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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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    Rodjo Shield - Self-Advancing Support System

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Rodjo Shield – self-advancing support system
  • Roof Support Anchor Station

    Roof Support Anchor Station

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Roof Support Anchor Station
  • Roof Support and Anchor Station

    Roof Support and Anchor Station

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Roof Support and Anchor Station
  • Roof Support Equipment at the Cleveland Coal Show

    Roof Support Equipment at the Cleveland Coal Show

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Roof Support Equipment at the Cleveland Coal Show
  • Roofmaster Hydraulic Powered Support System

    Roofmaster Hydraulic Powered Support System

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Roofmaster Hydraulic Powered Support System
  • Roofmaster Mark 1B  Self-Advancing Support System

    Roofmaster Mark 1B Self-Advancing Support System

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Roofmaster Mark 1B Self-Advancing Support System
  • Roofmaster Minor Power Support System

    Roofmaster Minor Power Support System

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Roofmaster Minor Power Support System
  • Roofmaster Props Mk.1 B & C

    Roofmaster Props Mk.1 B & C

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Roofmaster Props Mk.1 B & C
  • Silver Jubilee Commemorative Book 1931 - 1956

    Silver Jubilee Commemorative Book 1931 - 1956

    Commemorative Book celebrating Dowty Group 25-years 1931 – 1956
  • Sir George Dowty "thank you" letter to employees

    Sir George Dowty "thank you" letter to employees

    Sir George Dowty “thank you” letter to employees on 21st Anniversary – Jul 1952
  • Standard Hydraulic Props Type PA.2700

    Standard Hydraulic Props Type PA.2700

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Standard Hydraulic Props Type PA.2700
  • Steep Seam Chock

    Steep Seam Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Steep Seam Chock
  • Support Control on Steep Seams

    Support Control on Steep Seams

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Support Control on Steep Seams
  • The A.B. Meco-Moore in Northumberland - Trial at Bates Colliery

    The A.B. Meco-Moore in Northumberland - Trial at Bates Colliery

    An article from the Iron and Coal Trades Review – The A.B. Meco-Moore in Northumberland about a Trial at Bates ...
  • The Desford Colliery Dowty Band

    The Desford Colliery Dowty Band

    The Desford Colliery Dowty Band hailed from a small mining town called Coalville in the heart of the Midlands UK. The ...
  • The Economics of Powered Supports for Coal Mining

    The Economics of Powered Supports for Coal Mining

    Dowty Mining Equipment – The Economics of Powered Supports for Coal Mining
  • The Hydraulic Pit Prop

    The Hydraulic Pit Prop

    The Hydraulic Pit Prop article from The Colliery Guardian – Sep 1948
  • The Miracle of Mechanisation in the Coal Mines

    The Miracle of Mechanisation in the Coal Mines

    Dowty Mining Equipment – The Miracle of Mechanisation in the Coal Mines
  • The Stone Hydraupuller

    The Stone Hydraupuller

    Dowty Mining Equipment – The Stone Hydraupuller
  • Thin Seam Chock

    Thin Seam Chock

    Dowty Mining Equipment – Thin Seam Chock
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    Thin Seam Face End Support System

    Dowty Hucknall – Thin Seam Face End Support System
  • VHS Tape to Digital

    VHS Tape to Digital

    We have received a message from an Ex. Dowty Mining Engineer who worked for the Export Dept at Dowty Mining ...
  • Video Clip of Peter Kearney being interviewed by Sue Jay

    Video Clip of Peter Kearney being interviewed by Sue Jay

    This is a great documentary featuring a lorry driver who worked for Dowty. Watch this documentary about the life of a ...
  • VIP Visit - HRH Duke of Edinburgh c.1970

    VIP Visit - HRH Duke of Edinburgh c.1970

    Photograph of HRH Duke of Edinburgh visiting a Dowty Mining trade stand at a Council of Underground Machinery Manufacturers (CUMM) ...
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