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Just wondered what happened to this company.They had a few RB 22's on NCB sites in the 1970's in South Wales.Any photos out there ?
Martyn

Martyn,

R & W became part of the British Crane Hire Corporation (BCHC) along with several other hirers in an attempt to 'cover the nation'. Caledonian Crane Hire up here was another hirer swallowed up.

Full story here: http://www.contractjournal.com/Articles/1995/07/27/26509/where-are-they-now.html

Dave. S.

Thanks for that information David.I remember all their R B cranes were painted black instead of the RB red on the lower half of the crane cab.
Martyn

22RB ICD lifting crane with 80ft boom. Tim

Thanks for posting the photo Tim
Martyn

B100 LOADER wrote:Just wondered what happened to this company.They had a few RB 22's on NCB sites in the 1970's in South Wales.Any photos out there ?
Martyn

Fairly sure that at one time they ran some D8s and scrapers - would have been mid-sixty's.
Angus

modelman093 wrote:

B100 LOADER wrote:Just wondered what happened to this company.They had a few RB 22's on NCB sites in the 1970's in South Wales.Any photos out there ?
Martyn

Fairly sure that at one time they ran some D8s and scrapers - would have been mid-sixty's.
Angus

I thought they only had cranes Angus but obviously not here's an IH dozer and box of theirs at workThis Mack low loader new in 1966 later had it's livery changed to that of RK Crisp, an R&W subsidiary which did international and heavy haulage with depots in Birmingham and Southampton Tim

tim wrote:

modelman093 wrote:

B100 LOADER wrote:Just wondered what happened to this company.They had a few RB 22's on NCB sites in the 1970's in South Wales.Any photos out there ?
Martyn

Fairly sure that at one time they ran some D8s and scrapers - would have been mid-sixty's.
Angus

I thought they only had cranes Angus but obviously not here's an IH dozer and box of theirs at work

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This Mack low loader new in 1966 later had it's livery changed to that of RK Crisp, an R&W subsidiary which did international and heavy haulage with depots in Birmingham and Southampton

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Tim

Thats some sort of archive you have Tim Hope your lofts reinforced

Steve

Thats some sort of archive you have Tim Hope your lofts reinforced

Steve [/quote]
I haven't got that much stuff now Steve i've chucked away lots of old mags etc over the years and wish i hadn't Tim

tim wrote:

modelman093 wrote:

B100 LOADER wrote:Just wondered what happened to this company.They had a few RB 22's on NCB sites in the 1970's in South Wales.Any photos out there ?
Martyn

Fairly sure that at one time they ran some D8s and scrapers - would have been mid-sixty's.
Angus

I thought they only had cranes Angus but obviously not here's an IH dozer and box of theirs at work

RW3.jpg

This Mack low loader new in 1966 later had it's livery changed to that of RK Crisp, an R&W subsidiary which did international and heavy haulage with depots in Birmingham and Southampton

RW2.jpg

Tim

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