for walters) destined for tata at port talbot.
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hi all,
here’s one that will annoy my mate bewick!based at newport depot this 11 plate fh has been driven by my mate pee wee for two weeks on an agency contract.i know what people say about “the green death” but,as peewee told me,“taking home 600 quid a week to ponse about in this new fh is a cracking job!!!” must say i agree with him!!! .
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pete 359:
hi all,
here’s one that will annoy my mate bewick!based at newport depot this 11 plate fh has been driven by my mate pee wee for two weeks on an agency contract.i know what people say about “the green death” but,as peewee told me,“taking home 600 quid a week to ponse about in this new fh is a cracking job!!!” must say i agree with him!!! .
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Peter say hello to pee wee from graham when we where both on downtons
pete 359:
hi all,
here’s one that will annoy my mate bewick!based at newport depot this 11 plate fh has been driven by my mate pee wee for two weeks on an agency contract.i know what people say about “the green death” but,as peewee told me,“taking home 600 quid a week to ponse about in this new fh is a cracking job!!!” must say i agree with him!!! .
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Peter say hello to pee wee from graham when we where both on downtons
hi graham,
peewee is on downtowns at the moment,through the agency.
regards andrew.
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