Mann-Abell fleet of Albions lined up in April 1971, at the Gore Quarry, they ran another three from Dolyhir Quarry, all of these are 1969 on a G plate.
Mann-Abell Gore Quarry fleet pictured in autumn 1972, three of the G reg had been replaced by new K reg lorries with the raised roof sign.
Pictured on the Gore Quarry weighbridge is Jim Williams with his new Mann-Abell Albion, this was the third Albion that Jim drove with the LAD cab, he had an Albion Reiver six wheeler in 1964, a Clydesdale four wheeler in 1969, this Clydesdale in 1972. Jim then drove several eight wheeler Fodens for Tilcon when they took over Mann-Abell until he retired, he was the father of John Williams who also drove the same lorries, also featured on this thread with his own vehicles.
Two of C W Griffiths six wheelers
elers, a Leyland Bison and a Constructor loading at the tarmac plant Tilcon Gore Quarry]
If I had a pound for every ton of quarry materials, this man has hauled, I would be a very rich man.
Clarence Wesley Griffiths with one of his new Foden eight wheeler tippers, pictured at Shortwood .
Clarence at the wheel of his new Foden, taken in 2006.
Another of the many Fodens that C W Griffiths has run over the last thirty years.
Two more Fodens from the Griffiths fleet, a six and an eight wheeler Alpha.
C W Griffiths yard, with drivers John Griffiths and long serving Monty Price, Clarence Griffiths and son Andrew Griffiths,pictured in the early 1980’s.
C W Griffiths fleet in may 1981, Leyland Clydesdale, five Leyland Bisons six wheelers, A Series ERF, B series ERF, eight wheelers.
Four Foden tippers of C W Griffiths parked at Dolyhir in the eighties, three six wheelers and an eight with a sleeper cab. This was the first Foden eight wheeler in the area with the Cat 300 engine, considered a very powerful truck at the time, with Tilcon running 265 Rolls and 250 ■■■■■■■ engined Fodens, with one with a 290 ■■■■■■■■
The Cat powered Foden eight wheeler was driven by Charlie Cadwallader for C W Griffiths & Sons, Clarence with sons Andrew and Paul, have always run a very smart fleet of vehicles, and still do to this day.
Well done Dave, always enjoy the tipper pics keep up the good work.
Griffiths have run some nice looking wagons over the years.
Do you know whether they bought that Bedford TM new or not ?
I wonder whether it went on into ARC colours, with a female driver, or may be its not the same one.
But, there werent many TM six wheelers about.
Cheers
Mark
roadcommander2:
Well done Dave, always enjoy the tipper pics keep up the good work.Griffiths have run some nice looking wagons over the years.
Do you know whether they bought that Bedford TM new or not ?
I wonder whether it went on into ARC colours, with a female driver, or may be its not the same one.
But, there werent many TM six wheelers about.
Cheers
Mark
Hi Mark,
Yes they did have it from new, remember the female driver driving one out of ARC at Builth Quarry, that was Charlie Smarts wife. I will ask Paul who had theirs, could have been Charlie.
Cheers Dave
Three Leyland Bison six wheeler tippers all on a W plate, parked at C W Griffiths yard in the early eighties.
These were driven by Monty Price, Terry Moses and Graham Kinsey.
Dave the Renegade:
roadcommander2:
Well done Dave, always enjoy the tipper pics keep up the good work.Griffiths have run some nice looking wagons over the years.
Do you know whether they bought that Bedford TM new or not ?
I wonder whether it went on into ARC colours, with a female driver, or may be its not the same one.
But, there werent many TM six wheelers about.
Cheers
MarkHi Mark,
Yes they did have it from new, remember the female driver driving one out of ARC at Builth Quarry, that was Charlie Smarts wife. I will ask Paul who had theirs, could have been Charlie.
Cheers Dave
Hi Mark,
Just spoken to Paul, their Bedford TM was sold to a Hereford firm, then finished up with a firm from Newbridge on Wye, where it was written off.
The female driver was as I said Anita Smart.
Five Leylands in C W Grifffiths yard in the early eighties, along with the Clydesdale and the three Bisons, is the first Leyland Constructor purchased by them.
Brand new Leyland Bison, pictured at C W Griffiths, Dolyhir garage, on August 1st 1979.
This was the second Bison that they had with the fixed head engine, the first was on an R plate.
The only ERF’s that C W Griffiths has operated, as far as I remember. The B series was purchased new, followed by the A series which they bought. Both pictured at their Dolyhir garage in the early eighties.
C W Griffiths ERF B series, pictured in March 1978.It worked out of the Gore and Dolyhir quarries with C W Griffiths This lorry spent most of its working life, hauling out of Strinds and Dolyhir Quarries, after C W Griffiths sold it, firstly to Derek Layton from Kington, who painted it green,he also ran it as a flat bed for a short while, then sold to Bob Taylor another owner driver who operated out of the same quarries.