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| Sundew Dragline |
Wed Mar 20 14:20:51 2002
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Craig
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| Does anyone remember the dragline Sundew being walked from the Exton mine to Corby (13 miles) in 1974? | |
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| RE: Sundew Dragline |
Thu Mar 21 07:26:28 2002
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Peter
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| I visited it later when it was working near Corby and took some photos, but I am afraid we missed the actual walk! | |
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| RE: RE: Sundew Dragline |
Sun Oct 26 16:11:53 2003
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Martin
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| I can just about remmember this as i was around my teens and coming from a local village ( Gretton )my mates and i took a look,i'm certain i see this dragline working in the local pits. | |
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| RE: RE: RE: Sundew Dragline |
Wed Jul 18 16:19:54 2007
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gilo
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| I also came from a local village (stanion) and remember using sundew as a climbing frame when i was about ten, it was quite a hit with the local kids. After it was taken away we had to make do with all the giant steel making apparatus at carleton park corby and the steam train at wicksteed park kettering. Both of which are still available to climb i believe. Such is the fate of many a large bit of industrial machinery. still perhaps those early 'hands on' experiences led to my eventually becoming an archaeologist. | |
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| Sundew Dragline |
Fri Jul 18 14:17:54 2008
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Paul Incles
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| There is a video clip on YouTube of the Dragline actually walking.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OvGKooeMJ54&feature=related |
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| RE: Sundew Dragline |
Thu Oct 15 09:14:27 2009
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chris
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| I remember it like it was yesterday.One of the abiding memories of my youth.My father took me on a day trip to Corby to see its progress & i've still got the photos. | |
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| RE: RE: Sundew Dragline |
Tue Jun 1 16:09:20 2010
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Martin
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| Hi yes i rember the corby draglines very very well my dad had a shop deliv round in corby and i spent days and days looking at them and was once so luckly my dad and I got inside the one that worked next to the Golf course i can still rember standing behind the driver as he worked the great machine i was only about 15 years old but can still rember it as if it was only yestaday, what a shame they have all gone but alway rember them.
Martin. |
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| RE: RE: Sundew Dragline |
Tue Jun 1 16:10:05 2010
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Martin
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| Hi yes i rember the corby draglines very very well my dad had a shop deliv round in corby and i spent days and days looking at them and was once so luckly my dad and I got inside the one that worked next to the Golf course i can still rember standing behind the driver as he worked the great machine i was only about 15 years old but can still rember it as if it was only yestaday, what a shame they have all gone but alway rember them.
Martin. |
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