pete 359:
Another view of a new foden for w.g. Davies landore .
hello all,
i can just see those two fodens climbing glynneath bank loaded with coil or tinplate,cracking pictures of a long gone scene,
graham.
I used to climb Glynneath pitch with a Bedford TK loaded at 14 ton gross caring just under 10 ton of slag from Margam.
Only had a four speed gearbox,it was bloody hard going up there with a stream of traffic behind.
Cheers Dave.
Hi all,
Here are a few given to me recently by retired driver Alan evans from north Cornelly.this first one is Alan and the Albion he drove for dai loveluck in the mid 60’s,seen here at Cefn cribwr.
pete 359:
Another view of a new foden for w.g. Davies landore .
hello all,
i can just see those two fodens climbing glynneath bank loaded with coil or tinplate,cracking pictures of a long gone scene,
graham.
I used to climb Glynneath pitch with a Bedford TK loaded at 14 ton gross caring just under 10 ton of slag from Margam.
Only had a four speed gearbox,it was bloody hard going up there with a stream of traffic behind.
Cheers Dave.
hello dave,
did you stop in the don cafe?.
Yes I did Graham,but mainly on the way down with a load of aggregate from the Gore which I used to take all over South Wales from Bridgend to Llanelli and the back into Margam to load loose slag back.
The Don Cafe was one of the best I have been in,always busy and super grub at reasonable prices. Good memories of that place.
Cheers Dave.
Tipping at Pyle and loading out of Gowerton in the morning,early. You might be able to take a picture of one of the northern contingensies wagons. P.S. see you and Harry at Malvern. Don’t forget the cider!!
Lance Biscomb:
Tipping at Pyle and loading out of Gowerton in the morning,early. You might be able to take a picture of one of the northern contingensies wagons. P.S. see you and Harry at Malvern. Don’t forget the cider!!
Hi m8,
It wasn’t Pyle,he tipped next door to us in south Cornelly.
Hello South Wales and Andrew, I kinda wondered what these type covered trailers were for, now I guess it’s steel coil, first two in this lot, all thanks to Mark Hobbs.
Cheers
Oily
Hi oily,
Thanks for those pictures.they are known as coil liners in this wonderful age we live in.though this was how I remember steel haulage… And always will.a sheeted coiler leaving the trailer park in the abbey .
pete 359:
Hi oily,
Thanks for those pictures.they are known as coil liners in this wonderful age we live in.though this was how I remember steel haulage… And always will.a sheeted coiler leaving the trailer park in the abbey .
What spec of engine did that Merc have Andrew ? 1844 maybe ? Cheers Dennis.
pete 359:
Hi oily,
Thanks for those pictures.they are known as coil liners in this wonderful age we live in.though this was how I remember steel haulage… And always will.a sheeted coiler leaving the trailer park in the abbey .
What spec of engine did that Merc have Andrew ? 1844 maybe ? Cheers Dennis.
Hi Dennis,
That one was a 1635,new in January 1986…she was some motor back then.one of the first 35’s in South Wales,though she always sounded different to the others that joint had,was a bombproof machine!she was sold after many years service to a log haulier in Brecon.
pete 359:
Hi oily,
Thanks for those pictures.they are known as coil liners in this wonderful age we live in.though this was how I remember steel haulage… And always will.a sheeted coiler leaving the trailer park in the abbey .
What spec of engine did that Merc have Andrew ? 1844 maybe ? Cheers Dennis.
Hi Dennis,
That one was a 1635,new in January 1986…she was some motor back then.one of the first 35’s in South Wales,though she always sounded different to the others that joint had,was a bombproof machine!she was sold after many years service to a log haulier in Brecon.
Next question Andrew,was that a factory colour or had Joints changed their fleet colour from green at that time ? Cheers Dennis.
pete 359:
Hi oily,
Thanks for those pictures.they are known as coil liners in this wonderful age we live in.though this was how I remember steel haulage… And always will.a sheeted coiler leaving the trailer park in the abbey .
What spec of engine did that Merc have Andrew ? 1844 maybe ? Cheers Dennis.
Hi Dennis,
That one was a 1635,new in January 1986…she was some motor back then.one of the first 35’s in South Wales,though she always sounded different to the others that joint had,was a bombproof machine!she was sold after many years service to a log haulier in Brecon.
Next question Andrew,was that a factory colour or had Joints changed their fleet colour from green at that time ? Cheers Dennis.
Hi Dennis,
From 1985 c reg. onward joint started running them in whatever colour the new motors were painted at the factory,usually white.d661 mep was factory red with silver stripes when new,though was badly damaged when about 18 months old and repainted red? With grey stripes,not by me in 1989 they finally agreed to my idea of white cab with green and red painted stripes on every road vehicle they ran.for a few years before I did that,everyone wherever any number of us went together,people would always say “why are all joint’s motors different colours”.
Regards andrew.
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Malvern in a few weeks 
age we live in.though this was how I remember steel haulage… And always will.a sheeted coiler leaving the trailer park in the abbey 
