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Merthyr Tydfil Borough Council

 

 

 

Lewis Jones of Carlton Terrace Troedyrhiw,  at the Road Transport Industry Training Board,

on a training course to be a Driving Instructor. Lewis is middle row extreme right.

(Photograph courtesy of Roger Hawkins Lewis' Grandson)

 

Nantygwenith Street Bus Depot In The Snow - 1982

(Photographs courtesy of Glyn Bowen)

      
     
         
         
     
         
         
     
 

 

  
 

 
 

Ex M.T.B.C. JUH 230W at Bridgend

(Photograph courtesy of David Williams)

Ex M.T.B.C. JUH 228W now owned by David Williams awaiting restoration.

(Photograph courtesy of David Williams)

 

M.T.B.C. Bus Drivers

(Photographs Courtesy of Byrion Williams & Information Provided by Gerald Evans & Peter Evans)

Tom Williams, Ben Williams,

Jack Treharne & Bill Griffiths.

Tommy (Blondie) Williams &

Francis Jones

Tommy Sisum &

Tommy (Blondie) Williams

    

 

 
 

In the back row can be seen: Arthur Cable, Ithel Davies, Ray Roberts, H. Sampson, Edmund Thomas, Evan Richards, Cyril Kinsey, Tommy Flynn.

Extreme Right is Harry Hughes.

Front Row: Johnny Burns, Tommy Owen, Billie Hughes, Joe Steele, Emrys James, Tommy Williams & Elmor Jenkins.

1949 Annual Outing - taken opposite the Penry Street Depot - Bridgefield Terrace.

From the Merthyr Express July 9th 1949.

 

This Merthyr express cutting shows the retirement of Mr Bill Thomas, also in

the photograph is Old Merthyr Tydfil's Clive Davies, front row, dead centre.

  Left to Right:- John Daniel, Bill Smith (onetime Mayor of Merthyr ), Keith Porter (recently retired as Mayors chauffeur), Selwyn Phelps, Bill Thomas, Mike Powell, Granville Powell (Who now runs the Welcome PCV/HGV Driving school), Clive Davies, Robert Davies, Danny (Dan.) Tanner, Hayden Jones, Gerald Treharne, Haydn Jones.  

From the Merthyr Express - 3rd January 1953

 

 

 

 

 

"Roy Normanton's

cool driving stops bus six inches from disaster"
 

 
         
  Roy on his retirement following 50 years service
 
         
  Merthyr bus drivers at Barry Island in the 1920's    
       
    Roy Normanton 3rd from the right, middle row    
   
       

 

 

In 1975 Roy Normanton retired. The above article and photograph

 were published in the Merthyr Express.
   

1949 Annual Outing - taken opposite the Penry Street Depot - Bridgefield Terrace.

From the Merthyr Express July 9th 1949.

 

This Merthyr express cutting shows the retirement of Mr Bill Thomas, also in

the photograph is Old Merthyr Tydfil's Clive Davies, front row, dead centre.

Left to Right:- John Daniel, Bill Smith (onetime Mayor of Merthyr ), Keith Porter (recently retired as Mayors chauffeur), Selwyn Phelps, Bill Thomas, Mike Powell, Granville Powell (Who now runs the Welcome PCV/HGV Driving school), Clive Davies, Robert Davies, Danny (Dan.) Tanner, Hayden Jones, Gerald Treharne, Haydn Jones.

   
 

MTBC Bus Garage Staff - Early 1980's

L-R :- Peter Williams (Coach painter), Cecil Jones (Foreman), Paul Williams (Diesel Fitter)

(Photograph courtesy of Elwyn Jones)

 

  

MTBC Bus Garage Staff - 1985

Bus Deregulation Protest Rally, London 1985

L-R :- Eddie Francis, David Wright, Paul Williams, Colin Neagle, John Carter Evans, Alan ?, Keith Williams

(Photograph Courtesy of Elwyn Jones)

  
     
 
   

Nantygwenith Street Bus Depot

(Photographs courtesy of Glyn Bowen)

 

 

 
 

 

 
         
         
 

 

 
         
         
 

 
         
 
   
         

 

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