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.
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.
This is the gaff
Some good old photos there,my father worked for Leiners from 1940 -1968 (minus war duties)
Thanks for all the comments about Leiners lads I had completely forgotten about that trip to South Wales so long ago until I read your comments about bones etc. Yes I think the tubes came from Bosal now you mention it. My previous trip to S. Wales was on 2nd Jan 1963 in deep snow with numerous deliveries of paper bags to bakeries and bakers shop in almost every valley. Most of the premises were impossible to get near due to the deep snow and all parcels were carried to the shop. Very kind folks dishing out cups of tea pies and buns. An unforgettable trip for a young 22 year old driver.
Cheers Leyland 600.
Telekonsteve:
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,didnât 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 carcassâ 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 carcassâ 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 Fatherâs days of driving for joint it was carried in sacks on flats,usually from Liverpool.
Telekonsteve:
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,didnât 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 carcassâ 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 carcassâ 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 Fatherâs days of driving for joint it was carried in sacks on flats,usually from Liverpool.
Dan Punchard:
Shows whatâs got bones in ,puts me off eating !
Iâll give that a miss then I think, I know when I asked years ago I was told that gelatine was in nearly everything. Like I was taught, get it down ur cuz ur never know what ur going have up ur roge
The photo of the daf 3300 with a dead gearbox on the side of the motorway I think it was italy, zf gearbox out 13 speed fuller back in.dont think they would allow you to stay on the hard shoulder for about 3 days these days.
ec14:
The photo of the daf 3300 with a dead gearbox on the side of the motorway I think it was italy, zf gearbox out 13 speed fuller back in.dont think they would allow you to stay on the hard shoulder for about 3 days these days.
Hi graham,
I had the pictures from a chap called Gareth smith,I canât remember if it was Italy or spain there is a hell of a storey to be told with n&a James IMO.legends of the South Wales haulage industry
Regards andrew.
ii have been told that this was the first 89 in wales my ool man done the middle east for them in the 70 lots of stories about n and a your right they r ledgends
Hi all,
I hear through the grapevine that member rward has invested in a real classic truck.finished in white and just the thing to bring the Swedish Bedford home on the bar
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 carcassâ 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 carcassâ 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 Fatherâs days of driving for joint it was carried in sacks on flats,usually from Liverpool.
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