The Last Wheel
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- Опубликовано: 7 фев 2025
- A video diary by Paul Wardle of the manufacturing of the last railway wagon wheel at the Taylor Brothers, Trafford Park Works in Manchester in 1999. Compiled in association with Ken Howarth www.heritagephotoarchive.co.uk as a public record.
Worked in the breaking shop, crane driver in the ingot yard 1986 to 98 good times and have lots of good memories.
Thanks Robert Rimmer
So did I matey
@@neilgrimshaw6420 hi tried to add you on Facebook would be good to catch up
Brilliant Video! I did my apprenticeship as a Metallurgist at Turners in 1981-1983 in the Quality control department and remeber the plant as it was shown in the Video. I do remember the ingots being snapped by a machine rather than being cut on a saw.
Worked there Feb 1979 - May 1991, started in "Wheel Machine Shop", moved on to "Wheel Press/Axle Box Press" (Did some 10 hour night shifts in the "Wheel Forge" when there wasn't much work on the presses), then did 5 years in "Test Machine Shop" before taking voluntary redundancy in May 1991. Worked with some great guys, there were certainly some real characters worked there then.
I was in charge of the Cable & Wireless team who designed and installed the computer system here .. wonderful bloke was our liaison .. Alan?
Worked here in mid to late 80s started as de scale on press (blower off) then moved up to mill handler on wheel mill
Great place and team good times.
Are you Billy whizz
@@neilgrimshaw6420 no it’s his brother carl.
Good video...I guess the trains don't run through the estate now, used to be a beautiful park 'owned' by the De Trafford. Deer hunting etc..I go past now and have to slow down past the sewage works because of low flying Swallows.
apprentice 1964 to 1969
My father was working there at the time Arthur Jones, don't suppose you remember him?