Scotty_Dog:
Not a problem, in sure there’s more scattered around his house, I remember seeing some of Chris Morgan’s Scania 143 and possibly some old caddwaleder (of beddau) so I’ll see what I can dig out
Hi Scotty dog I worked for Chris / early eighties when there was Him , John Ree ( Llyswerney ) and Myself I drove the Daf 3300 Y reg. if I remember .
Scotty_Dog:
Not a problem, in sure there’s more scattered around his house, I remember seeing some of Chris Morgan’s Scania 143 and possibly some old caddwaleder (of beddau) so I’ll see what I can dig out
Evening Ianto,you were there when the yard was behind the house on goldenmile then?
Chris had the 141 and the 81 at the time.Mr Rooker done a stint there too.
His father Johnny Morgan i knew better,always had a dai cap on.
He was ill in llandow 1 night in 78 ,i give him a hand connect up and he was off for weeks.
The night trunkers were commenting how bad he looked,amazing that he out lived most of them and drove for is son well past retirement age.
When the rockwool fleet was expanding Brs had 2 21oo box van dafs and 2 ford d box vans ex contracts put on the job.
Johnny asked to give me a start,i tried to explain i was only 15 at the time.
scania81:
Scotty_Dog:
Not a problem, in sure there’s more scattered around his house, I remember seeing some of Chris Morgan’s Scania 143 and possibly some old caddwaleder (of beddau) so I’ll see what I can dig outEvening Ianto,you were there when the yard was behind the house on goldenmile then?
Chris had the 141 and the 81 at the time.Mr Rooker done a stint there too.
His father Johnny Morgan i knew better,always had a dai cap on.
He was ill in llandow 1 night in 78 ,i give him a hand connect up and he was off for weeks.
The night trunkers were commenting how bad he looked,amazing that he out lived most of them and drove for is son well past retirement age.
When the rockwool fleet was expanding Brs had 2 21oo box van dafs and 2 ford d box vans ex contracts put on the job.
Johnny asked to give me a start,i tried to explain i was only 15 at the time.
Hi Scotty with regards to the boxvans / Johnny Neate and Geoff Evans drove the Daf,s and I drove one of the D series V8 went like the clappers on the flat they were ex BRS reading very high and long .
scania81:
Scotty_Dog:
Not a problem, in sure there’s more scattered around his house, I remember seeing some of Chris Morgan’s Scania 143 and possibly some old caddwaleder (of beddau) so I’ll see what I can dig outEvening Ianto,you were there when the yard was behind the house on goldenmile then?
Chris had the 141 and the 81 at the time.Mr Rooker done a stint there too.
His father Johnny Morgan i knew better,always had a dai cap on.
He was ill in llandow 1 night in 78 ,i give him a hand connect up and he was off for weeks.
The night trunkers were commenting how bad he looked,amazing that he out lived most of them and drove for is son well past retirement age.
When the rockwool fleet was expanding Brs had 2 21oo box van dafs and 2 ford d box vans ex contracts put on the job.
Johnny asked to give me a start,i tried to explain i was only 15 at the time.
Yes you are right there Johnny Morgan was a strange kind of chap worked on night trunk with my father Curly Bill .
Ianto full pelt:
Scotty_Dog:
Not a problem, in sure there’s more scattered around his house, I remember seeing some of Chris Morgan’s Scania 143 and possibly some old caddwaleder (of beddau) so I’ll see what I can dig outHi Scotty dog I worked for Chris / early eighties when there was Him , John Ree ( Llyswerney ) and Myself I drove the Daf 3300 Y reg. if I remember .
Hi mate, I think my dad was there from easy 90’s, Billy Davies his name was he remember driving the Y reg 3300 daf because I showed him a photo off here, the guys I remember from there were kelvin the mechanic, dapper (I think his name was Darren) … Mark, Doug and I think I remember a Jim too, but I was only a nipper at the time 
… I think by the time I started going to work with him Chris had already passed away and carol and her son were in charge.
Scotty_Dog:
Ianto full pelt:
Scotty_Dog:
Not a problem, in sure there’s more scattered around his house, I remember seeing some of Chris Morgan’s Scania 143 and possibly some old caddwaleder (of beddau) so I’ll see what I can dig outHi Scotty dog I worked for Chris / early eighties when there was Him , John Ree ( Llyswerney ) and Myself I drove the Daf 3300 Y reg. if I remember .
Hi mate, I think my dad was there from easy 90’s, Billy Davies his name was he remember driving the Y reg 3300 daf because I showed him a photo off here, the guys I remember from there were kelvin the mechanic, dapper (I think his name was Darren) … Mark, Doug and I think I remember a Jim too, but I was only a nipper at the time
Those Ford d,s must have been a nightmare on multidrop and high winds they looked huge for a rigid,i can see johnny now turning up for work in is yellow carlton.He would berth is caravan on the weekend in tredegar park and come back to work on a saturday night only to return to the caravan.he always told me he joined Brs when the depot was connected to the railway station Bridgend by Chinnocks removals.
I remember Darren and Mark and big Doug.
David
My dad was there the same time as them, there’s a pic of leaning against the runtech Scania on the last page 
Scotty_Dog:
My dad was there the same time as them, there’s a pic of leaning against the runtech Scania on the last page
I remember him but our paths didn,t really cross.
I knew jim though and a fireman from swansea who helped out on a casual basis.
There was a Graham[ex Mat driver] who run a few pubs after. Chris needed distribution work around Byfleet and London Colney etc for is back loads in High Wycombe.
Bottles for the Bridgend creamery.Years ago i am sure he drove for P and O [Thomas Allen].
David
Yea I remember the bottle runs, and the toilet paper runs they used to do out of Llandow.
IF I remember correctly the fireman was called mark, he had an orange mk2 ■■■■■■ that got nicked from the yard
pete 359:
Hi all
Another from brs Swansea depot,unsure if this has been posted here before?
Morning Pete 359,have not seen this photo before.
Just wondered if this was taken on the site where toys r us are now?
scania81:
pete 359:
Hi all
Another from brs Swansea depot,unsure if this has been posted here before?Morning Pete 359,have not seen this photo before.
Just wondered if this was taken on the site where toys r us are now?
hello little dai, used to have a cup of tea with your father 7am after he came back of the Aylesbury night run never in rush to go to sleep
hope you keeping well geoff
scania81:
pete 359:
Hi all
Another from brs Swansea depot,unsure if this has been posted here before?Morning Pete 359,have not seen this photo before.
Just wondered if this was taken on the site where toys r us are now?
Geoff54:
scania81:
pete 359:
Hi all
Another from brs Swansea depot,unsure if this has been posted here before?Morning Pete 359,have not seen this photo before.
Just wondered if this was taken on the site where toys r us are now?hello little dai, used to have a cup of tea with your father 7am after he came back of the Aylesbury night run never in rush to go to sleep
hope you keeping well geoff
Morning Geoff,keeping well thankyou,suppose you are busy today with the cowbridge show.Thats a nice cattle motor you have.
When my dad came off outbased in london with dai page it took a few years to get that changeover.John morgan, victor and eddie done it.
Often had a tea in Tony Dorrells house on a friday night.The depot was very tight,backing in on your blind side half an inch off that 141 of JR Smith,s of Tring and all them bowyers vans.
First time i met you Geoff you had 1 of the old 22oo dafs[MWS 917R] on tramp,hard work crawling out of sheerness with a load of pulp on.
Remember that nutter Wayne Street,only bloke i met should be in a straight jacket.
Did you know topper the ex tissue driver has passed on.
Dai
scania81:
Geoff54:
scania81:
pete 359:
Hi all
Another from brs Swansea depot,unsure if this has been posted here before?Morning Pete 359,have not seen this photo before.
Just wondered if this was taken on the site where toys r us are now?hello little dai, used to have a cup of tea with your father 7am after he came back of the Aylesbury night run never in rush to go to sleep
hope you keeping well geoffMorning Geoff,keeping well thankyou,suppose you are busy today with the cowbridge show.Thats a nice cattle motor you have.
When my dad came off outbased in london with dai page it took a few years to get that changeover.John morgan, victor and eddie done it.
Often had a tea in Tony Dorrells house on a friday night.The depot was very tight,backing in on your blind side half an inch off that 141 of JR Smith,s of Tring and all them bowyers vans.
First time i met you Geoff you had 1 of the old 22oo dafs[MWS 917R] on tramp,hard work crawling out of sheerness with a load of pulp on.
Remember that nutter Wayne Street,only bloke i met should be in a straight jacket.
Did you know topper the ex tissue driver has passed on.
Dai
Hi Scania 81 . Was he on the forklifts in hanger 3+4 with Doug Randall . Cheers Ian
Thats the man Ianto always wore a cap.
scania81:
Thats the man Ianto always wore a cap.
took his cap off to wipe his brow one hot day the sides were going grey but the rug didn’t have a grey hair in sight
