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  • 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?

  • Gary Ataman on Sir George Dowty & Family

    30/10/2019
    Can you identify Edith in the photo?

  • John Redfern on Sir George Dowty & Family

    30/10/2019
    Gary... Edith Carless (George Dowty's first wife), was born 9 May 1900 in Halifax Yorkshire, they married at St James...

  • Gary Ataman on Sir George Dowty & Family

    29/10/2019
    Can you add birth and death dates of Edith Dowty. Did they have any children together? When did they get...

  • Nicholas Hyde on Dowty Electronics (RFL Systems Division) – Marshfield

    22/10/2019
    Not seen the photos before, worked at Dowty/RFL from September 1983. Later the company added or extended the building on...

  • John Redfern on Dowty McCallum Pty Ltd – Australia

    27/08/2019
    David...Unfortunately, I cannot provide you with a definitive date but looking at the photos and the cars in the car...

  • Dávid on Dowty McCallum Pty Ltd – Australia

    27/08/2019
    Hello. Just passing question to previous comment (Debbie). Do you know when these images were taken? My father worked both...

  • Debbie Follett on Dowty in a village called Atworth

    06/07/2019
    Hello I've just stumbled on this lovely memory. My dad KennethRoy Gooden worked for Dowty in Atworth. When I was...

  • Debbie Johnson on Dowty McCallum Pty Ltd – Australia

    03/07/2019
    I worked at Lansvale and Minto, my car is in the car park at Minto. I still have my sticker...

  • John Redfern on VIP Visit – Rt Hon Douglas Jay MP

    17/06/2019
    Hello John, thank you for the updated information, we are happy to correct the post.
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