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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire
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Dirty Habit
Joined: 26 Mar 2008 Posts: 398 Location: West Midlands, UK
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Posted: Mon May 25, 2009 9:56 pm Post subject: |
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Is the company still in business or is there a Tesco's on the site ? _________________ 1964 International Harvester |
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peppiB
Joined: 30 Jun 2008 Posts: 686 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 10:11 am Post subject: |
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Those are old photos - ah memories of the days before health and safety was king- not a hard hat or pair of safety goggles in sight! |
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peter scott
Joined: 18 Dec 2007 Posts: 7113 Location: Edinburgh
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buzzy bee
Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Hi
I did see it on another forum, but it wasn't connected to radios, it was on a traction engine forum.
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Dave |
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Ray the rocker
Joined: 01 Aug 2008 Posts: 187 Location: south wales
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 11:48 am Post subject: doxford days.. |
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Nostalga at it`s best! the great british arm of engineering at full flow.
As a Fully skilled mechanic --used to working on ERF,SCAMMELLS and the like--imagine my suprise and shock horror of confronting a Doxford engine when working in a local shipyard!
I managed to get employed by a local contractor--through my father-in-law.He was a boilermaker--shop steward at the time.
On my first day,i was told to report to the forman on board---no tool boxes were evident ,just a tool bag over the shoulder with bits and bobs inside.He had the company fitters in line,all awaiting their job for the day--did`nt like any contractors infiltrating the shipyard so we were last in line for obtaining work! When my time arrived to address the foreman---he politely said "Strip out 4,5 and 6 main on the crank."
I proceeded to enter the bowels of the ship and on inspection inside the sump of the engine---i found the crank mains were already removed.
It was his way of finding out if i had any knowledge of the procedure of repairs.I promptly arrived at his side to tell him they were already out.
He frowned and muttered"Oh ,i forgot"Then gave me some pipe flanges to disconnect.Aday of learning for me i suppose as a Doxford is just a wee bit bigger than the engines i`ve worked on!
Sadly,my experience of dockside mechanics was curtailed the following day as the boilermakers went out on strike.I could hear the strike action being addressed by my father- in- law...work to rule was laid down for a period of two weeks.Tools were supplied by the firm---so company fitters got to them first,leaving contractors to twiddle their thumbs in the cabin until tools became available.Needless to say i got paid for a fortnight sitting on my backside doing crossword puzzles.
That was the nearest i got to DOXFORD engines and sadly left the shipyard repair men to re-enter the smaller field of road transport.
Cheers----Ray the Rocker.... |
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