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Thank you for your kind comments.
here's a few more from the Wrasbury reservoir site - before they filled it up!
Angus

Thanks John. No, missed out on Maldon, must find an excuse! Good one down here for steam enthusiasts at Brede on the Kent/Sussex boarder - another water pumping station + a Cold War bunker! Two huge triple expansion engines and regular "steam up" days.
Angus

Just unearthed a few pics of the pump house and purification plant attached to the Hanningfield reservoir near Chelmsford. Taken during a college visit in about 1962. The first pic is of the magnificent Crossley stand-by generator for keeping the water flowing during power cuts.

Just found these two pis while looking for something else!

Two more from the archives. Blackwell's 657s and D9s somewhere near Chesterfield.

Here's two local Quadies - one UK purchased and the other a private import second hand from the US with only a couple of hundred hours on the clock. Apparently the capital allowances to farmers in the US are such that they will buy a big tractor for the autumn or spring cultivations and then sell it...

Not seen any low rates stuff as of yet, but have seen lets call it "fine Tuning" this is sacking on a trumped up charge to get the other drivers to get their act together, and keep them on their toes, 1 driver was sacked for leaving his lights on draining the power so it failed to start t...

Hi All .. i have moved the Classic plant mag posts from the Dick Hampton thread on to this thread...we dont want the Dick Hampton thread to be buried :thumbs_up: Martyn No, and I'm not ready to be buried either. Will read the obits on Monday to check! The other guy's job often looks easy but I woul...

Thanks
Angus

Just found this on Google September 24 Events in History [b]September 24, 1971 90 Russian diplomats expelled from Britain for spying ... September 24, 1970 Soviet Luna 16 lands on earth after 1st unmanned round trip ... http://www.brainyhistory.com/days/september_24.html - 41k - Cached - Similar pag...