L.C.L. Lewis Heavy Haulage
Author: Paul Heaton
First Edition October 1996
Published by P.M. Heaton Publishing Abergavenny, Gwent, Wales.
128 pages
Whilst having a browse through a 2nd hand book shop I came across this book which I purchased, from the title you may not think the book would be of interest to a construction and earthmoving machinery enthusiast such as myself.
But the book provides visual history of the career of Lewyn Cyril Lewis from his early days as a plant operator in South Wales to how he became involved in road haulage and went onto found his own haulage company.
The majority of the photos in the book depict haulage work undertaken for Short Bros. (Plant) Ltd from the 1960’s and into the 1990’s with much of the kit shown going to (or coming from) opencast coal mines and steel works in South Wales, with many shots of loads entering or leaving the Short Bros. yards.
The following is just a selection of the machinery hauled for Short Bros. in the photos:
NCK cranes, 22RB,38RB,61RB Ruston Bucyrus cranes, Cat wheel loaders, scrapers ,bulldozers , Gradall excavators, Hitachi excavators, Finlay screening equipment , Terex rigid dumptrucks and scrapers.
There are some cracking photos of a 61RB arriving at a site and being assembled in order to drive it off the low loader.
The firm were also for a time the main transporter of Ford construction equipment in the UK with shots including an A64 wheel loader and a Ford H50 CK crawler excavator, Other highlights include 22RB and Cat 235 excavators on the move for Ryan Mining.
Most of the photos are black and white but there are several pages in colour.
Even if your not too interested in heavy haulage this book is worth getting for the plant images alone, though I dont know how easy it is to procure a copy of this book.
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Perhaps other members could review a book they've got in their collection?
oops sorry Book shop in Brum. I just had a quick look to see if there was an ISBN number on it and am surprised to see that it hasn't.
