South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

[paul_john]

cliffystephens:
your probably right paul its drab enough red for j watkins just thought his were all red how you feeling now all fixed up health wise…

Hi Cliff, yes doing well thanks. Back in work six weeks feeling great.

Regards Paul.

[spencerjones20]

hooligan newport:

smallcoal:
hi all any body know who used to own this i was in john stayte gas supplies in eastington on a38 at glos he uses it for shunting gas trailers brought up from neath he said it was a welsh firm could not remember who

looks like one of davis and meredeth brynmawr

ex A T Morgan swansea picture on this link

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pete 359:

Dave the Renegade:
Could be someone like Baldry’s Transport.

Hi dave,
Fair play mate.CORRECT.i am told Fred baldry transport from or cop near Monmouth bought the first new Volvo from griffin mill .tbh I can’t remember them though I do remember green lands,I think that was Fred baldry’s son.

I wonder if this firm was something to do with them?

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Paul John:

pete 359:

holhan48:
to be fair, i have never heard of Baldrys transport, did they buy it from the Griffins garage in Ross on wye or Pontypridd.
not sure which was opened first but guessing it would be pontypridd,the f86 was very popular around the borders griffin mill sold loads around hereford to Bulmers, Sun valley poultry etc.
anyone know who bought the first 88!

hi holhan48,
i dare say that f86 was from pontypridd,the old place near the town centre.got it in my head? they were bedford dealers before volvo? wouldn’t be the first time i have got it wrong though remember going there (upper boat) as a kid,before they moved to the later facility overlooking the a470.with regard to the first f88,again i wouldn’t know the correct answer.a good guess would be caswell’s or evans of brynmawr.maybe the one bookworm mentioned was the first i am guessing the first f88 in wales would be a g or h reg j&m transport on stormy down had ytg 480h,but they bought that one second hand with a kipppered engine
regards andrew.

Hi Andrew, great little quiz mate.
Have a great Xmas with the family, and if you run into Beth Simmons say Hi from me. Quite a few Xmas’s ago we were living it up with

Almost afraid to plan a trip to the U.K. as it always gets cancelled Lol.

Cheers mate, Paul.

Would it be a d Williams that had the first 88.

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escortg3:

Paul John:

pete 359:

holhan48:
to be fair, i have never heard of Baldrys transport, did they buy it from the Griffins garage in Ross on wye or Pontypridd.
not sure which was opened first but guessing it would be pontypridd,the f86 was very popular around the borders griffin mill sold loads around hereford to Bulmers, Sun valley poultry etc.
anyone know who bought the first 88!

hi holhan48,
i dare say that f86 was from pontypridd,the old place near the town centre.got it in my head? they were bedford dealers before volvo? wouldn’t be the first time i have got it wrong though remember going there (upper boat) as a kid,before they moved to the later facility overlooking the a470.with regard to the first f88,again i wouldn’t know the correct answer.a good guess would be caswell’s or evans of brynmawr.maybe the one bookworm mentioned was the first i am guessing the first f88 in wales would be a g or h reg j&m transport on stormy down had ytg 480h,but they bought that one second hand with a kipppered engine
regards andrew.

Hi Andrew, great little quiz mate.
Have a great Xmas with the family, and if you run into Beth Simmons say Hi from me. Quite a few Xmas’s ago we were living it up with

Almost afraid to plan a trip to the U.K. as it always gets cancelled Lol.

Cheers mate, Paul.

Would it be a d Williams that had the first 88.

Hi,
I wouldn’t know who had the first welsh f88.what reg. we’re the d. Williams ones?

[richgriff]

pete 359:

pete 359:

Dave the Renegade:
Could be someone like Baldry’s Transport.

Hi dave,
Fair play mate.CORRECT.i am told Fred baldry transport from or cop near Monmouth bought the first new Volvo from griffin mill .tbh I can’t remember them though I do remember green lands,I think that was Fred baldry’s son.

I wonder if this firm was something to do with them?

Peter Dirkse driving Greenlands ERF,owned by Fred Baldry.Neil Brokenshire driving Alan Baldrys ERF,Freds son.

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Don’t know if it will jog anyone’s memory, but Fred Baldry’s lorries were painted brown with yellow signwriting.

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richgriff:

pete 359:

pete 359:

Dave the Renegade:
Could be someone like Baldry’s Transport.

Hi dave,
Fair play mate.CORRECT.i am told Fred baldry transport from or cop near Monmouth bought the first new Volvo from griffin mill .tbh I can’t remember them though I do remember green lands,I think that was Fred baldry’s son.

I wonder if this firm was something to do with them?

Peter Dirkse driving Greenlands ERF,owned by Fred Baldry.Neil Brokenshire driving Alan Baldrys ERF,Freds son.

Hi all,
Alun griffiths text me this morning to say that the 86 he had new with holloway’s from port talbot,max 438e was supplied new by goldings of chipping sodbury.

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[oiltreader]

Wishing South Wales all the best for 2013, a few more snapped around the Chepstow area, thanks to Mark Hobbs.
Cheers
Oily

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Hi oily,
Thanks for more of those brilliant Chepstow area pictures .

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a c.j. bird fh on the ferry to the canary islands .
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s gates 87:
Volvo F10 1980

hi all,
so here is a little new year question? anyone guess or know which welsh operator had the first new f10 from griffin mill,this f10 (courtesy of sgates87) is the second new welsh f10 that i ever saw the first new f10 i saw and went in was griffin mill’s demo.on loan to j&m.
regards andrew.

[gah1950]

pete 359:

s gates 87:
Volvo F10 1980

hi all,
so here is a little new year question? anyone guess or know which welsh operator had the first new f10 from griffin mill,this f10 (courtesy of sgates87) is the second new welsh f10 that i ever saw the first new f10 i saw and went in was griffin mill’s demo.on loan to j&m.
regards andrew.

morning andrew,
rhys davies? ely? hills transport?.
graham.

[rward]

mayby glyn s john moscow bevan regards rowly