was this volvo that was in the smash on the chirk by pass earlier this year?
pete 359:
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was this volvo that was in the smash on the chirk by pass earlier this year?pete 359:
hi,
it was one of pattersonās that had that very nasty accident.i donāt know if it was this fh or another,sorry.
regards andrew
Chris Webb:
Just a question for you Sth Wales lads.Any of you remember a Scunthorpe tanker firm called Barworth,they ran some AEC MK5s out of the coke oven by-products in your area,all crude benzene for Bitmac in Llanwern.I think they only had a couple of 8-leggers in the 60s and I canāt recall what they used later in the 70s and 80s.
Also I remember having to go to a coking plant near Pontypridd with an AEC MK3 for a load of benzole and the short cut was up a nasty little hill called Ton-Teg (I think).Any idea what plant that would have been - this is back around 1970?
Thanks,
Chris.
Sounds like Cwm coke plant, Beddau. It was between Pontypridd and Llantrisant and Tonteg [or power station] hill would have been a way there from the A470, Caerphilly, Nantgarw area. That hill has been reworked and a bypass opened this year.
This link shows the coke plant in its derelict state, may bring back a few memories, especialy the weighbridge in last picture. Neil.
derelictplaces.co.uk/main/sh ā¦ hp?t=13788
mechanic77:
Chris Webb:
Just a question for you Sth Wales lads.Any of you remember a Scunthorpe tanker firm called Barworth,they ran some AEC MK5s out of the coke oven by-products in your area,all crude benzene for Bitmac in Llanwern.I think they only had a couple of 8-leggers in the 60s and I canāt recall what they used later in the 70s and 80s.
Also I remember having to go to a coking plant near Pontypridd with an AEC MK3 for a load of benzole and the short cut was up a nasty little hill called Ton-Teg (I think).Any idea what plant that would have been - this is back around 1970?
Thanks,
Chris.Sounds like Cwm coke plant, Beddau. It was between Pontypridd and Llantrisant and Tonteg [or powers station] hill would have been a way there from the A470, Caerphilly, Nantgarw area. That hill has been reworked and a bypass opened this year.
This link shows the coke plant in its derelict state, may bring back a few memoriesā¦ Neil.
derelictplaces.co.uk/main/sh ā¦ hp?t=13788
Hi Neil thanks,it was Nantgarw I went to. I used to go into Cwm but via Llantrisant.The other ones were Bedwas and GKN Eastmoors plus SCOW Port Talbot I think,it was a long time ago.Bedwas was the one where there was a flagman at the top of the hill near the weighbridge.Itās hard to believe how derelict Cwm plant is - it was a big place and very busy with tippers in and out all the time.Kendrick,Oscar W Johnson,Longsons,Booths the list goes on and on.I used to take fuel oil in for the boiler house from Wath on Dearne.
If you canāt believe how the coke plant looks you should see where some of the colleries or Ebbw Vale steelworks were, everything gone and re-landscaped or built on.
Neil.
What a state the old coke plants in now, I have run a few loads of duff in there and coke out over the years, I didnāt know it had closed 
I have lost touch with it all a bit, I spent a lot of time in South Wales getting coal years ago, canāt be much left in the way of coal down there now. The last one I ran any out of years ago was Tower. I think the workforce had taken that over then, never hear that mentioned now suppose that has shut down as well. Shame it must have put a lot of men out of work. 
Tower colliery Hirwaun was closed by British coal in 1994 on the basis it was uneconomical to mine the coal there, the miners bought it and reopened in 1995 they remained one of the areas biggest employers until its closure in early 2008when they decided they mined all the coal that they economically could.
Plans have been submitted to remove a further 6 million tonnes of anthracite by open cast mining the site.
Neil.
mechanic77:
Tower colliery Hirwaun was closed by British coal in 1994 on the basis it was uneconomical to mine the coal there, the miners bought it and reopened in 1995 they remained one of the areas biggest employers until its closure in early 2008when they decided they mined all the coal that they economically could.Plans have been submitted to remove a further 6 million tonnes of anthracite by open cast mining the site.
Neil.
Well there could be good news coming then if they reopen it, will put some work about. I always liked Tower never got messed about, took your turn got loaded and gone, and a good lot of lads working there.
Cheers
John.
mechanic77:
Tower colliery Hirwaun was closed by British coal in 1994 on the basis it was uneconomical to mine the coal there, the miners bought it and reopened in 1995 they remained one of the areas biggest employers until its closure in early 2008when they decided they mined all the coal that they economically could.Plans have been submitted to remove a further 6 million tonnes of anthracite by open cast mining the site.
Neil.
Hi Neil,was Tower the colliery that had a railway crossing at the A465 top side of Glyneath going towards Merthyr?
Yes, youād see it going along the A465 not long after passing Merthyr Tydfil and before descending the hill to Glyneath.
mechanic77:
Chris Webb:
Just a question for you Sth Wales lads.Any of you remember a Scunthorpe tanker firm called Barworth,they ran some AEC MK5s out of the coke oven by-products in your area,all crude benzene for Bitmac in Llanwern.I think they only had a couple of 8-leggers in the 60s and I canāt recall what they used later in the 70s and 80s.
Also I remember having to go to a coking plant near Pontypridd with an AEC MK3 for a load of benzole and the short cut was up a nasty little hill called Ton-Teg (I think).Any idea what plant that would have been - this is back around 1970?
Thanks,
Chris.Sounds like Cwm coke plant, Beddau. It was between Pontypridd and Llantrisant and Tonteg [or power station] hill would have been a way there from the A470, Caerphilly, Nantgarw area. That hill has been reworked and a bypass opened this year.
This link shows the coke plant in its derelict state, may bring back a few memories, especialy the weighbridge in last picture. Neil.
Seeing the tar wagon, railway truck, and a forgotten car, there will be a transit pick up with wheel trims up there tomorrow Iām sue
derelictplaces.co.uk/main/sh ā¦ hp?t=13788
garran lockers caerphilly.
hi all,
after the final show of the 2010 season at swansea,chris ware made a start on fabricating my āfat boyā u.s. style rear wings.whilst we made a start on a few interior changes.
Nice to see you keeping busy Andrew, those rear wings are looking smart.
Neil.
mechanic77:
Nice to see you keeping busy Andrew, those rear wings are looking smart.
Neil.
hi neil,
thanks mate,chris is doing a brilliant job.do you or anyone else have any idea if the new years day sharpness dock event is on this year please?if it is i will be going,only not in my motor,as you can see by the pictures:D .
regards andrew
Andrew. Iāve not heard anything about the Sharpness 101 show, Iād be interested to know about it too. Iāll try and find out, or maybe someone on here knows?
Neil.
mechanic77:
Andrew. Iāve not heard anything about the Sharpness 101 show, Iād be interested to know about it too. Iāll try and find out, or maybe someone on here knows?
Neil.
hi neil,
i canāt remember,who told me about it last year 
,maybe dai bootsy knows?i met him at moreton vallance last year,he went up on new years eve and stayed in glos.
regards andrew
Id like toThank Paul Barrow for the following photo,s of his Grandfather Jimmy Barrow which used to run out of the Quarries around the area and was a characterto those who knew him and theres lots of stories that can be told about him. This was his Dodge 4 Wheeler he used to drive and taken at their yard in Pontycymmer
Hi All,
Seasons Greetings to everyone,an excellent thread.
Can anyone remember A Hutchinson Transport from Cardiff I think they were in East Canal Wharf ?
Regards
Richard
This is Pauls Father Cyril Barrow carring out repairs on an A series ERF they ran