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Dowty Mining Equipment

In 1948, Dowty decided to market a newly developed product - the hydraulic pit prop. Early design prototypes had been tested in 1945, when it was felt desirable to develop new industrial applications of hydraulics.

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 and by 1957, the millionth hydraulic pit prop had been produced and in use all over the world.

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  • 50-Ton Hydraulic Chock

    50-Ton Hydraulic Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – 50-Ton Hydraulic Chock
  • 6-Leg 180 Ton Rigid Base Chock

    6-Leg 180 Ton Rigid Base Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg 180 Ton Rigid Base Chock
  • 6-Leg 180 Ton Thin Seam Supports

    6-Leg 180 Ton Thin Seam Supports

    Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg 180 Ton Thin Seam Supports
  • 6-Leg 240 Ton Rigid Base Chock

    6-Leg 240 Ton Rigid Base Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg 240 Ton Rigid Base Chock
  • 6-Leg Chock

    6-Leg Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg Chock
  • 6-Leg Medium Seam Chock

    6-Leg Medium Seam Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – 6-Leg Medium Seam Chock
  • 6/260 Tonne Rigid Base Wide Walkway Support

    6/260 Tonne Rigid Base Wide Walkway Support

    Dowty Mining Equipment – 6/260 Tonne Rigid Base Wide Walkway Support
  • 80 Ton Hydraulic Chock

    80 Ton Hydraulic Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – 80 Ton Hydraulic Chock
  • Aerial Photos

    Aerial Photos

    Aerial photographs of Dowty Mining and Dowty Seals at Ashchurch, Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire
  • Alec Mills, General Manager, Dowty Ashchurch

    Alec Mills, General Manager, Dowty Ashchurch

    Film shot by my father featuring Alec Mills, General Manager, Dowty Ashchurch, c.1963 Our thanks to David Sayed for sharing this ...
  • All Hydraulic ROLF

    All Hydraulic ROLF

    Dowty Mining Equipment – All Hydraulic ROLF
  • AMC Coal Show - Chicago 1980

    AMC Coal Show - Chicago 1980

    Photographs from the AMC Coal Show in Chicago USA 1980
  • Apprentice Training Schools

    Apprentice Training Schools

    The majority, if not all Dowty sites had their own Apprentice Training Schools. This is where all Apprentices usually spent their ...
  • Ashchurch Site

    Ashchurch Site

    Photographs showing the Ashchurch site and some early building works taking place at the Dowty Mining Equipment
  • Ashchurch Sports & Social Club

    Ashchurch Sports & Social Club

    Photograph of the Ashchurch Sports & Social Club
  • At the Coal Face

    At the Coal Face

    Photographs showing some of the Dowty Mining Equipment products in use at the Coal Face
  • Automatic Wagon Control

    Automatic Wagon Control

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Automatic Wagon Control
  • Bar Slide Head

    Bar Slide Head

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Bar Slide Head
  • British Trade Fair - 1961

    British Trade Fair - 1961

    Photograph of a Dowty Mining Equipment trade stand, from a British Trade Fair held in 1961 (possibly USSR)
  • Brochure of Company and Products

    Brochure of Company and Products

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Brochure of Company and Products
  • Cam Boxes

    Cam Boxes

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Cam Boxes
  • Chesterfield - Repair & Overhaul

    Chesterfield - Repair & Overhaul

    Photographs showing the construction of a new Dowty Mining Equipment works at Chesterfield – Unit 35
  • Chock Shield Support Systems

    Chock Shield Support Systems

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Chock Shield Support Systems
  • Cleveland Coal Show 1970

    Cleveland Coal Show 1970

    Photographs from the Cleveland Coal Show, USA, held in 1970
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