South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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Bell lines subbies used to bring containers loaded with zinc ingots in by the dozen and j&m staff tipped them right out side my parents bodyshop at stormy down :sunglasses: .they were then stored in j&m’s hanger next door to us.as and when they were told J&m then delivered the ingots to burry port near Llanelli.i accompanied many drivers during the 1970’s school holidays.memories I will cherish for ever.don’t know what’s going on here though :open_mouth: I presume the box is empty :exclamation: cause that 86 would “buck a bit” pulling a loaded box and a large coil :laughing: :laughing:

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Left to right, billy Morgan,unknown?,Philip o’reilly and Sid evans.

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pete 359:
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hiya,
Where’s the H&S man when you really need him.
thanks harry, long retired.

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Brill photos Andrew :smiley: :smiley: :slight_smile: :smiley:

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Love it health an safety 
whats that


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harry_gill:

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hiya,
Where’s the H&S man when you really need him.
thanks harry, long retired.

A mans gotta do what a mans gotta do, I can’t imagine that scene today and the trouble you’d get in. They’ll have you wearing a harness next to get in and out the cab with :smiley:

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pete 359:
Left to right, billy Morgan,unknown?,Philip o’reilly and Sid evans.
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Andrew, pure class pictures! Could even be a. North Wales yard
what memories , was that container the one from the f88 advert :wink: :wink: :unamused: :unamused:

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rward:
Andrew I bet an89 with a spread axle tilt would look brilliant that would be some piece of kit regards rowly

OH yes
even got the T shirt :wink: I would be BOWled over to see a tilt behind an 89, not many about in the UK
well England
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steelboyf10that would be awesome 89 with tilt I agree with you I would be bowled over to see something like that regards rowly

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Great shot of the (then) new Dragon coiler Andrew,now for the interegation,sorry,questions :wink: Can I assume that they were built in S,Wales,whereabouts? What year would this shot have been taken ?It looks like it was on ROR running gear but a pity about the 1000x20 tyre equipment :blush: It does look like a substantial trailer though so how long were they manufacturing them.Did Joints run any? I once bought 5 near new Keltrail tri axle coilers off Keltruck,they had got an engineer from Crane Fruehauf to design and build them but I dont think the job lasted,they were well built trailers on BPW air suspension,I sent them to Grahams of Gildersom and had brand new Curtainsider bodies built on,we did away with the wells and fitted better floors.They worked out about two thirds of the cost of a brand new chassis and body and they came into the fleet spick and span and as good as new :sunglasses: Don’t burn your brain cell out answering I’m only a nosey ■■■■■■■■■■■ genuine reasons of course :wink: Cheers Dennis.

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Bewick:

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Great shot of the (then) new Dragon coiler Andrew,now for the interegation,sorry,questions :wink: Can I assume that they were built in S,Wales,whereabouts? What year would this shot have been taken ?It looks like it was on ROR running gear but a pity about the 1000x20 tyre equipment :blush: It does look like a substantial trailer though so how long were they manufacturing them.Did Joints run any? I once bought 5 near new Keltrail tri axle coilers off Keltruck,they had got an engineer from Crane Fruehauf to design and build them but I dont think the job lasted,they were well built trailers on BPW air suspension,I sent them to Grahams of Gildersom and had brand new Curtainsider bodies built on,we did away with the wells and fitted better floors.They worked out about two thirds of the cost of a brand new chassis and body and they came into the fleet spick and span and as good as new :sunglasses: Don’t burn your brain cell out answering I’m only a nosey [zb],for genuine reasons of course :wink: Cheers Dennis.

hi bewick the dragon trailers were part of blue line transport tondu they had a garage on the site, all blt were dragon that :slight_smile: all they used cheers john

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Andrew ,Im sure the unknown` chap in a previous photo is Jim Tremlett, he worked with us at Glyn Morgan for a while,shunted in the Abbey for a few hauliers and obviously ended up at J & M.I believe he is now in the big transport cafe in the sky. Best Wishes Mike

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rward:
steelboyf10that would be awesome 89 with tilt I agree with you I would be bowled over to see something like that regards rowly

Me too.

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smallcoal:

Bewick:

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Great shot of the (then) new Dragon coiler Andrew,now for the interegation,sorry,questions :wink: Can I assume that they were built in S,Wales,whereabouts? What year would this shot have been taken ?It looks like it was on ROR running gear but a pity about the 1000x20 tyre equipment :blush: It does look like a substantial trailer though so how long were they manufacturing them.Did Joints run any? I once bought 5 near new Keltrail tri axle coilers off Keltruck,they had got an engineer from Crane Fruehauf to design and build them but I dont think the job lasted,they were well built trailers on BPW air suspension,I sent them to Grahams of Gildersom and had brand new Curtainsider bodies built on,we did away with the wells and fitted better floors.They worked out about two thirds of the cost of a brand new chassis and body and they came into the fleet spick and span and as good as new :sunglasses: Don’t burn your brain cell out answering I’m only a nosey [zb],for genuine reasons of course :wink: Cheers Dennis.

hi bewick the dragon trailers were part of blue line transport tondu they had a garage on the site, all blt were dragon that :slight_smile: all they used cheers john

The Dragon trailers were built by Blue Line transport in Tondu . dai cap.