Not a tipper, once again. One of Truswell Distribution on the A44 at Cornhill, on the Radnor Forest.
Better pic of Tarmac’s own eight wheeler, driven by Dave Morgan. Seen on the Rhyse lane near Pembridge, Herefordshire.
M A N of Grocontinental being folled by one of Mc Carthy’s DAF’S through Dorrington on the A49. As seen through a dirty windscreen.
Still a bit short of tipper pics at the moment, more to post shortly. Here is one of C M Mercer’s, Volvo artics seen at Lawtons Cross, near Leominster.
Another Tmber carriage, this Scania seen on the A49 near the Travellers rest, north of Craven Arms.
Castle Cement, Actros seen on the A49 just outside Bayston Hill, near Shrewsbury.
One of Shrewsbury operator Elliot Blackmore’s Foden artics on the A49 at Marshbrook, near Church Stretton.
Another of Burgones of Lyonshall, Renault’s coming down the A44 at Dunfield near Kington.
Scania six wheeler curtainsider, seen through a dirty windscreen on the A49 at the Grove, Craven Arms.
Another pic of Ralph Williams and Son, tidy four wheeler Scania, parked at their premises at Cross Gates.’
One of Maidens of Telford, seen on the A49 at Marshbrook, near Church Stretton.
Saw this Daf parked at “Greasy Joe’s” Truckstop, at Cirencester, last weekend.
Been a bit short of tippers lately. But Paul Griffiths has just lent me a load of his firms pics.
Here is Clarence Griffiths ( Pauls, Dad ) with a new Foden 3000 series tipper, pictured at the Strinds quarry in the early nineties,with the driver his son Paul Griffiths.
Another Pic of Clarence and Paul. with their new moter, taken near the wieghbridge at Strinds Quarry.
Brand new Dodge Kew four wheeler loading tarmac at the Gore Quarry in 1964.
Old Radnor Trading Company owned the Gore and Dolyhir Quarries until the mid sixties, when they were taken over by Mann-Abell, who had several Quarries in the Forest of Dean and Manceter.
This Dodge was one of a pair purchased along with an Albion Riever six wheeler tipper in 1964.
Bedford TM six wheeler tipper of C W Griffiths loading at Dolyhir Quarry. Clarence Griffirhs started with an S type Bedford in the late fifties, followed by a couple of Bedford TK tippers before moving on to a Commer and a lot of Leylands and Fodens, this was a rare sight in his yard another Bedford in the mid eighties. This lorry was driven from new by Terry Moses,then for quite a while by Dennis Burton, who drove Bedford TM artics for C M Philpotts, from Kington in the seventies.
Scania eight wheeler of C W Griffiths pictured new outside the Company yard.
Same lorry pictured on the other side of the road, outside the Strinds Quarry.
The last Daf bought by Paul Griffiths. I think I am correct in saying that this vehicle, was written off by an owner-driver ,who bought it off P aul a couple of years ago.
One of Paul Griffiths Fodens, pictured when it was new.