Its a credit to the timber hauliers,as to how they keep their wagons looking so good,after working in these conditions.
Dave the Renegade:
kingswinford kit:
Dave , i can remember talking to Gordie Underhill years ago and i am sure he told me a story of an incident on the Beacons when he hit a wild horse which ended up in the cab with him , thinkthat could have been the Merc again . Keith .Take a bit to shake Big G up Keith, he finished up driving for Les Price of Ivington. It used to be carnage over the Beacons in the 1960’s,half those drivers on nights used to run over sheep for the fun of it, cruel sods.
When I was going down early mornings for slag from Port Talbot I would very often count up to twenty dead sheep between Libanus and Penderyn.
Cheers Dave.
Good morning Keith,the accident with the Wild Horse was with a Atkinson I believe. The Merc they had met its end in Three ■■■■■ on a Saturday afternoon when it demolished a row of garden walls Brecon side of the filling station.
Cheers Jack.
morn all, yes KEITH that same unit went on morris oil mainly out brombourgh but also llandarcy. the driver I said parked at glazbury in lay by jebez barker do you rember. that photo Dave put on up by resvoir brings back memories, turned right for hirwaen and cam belt went on Cortina long night.
Many thanks to Paul Booth owner of R & B Transport of Llanwrthwl, who has scanned a load of the firms older motors for me. A Bedford S type seen in their yard.
Thanks Paul
Cheers Dave.
A Bedford TK tipper,seen outside R & B’s yard, just down the road from Rhayader Quarry.
Going back a few years with the Leyland eight legger behind the AEC in R & B’s yard.
that is a cool picture ^^^^^ 
Dave the Renegade:
Many thanks to Paul Booth owner of R & B Transport of Llanwrthwl, who has scanned a load of the firms older motors for me. A Bedford S type seen in their yard.
Thanks Paul
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Taught myself to be an artic driver on one of these a tractor unit variation
with the Scammell coupling, had been driving an Octopus and drag the day
previously so I think I “qualified” myself in about half an hour and set off
for London the same day, little bit less money though, the eight wheeler
and trailer being the top rate in those days but the regular driver had come
back after a period on the sick and they only had the one so I got demoted.
thanks harry, long retired.
those picutures R A B are really good , they must be a very old firm. I rem them bring tractors back. one of my mates son s Martin drives a scania for them always clean.
those picutures R A B are really good , they must be a very old firm. I rem them bring tractors back. one of my mates son s Martin drives a scania for them always clean.
Dave the Renegade:
A few from the Beacon’s Keith.
Hi Dave nice pics , brings back a few memories Keith
charliemjp:
those picutures R A B are really good , they must be a very old firm. I rem them bring tractors back. one of my mates son s Martin drives a scania for them always clean.
I think they started in 1946 Charlie,and now run by a younger member of the family who gave me his permission to post the pics.
They have always had well turned out fleet.
One of R & B Transport AEC artics, seen by one of the Elan Valley reservoirs.
Jacko1:
Dave the Renegade:
kingswinford kit:
Dave , i can remember talking to Gordie Underhill years ago and i am sure he told me a story of an incident on the Beacons when he hit a wild horse which ended up in the cab with him , thinkthat could have been the Merc again . Keith .Take a bit to shake Big G up Keith, he finished up driving for Les Price of Ivington. It used to be carnage over the Beacons in the 1960’s,half those drivers on nights used to run over sheep for the fun of it, cruel sods.
When I was going down early mornings for slag from Port Talbot I would very often count up to twenty dead sheep between Libanus and Penderyn.
Cheers Dave.Good morning Keith,the accident with the Wild Horse was with a Atkinson I believe. The Merc they had met its end in Three ■■■■■ on a Saturday afternoon when it demolished a row of garden walls Brecon side of the filling station.
Cheers Jack.
Hi Jacko . Yes i can remember the incident at Three ■■■■■ , but did not know it was a Morfa wagon . I can however another accident there involving Oliver Hart from Coppell when a Seddon artic overturned and was towed to Eardisley by Burgoynes . regards Keith
harry_gill:
Dave the Renegade:
Many thanks to Paul Booth owner of R & B Transport of Llanwrthwl, who has scanned a load of the firms older motors for me. A Bedford S type seen in their yard.
Thanks Paul
Cheers Dave.hiya,
Taught myself to be an artic driver on one of these a tractor unit variation
with the Scammell coupling, had been driving an Octopus and drag the day
previously so I think I “qualified” myself in about half an hour and set off
for London the same day, little bit less money though, the eight wheeler
and trailer being the top rate in those days but the regular driver had come
back after a period on the sick and they only had the one so I got demoted.
thanks harry, long retired.
Hi Harry,
I remember a Vulcan Bomber crashing in the Radnorshire Hamlet of Michaelchurch on Arrow. The RAF sent three S Type Bedford artics to pick up the pieces. I can rember them parked overnight in Kington in 1963.
Cheers Dave.
charliemjp:
morn all, yes KEITH that same unit went on morris oil mainly out brombourgh but also llandarcy. the driver I said parked at glazbury in lay by jebez barker do you rember. that photo Dave put on up by resvoir brings back memories, turned right for hirwaen and cam belt went on Cortina long night.
Hi Charlie . Yesi can remember that Mandator of Jabez Barker at Glasbury , i think now they are into caravan sales . Charlie how did you manage kington market with a Drawbar ? regards Keith
Another of R & B Transport AEC artics.
Dave the Renegade:
charliemjp:
those picutures R A B are really good , they must be a very old firm. I rem them bring tractors back. one of my mates son s Martin drives a scania for them always clean.I think they started in 1946 Charlie,and now run by a younger member of the family who gave me his permission to post the pics.
They have always had well turned out fleet.
One of R & B Transport AEC artics, seen by one of the Elan Valley reservoirs.
hello dave lovely old pictures , RB came to Shotton after tipping at Vauxhalls Ellesmere Port . Mostly AECs they had a Atkinson as well thank you Trevor
tastrucker:
Dave the Renegade:
charliemjp:
those picutures R A B are really good , they must be a very old firm. I rem them bring tractors back. one of my mates son s Martin drives a scania for them always clean.I think they started in 1946 Charlie,and now run by a younger member of the family who gave me his permission to post the pics.
They have always had well turned out fleet.
One of R & B Transport AEC artics, seen by one of the Elan Valley reservoirs.hello dave lovely old pictures , RB came to Shotton after tipping at Vauxhalls Ellesmere Port . Mostly AECs they had a Atkinson as well thank you Trevor
Yes Paul Booth the owner has scanned some good pics for me to post Trevor, some of the best older pics I’ve had for a long time. Got a few more to post.
Cheers Dave.
charliemjp:
morn all, yes KEITH that same unit went on morris oil mainly out brombourgh but also llandarcy. the driver I said parked at glazbury in lay by jebez barker do you rember. that photo Dave put on up by resvoir brings back memories, turned right for hirwaen and cam belt went on Cortina long night.
hello charlie good to see you up again , were you up to Shotton a lot . thank you Trevor
kingswinford kit:
Jacko1:
Dave the Renegade:
kingswinford kit:
Dave , i can remember talking to Gordie Underhill years ago and i am sure he told me a story of an incident on the Beacons when he hit a wild horse which ended up in the cab with him , thinkthat could have been the Merc again . Keith .Take a bit to shake Big G up Keith, he finished up driving for Les Price of Ivington. It used to be carnage over the Beacons in the 1960’s,half those drivers on nights used to run over sheep for the fun of it, cruel sods.
When I was going down early mornings for slag from Port Talbot I would very often count up to twenty dead sheep between Libanus and Penderyn.
Cheers Dave.Good morning Keith,the accident with the Wild Horse was with a Atkinson I believe. The Merc they had met its end in Three ■■■■■ on a Saturday afternoon when it demolished a row of garden walls Brecon side of the filling station.
Cheers Jack.Hi Jacko . Yes i can remember the incident at Three ■■■■■ , but did not know it was a Morfa wagon . I can however another accident there involving Oliver Hart from Coppell when a Seddon artic overturned and was towed to Eardisley by Burgoynes . regards Keith
Good evening Keith.Yes I was there doing the recovery work with Burgoynes AEC Matador,Dave Boswell from Wormelow was also there with his I think Diamond T wrecker.The driver of the Seddon had parked in the layby opposite and the hand brake released itself somehow and it rolled across the road and into the garden. Regards Jack.