Hi all,
A few old photos from the Middle East in the 1970’s…
oiltreader:
September 2016 at Tebay.
Oily
Hi Oily,
Thanks for the DAF picture.A V8 Mandator here,rare in South Wales.I think it ended its days with Spiers of Melksham? Photo courtesy of Richard Stanier.
pete 359:
Hi all,
Photos courtesy of my old mate,Mike Howells.530 Super Space.
That looks the dogs doodahs looks stunning he also has a new volvo as well I seen it Friday 
smallcoal:
pete 359:
Hi all,
Photos courtesy of my old mate,Mike Howells.530 Super Space.That looks the dogs doodahs looks stunning he also has a new volvo as well I seen it Friday
Hi Smallcoal,
The DAF is brand new,Though the FH,was bought secondhand,I saw it having some electrical work done at our business neighbours premises around 6 weeks ago.Here is an RSE Scania seen here tipping in The Abbey.
Hi Andrew where in the abbey is that as I don’t regonise the location,I noticed Bewick has gone off his thread has gone it’s on top of page
Hi all. Andrew those Daf super space cabs look the business. I hear they are decent motors to run.
Bank holiday for you guys today, next week for me. Always good to get an extra day off.
Hopefully you have lots of photos of the Magnums progress to post when you’re ready.
Paul
John Raymond Transport, all credit to Richard Says for the photos on the Donnie bypass.
Oily
smallcoal:
Hi Andrew where in the abbey is that as I don’t regonise the location,I noticed Bewick has gone off his thread has gone it’s on top of page
Hi John / Lime plant bunker at the back of the BOS plant managed by us at Harsco .
Ianto full pelt:
smallcoal:
Hi Andrew where in the abbey is that as I don’t regonise the location,I noticed Bewick has gone off his thread has gone it’s on top of pageHi John / Lime plant bunker at the back of the BOS plant managed by us at Harsco .
Coming from Derbyshire I would be interested to know where the lime is sourced these days . Many years ago ICI at Buxton took it down in trains , and in the case of trains being late lorries went down and tipping was under a low shed into the bunker feed . I latter days they built hoppers to tip in near the old rail line . I think by then rail had lost the contract , but I’m not sure . Just a memory , I’ve been retired 16 years now .
rigsby:
Ianto full pelt:
smallcoal:
Hi Andrew where in the abbey is that as I don’t regonise the location,I noticed Bewick has gone off his thread has gone it’s on top of pageHi John / Lime plant bunker at the back of the BOS plant managed by us at Harsco .
Coming from Derbyshire I would be interested to know where the lime is sourced these days . Many years ago ICI at Buxton took it down in trains , and in the case of trains being late lorries went down and tipping was under a low shed into the bunker feed . I latter days they built hoppers to tip in near the old rail line . I think by then rail had lost the contract , but I’m not sure . Just a memory , I’ve been retired 16 years now .
Morning Rigsby / Rail bunker is long gone I think most of the lime now comes from Shap by road 24/7 Cheers Ian .
oiltreader:
John Raymond Transport, all credit to Richard Says for the photos on the Donnie bypass.
Oily
Hi Oily,Thanks very much for sharing those pictures.Here we have,on the evening Caerphilly went back into lockdown! A couple courtesy of Pete Smith.An old soldier of Rosser Pontlliw and my life long mate Stan and I in the F16,Charleville Show Ireland 2007.
pete 359:
oiltreader:
John Raymond Transport, all credit to Richard Says for the photos on the Donnie bypass.
OilyHi Oily,Thanks very much for sharing those pictures.Here we have,on the evening Caerphilly went back into lockdown! A couple courtesy of Pete Smith.An old soldier of Rosser Pontlliw and my life long mate Stan and I in the F16,Charleville Show Ireland 2007.
Hiya,
Did Rosser’s ever do journey work ? I only ever re-call them running
around the South Wales area, maybe I did my driving with my eyes
closed I did once go into their yard for assistance when I got low on
water I was on for the BRS in those days and they didn’t chase me.
Ianto full pelt:
rigsby:
Ianto full pelt:
smallcoal:
Hi Andrew where in the abbey is that as I don’t regonise the location,I noticed Bewick has gone off his thread has gone it’s on top of pageHi John / Lime plant bunker at the back of the BOS plant managed by us at Harsco .
Coming from Derbyshire I would be interested to know where the lime is sourced these days . Many years ago ICI at Buxton took it down in trains , and in the case of trains being late lorries went down and tipping was under a low shed into the bunker feed . I latter days they built hoppers to tip in near the old rail line . I think by then rail had lost the contract , but I’m not sure . Just a memory , I’ve been retired 16 years now .
Morning Rigsby / Rail bunker is long gone I think most of the lime now comes from Shap by road 24/7 Cheers Ian .
Thanks for that Ian , I spent a large part of my working life running lime and hydrated lime to S.Wales . Llanwern , Port Talbot most of the pits and waterworks and anthracite back north . Happiest days of my life , great people ready to help . Many great nights in the Miners Welfares . The only drawback was when I had to take premixed bagged concrete to seal the shaft at Maerdy , I felt like a traitor . I was tipping at Aberdare waterworks the awful day of Aberfan , never saw grown men cry ( including myself ) before . I’ll always have the memories , more happy than sad . Dave
Harry Gill
Hi , re your post about Rosser Pontlliw they did tinplate out of Trostre & Velindre mainly to Swansea Dock and to Metal Box in Neath . They would sometimes be seen on proper long distance work to Cardiff Docks !!.
Regards , Allan, ( not so long retired )
Harry Gill
Hi , re your post about Rosser Pontlliw they did tinplate out of Trostre & Velindre mainly to Swansea Dock and to Metal Box in Neath . They would sometimes be seen on proper long distance work to Cardiff Docks !!.
Regards , Allan, ( not so long retired )
Rigsby
Hi there, I see my brother Ian has brought you up to date re: lime deliveries into Port Talbot.
You mention Aberfan in your post. On the morning it happened I was on my way to Hoovers in Merthyr from the Abbey . The road from Quakers Yard ( iirc ) was obviously closed so it involved a detour via the Aberdare valley. As you say it was a sad day, a tragedy.
Regards, Allan