Hi Allan,a jr reunion a couple of years ago ,also one of your mates in the abbey Elwyn barnett 
Smallcoal,
Morning John, I remember that ’ bit of bother ’ Elwyn ( aka Dapter ) had. Looking at the photo if you had let him he would probably have talked that trl: back down. I also remember the bump he had outside 15 bay when the tins of red lead he had ’ secreted ’ in the cab burst open and he was covered in red lead. Apparently when security arrived on the scene they thought it was blood. He probably talked his way out of that.
Regards, Allan
Mrsteel:
Smallcoal,
Morning John, I remember that ’ bit of bother ’ Elwyn ( aka Dapter ) had. Looking at the photo if you had let him he would probably have talked that trl: back down. I also remember the bump he had outside 15 bay when the tins of red lead he had ’ secreted ’ in the cab burst open and he was covered in red lead. Apparently when security arrived on the scene they thought it was blood. He probably talked his way out of that.
Regards, Allan
Hi Allan,that day he had the bump he told security that he didn’t know they were in there as someone put them behind the passenger seat hidden by a coat over them ,I remember when he painted his garage floor with same stuff before that drove his car in it been raining put his brakes on and hit the inside garage wall he the only man that can charm anything ,1st pic dai dipstick,then elwyns son in law Steve ,len tyler,reg in the Foden then John brown,ray davies and two others with blue line low loader,and adrian
smallcoal:
Mrsteel:
Smallcoal,
Morning John, I remember that ’ bit of bother ’ Elwyn ( aka Dapter ) had. Looking at the photo if you had let him he would probably have talked that trl: back down. I also remember the bump he had outside 15 bay when the tins of red lead he had ’ secreted ’ in the cab burst open and he was covered in red lead. Apparently when security arrived on the scene they thought it was blood. He probably talked his way out of that.
Regards, AllanHi Allan,that day he had the bump he told security that he didn’t know they were in there as someone put them behind the passenger seat hidden by a coat over them ,I remember when he painted his garage floor with same stuff before that drove his car in it been raining put his brakes on and hit the inside garage wall
John Re-the bottom photo a young Robert Williams delivering Hino cement mixers from Ireland overland to Baghdad late seventies I think .
oiltreader:
All credit to SCP for the photos.
Oily
Hi Oily,
Thanks for sharing all of those images sir.Here are a pair of photos of classic welsh eight leggers,firstly Courtesy of “Dicky ■■■■■” a brand new Glyn S.John Octopus and a pair of welsh BRS wagons back loaded for South Wales at High Wycombe depot.
Hi Andrew is that the one with the beard ,didn’t he drive tippers at one time for wimpy as he is familiar think he used to come in the abbey when I worked for wimpy on internal or am I thinking of somebody similar,is that one of the mclennas by the cab
smallcoal:
Hi Andrew is that the one with the beard ,didn’t he drive tippers at one time for wimpy as he is familiar think he used to come in the abbey when I worked for wimpy on internal or am I thinking of somebody similar,is that one of the mclennas by the cab
Hi Smallcoal,
Left to right,Ray Davies,Bob Williams,Hoss? A former BRS driver,Eric Coventry,Blue lines recovery trailer.Took a crane and some other vehicles to Iraq in the mid 1970’s.I think Bob is still working for Runtech?
Regards Andrew.
pete 359:
smallcoal:
Hi Andrew is that the one with the beard ,didn’t he drive tippers at one time for wimpy as he is familiar think he used to come in the abbey when I worked for wimpy on internal or am I thinking of somebody similar,is that one of the mclennas by the cabHi Smallcoal,
Left to right,Ray Davies,Bob Williams,Hoss? A former BRS driver,Eric Coventry,Blue lines recovery trailer.Took a crane and some other vehicles to Iraq in the mid 1970’s.I think Bob is still working for Runtech?
Regards Andrew.
Ray used to work for blue line then carline,hoss I don’t think is very well at the moment someone told me I know Eric ,I see runtech have taken over the big yard I think it was the doors place beastie is driving for them he got the silver truck ,how’s the truck coming on
2shots of the abbey entrance and a advert for Clive Harvey plant used to be based by blancos
Hi all,
Something a little different here,from I’m guessing the 1930’s? This company built the Bridgend bypass.The Ruston steam shovel is parked,pretty much where the roundabout is outside McDonalds now,with Wickes’ car park being where the people are standing and what I still call the Ferodo bridge in the background…
Ianto full pelt:
smallcoal:
Mrsteel:
Smallcoal,
Morning John, I remember that ’ bit of bother ’ Elwyn ( aka Dapter ) had. Looking at the photo if you had let him he would probably have talked that trl: back down. I also remember the bump he had outside 15 bay when the tins of red lead he had ’ secreted ’ in the cab burst open and he was covered in red lead. Apparently when security arrived on the scene they thought it was blood. He probably talked his way out of that.
Regards, AllanHi Allan,that day he had the bump he told security that he didn’t know they were in there as someone put them behind the passenger seat hidden by a coat over them ,I remember when he painted his garage floor with same stuff before that drove his car in it been raining put his brakes on and hit the inside garage wall
John Re-the bottom photo a young Robert Williams delivering Hino cement mixers from Ireland overland to Baghdad late seventies I think .
Hi.
Was robert williams from llanharan if so i worked with him for a few months back in the late seventies, he went on to work for j and m after that.
smallcoal:
Hi Andrew is that the one with the beard ,didn’t he drive tippers at one time for wimpy as he is familiar think he used to come in the abbey when I worked for wimpy on internal or am I thinking of somebody similar,is that one of the mclennas by the cab
Hi john.
in my previous post the last time i saw bob was coming out of rockwool in 91 he waved going in driving a wimpey eight wheeler, i was told later that the wimpey tipper he was driving was his own truck that he purchased after working in the falklands.
has anyone anymore info.
ANDREWDAX:
smallcoal:
Hi Andrew is that the one with the beard ,didn’t he drive tippers at one time for wimpy as he is familiar think he used to come in the abbey when I worked for wimpy on internal or am I thinking of somebody similar,is that one of the mclennas by the cabHi john.
in my previous post the last time i saw bob was coming out of rockwool in 91 he waved going in driving a wimpey eight wheeler, i was told later that the wimpey tipper he was driving was his own truck that he purchased after working in the falklands.
has anyone anymore info.
Hi mate,I thought he was on tippers as I used to work in wimpy in the abbey internal ,I thought I wasn’t going mad cheers John
Tippers did someone say TIPPERS 
Lance Biscomb:
Tippers did someone say TIPPERS
Hi lance yes I did quite a load of tipper work here’s one of pml who I drove for,the second pic I just dropped a load of coke from cwm coke works to a foundry in the midlands,he only had 4 trucks the other drivers were tony Kinsey,dai (strato) morgan and patch
ANDREWDAX:
smallcoal:
Hi Andrew is that the one with the beard ,didn’t he drive tippers at one time for wimpy as he is familiar think he used to come in the abbey when I worked for wimpy on internal or am I thinking of somebody similar,is that one of the mclennas by the cabHi john.
in my previous post the last time i saw bob was coming out of rockwool in 91 he waved going in driving a wimpey eight wheeler, i was told later that the wimpey tipper he was driving was his own truck that he purchased after working in the falklands.
has anyone anymore info.
Morning Andrewdax Bob had a Foden 8 legger on to Wimpeys R32RWS I worked for him when he had 3 units 2X Daf 1 X Magnum general haulage all over the UK and some continental good fella to work for in all fairness now does a bit part-time for Runtech .
Hi all,
I’ve never heard of this South Wales firm or recall any of their vehicles.photo is courtesy of Richard Ferguson.Fergy tells me Hawthorn we’re from South Wales with a couple based in Shrewsbury.
pete 359:
Hi all,
I’ve never heard of this South Wales firm or recall any of their vehicles.photo is courtesy of Richard Ferguson.Fergy tells me Hawthorn we’re from South Wales with a couple based in Shrewsbury.
I notice his nearside wiper is on the roof in the pic