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constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Tue Jan 20, 2009 11:46 pm
by volvoabdn
found these pics and thanks to ronnie mackay approx 1982 dozers and boxes belong to gateway shovel and poclain are a&d sutherland from thurso
Re: constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:09 am
by volvoabdn
the rest
Re: constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Wed Jan 21, 2009 12:20 am
by Nick Drew
Great Period shots Wullie,
Thanks for posting them
Nick
Re: constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Thu Jan 22, 2009 12:45 am
by IBH
Brilliant photos. I particularly like the shots of the Poclain.
Re: constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:08 am
by nick lamb
Brill pics Wullie,you don't see many D6 and boxes.They're doing a tidy job too.What is a 'fascally park brora'?
Re: constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:58 am
by volvoabdn
fascally park is the name of the rugby pitch and brora is the name of the village nicky
Re: constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:48 pm
by nick lamb
thanks wullie
Re: constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 6:26 pm
by BulldozerD11
Great "in action" shots Wullie
Dont see the Ford loading shovels very often either. (When were they built from / to ? )
Is
Brora not a distillery up on the east coast heading up towards Wick
Cheers for photos (Ive got a few from Scrabster ? on the North coast to add when i find them
)
Dave
Re: constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:20 pm
by volvoabdn
Theres a distillery in brora but yr in the right place.Look forward to seeing yr pics of scrabster.Dont no much about fordy shovel but when i asked an old friend the reply i got was SCRAP
Re: constructing fascally park brora
Posted: Fri Jan 30, 2009 11:48 pm
by BulldozerD11
volvoabdn wrote:Theres a distillery in brora but yr in the right place.Look forward to seeing yr pics of scrabster.Dont no much about fordy shovel but when i asked an old friend the reply i got was SCRAP
Heres the Scrabster photos (scanned)
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Thought i had more but only found these
Clynelish Distillery is next door to Brora distillery, I called in on the way past a few years ago Nice windy scenic coast road ok in good weather but poor in bad weather.
Carn be many of the Fords left now, as dont think they were a popular make.
Dave