George Wimpey Motor Scrapers

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George Wimpey Motor Scrapers

Post #1 by topkit » Thu Feb 12, 2015 6:07 pm

I thought this may be of interest, you don't see scenes like this too often nowadays (unfortunately)
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Re: George Wimpey Motor Scrapers

Post #2 by essexpete » Thu Feb 12, 2015 8:55 pm

Some line up, I guess that was motorway building somewhere?


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Post #3 by Mrsmackpaul » Thu Feb 12, 2015 9:39 pm

yes times have changed quite a lot these days I dont feel we see big projects or at least thats the way it seems to me
great pic and thanks for sharing

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Re: George Wimpey Motor Scrapers

Post #4 by bigkit » Thu Feb 12, 2015 10:07 pm

You may find a single 637 working in Godalming shorty tho', I'll keep you posted :thumbup:


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Post #6 by paul.hogan.9066 » Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:09 pm

Looks like Willen lakes Milton Keynes job


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Re: George Wimpey Motor Scrapers

Post #7 by conway » Sat Feb 21, 2015 10:31 am

great and moving story about the willen lake job built by wimpeys in the early seventies it is in a book by ultan cowley called the men who built britain


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Re: George Wimpey Motor Scrapers

Post #8 by hoggie » Sun Feb 22, 2015 11:36 am

yes thanks Colin i have that book


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