Earlier today,i found this old magazine article from back in 2002.my son Harry will be 13 in a few weeks.where does the time go?
pete 359:
Earlier today,i found this old magazine article from back in 2002.my son Harry will be 13 in a few weeks.where does the time go?
Helen said looking at Harry there like looking at josh. Who is 22 on sat now that makes you feel old 
Hi all, Andrew nice piece of nostalgia there in the magazine.
I was looking at Dave’s latest page earlier, that’s funny that you are in the photo. Iirc John Andrews Volvo is a F88 and there was a write up in one of the mag’s about it. It looks as if he did a real good job of restoring it.
Real head turner, the truck that is lol.
Regards Paul.
rward:
well icant believe it the two drivers are archie on the right and on the left the one and only john brain known him for 44 years couldn’t tell the truth if life depended on it hope he reads this got me in some trouble over the years heart of gold in his own way lives in dover know think archie passed on and yes steve ankle fustion brilliant transcon going in lock up for winter and that his martin the brummy nice fella regards rowly
I was in school with John Brain, hell of a boy!
mechanic77:
A model I’ve been building based on a truck from Brynmawr that covered a bit of distance.
Neil.1
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Should have had this at the ME Expo, nice one!
mechanic77:
A model I’ve been building based on a truck from Brynmawr that covered a bit of distance.
Neil.1
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Hafod Farm is it… 
pete 359:
saltiel1411:
pete 359:
rward:
well icant believe it the two drivers are archie on the right and on the left the one and only john brain known him for 44 years couldn’t tell the truth if life depended on it hope he reads this got me in some trouble over the years heart of gold in his own way lives in dover know think archie passed on and yes steve ankle fustion brilliant transcon going in lock up for winter and that his martin the brummy nice fella regards rowlyAnd this one?
Driver on the left is Alan Hobbs, great fella and still working for Hicks transport the other driver is as Rowland has already quoted the one and only John Brain
Regards stephenHi Stephen,
Thanks for the information.here is Robert James and his john Evans daf.a little bit stuck
Your welcome, it nice to see these old photo’s there was a lot of Welsh lads doing the middle east runs in the 70’s & 80’s happy days
mechanic77:
A model I’ve been building based on a truck from Brynmawr that covered a bit of distance.
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I am sure Billy would be pleased with this, looks great, but it is missing the crate of cider flagons on the roof rack !!!
I was out in Saudi last week buying horses, I found these fillies. What do you think?
HIDAIDOG,where you been ,i have been trying to catch up on your what was then your new job…
deckboypeggy:
HIDAIDOG,where you been ,i have been trying to catch up on your what was then your new job…
Hi,
I have had four new jobs this year, in the last one I left after one day 
They employed me in a staff position, but tried to get me to drive - for the money I prefer to be employed as a driver, so I told them to stuff it! I have decided to stop working, except during the summer on the cereals for the local agri co-op.
Yesterday I bought a JCB and am going to odd job with that, with my sheep, etc. it should keep me busy enough!
This is a great site and it’s really good to hear names from the past, even if sometimes it’s sad news - like Archie 
What happened to Gordon “Fudger” Powell? John Thomas (Ex - TDW)? Tapper (MAT)? Barrie Williams? Soapy (Caddie’s)? and many more. . .
I read that John Brain is in Dover - When we where kids John was a right tearaway, his antics always getting us into trouble, but if he only had one ■■■ left he would give it to you instead of smoking it himself- a real nice guy! A bit of a “Just William”.
fudger powell still going 2 vans I think. sold his yard recently to wayne powell trans pretty fit to 4 his age NOW john brain always up to something years ago we acquired a load of cooking fat up country when we got back I went to sell it it was bloody used oil thatle teach us gutted
Paul John:
Hi all, Daibootsy great photos of Abertawe Transport. Weren’t they owned by a coal company?I remember them running into Aberthaw power station around 1989, and iirc they ran off the wharf at Fabian way. When you crossed over the bridge to the M4 (east) you could see them loading coal. Not sure if that was a blending area or the coal was imported, or probably being exported from there!
Regards Paul.
hi abertawe were owned by the johnson bros skewen the transport yard was in heol las they used to blend the coal at the yard on the warf at skewen next to brian rogers old yard
