yes Andrew I agree wat a fantastic piece of machinery that lorry and the company I salute them I remember as akid they had to reduce the road on machen straight for wynss to fetch a massive maseve load throo caephilly no bypasses nothing I watched it for hours and I always and still think wat a awesome firm top drivers regards mr cooper rowly
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Couple more JR sent me, ELY & GJT
hi steve,
thanks for sharing those latest glyn john images.i looked on your facebook page earlier and saw a d series artic bulker,i never knew they had one of them….every day is a school day 
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regards andrew.
pete 359:
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Couple more JR sent me, ELY & GJThi steve,
thanks for sharing those latest glyn john images.i looked on your facebook page earlier and saw a d series artic bulker,i never knew they had one of them….every day is a school day
regards andrew.
GJT had a number of those fords and bulkers running crushed bone from roath dock up to leiners in treforest, my father used to load them around 1967.
pete 359:
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Couple more JR sent me, ELY & GJThi steve,
thanks for sharing those latest glyn john images.i looked on your facebook page earlier and saw a d series artic bulker,i never knew they had one of them….every day is a school day
regards andrew.
GJT had a number of those fords and bulkers running crushed bone from roath dock up to leiners in treforest, my father used to load them around 1969
pete 359:
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Couple more JR sent me, ELY & GJThi steve,
thanks for sharing those latest glyn john images.i looked on your facebook page earlier and saw a d series artic bulker,i never knew they had one of them….every day is a school day
regards andrew.
Hi Andrew, I’ve just noticed that you’ve liked the page I thought I’d put the picture of that ford up on here. I got that picture off eBay, it’s quite good quality and that one only cost me a quid, bargin
There’s a clipping off it with a tipper and one with a hopper tank on
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pete 359:
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Couple more JR sent me, ELY & GJThi steve,
thanks for sharing those latest glyn john images.i looked on your facebook page earlier and saw a d series artic bulker,i never knew they had one of them….every day is a school day
regards andrew.Hi Andrew, I’ve just noticed that you’ve liked the page
There’s a clipping off it with a tipper and one with a hopper tank on
Leiner work , i bet no one enjoyed doing that sort of work , boy did it pen and ink !! regards Keith .
And in latter years dem bones dem bones come in containers
rward:
that transcon is stunning lovely piece of engineering Andrew perhaps one day il have oneas for the Swedish bedfords as you sacasticly coment I wont reply coz sacasam does not come into my vocabalery but as any intelligent person knows the111 141 142 143 110 140 scaniaaaaaaaa are were the THE KINGS OF THE ROAD sorry mate face it regards rowly
Roland I dont usually comment on such delicate matters but i would have to agree with Andrew on this subject " the West Wales transcon is a beauty and as for 110 140 111 &141,s being Kings of the road I think he has a point about being deluded the old Scania’s were a good motor, but i cant remember any of the old Transcon (especially XHB) being out run by a scania of the same era, the Transcon was the truck of the 70’s although your 141 is a beauty. I am sure i am in for some flack now
Regards Stephen
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And in latter years dem bones dem bones come in containers
My mate who drives for waters used to take cwm coke to Germany and bring bones back to treforest then load coke back up north,didn’t they treat the bones in acid ? Before crushing up for rich tea biscuit s .
Dan Punchard:
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And in latter years dem bones dem bones come in containersMy mate who drives for waters used to take cwm coke to Germany and bring bones back to treforest then load coke back up north,didn’t they treat the bones in acid ? Before crushing up for rich tea biscuit s .
Hi dan,
Rich tea biscuits ? Am I missing something here 
20plus years ago joint motorways used to do 4 plus loads a week,coil out (in a bulker) to usually Belgium then reload bones from pb gelatines in Vilvoorde,just off the Brussels ring.the animal carcass’ would come into vilvoorde by barge and grab machines used to load them onto a conveyor.i will never forget the smell and thousands of rats jumping into the canal as the carcass’ were lifted off the barge!there was a liquid that during hot weather would run out of the back of the trailer and leave indelible stains in the aluminium! Was told back then that diced animal bones were used in pork pies and cosmetics.see mainly Belgian hauliers tipping bones at treforest these days.in my Father’s days of driving for joint it was carried in sacks on flats,usually from Liverpool.
Dave the Renegade:
Seen in Newport early 60’s.
hi dave . thumbing through the pages last night nothing to do i came across this photo . remember it well iff u could pan it u see a peed off block in a dodge kew waiting to get passed . this was at the old green traffic lights top of shaftsbury st newport . when i went to have a look he was still sat in his motor looking around as if nothing had happend . thats the driver under the truck . gah1950 is right was one of shirleys . wynns had the job pulling these in thay had a few in there yard in crindau garage thay were new trucks . when packed in shale driving thinking this is bl–dy dangerous ! and job coming to the end . we nt with bowketts newport on tippers what did i have ? one of shirleys ex traders dont think it was this one as mine had a sun visor looked the bo—cks . had loads of photos but sadly lost them which i explianed on differen thread . hope havent boaod u m8 just brought back memerys . still cant get why hes in middle lane had to go over newport bridge to the left to get to llanwern ? =otto-
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Dave the Renegade:
Seen in Newport early 60’s.hi dave . thumbing through the pages last night nothing to do i came across this photo . remember it well iff u could pan it u see a peed off block in a dodge kew waiting to get passed . this was at the old green traffic lights top of shaftsbury st newport . when i went to have a look he was still sat in his motor looking around as if nothing had happend . thats the driver under the truck . gah1950 is right was one of shirleys . wynns had the job pulling these in thay had a few in there yard in crindau garage thay were new trucks . when packed in shale driving thinking this is bl–dy dangerous ! and job coming to the end . we nt with bowketts newport on tippers what did i have ? one of shirleys ex traders dont think it was this one as mine had a sun visor looked the bo—cks . had loads of photos but sadly lost them which i explianed on differen thread . hope havent boaod u m8 just brought back memerys . still cant get why hes in middle lane had to go over newport bridge to the left to get to llanwern ? =otto-
I can’t remember where I found that photo otto.I have driven a Trader myself on a few occasions when my lorry at the time was in for service etc. A good motor as far as I recall. I used to ride shotgun with one of Roberts of Knighton drivers in 1960/61 just before I left school in a brand new Thames Trader which pulled like a train with a two speed axle etc.
Cheers Dave.
Hi all,
M4 dogwalker kindly emailed me to say his scanner has died and as soon as it’s replaced,we will have more images from him .thanks eilir.for now another for rowly from sweden’s premier truck brand
Hi Pete 359, Re your comment regarding crushed bones etc into Leiners at Treforest suddenly stirred a memory for me. Back in 1964/5 I backloaded a part load of drums of gelatine from a factory at Treforest to Bolton or Blackburn so long ago I forget exactly where to Would this be the same place you are writing about? I also loaded exhaust pipe tube behind the drums for a factory at Blackpool. Where would I have loaded the tubes and from whom.? I had a BMC Morris FHK 140 (horizontal engined) four wheeler.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Leyland600:
Hi Pete 359, Re your comment regarding crushed bones etc into Leiners at Treforest suddenly stirred a memory for me. Back in 1964/5 I backloaded a part load of drums of gelatine from a factory at Treforest to Bolton or Blackburn so long ago I forget exactly where to Would this be the same place you are writing about? I also loaded exhaust pipe tube behind the drums for a factory at Blackpool. Where would I have loaded the tubes and from whom.? I had a BMC Morris FHK 140 (horizontal engined) four wheeler.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
The pipes were probably from Aberdare, will take another day to remember the name. :
Clive.
Leyland600:
Hi Pete 359, Re your comment regarding crushed bones etc into Leiners at Treforest suddenly stirred a memory for me. Back in 1964/5 I backloaded a part load of drums of gelatine from a factory at Treforest to Bolton or Blackburn so long ago I forget exactly where to Would this be the same place you are writing about? I also loaded exhaust pipe tube behind the drums for a factory at Blackpool. Where would I have loaded the tubes and from whom.? I had a BMC Morris FHK 140 (horizontal engined) four wheeler.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Hi leyland600,
Thanks for your comment.I was born in 1965 and can only vaguely recall the name leiners.i have always known it as pb gelatine.they were and still are based near the river at upper boat on treforest industrial estate.i think? Many years ago? They were based near rhydfelin nearer Pontypridd town centre.given what you said,it’s more than highly likely to be the same company.the only exhaust manufacturer I know of that’s in that area-ish,is/was? Bosal at Tredegar on the side of the a465 heads of the valley road.not sure if bosal are still there now? Hope this helps.
Regards andrew.
There was also an exhaust pipe factory called Stelco Hardy at Treherbert who had been going since 1947. Not sure if they were called something else before.
Neil.
Leyland600:
Hi Pete 359, Re your comment regarding crushed bones etc into Leiners at Treforest suddenly stirred a memory for me. Back in 1964/5 I backloaded a part load of drums of gelatine from a factory at Treforest to Bolton or Blackburn so long ago I forget exactly where to Would this be the same place you are writing about? I also loaded exhaust pipe tube behind the drums for a factory at Blackpool. Where would I have loaded the tubes and from whom.? I had a BMC Morris FHK 140 (horizontal engined) four wheeler.
Cheers, Leyland 600.
Hello leyland 600 .
The tubes may have been Helliwels at Aberdare.
Andrew.
Leiners main factorie,s were at Treforest estate,the gelatine was a by product of the bones.
Leiners also had a place at Rhydyfelin (the old tin works)where I think gjt moved to from Taffs Well.
Clive.
mechanic77:
There was also an exhaust pipe factory called Stelco Hardy at Treherbert who had been going since 1947. Not sure if they were called something else before.
Neil.
Used to take stainless coil there from the 70s right until it closed used to be a pig to get in till they built a new entrance and bridge…