A30 near Okehampton.
Courtesy of Jonathan Parkhouse’s Son.
A dedicated driver washing his unit off.
Dave the Renegade:
A Scania reefer pulling out onto the A465 near Hereford.
HI Dave , Spiers and Hartwell lovely fleet from Evesham,regards Keith
kingswinford kit:
Dave the Renegade:
A Scania reefer pulling out onto the A465 near Hereford.HI Dave , Spiers and Hartwell lovely fleet from Evesham,regards Keith
That’s them Keith, we were sat by the A465 and surprise, that one came out of the side road.
Cheers Dave.
An artic,seen on the A49 Leominster bypass.
One from the local crisp factory,seen on the A49 Leominster bypass.
Hi Dave , Can you remember Frank Platt from the manchester area , back in the 60s with 4 wheeler Albions , would see them on the Leominster Brecon road ? regards Keith .
I can’t remember them Keith, but could have seen them. As you know that road was very busy with lorries in those pre motorway days.
Cheers Dave.
A mobile mill,seen on the A49 Leominster bypass.
Driving through the rain.
Another load of logs.
Hi Keith and Dave rember Frank Platt they would fly down a49, got a feeling they had drivers in shrewsbury. also Sam longson 8 wheelers were regulars.
charliemjp:
Hi Keith and Dave rember Frank Platt they would fly down a49, got a feeling they had drivers in shrewsbury. also Sam longson 8 wheelers were regulars.
Hi Charlie and Dave, Sam Longson were daily on that road to and fromthe steelworks they would park up overnight at Hay on Wye .
Charlie your days with Parrys did you ever use the Leominster Brecon road ? Would see you at Kington market on occasions . regards Keith
kingswinford kit:
charliemjp:
Hi Keith and Dave rember Frank Platt they would fly down a49, got a feeling they had drivers in shrewsbury. also Sam longson 8 wheelers were regulars.Hi Charlie and Dave, Sam Longson were daily on that road to and fromthe steelworks they would park up overnight at Hay on Wye .
Charlie your days with Parrys did you ever use the Leominster Brecon road ? Would see you at Kington market on occasions . regards Keith
Sam Longson’s used to come screaming by me in their two stroke Foden eight leggers when I drove a Bedford TK tipper with a 330 engine at 14 ton gross,but they didn’t when I had a Commer Maxiload or the KM with a 466 engine. 
Cheers Dave.
Hi Keith & Charlie,
Hay on Wye was a mecca for lorry drivers over nighting, also a lot of drivers from that area on for John Evans on changeover,also several on for other firms. Nowadays its rare to see any lorries in the park.
Cheers Dave.
Frank Platt ran at night on A49 someone said they took castings to GKN cwmbran but not sure about that,i had a few yrs taking castings from there in 60,s for S.W.Griffiths nr Abergavenny. Platts always stopped at the Ludlow caf which was down by the old cattle market, you were lucky to get in there at night,packed out.
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Keith & Charlie,
Hay on Wye was a mecca for lorry drivers over nighting, also a lot of drivers from that area on for John Evans on changeover,also several on for other firms. Nowadays its rare to see any lorries in the park.
Cheers Dave.
Hi Dave , thats right , i can also remember the likes of Blueline , William Morgan of the Swansea Valley , along with WG Davies that would also over night at Hay .
Dave do you remember Cartwrights of Amblecote near Stourbridge , well their Guys on occasions would use the Clifford road as a short cut and over the toll bridge , when they were loaded !! . regards Keith .
kingswinford kit:
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Keith & Charlie,
Hay on Wye was a mecca for lorry drivers over nighting, also a lot of drivers from that area on for John Evans on changeover,also several on for other firms. Nowadays its rare to see any lorries in the park.
Cheers Dave.Hi Dave , thats right , i can also remember the likes of Blueline , William Morgan of the Swansea Valley , along with WG Davies that would also over night at Hay .
Dave do you remember Cartwrights of Amblecote near Stourbridge , well their Guys on occasions would use the Clifford road as a short cut and over the toll bridge , when they were loaded !! . regards Keith .
Yes I remember Cartright’s Keith. Peter Rouse who passed away earlier this year who lived in Kington, drove a Dodge LAD artic with a four in line tipping trailer for them. The late Glyn Williams from Dorstone drove for Blueline for many years. A lot of Entress and Morfa drivers lived in this area.
Cheers Dave.
yes DAVE a lot of john evans around hayon wye, also bill and glyn on blue line.a driver who came to parrys parked by glazbury Mick MURROW he worked for jebez barker on timber. you might have known him keith, I aways got Kington on a Thursday . I had to load sheep on lorry out of knighton on knighton and the trailor kington, then down to probus cornwall. do either of you rember the 2 trucks parrys had in unispeed colours they were blue and went to baglan bay every day
Dave the Renegade:
kingswinford kit:
Dave the Renegade:
Hi Keith & Charlie,
Hay on Wye was a mecca for lorry drivers over nighting, also a lot of drivers from that area on for John Evans on changeover,also several on for other firms. Nowadays its rare to see any lorries in the park.
Cheers Dave.Hi Dave , thats right , i can also remember the likes of Blueline , William Morgan of the Swansea Valley , along with WG Davies that would also over night at Hay .
Dave do you remember Cartwrights of Amblecote near Stourbridge , well their Guys on occasions would use the Clifford road as a short cut and over the toll bridge , when they were loaded !! . regards Keith .Yes I remember Cartright’s Keith. Peter Rouse who passed away earlier this year who lived in Kington, drove a Dodge LAD artic with a four in line tipping trailer for them. The late Glyn Williams from Dorstone drove for Blueline for many years. A lot of Entress and Morfa drivers lived in this area.
Cheers Dave.
Dave there was a Morfa driver in Eardisley , did not know his name , an Atkinson was parked up in the old station yard , with another driver over at Monkland , who as i recall drove their Merc for a while .
And thanks to you i can remember the Blueline driver at Dorstone , didnt know his name , but remember the AEC Mandator he had . Nostalgia ! regards Keith