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Frustrated by the inability of suppliers to provide high enough quality seals for the specialized demands of his products, Sir George decided to set up his own company to provide the highly engineered sealing systems he needed.
In addition he also sought to further exploit the group’s expertise by developing a portfolio of hydraulic pumps, motors, valves, rams and actuators, as well as pioneering hydrostatic transmission systems.
Booster-retarders were developed for railway marshalling yards and the group also launched a servo and systems company.
Continuous Freight Car Control
Dowty Hydraulic Units – Continuous Freight Car Control
Dowty Group - Railway Products
Dowty Group – Railway Products
Dowty Hydraulic Railway Buffer
Dowty Industrial Corporation - Organisation Charts
Copies of Dowty Industrial Corporation Management Organisation Charts from the 1980’s
Dowty Railway Retarder
What is a Dowty Retarder? A Hydraulic device that regulates the speed of rail cars as they roll down an inclined ...
Off-shore Technology Exhibition - Houston 1977
Photograph of the Off-shore Technology Exhibition in Houston USA 1977
Oleo Retarders
Dowty Mining Equipment – Oleo Retarders
Retractable Railway Buffer
Dowty Hydraulic Units Prototype of an “end of siding” retractable railway buffer undergoing factory tests after design and manufacture and prior ...
Tinsley Marshalling Yard
Tinsley Marshalling Yard was a railway marshalling yard, used to separate railway wagons, located near Tinsley in Sheffield, England. It was ...
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