Beecher 657's

[Mike d550]

I got some nice pics of the 385 and RH120 at the Foxcovert site, i was lucky enough to be working nearby for a couple of weeks and would take my lunch break up at the Foxcovert site with my trustly SLR ! I will see if i have any digital photos which i can attach.

What you operating up at the new site, i will look of for you the next time i am up there? That young Mr Banks as you put it was a bit of a grumpy sod, i would have been buzzing having all that new machinery about if i were him!

Come on tctractors spill the beans on the Stokey operator!

Regards

Mike D550

[Mike d550]

Thought i'd add a photo i took at the F/covert site, could this be you operating the 385 Robrh120 ?



Regards

Mike D550

[tctractors]

The Stokey driver I had a right old set to with , was "Alan Blain", only a few weeks later there was an article about this chap driving his Stokey Chariot in Earthmovers, I don't buy this mag as its to full of crap about having "your Ticket" and all that high vis load of #@??@cks that makes me sick.
tctractors
blowing it on as always.

[robrh120]

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[nick lamb]

HI MIke,can you snap some pics of the scrapers please and does Fenton Coleton still run any D8 and boxes?
P.S,once worked with a very nice D9N operator of Stokey's called Gerry Onions.A real professional pilot who looked after his tractor and could put it to work.

[Mike d550]

All being well i am planning a trip to the Shotton site tomorrow, i got the bad news i was being made redundant on friday so i've now got some time on my hands

I will take up my digi camera as well as the SLR and see if i can get some shots of the scrapers for you Nicky.

Keep your eyes out for me tomorrow Robrh120, i might even bring the video camera up!

Regards

Mike D550

[robrh120]

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[nick lamb]

Hi Mike,sorry to hear about the lay off,what's your job?.
P.S saw Manghan Shaws scrapers and dumpers flatten Shotton Collierypit heap in the 1970's.
I also have some newspaper cuttings of my dad working for A F Budge in the 70's.One was showing some 627's/631's at Berry Hill pit heap in Stoke and another clipping shows the 631's/D9 and D8 and 825 compactor at Trimdon colliery.
Hope you get working soon mate
I've just remembered,I lived in the small village of Shotton Colliery for a couple of weeks back in 1998 ish.Had no work for my D8's and was doing some holiday cover for a chap called P Brennon Plant (Irlam,Manchester).I was on a D7H LGP working at Seaton Carew????.It was near a big powerstation and the town sold the best fish and chips in the WORLD
It's a small world.....

[Mike d550]

Spent a couple of hours up at the Shotton site today, i managed to get some nice shots of the D8L and the scrapers unloading and some nice 740's as well

I made the school boy error of not checking my camera bag and assumed i had my digi camera already in, i managed to get a roll of film used up which i am hoping to get developed tomorrow, i will get a couple of scraper photos posted soon, i'll start a new thread with them so watch this space!

I noticed there were a couple of excavators in the distance and presumed one was you in the 320 rob, i was going to wander down and get some pics of the Colton 345C but it was too hot to trudge all the way down there!

Yes i was a little shocked to say the least when i heard i was being made redundant on friday. I am a building surveyor by trade but always longed to work in mining or quarrying, fingers crossed something will crop up soon, in the meantime i can enjoy the sunshine and visit sites with my camera

I know Seaton Carew quite well, its a nice stroll along the beach on a sunday afternoon and is an excellent cure for hayfever! I also lived about 5-6 miles from Trimdon in a town called Ferryhill and also West Cornforth.

Will drop a line on here Rob the next time i am visiting Shotton!

Regards

Mike D550

[robrh120]

ok mate catch u later