P&H 1900AL shovels?
Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2016 11:36 am
Hello Everyone,
There were 5 of the above shovels commissioned to BCO (British Coal Opencast) in the mid 70s. The first 1 was owned by Wimpey & put to work @ its Maesgwyn Cap opencast coal site,near Glyneath. There was 1 owned & put to work @ Taylor Woodrows Trecatty site,Merthyr Tydfil & another 1 was owned by Fairclough,Parkinson Mining & put to work @ its Blindwells site in Tranent in Scotland.
The other 2 were BCO owned & were painted in BCOs light blue & white colour scheme.1 of these shovels went to the newly awarded F Shephard'Hill & Companies Glyn Glas coal site,near Llanebie in West Wales.
Does anyone know where the other 1 was first commissioned.I know that after the Glyn Glas contract was completed,the shovel was moved to the Wimpey Mining Ffos Las coal site,where it was put to work with the other BCO owned P&H 1900AL.Ffos Las started its contract in 1983,so I think the shovel in question worked on another contract before this site started?
I remember both these BCO P&H 1900AL shovels retired & parked next to one & other.They had previously been over-haul by the Wimpey maintenance crew @ Ffos Las.
The Wimpey owned P&H 1900AL shovel was relocated to their Gilfach Iago site in Llanebie,after the Maesgwyn Cap site was completed & retired there.
The Fairclough Parkinson Mining P&H 1900AL shovel was relocated from their Blindwells site to their Nant Helen site near Abercrave,Wales,& was a stand by machine,very rarely used.
The Taylor Woodrow P&H 1900AL shovel was relocated to their Chesterhouse coal site Northumberland & under went a complete refurbishment,with a longer boom,bigger & bail less bucket & a new paint colour. After Chesterhouse was completed,it was relocated to the new Taylor Woodrow Nadins & Highcross coal site,Swadlincote Derby.After the completed contract,it was cut up for scrap with a RB 195B shovel.
The Taylor Woodrow P&H 1900AL,was the only shovel,not to end its working life back down in the Land of my Fathers,South Wales.
I hope someone can put an answer to my question,
Regards,
Mark Williams.
There were 5 of the above shovels commissioned to BCO (British Coal Opencast) in the mid 70s. The first 1 was owned by Wimpey & put to work @ its Maesgwyn Cap opencast coal site,near Glyneath. There was 1 owned & put to work @ Taylor Woodrows Trecatty site,Merthyr Tydfil & another 1 was owned by Fairclough,Parkinson Mining & put to work @ its Blindwells site in Tranent in Scotland.
The other 2 were BCO owned & were painted in BCOs light blue & white colour scheme.1 of these shovels went to the newly awarded F Shephard'Hill & Companies Glyn Glas coal site,near Llanebie in West Wales.
Does anyone know where the other 1 was first commissioned.I know that after the Glyn Glas contract was completed,the shovel was moved to the Wimpey Mining Ffos Las coal site,where it was put to work with the other BCO owned P&H 1900AL.Ffos Las started its contract in 1983,so I think the shovel in question worked on another contract before this site started?
I remember both these BCO P&H 1900AL shovels retired & parked next to one & other.They had previously been over-haul by the Wimpey maintenance crew @ Ffos Las.
The Wimpey owned P&H 1900AL shovel was relocated to their Gilfach Iago site in Llanebie,after the Maesgwyn Cap site was completed & retired there.
The Fairclough Parkinson Mining P&H 1900AL shovel was relocated from their Blindwells site to their Nant Helen site near Abercrave,Wales,& was a stand by machine,very rarely used.
The Taylor Woodrow P&H 1900AL shovel was relocated to their Chesterhouse coal site Northumberland & under went a complete refurbishment,with a longer boom,bigger & bail less bucket & a new paint colour. After Chesterhouse was completed,it was relocated to the new Taylor Woodrow Nadins & Highcross coal site,Swadlincote Derby.After the completed contract,it was cut up for scrap with a RB 195B shovel.
The Taylor Woodrow P&H 1900AL,was the only shovel,not to end its working life back down in the Land of my Fathers,South Wales.
I hope someone can put an answer to my question,
Regards,
Mark Williams.
. I seem to have misplaced a pile of my old photos but I shall continue the hunt!