bigdaddycain:
Woah what a thread! Great stuff, keep it up⌠Itâs took most of the night for me to browse this lot!
Not a haulier, granted, but this Roadrunner originated from your neck of the woods⌠It was my dadâs pride and joy (rest his soul) Reg number B 475 BNY (cardiff reg?) Operated on the manchester run from 85-90 out of itâs base in Warrington, Cheshire, then Memory lane cakes closed that depot Does anybody remember seeing them knocking about?
The last known remnants of the company⌠A rotting trailer now used for storage By iIlott and sonâs recoveryâŚ
Wasnât Memory lane part of Meritts the bakers? Either Wonderloaf or Sunblest?.
morning all,
i have no idea who owned memory lane ,during the mid-80âs,you would see their sk mercs.one after the other on the m4,24/7.good input all round lads .
regards andrew
Memory Lane Cakes were independant of Merrets/Allied Bakeries. Over the years they have been bought and sold to various food manufactureres. I used to deliver liquid egg to the Cardiff and Warrington sites.
bigdaddycain:
Woah what a thread! Great stuff, keep it up⌠Itâs took most of the night for me to browse this lot!
Not a haulier, granted, but this Roadrunner originated from your neck of the woods⌠It was my dadâs pride and joy (rest his soul) Reg number B 475 BNY (cardiff reg?) Operated on the manchester run from 85-90 out of itâs base in Warrington, Cheshire, then Memory lane cakes closed that depot Does anybody remember seeing them knocking about?
The last known remnants of the company⌠A rotting trailer now used for storage By iIlott and sonâs recoveryâŚ
Wasnât Memory lane part of Meritts the bakers? Either Wonderloaf or Sunblest?.
morning all,
i have no idea who owned memory lane ,during the mid-80âs,you would see their sk mercs.one after the other on the m4,24/7.good input all round lads .
regards andrew
Memory Lane Cakes were independant of Merrets/Allied Bakeries. Over the years they have been bought and sold to various food manufactureres. I used to deliver liquid egg to the Cardiff and Warrington sites.
Hi all
I remember delivering a load of butter to the Cardiff depot when I drove for Glyn John Transpot in the lats 80âs. We had a yard full of tautliners and what did they give me to load it on?..a 40 ft flat!-had to be careful not to crush the 10lb packs when roping over the sheet! I think the butter came from a cold store in Cardiff docks so didnt have far to go,still,good job it wasnt a hot day!!!
regars Mark
bigdaddycain:
Woah what a thread! Great stuff, keep it up⌠Itâs took most of the night for me to browse this lot!
Not a haulier, granted, but this Roadrunner originated from your neck of the woods⌠It was my dadâs pride and joy (rest his soul) Reg number B 475 BNY (cardiff reg?) Operated on the manchester run from 85-90 out of itâs base in Warrington, Cheshire, then Memory lane cakes closed that depot Does anybody remember seeing them knocking about?
Memory lane cakes are still going in Cardiff on Maes Y Coed road with Allied bakeries.
Neil.
Thanks Neil, yes, but i think itâs now owned by finsbury foods⌠I emailed them to see if they had any more images as iâm hoping to restore an old roadrunner and livery it up as pictured above, but they never responded, despite my offer of them using the vehicle for free promotional work if they needed itâŚ
Paul John:
Wasnât Memory lane part of Meritts the bakers? Either Wonderloaf or Sunblest?.
Hi Paul, Iâm pretty sure they were affiliated with wonderloaf in the 70âs, as quite a few freshly liveried FGâs and âDâ seried fords had the wonderloaf livery âridgesâ still visible through the memory lane livery in certain lights!
pete 359:
morning all,
i have no idea who owned memory lane ,during the mid-80âs,you would see their sk mercs.one after the other on the m4,24/7.good input all round lads .
regards andrew
Hi Pete, that sounds about right mate⌠My father worked out of the Warrington depot, and the cardiff based âtrunkersâ were latterly mercs, with a few MANâs, prior to that the heavy end of the fleet was mainly rolls powered Marathons.
Warrington never got the Mercs, but the mainstay of the heavy fleet were roadtrains, a few old marathons, and even an ancient Mandator! (the driver said heâd leave the company if he was forced to drive a ânew fangled roadtrainâ) He got his way though! The mandator was re-cabbed, and painted up in the latest livery! After he passed away iâm pretty sure the mandator had the chassis lengthened and it turned into a wrecker.
Iâm sure i have an image Of an old Marathon in MLCâs older livery⌠iâll have a rummage. Itâs really frustrating for me⌠I had stacks of old photoâs of the fleet from years ago, i managed to find just the one image pictured above when i cleared my dadâs house out last year after he passed away⌠I know the signwriter (when i do manage to restore a suitable roadrunner) will want more than just the one pic i now haveâŚ
i worked for â â â â raymond up at stormy down.ther was a big water tank way up high and bob philips climbed up it and painted âsilent was hereâ on it.it was meant for me as the boys reckoned i talked a lot.it was there for years.tom fat [bobs dad ]was the foreman and shunter in the abbey.j& m was next door.they used to come in and use our phone as they didnt have one then.â â â â used to go spare.dirty â â â â {dereck picket started after me.gordon williams from bridgend.eric coventry came for a job but â â â â told him there was nothing going.i was with vale transport when â â â â built his new garage on village farm.we brought all our own bricks down from london brick for that. i think the steel ramp mentioned was dicks and we had it taken down pyle.i was with â â â â 5 or 6 years.gwyn raymond was just a kid and his brother steve was very young.john muir was another driver and the old lag was tiny.anyone remember tiny.the police used to come up stormy and practice on the skid patch there.next to j + m.we used to as well.i had an old austin cambridge with no mot and i used to screach around in that.the fitter was martin greavy the irish boy.good fitter but you didnt want to cross him.boy could he put some guinnes away.we used to go to the cornelly arms on sat aft.mrs used to play hell.they were the days.the green atki in the photo is holloways.jny41k and jny42 k they were brand new.i would have had one if i hadnt had a row with davy john and jacked in.he was the manager and elvin davids brother of blue line.what a character he was.i love the photo of ron howells in xwn.pity poor old ron died.he was a good mate of mine.
pete 359:
atki, at a local carnival.canât figure out whose though?and no,steelboyf10,itâs not one of joints ai cap I think that Atki . is one of Holloway Port Talbot .They were green with a maroon chassis âŚ
are you sure M8, looks like one to me, even with those âbobby hrseâ white rimsâŚas Ken with the wireless would say!..I agree with the comment about saving an FH, but they fetch strong money for export, I would think they will be like the F7 / FL10sâŚwendy houses, all gone when we want oneâŚlets have some pics of project peteâŚ
hi steelboyf10,
a couple of photos of project peteâs new rear wings.
yes its one of holloways two new atkis.JNY41+42K.i jacked in just before the came.pity we couldnt get a close up of trailer tyres as they were nearly allways bald or wire showing.i went back to vale transport and tidy gear.holloways were one of the [special rate]hauliers in the abbey and used to get first loads.trouble was they couldnt afford tyres as well.
ec14:
hi andrew i hope you dont class me as old but i know 2 persons in that photo mr cooper & reggie camp.
hi mate,
ec14,you will never be old you may know three-ish .jim blayney (next to my old man) his grandson,chris ware(alloy welder extraordinaire) has just made rear wings for my peterbilt .
regards andrew
pete 359:
last one for tonight lads.a big thank you to reg camps for kindly meeting up with gah1950 today and lending his photos for us to share.the final shot is of ,so i am told?all the men involved in the convoy.thanks dave and john for the advice,pics. are fine now
i was there too.cant pick me out though.we also had a bash in aberavon at the end.some of the police who escorted us came too.roscoe was one.they were on the cb radio with us on the convoy.i see reg camps down abbey now.
pete 359:
last one for tonight lads.a big thank you to reg camps for kindly meeting up with gah1950 today and lending his photos for us to share.the final shot is of ,so i am told?all the men involved in the convoy.thanks dave and john for the advice,pics. are fine now
i was there too.cant pick me out though.we also had a bash in aberavon at the end.some of the police who escorted us came too.roscoe was one.they were on the cb radio with us on the convoy.i see reg camps down abbey now.
do you know i,m sure ive still got the t shirt somewhere.never worn it.black with gold writing.1984/5 iron ore convoy.i must look in my drawer upstairs.i bet thats the only one surviving.
hi all,
i donât know who this burnt out erf 8 wheeler belonged to,i do know and now so do you that it was in the yard of groome & llewellyn on north road bridgend during 1983 .
pete 359:
hi all,
i donât know who this burnt out erf 8 wheeler belonged to,i do know and now so do you that it was in the yard of groome & llewellyn on north road bridgend during 1983 .
Looks like Richard Reads colours Andrew,but it could be any someone elseâs.
Cheers Dave.
hi dave,
now hereâs a puzzle.who owned this atki?seen next to my car in the summer of 1983,she was loaded and sheeted,ready to roll,but left abandoned on stormy down for months.nvj 638m?,i canât recall a welsh haulier by the name of elliotts and certainley not one that was a member of the ta (see yellow logo on cab)if it wasnât for the name,i would have said that this was one of caswellâs can anyone shed any light on this?
pete 359:
hi dave,
now hereâs a puzzle.who owned this atki?seen next to my car in the summer of 1983,she was loaded and sheeted,ready to roll,but left abandoned on stormy down for months.nvj 638m?,i canât recall a welsh haulier by the name of elliotts and certainley not one that was a member of the ta (see yellow logo on cab)if it wasnât for the name,i would have said that this was one of caswellâs can anyone shed any light on this?
NVJ was a Hereford number Andrew,but canât shed any more light on anything about the Atki.
Cheers Dave.
pete 359:
hi dave,
now hereâs a puzzle.who owned this atki?seen next to my car in the summer of 1983,she was loaded and sheeted,ready to roll,but left abandoned on stormy down for months.nvj 638m?,i canât recall a welsh haulier by the name of elliotts and certainley not one that was a member of the ta (see yellow logo on cab)if it wasnât for the name,i would have said that this was one of caswellâs can anyone shed any light on this?
What kind of car was that Andrew?some East European make possibly? Dennis.
pete 359:
hi dave,
now hereâs a puzzle.who owned this atki?seen next to my car in the summer of 1983,she was loaded and sheeted,ready to roll,but left abandoned on stormy down for months.nvj 638m?,i canât recall a welsh haulier by the name of elliotts and certainley not one that was a member of the ta (see yellow logo on cab)if it wasnât for the name,i would have said that this was one of caswellâs can anyone shed any light on this?
What kind of car was that Andrew?some East European make possibly? Dennis.
hi dennis,
how are you mate?the car was a mazda,my first car in 1982 when i was 17.as soon as i had that i no longer had to cycle to hauliers yards to take lorry pictures .with regard to the atki.i think maybe someone somewhere would rather i hadnât taken that picture .
hello dave,thanks, i thought nvj might have been a hereford code mate.
regards andrew
pete 359:
hi dave,
now hereâs a puzzle.who owned this atki?seen next to my car in the summer of 1983,she was loaded and sheeted,ready to roll,but left abandoned on stormy down for months.nvj 638m?,i canât recall a welsh haulier by the name of elliotts and certainley not one that was a member of the ta (see yellow logo on cab)if it wasnât for the name,i would have said that this was one of caswellâs can anyone shed any light on this?
NVJ was a Hereford number Andrew,but canât shed any more light on anything about the Atki.
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave , i have an idea that Atki was ex Elliotts of Newport who did quite a lot of Monsanto work . The Hereford registration stands out as an ex of Scandrett of Leominster possibly. regards kk
Great stuff, keep it up⌠Itâs took most of the night for me to browse this lot!
Does anybody remember seeing them knocking about?
,during the mid-80âs,you would see their sk mercs.one after the other on the m4,24/7.good input all round lads
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