South Wales Hauliers sixties and seventies onwards (Part 1)

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS OLD TIME LORRIES, COMPANIES AND DRIVERS (INTERACT
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komatsu 450:

Great material from pete359 and Komatsu 450. Those gwent hauliers, were major players in RTBs Ebbw Vale. Evans of Tredegar bought a F86 S reg off my cousin ex HY-MAC. She had stood for a while, but I believe they were going to tidy it up and put it back on the road. I wonder what happened to it.
Great memories, of riding with my father, cousin and their drivers alongside all these companies.
Cheers Paul

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komatsu 450:

hi komatsu450
did gerald evans also have a transcontinental?i seem to recall trucknet member pERFection14, mentioning that he drove a transconti. for them.
regards andrew

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pete 359:

komatsu 450:

hi komatsu450
did gerald evans also have a transcontinental?i seem to recall trucknet member perfection mentioning that he drove a transconti. for them.
regards andrew

Hiya Andrew! How about putting some more “Joints” on the thread!!! shots of real hauliers!!! I trust you haven’t exhausted your “archive” yet!!!Cheers Dennis.

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hi dennis,
thanks for the comments mate.i have as you can probably imagine, plenty more of joints in my collection of albums,it’s good to hear that the pictures are of interest.you are quite right in saying they were a proper haulier.
regards andrew

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pete 359:
hi dennis,
thanks for the comments mate.i have as you can probably imagine, plenty more of joints in my collection of albums,it’s good to hear that the pictures are of interest.you are quite right in saying they were a proper haulier.
regards andrew

I know I give you stick on the sheeting and roping/presentation of the motors ect. but I would be more at home in the “Joints” yard than these PC depots that have become the norm now-a-days!!! I am defo a dying breed!!!Cheers Dennis.

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Bewick:

pete 359:
hi dennis,
thanks for the comments mate.i have as you can probably imagine, plenty more of joints in my collection of albums,it’s good to hear that the pictures are of interest.you are quite right in saying they were a proper haulier.
regards andrew

I know I give you stick on the sheeting and roping/presentation of the motors ect. but I would be more at home in the “Joints” yard than these PC depots that have become the norm now-a-days!!! I am defo a dying breed!!!Cheers Dennis.

totally agree with you dennis,i would think it’s fair to say that by the photos of the bewick operation,the impressive sheeting and overall vehicle presentation would tell me that you had come across and indeed employed many proper drivers during your career.these in my view are also a fast dying breed,having been replaced by the modern tautliner automatic gearbox box steering wheel attendants :frowning: .

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Hiya all, My first night of actually posting on here… Loving the ‘Thread’, but Question 1 - How do i upload photo’s ? Have got photobucket but still cant work it out :blush: Any help would be gratefull. Regards - Will

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pete 359:

komatsu 450:

hi komatsu450
did gerald evans also have a transcontinental?i seem to recall trucknet member perfection mentioning that he drove a transconti. for them.
regards andrew

Hi Andrew
During my years with Glyn John,we used to deliver disposable nappies to a factory next to Gerald Evans’ yard and at that time (1986~7)he ran two transcons in a rather drab mustard colour.There was also a green+white transcon rotting away in a corner of the yard with a cracking pair of air horns that i tried to persuade him to part with but to no avail :frowning: Great to see those old photos of Ely Transport.keep em coming mate.
Regards Mark

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Will_1912:
Hiya all, My first night of actually posting on here… Loving the ‘Thread’, but Question 1 - How do i upload photo’s ? Have got photobucket but still cant work it out :blush: Any help would be gratefull. Regards - Will

hi will,
it took me forever to load the photos.there are instructions at the top of the page.in a nut shell this is how i do it:
1)create a photobucket account.
2)use the photobucket toolbar to load your photos into photobucket.
3)below each photo is a box with some options,double click bottom option,it then turns blue.right click and select copy.
4)after you finish writing your text in the “post a reply” message box,left click album,then right click paste.
5)click submit,your wording and photo will appear.
good luck and thanks for posting,i look forward to seeing your pictures :smiley: :smiley: :smiley: .
regards andrew

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noisy jake:

pete 359:

komatsu 450:

hi komatsu450
did gerald evans also have a transcontinental?i seem to recall trucknet member perfection mentioning that he drove a transconti. for them.
regards andrew

Hi Andrew
During my years with Glyn John,we used to deliver disposable nappies to a factory next to Gerald Evans’ yard and at that time (1986~7)he ran two transcons in a rather drab mustard colour.There was also a green+white transcon rotting away in a corner of the yard with a cracking pair of air horns that i tried to persuade him to part with but to no avail :frowning: Great to see those old photos of Ely Transport.keep em coming mate.
Regards Mark

hi mark,
thanks for that,i thought my mate kelvin mentioned to me that he drove a transcon. for gerald evans during the early 80’s.i also appreciate your kind words about the ely photos,i will post another newer batch from that fleet tomorrow night.
regards andrew

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Thank for info Andrew …Here Goes … Attempt No.1 :shock

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pete 359:

pete 359:
hi all,
i have managed to scrounge more pictures for us all to enjoy,a chap called edward ham, (ted) delivers v.w. audi group parts to us.ted and i always have a chat about trucks as ted was a driver for wick transport during the 1970’s ted also attends the shows and steam fairs.he kindly lent me these pictures to share.first off,a leyland lynx.

HI ALL,
TED HAS JUST DROPPED OFF SOME ALBUMS FOR US TO SHARE,WATCH THIS SPACE.

here is the leyland lynx above,before she was painted red,straight from the m.o.d,with a recorded total mileage that it would have done inside its first year in civvy street :smiley: .

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noisy jake:

pete 359:

komatsu 450:

hi komatsu450
did gerald evans also have a transcontinental?i seem to recall trucknet member perfection mentioning that he drove a transconti. for them.
regards andrew

Hi Andrew
During my years with Glyn John,we used to deliver disposable nappies to a factory next to Gerald Evans’ yard and at that time (1986~7)he ran two transcons in a rather drab mustard colour.There was also a green+white transcon rotting away in a corner of the yard with a cracking pair of air horns that i tried to persuade him to part with but to no avail :frowning: Great to see those old photos of Ely Transport.keep em coming mate.
Regards Mark

Hi Andrew and Mark, I remember GDE’s transcons and an A series ERF, which was used for shunting ia Stateler pens. The last motor I remember on the road was an E series ERF also mustard/ yellow in colour, running under the Pontyclun Van Hire name.
Regards Paul

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my mate ted hamm had the d series artic seen here on the right (bny 908j) brand new for wick transport.

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these two photos were amongst the large pile loaned by ted and were stuck together,so i didn’t like to seperate them,no information on either the f88 or the atki.do either ring any bells with anyone?

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a boat load of aec militants about to leave barry dock for a far sunnier place :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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hi all,
i was planning on posting somemore old ely transport photos tonight.however,i am off out for a bite to eat and a few drinks with steelboyf10 and pERFection14,so sorry,but these will have to do for now :smiley: this fh is based near port talbot.