Hi all this is my first post and i would like to say what a forum this is i could spend hours just looking at the old pictures.
My grandad used to work for swains of stretton in the 70s and 80s i think and just wandered if anyone had any pics of the old lorries maybe one was his.
Also my boss’ dad used to work for d and m morgans in craven arms around the same time i believe and he also would love to find some pics because he says there are not many about.
Thanks alot
Rich
Hi Rich and welcome to the best trucky web site in the universe 
As a fully paid up member you get your very 1st wish:-
photos of Morgans and Swains 
How early do you want?
Day cab Scania 110…
nice early F88
or fancy a trip in “Crossways Dinky”?..
or maybe some beefy 6 wheelers!
this 111 looks so heavy
or perhaps you prefer a German machine!
They even had a rare old French reg Berliet.
Enjoy these. Theres plenty more where these came from 
I best take my camera to work tomorrow , we have 2 of the Swains lads running out of our yard with very nice Dafs
GerryT:
I best take my camera to work tomorrow , we have 2 of the Swains lads running out of our yard with very nice Dafs
Nice one Gerry. Be nice to see some newer stuff.
is that his son though gerry hes called steve same colours■■?
s2rich:
Hi all this is my first post and i would like to say what a forum this is i could spend hours just looking at the old pictures.
My grandad used to work for swains of stretton in the 70s and 80s i think and just wandered if anyone had any pics of the old lorries maybe one was his.
Also my boss’ dad used to work for d and m morgans in craven arms around the same time i believe and he also would love to find some pics because he says there are not many about.
About 1970 or71 I was running back for the ferry with a Swains of Stretton.
At the top of Cherbourg Hill I stopped for deisel and he had run out of money or something(its hard to remember so long ago). Anyway he was a really nice chap and I let him have some deisel on my card so he could get back to Poole.
At the time he said that his boss would reimburse me and he took my address. Next thing was I got a letter from him saying his boss wouldn’t cough up so he had sent me his own cheque. Wasn’t a great amount but it was a nice gesture. He was driving a Volvo F 86 at the time. Was this your grandad or does he know of the incident ? I know I lost any respect for Mr. Swain!
dreva:
is that his son though gerry hes called steve same colours■■?
Its is m8, same colours, one of the wagons i think its the 07 is dedicated to his mum.
I was to late to catch them tonight but i will get them Monday
yeah his son steve has about 8 trucks i believe running traction and log work.
Swains of stretton are still running also with about ten trucks on containers traction and also i think one still does european.
got mag of steve hes restoring a long cabbed 141 i think■■?
yeah thats right it came from turkey or somewhere like that .
must mention it to gs he has photo of a mate of his with one that got burnt out wonder if its the same one■■?
Better late than never
The 07 , i think this was for Steve’s mum, hence the name
Monet’s Poppies
Its nice inside too
And the 05
Apparently the “Crossways” in the units name come’s from the first farm Swain’s ran from and has been kept by both farther and son
nice pics mate
Great Pics !!! Im baffled thought Swains can afford such good kit on Traction rates such as Continental Cargo Carriers!!
routier:
Great Pics !!! Im baffled thought Swains can afford such good kit on Traction rates such as Continental Cargo Carriers!!
I was told by one of the drivers that there’s a lot of £££ in Logs
So forgive me for a bit as i nip upstairs with the paper and have a sit down to investigate this further 
Typical friday queue to go up the Blanc Swains of Stretton in front.
Again not a good pic but it is the same swains Trailer
Regards Pat
Hi lads, firstly, congrat’s on a great forum - its brought back so many memories for me. I’m not in the trade but my dad was on continental, comi-block and middle east, and Drove for Swains during the early 80’s (amongst many others during his time!) out of their Huddersfield Depot, but living in Stafford we used their Telford Depot frequently. I have a pic here in PDF but I don’t know how to add it to the message! Any more older Swains pics would be greatly appreciated, as would help with the pdf’s!!! Keep up the good work.
Has anyone got a photo of the 1 scania that D & N Morgan had? I think big John Lewis who now owns central salvage in craven arms drove it.
i cant belive swains are making money on transmec 
jessica’s dad:
i cant believe swains are making money on transmec
We have had 2 motors of them for at least 2 years, ones normally on Hoover with the other on general. I guess there must be money in it somewhere.
Mind you there the only suby’s left now .