South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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Don’t know if these have been posted before,but I aren’t going through every page to check :open_mouth:

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Hi all,
Great to see more cool old pictures,IMO they are the best :sunglasses: .a massive thanks to an old family friend,John Morgan who was the m in j&m transport.john has kindly shared some of his many j&m pictures.

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pete 359:
Hi all,
Great to see more cool old pictures,IMO they are the best :sunglasses: .a massive thanks to an old family friend,John Morgan who was the m in j&m transport.john has kindly shared some of his many j&m pictures.

Ha ha that isn’t mr bewick on the end is it trying muscle in :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

And your right Andrew the older photos are better, more character I think :smiley:

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J&m the early days, I never knew they ran atki’s :blush:

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Around 1969/70 j&m had started to buy f88’s :sunglasses: .leaving the underpowered d series and dreadful buffalo behind :laughing:

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Early 70’s fleet line up.

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Cracking photos :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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Telekonsteve:
Cracking photos :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Hi Steve,
I am very grateful to John Morgan for sharing these brilliant pictures.seeing as I am in Switzerland right now for the toprun Middle East nostalgia weekend,then I thought this photo very appropriate.ghb 542n one of two 290 hp 88’s that j&m had new.driven by alun griffiths and seen here on stormy down loaded with light bulbs for Iraq :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

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looks like dai lovelucks erf tractor unit on the back of the j&m atki

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pete 359:

Telekonsteve:
Cracking photos :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

Hi Steve,
I am very grateful to John Morgan for sharing these brilliant pictures.seeing as I am in Switzerland right now for the toprun Middle East nostalgia weekend,then I thought this photo very appropriate.ghb 542n one of two 290 hp 88’s that j&m had new.driven by alun griffiths and seen here on stormy down loaded with light bulbs for Iraq :sunglasses: :sunglasses: :sunglasses:

That sounds a good do Andrew, hope we get photos :smiley: :smiley:

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anyone remembers Ray Grant who worked for Robbins, sadly passed away,

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Which company used to run Albion 4wheelers on the A49 at night in the 60,s their base was in Manchester the name escapes me Platts or something, they always stopped in the Ludlow cafe.

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deecee:
Which company used to run Albion 4wheelers on the A49 at night in the 60,s their base was in Manchester the name escapes me Platts or something, they always stopped in the Ludlow cafe.

Hi ,deecee, that would be Frank Platt, i believe they took castings to GKN at Cwmbran , remember them well .regards Keith

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kingswinford kit:

deecee:
Which company used to run Albion 4wheelers on the A49 at night in the 60,s their base was in Manchester the name escapes me Platts or something, they always stopped in the Ludlow cafe.

Hi ,deecee, that would be Frank Platt, i believe they took castings to GKN at Cwmbran , remember them well .regards Keith

That was Frank Platt of Walkden ,never saw any albions though,only TKs :neutral_face:

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daibootsy ray grant smashing bloke rip regards rowland

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had some good nights out with him up in Askern, Doncastor,very nice gent,soon as i get more news let you know.

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daibootsy:
had some good nights out with him up in Askern, Doncastor,very nice gent,soon as i get more news let you know.

is it the same ray grant that worked for cls, ken jones and dai hunkins Dai?