South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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Ianto full pelt:
Hi smallcoal Was you there when you had the likes of Ralph Byers , Jim Tremlett , Maverick , Stan Morris , my old man ( Curly Bill ) when I left school in 1969 first job for me was roping and sheeting for JR in the abbey . cheers Ian .

Hi ianto ,Yes I knew Jim ( laughing Jim ) we called him Maverick rip with keedwells Ralph foreman with Jr. Then Mike took over Stan I worked for I used to wind him up by doing my own thing :laughing: ,wilf up and down ,taff doctor Tom ,egg on legs, Billy’ wingnut,dai dipstick, Charlie the fox bevington Jimmy the rat,Barry,the Crebers ,Steve the grab ,Alan fyfield,John leyshon all the boys I shunted with ,I also drove for Jr in 94

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pete 359:
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Nearly there m8

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Hi all,
A few here courtesy of Gareth “Transcon” Thomas.evans and Williams letterston :sunglasses: .

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hello alan & ianto. yes anne is well busy with grandchildren now, istill love to drive a scania only on sundays & bank holidays I notice. when I finish im going to write a book entitled “life in the slow lane” by Geoff evans

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Courtesy of bubbleman.

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Now Mr Cooper, this would be the must have livery for any future truck going to the LAR or similar truck show :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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pete 359:
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They would have rejected that at Lye Spencer in southall…used to be a large Coloured chap always wrote “white rust on the notes”… Cheek :open_mouth: :open_mouth: :open_mouth: :open_mouth:

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^^^^^ that’s nice ,look like a pair of Groovers on the roof ?

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Punchy Dan:
^^^^^ that’s nice ,look like a pair of Groovers on the roof ?

I’ve sent you a pm mate.

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Hello Dai Cap Its Curly Bill,s boy I have finally registered on this site We could tell a few stories couldn,t we cheers Ianto

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Ianto full pelt:
Hello Dai Cap Its Curly Bill,s boy I have finally registered on this site We could tell a few stories couldn,t we cheers Ianto

Hi ianto, would I know your old man did he shunt in the abbey I put a list of the shunters on this page that I knew cheers John

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Hooray I hit 600 for the Welsh :smiley: :smiley: :smiley:

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smallcoal:

Ianto full pelt:
Hello Dai Cap Its Curly Bill,s boy I have finally registered on this site We could tell a few stories couldn,t we cheers Ianto

Hi ianto, would I know your old man did he shunt in the abbey I put a list of the shunters on this page that I knew cheers John

Yes John he was the foreman for JR during the sixties and seventies , you probably know my brother Alan Evans ( Mr. Steel ) AKA Victor Meldrew , cheers Ian

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Ianto full pelt:

smallcoal:

Ianto full pelt:
Hello Dai Cap Its Curly Bill,s boy I have finally registered on this site We could tell a few stories couldn,t we cheers Ianto

Hi ianto, would I know your old man did he shunt in the abbey I put a list of the shunters on this page that I knew cheers John

Yes John he was the foreman for JR during the sixties and seventies , you probably know my brother Alan Evans ( Mr. Steel ) AKA Victor Meldrew , cheers Ian

Yes know Alan well, you might know my uncle Norman Evans (rip) he was with joints Alan will know him well :slight_smile:

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smallcoal:

Ianto full pelt:

smallcoal:

Ianto full pelt:
Hello Dai Cap Its Curly Bill,s boy I have finally registered on this site We could tell a few stories couldn,t we cheers Ianto

Hi ianto, would I know your old man did he shunt in the abbey I put a list of the shunters on this page that I knew cheers John

Yes John he was the foreman for JR during the sixties and seventies , you probably know my brother Alan Evans ( Mr. Steel ) AKA Victor Meldrew , cheers Ian

Yes know Alan well, you might know my uncle Norman Evans (rip) he was with joints Alan will know him well :slight_smile:

Yes I knew Norman . Ian