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Dowty Mining Equipment
Initially, the production of mining props was being carried out by Dowty Auto Units but in 1954 Dowty Mining Equipment was created.
In 1956 Dowty Mining Equipment opened a new factory at Ashchurch, Nr. Tewkesbury
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Aerial Photos
Aerial photographs of Dowty Mining and Dowty Seals at Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
AMC Coal Show - Chicago 1980
Photographs from the AMC Coal Show in Chicago USA 1980
Ashchurch Site
Photographs showing the Ashchurch site and some early building works taking place at the Dowty Mining Equipment
At the Coal Face
Photographs showing some of the Dowty Mining Equipment products in use at the Coal Face
British Trade Fair - 1961
Photograph of a Dowty Mining Equipment trade stand, from a British Trade Fair held in 1961 (possibly USSR)
Chesterfield - Repair & Overhaul
Photographs showing the construction of a new Dowty Mining Equipment works at Chesterfield – Unit 35
Cleveland Coal Show 1970
Photographs from the Cleveland Coal Show, USA, held in 1970
CUMM 66 Exhibition - Birmingham 1966
Photographs from the CUMM 66 Exhibition in Birmingham
CUMM 72 Exhibition - Olympia London 1972
Photographs from the CUMM 72 Exhibition at Olympia in London
CUMM 77 Exhibition - Birmingham 1977
Photographs from the CUMM 77 Exhibition in Birmingham
Design Engineer - Bit of a Drag!
Tom Vivian was a Dowty Mining Equipment Design Engineer. Tom has retired but helps to build race engines in Cheltenham.
Dowty and Longwall Mining
Dowty Mining Equipment manufactured and supplied thousands of power roof supports and other mining equipment to the Longwall Mining process ...
Dowty Apprentices - Projects & Events
Dowty Apprentices occasionally got involved in some kind of “project” or “event”, this would involve a team of apprentices coming ...
Dowty Belt Buckles
There is a tradition with Coal Miners, that they design and produce a Belt Buckle which represents the Colliery or ...
Dowty Mining Equipment - The Sell Off
The Dowty Group was a market leader in the manufacturing of mining systems solutions. Dowty Mining Equipment was based in Ashchurch, ...
Dowty Mining Equipment - Australia
Copies of the sales and information publications published and issued by Dowty Mining Equipment Australia
Dowty Mining Equipment - Employees at Work
Photographs showing the production lines and employees inside the factory
Dowty Mining Equipment - Exhibition Bus
Photograph showing a Dowty Mining Equipment Exhibition Bus c.1941
Dowty Mining Equipment - People
Photographs of the people who used to work at Dowty Mining Equipment Our thanks to all those who shared their photos
Dowty Mining Equipment - Products
Photographs showing a selection of the products produced by Dowty Mining Equipment
Dowty Mining Equipment - Publications
Copies of the sales and information publications published and issued by Dowty Mining Equipment
Dowty Mining Equipment - Synopsis
The Dowty Group’s interest in mining dates back to the mid-1940s when Sir George started looking into industrial applications of ...
Electra & Mining Exhibition 1976
Photographs from Electra & Mining Exhibition held in Johannesburg, South Africa 1976
It's DAF Trucks All The Way For Dowty Mining - 12th June 1978
Press Release 12th June 1978 DAF Trucks press release with Dowty Mining for the purchase of two new (at the time) ...
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