Hiya Fred,
That looks like Terry Rowe on the 'Bomb Navvie' His father had a level near South tunnel years ago. He is still in Nelson and i'll have to ring him to see if he has any information on the 61-RB.
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- Sun Sep 22, 2019 9:27 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: The way we were
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- Sun Sep 22, 2019 9:21 pm
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Hiya Fred. I was talking recently to someone from Deri and he insisted that Ryan had a 71-RB in Fochriw but i know it was indeed a 61-RB as the driver was Glyn Seaton AKA 'The Duke' from Pontypridd, It worked directly opposite the Disposal site at Fochriw ,Ryan had some coal from there but not as mu...
- Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:59 pm
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Hi Graham, Good to see you posting here again and to see you at Barry's on the 10 RB a couple of weeks back. A very interesting post. There were only two Marions that I knew of in South Wales. There was a 33M at Penderyn Quarries, that was a 3/4 yard machine with full air control, (pics below). htt...
- Thu May 23, 2019 8:39 pm
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The trucks in the next to last photos are in fact Belaz'. Model 540s to be exact. Now I've got a question; what kind of shovels are shown in the last photo? I've seen other photos of machines with this style gantry, but have never seen a name. Could they be Babcock or Blaw-Knox? If anybody knows fo...
- Tue May 10, 2016 10:39 pm
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I would say the navvie is a 38-RB Fred, A 54 had a different A frame arrangement, There is a jury mast on that Navvie coupled by 8 part reeving onto the sunken A frame which is not visible on a 38-RB.
- Sun May 08, 2016 10:41 pm
- Forum: Workplaces/Job reports
- Topic: Nant Llesg surface mine rejected
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The proposed Nant Llesg at present is a bit of an eysore to say the least, Ryans were in there back in the 70s doing a bit of muck splashing with a 61-RB Dragline but did'nt get rich from it, What is so short sighted with situations like this is once Ffos y Fran is finished the plant could be releas...
- Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:56 pm
- Forum: Heavy Haulage
- Topic: South Wales Lowloaders from 1960s / 70s
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Here's a story in pictures. 1) The gearbox in Tony Morgans Scania has given up. http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/download/file.php?id=47618&t=1 2) Barry Cossletts DAF to the rescue. http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/download/file.php?id=47619&t=1 3) Scania off to Telford Commercial...
- Sun Feb 01, 2015 7:46 pm
- Forum: Mining equipment
- Topic: Hot open cast
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Hello again Fred, Wrecking my brain last night in bed,it finally came to me the name of the company that worked the Mountain . Ash school tip.B&H Fuels (Burnett & Halamshire Fuels) Were they anything to do with Hargreaves & Budge? Regards from Ontario, Mark Williams. Afternoon Mark, I a...
- Sun Oct 19, 2014 7:39 pm
- Forum: Heavy Haulage
- Topic: Classic pictures Updated 09/06/2024
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 19/10/2014
Neversweat wrote:
Steve
Nice ERF with the 10-RB face shovel,thanks for sharing Steve. .
- Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:43 pm
- Forum: Heavy Haulage
- Topic: Classic pictures Updated 09/06/2024
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Re: Classic pictures Updated 05/10/2014
Mrsmackpaul wrote:now goods that first pic from the big to small gotta love that
wonder what the second pic's truck with bonnet is looks a bit IH'ish ?
thanks for sharing
Paul
looks a bit of a mack design.