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- Thu Jul 14, 2016 12:31 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: Miscellaneous pictures
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Some photographs of a water tower in the Bedfordshire countryside at what was Thurleigh airfield. It has many different names now. More importantly to the plant enthusiast is the fact that in 1952 Kier Construction dragged the water tower 810' to its present location. Having been built in 1935 it wa...
- Wed Jul 13, 2016 2:41 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: Miscellaneous pictures
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In 1988 Transco ran a new gas pipe line from Werrington, Peterborough to a Compressor station? at Kimbolton. It ran through our parish of Great Gidding in Cambridgeshire. Murphys were the contractors. It was the first time we had seen large scale works and was very interesting and pleased to report ...
- Fri Jul 08, 2016 9:52 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: Miscellaneous pictures
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Its a job to decide which thread to post under so having successfully spelt miscellaneous, here's a selection of photographs that have sat on a hard disc and need to be aired. Nothing that old just plant seen in different place that you as enthusiasts might know a lot more about than I do as a casua...
Re: Hillhead
Different day, different weather http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/63810_PZAUBA3QGMJO1467289669.jpg Plenty of natural dust suppression without adding to it http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/images/userpix/63810_1UI8SH7WZK78C1467289669.jpg http://www.classicmachinery.net/forum/...
- Thu Jun 30, 2016 2:16 pm
- Forum: Photo Competitions
- Topic: CMN Photo Competition June 2016
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One from a very wet and windy Hillhead
- Sun Jun 12, 2016 12:00 pm
- Forum: Photo Competitions
- Topic: CMN Photo Competition June 2016
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I'm sure many of you know the S.E Davis yard at Astwood Bank. This was taken at the June 2016 old machinery gathering.
- Tue May 31, 2016 12:30 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: 'Down and outs'
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This old Cat sits beside a bridleway near Morton, Lincs.
Photographed in June 2011
Photographed in June 2011
- Thu May 26, 2016 12:24 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: Street scenes
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A Cat sitting on the former forecourt of the Heron/Texaco service station at the junction of the B660 with the A1 in Huntingdonshire. The demolition of the Wimpy/Happy Eater was about to follow on as this was the beginning of the A1 upgrade between Alconbury and Peterborough which commenced in April...
- Wed May 25, 2016 11:38 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: trencher!
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Trenching machines at work on two Gas pipeline projects that passed through the Parish of Great Gidding in 1988 and 1997. The first project was carried out by Murphy's and the second was a joint venture between Entrepose and Laing.
- Wed May 25, 2016 11:03 pm
- Forum: Misc earthmoving equipment
- Topic: 'Down and outs'
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First post on this site. The web link is to Geograph and in particular a forum thread called "abandoned heavy metal" and if all goes according to plan you should see a fair number of abandoned plant and machinery. http://www.geograph.org.uk/discuss/index.php?&action=vthread&forum=6...