South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

pete_359 · 7 February 2017 11:28

pete_359 · 7 February 2017 21:38

Hi all,
A few here courtesy of m4dogwalker.pritchard’s of pontypool.

pete_359 · 8 February 2017 23:04

pete_359 · 10 February 2017 11:39

pete_359 · 10 February 2017 23:30

pete_359 · 12 February 2017 13:33

Hi all,
no idea whom owns this AEC.though when I zoom in,I can just make out castle works Cardiff.KUH 1 would be worth a fortune these days…

pete_359 · 12 February 2017 19:38

One of the two white road commander 2’s that B.E.Williams ran out of sennybridge.allen Esposti drove one and selwyn? Drove the other.

pete_359 · 12 February 2017 20:45

An unknown (to me) sitting in a penllyne foden.i think the yard shot has been on here before?

pete_smith · 14 February 2017 08:29

pete 359:
Hi all,
no idea whom owns this AEC.though when I zoom in,I can just make out castle works Cardiff.KUH 1 would be worth a fortune these days…

Hi Andrew,
Tremorfa was Castle Works I think, who was Castle Services a “clearing house” or a transport company that ran subbies also? Cheer’s Pete

gingerfold · 14 February 2017 08:44

The present day Celsa Steel still have Tremorfa Works and Castle Works and still produce re-bar. Now owned by a German company they are a nightmare to load out of and we stopped going in there for backloads about 4 years ago. Seven or eight hours to load without demurrage was not unusual and they are one of those companies that settle invoices on 120 days payment terms, but hauliers still work for them.

pete_359 · 14 February 2017 08:54

gingerfold:
The present day Celsa Steel still have Tremorfa Works and Castle Works and still produce re-bar. Now owned by a German company they are a nightmare to load out of and we stopped going in there for backloads about 4 years ago. Seven or eight hours to load without demurrage was not unusual and they are one of those companies that settle invoices on 120 days payment terms, but hauliers still work for them.

hi graham,
Celsa is a spanish owned company,everything else you have said is 100% correct though .
regards andrew.

gingerfold · 14 February 2017 12:36

Hi Andrew, I stand corrected about the ownership.

punchy_dan · 14 February 2017 19:57

pete 359:
An unknown (to me) sitting in a penllyne foden.i think the yard shot has been on here before?

Did penllyne ever run any ■■■■■■■ or were they all gardners ? Those Wilcox bodies look really well fitted .

geoff54 · 14 February 2017 20:08

pete 359:
An unknown (to me) sitting in a penllyne foden.i think the yard shot has been on here before?

jeff smith sitting in foden, later became transport manager

pete_359 · 14 February 2017 20:19

Punchy Dan:

pete 359:
An unknown (to me) sitting in a penllyne foden.i think the yard shot has been on here before?

Did penllyne ever run any ■■■■■■■ or were they all gardners ? Those Wilcox bodies look really well fitted .

Hi dan,
They had a fair number of both those engines.also had an ex demo cat powered foden.i personally only ever remember them having Wilcox bodies and trailers.
Thanks geoff54,I wondered? about it being Leighton Smith’s brother.
Regards andrew.

punchy_dan · 14 February 2017 20:23

Thanks Andrew , the Foden double drive with Wilcox short tandem step frame looks very nice pictured when new prior to number plates being fitting.

punchy_dan · 14 February 2017 20:26

( not my picture) ■■■■■■■ powered ?

pete_359 · 14 February 2017 20:49

Punchy Dan:
0( not my picture) ■■■■■■■ powered ?

Yes mate,that could be? A385 VBO.penllyne’s first 38 toner.14 litre 350 ■■■■■■■■
Regards andrew.

punchy_dan · 14 February 2017 20:59

Thanks Andrew

punchy_dan · 14 February 2017 21:05

pete 359:
hi all,
here’s another for dai cap,this foden has got a penllyne headboard
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From page 379 ,teinmouth dock I think going by the c series Erfs .