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Seconded , Neal-Unit (great pic of the AEC 8 wheeler :thumbup: ) neal-unit cornwall rails.jpg Yes, and here are a couple of Neal cranes on the move, (1950s I guess :?:) Foden & Neal Crane.jpg Bedford S Type & Neal Crane.jpg I think the one on the Foden was rated as a 10 or 12 tonner like th...

Nick Lamb could possibly date this accurately but it has to be early 1970's My brother Graham has been doing some searching and came up with these. The shot of the 110RB is definitely earlier and most likely at Pool Covert nr Wrexham. Our dad,Ron drove a low loader for McAlpines and remembered movi...

Nick Lamb could possibly date this accurately but it has to be early 1970's My brother Graham has been doing some searching and came up with these. The shot of the 110RB is definitely earlier and most likely at Pool Covert nr Wrexham. Our dad,Ron drove a low loader for McAlpines and remembered movi...

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Steve

Great pics Steve, been searching for a United Gravel photo for ages, great stuff.
cheers
Graham

essexpete wrote:There were a few of the Maggies around here in the 80s and early 90s. What engine did they have? They always sounded a bit throaty. (were they air cooled on some?)

Hi essexpete
They were air cooled v8's, or certainly the one's that D Morgan plant had.
cheers
Graham

A few more oldies. Fred 19 RB backacter on Guy Otter.JPG Guy Big J & Poclain.jpg Roebuck Leyland.jpg ERF & IH Hough.jpg Nice to see these oldies Fred, the Roebuck Leyland Low Loader a company I remember from Heswall not far from me, they had some nice trucks as I recall, I'm still searching...

spotted these two last week.Not sure what they are but Morgans do have a fair few of the Maggie scowends as pictured in the above post. Hi Nick Apparently Denis wanted some of the Vehicles that his mum & dad started out with, I remember seeing the QL's they were carrying bark out of Bowaters in...

Hi All, Just found this site and looking through some older posts,I,m sure I have identified a school friend of many years ago,I,ll be sending him a note very soon. Born in Ellesmere Port,Marchweil Road(McAlpines houses) my Dad worked for Mac.s for many years, I did too,Pool Covert OCCS, Runcorn Ex...

I live by the other large opencast that used to be in the area - NSM operated it. From Acrefair, inbetween Wrexham & Llangollen to the back of another local village. I work with another fitter who might remember your brother - ex Blackwwod Hodge, so I will ask him tomorrow. cheers wxmman his na...

Is the opencast you refer to known as the nsm ? Hi wxmman don't think it was, I was told it was pool covert, it was located just to the right of where the Ruthin road crosses the w/ham by pass if you are heading to langollen, the coal dug out was carried on a specialy constructed road to Bersham, l...