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Burton dasset Iron ore bucket rope way to the SMJ
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Hi, I am new to the society, born in Northend and grew up there.I used to play on the line, one of the chaps I went to school with still drives the MOD munition trains on the bit of line to Fenny…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tony Newman Apr 30, 2010.
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Tony Newman replied to Richard Keyte's discussion 'Burton dasset Iron ore bucket rope way to the SMJ'"This is exactly the kind of fragile snippet of history that one hopes would resurface in a forum like this. It is an integral part of the bigger picture but a part that is unlikely to have ever found its way into any archive or official…"
Richard Keyte replied to Richard Keyte's discussion 'Burton dasset Iron ore bucket rope way to the SMJ'"Hi Andy my dad told me that he and his brother had ridden in the buckets as well. they were cut loose as youngsters and left to their own devices after their mother died (my gradmother) I can show you some of the features still on Burton…"
A discussion started by Richard Keyte was featuredBurton dasset Iron ore bucket rope way to the SMJ
Hi, I am new to the society, born in Northend and grew up there.I used to play on the line, one of the chaps I went to school with still drives the MOD munition trains on the bit of line to Fenny Compton.Anyway when I was about 8 or 9 ( a long time ago) I dug up in the hedge on what is now Burton Dasset hills (was private land then) 2 cast iron wheels from the over-head bucket rope way that used to take iron ore from the quarry on top of the hills to the SMJ siding.My father (unfortunately…See More
Andy Thompson replied to Richard Keyte's discussion 'Burton dasset Iron ore bucket rope way to the SMJ'"Richard
I'd be very interested as well as hearing all (and I mean all)that you can remember about the site. I did hear a story of one man who got stuck in a bucket whilst (illegally ) riding up from the railway when the lunch time hooter went…"
Richard Keyte posted a discussionBurton dasset Iron ore bucket rope way to the SMJ
Hi, I am new to the society, born in Northend and grew up there.I used to play on the line, one of the chaps I went to school with still drives the MOD munition trains on the bit of line to Fenny Compton.Anyway when I was about 8 or 9 ( a long time ago) I dug up in the hedge on what is now Burton Dasset hills (was private land then) 2 cast iron wheels from the over-head bucket rope way that used to take iron ore from the quarry on top of the hills to the SMJ siding.My father (unfortunately…See More
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- At 7:30 on February 15, 2011, Andy Thompson said…
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