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  • John Redfern on Dowty Mining Equipment – The Sell Off

    08/01/2020
    Thank you for your comment David

  • David Carpenter on Dowty Mining Equipment – The Sell Off

    08/01/2020
    Dowty Mining Equipment was sold as part of the Dowty Group Mining Division to a management buyout led by Adrian...

  • Alcwyn Elliott on Dowty Group – US Product Brochure

    19/12/2019
    The shearer on this face is an AB 16 DERDS. Comprising of 17" Mech Haulage / 22 mm chain The...

  • Alcwyn Elliott on Double Acting (Desford type) Chock

    19/12/2019
    We called these the Mushroom Jack and used these on a Plough Face in 1966 @ Bargoed Colliery in South...

  • Stephen Bowden on Boulton Paul – People

    11/12/2019
    The man in the very first photo, second right, sitting on the desk with sleeves rolled up to navy standard...

  • John Redfern on Waverley Electronics Ltd – Today (2019)

    20/11/2019
    Hello Mel.... thank you for your contacting us, hopefully someone will respond to you on seeing your comment on this...

  • Mel Marsden on Waverley Electronics Ltd – Today (2019)

    19/11/2019
    Thank you. I am trying to find as much information and as many images regarding the history of Waverley Electronics...

  • John Redfern on Dowty Sports Teams – Through the Ages

    15/11/2019
    Thank you Mike... happy to put the record straight!

  • Mike Waring on Dowty Sports Teams – Through the Ages

    15/11/2019
    May I make a small correction please? In the scroll down of football teams there is a pic of the...

  • John Redfern on Contact us

    10/11/2019
    Thank you Alcwyn Elliot for your kind comments about our website, it is much appreciated

  • John Redfern on Dowty Pumps

    10/11/2019
    Thank you Alcwyn Elliot for your comments on this post, it is much appreciated.

  • John Redfern on All Hydraulic ROLF

    10/11/2019
    Thank you Alcwyn Elliot for your comments on this post, it is much appreciated, unfortunately we are not aware if...

  • John Redfern on AMC Coal Show – Chicago 1980

    10/11/2019
    Thank you Alcwyn Elliot for your comments on this post, it is much appreciated.

  • Alcwyn Elliott on Contact us

    09/11/2019
    I am in the process of writing a book an the History of Longwall Mechanization. This is a fantastic web...

  • Alcwyn Elliott on Dowty Pumps

    09/11/2019
    This pump was introduced earlier than 1968, It is featured in my hydraulics book first edition 1967. Designed to use...

  • Alcwyn Elliott on All Hydraulic ROLF

    09/11/2019
    The Dowty ROLF eletrohydraulic system was a precursor to what we have today with the electrohydraulic longwall faces that can...

  • Alcwyn Elliott on AMC Coal Show – Chicago 1980

    09/11/2019
    I was at this coal show, the machine is an Anderson Mavor AM 500 that used the Roll Rack Haulage...

  • John Redfern on Waverley Electronics Ltd – Today (2019)

    08/11/2019
    Thank you for your enquiry, unfortunately, we have not as yet found any photos in our archive (unless anyone can...

  • Mel Marsden on Waverley Electronics Ltd – Today (2019)

    07/11/2019
    I would be interested to see a photograph of Norman and Hamilton Brown to add to a project I am...

  • John Redfern on Dowty and Longwall Mining

    04/11/2019
    Thank you for your message Joseph, unfortunately we do not have any Dowty film footage of the Longwall Mining Process...

  • Joseph Eamonn ONeill on Dowty and Longwall Mining

    02/11/2019
    Amazed that you use an FMC (USA) video vs Dowty . Dowty made millions and were THE name in UK...

  • Mike godwin on Dowty Group – Corporate Brand/Logo

    31/10/2019
    Should be forwarded to the Design Centre as well they adore such logos

  • John Redfern on Sir George Dowty & Family

    30/10/2019
    Unfortunately not

  • Gary Ataman on Sir George Dowty & Family

    30/10/2019
    Which one is Edith in the photo? Do you know who the other people are?
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