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The description on these Alcan photos says "167 ton casting from Sheffield to Rogerstone via Coventry, Buckingham, Bicester and Chipping Norton. Presumably it was off loaded for the rail crossing at Gloucester. The date is April 1960 Diamond T 266/PDW321 is leading followed by Pacific 193/HDW122. In the second view another DT 212/HDW572, Wynns 9th, a 981 model, has arrived - on tradeplates! It would have been an experience to watch this going through the Cotswolds.

A posed view of the Pearse Haulage Company prior to nationalisation in 1949. The two Fodens FDW60/61 are standing with two ex Fisher Renwick Scammells 92/3 BVXV560, BLO690 and a Bedford OXC xwd DDW30, chassis 18560 which seems to have been a quick buy to swell the PHC fleet. PHC was acquired in the 1930s and the vehicles, mostly Scammells and steamers were used "on loan" to Wynns through their life. UW167 had a small "P" above its fleet number.

Wynns owned 14 FWDs [including one not operated]. They were eithwer the lend lease variety of c1944 or post war Nash & Morgan built up these timber drags. The side mounted spare is a similar design to that mounted on the Matador timber cranes. FDW77-79 with matching fleet numbers were the last to be built. Seen herein the yard entrance with Iron Fairy 270 behind.

Les They were all DG/10s with single rears and hoop/sheets bodies. They would have all come from an auction but I have no records of these being sold anywhere at that time. Judging by the chassis numbers they were most likely all bought at the same time. I only have details of them running as flats with Wynns or BRS. Details are:- 176 EDW601 4/48 177 EDW602 4/48 65 FDW60 11/48 Ch 24148 New 4-7/45 To Pearse Haulage BRS 1G29 66 FDW61 11/48 Ch 24404 New 12/45 To Pearse Haulage BRS 1G30 181 FDW181 1/49 Ch 24146 New 4-7/45 To BRS 1G375 6/51 182 FDW182 1/49 Ch 24132 New 4-7/45 To BRS 1G376 6/51 Sold by BRS 2/54 183 FDW183 1/49 Ch 24406 New 12/45 To BRS 1G377 6/51 Sold by BRS 2/54 184 FDW184 1/49 Ch 22146 New 12/42 To BRS 1G378 6/51 Sold by BRS 2/54 Somewhere I have the two Pearse Haulage ones in a line-up. John

Seen in the same yard as the photo above. Going by the tidy state of the yard, I think this is likely to be one of the last three of the seven Pacifics with registrations. There were a couple of armoured chassis in the [then] second yard. I assume these were used as a base for the later builds.

One of eight Foden GS flatbeds used by Wynns. 177/EDW602 was registered in April 1948. Two of them went off to BRS on the first nationalisation and four more went with the second. The crane is a Lorain bought in August 1958.[268/PDW504]. It later moved to sister company Wynn Engineering. I should saw registered not bought. The company always had military units in the yard either for spares or sometimes to register and use when needed.

Yard Shunter 108 was ex Royal Navy. For saw service with Wynns.

Always an interesting yard to visit. This visit showed Matador WDW542K - still working for a living - and PDW321, the Diamond T wrecker. Bowen's tipper was a recovery casulty. I always noted these because they often became part of Wynn's fleet. Don't recall the bus on the right though!

This load with Diamond T NDW 232 in the lead is passing through the centre of Newport. I asked Percy Wynn why they went through the middle. "It was the only road" There was no by-pass, one bridge over the River Usk suitable and only the main street was direct and wide enough. The cab is the original - always looked the best design.

Up in the North East [to the right of Valetta is a large gun emplacement. It was being restored when I was last there. You can look at the layout of powder rooms etc. Candles behind glass was an early H&S rule. From the top you could look out on the film studios. Nearby was a scrap yard who were using the Scammell Explorer transferred from the Army to the RAF. [09AH17/94BD23]

Wynns ran a wide range of ex. military vehicles. Although the Pacifics and Diamond Ts get the publicity, there were many other types. First off is FDW 752, one of the Thornycroft Amazon / Coles cranes. The casualty was a Mammoth Major from Newport. Also in attendance is a Scammell low loader, a WLF and a Matador.

While searching for Macks among the Staffordshire records [they had 12] I found this note of another snowplough - a half track. Any idea what it was?

BCS675 was originally chassios O8538596. It was bought for use as a heavy haulage tractor and later passed to Pickfords as fleet number M6673 in March 1950. Pickfords sold it to Edgar Scruby of Roeburn Avenue, Surbiton in October 1954.