It never crossed my mind before now, H. But then again, I do tend to be a bit thick!
Bewick:
I was told many years ago that there were many different qualities of pig iron from the very finest such as that cast at the old Millom Iron Works where they used the Ore from the fabulous Hodbarrow mine next door to the works,this ore was reckoned to be some of the purest ever mined.I dont think the quality of the Workington Pig was quite as good as the Millom iron but it wasn’t far behind I was told.This probably accounted for Fords buying the odd 100ton or so occaisionally so as to improve their blend in the Engine plant.Cheers Dennis.
I remember those loads of pig iron going into Fords Dagenham when I was going in for crude benzene - Fords had their own coking plant in the early 70s.
So they did- we hauled coke breeze out of Dagenham for making breeze blocks for the building industry.
And tipping foundry coke at Johnson Matthey in Enfield, then having a cab search before you were allowed out just in case you had got hold of a couple of gold bars!
Retired Old ■■■■:
So they did- we hauled coke breeze out of Dagenham for making breeze blocks for the building industry.
And tipping foundry coke at Johnson Matthey in Enfield, then having a cab search before you were allowed out just in case you had got hold of a couple of gold bars!
Was that the same company as Enfield Rolling Mills ROF?
If you Google Millom Iron Works or Hodbarrow Mine there is alot of interesting photos and gen,it was called Heamatite ore that was mined for over 100 years at Hodbarrow and was supposed to be the purest type of ore in the World,there were a good number of other iron ore mines in Furness and West ■■■■■■■■■■ but they were no where near the size of Hodbarrow although I am told the quality was similar to that of Hodbarrow.The main reason that Hodbarrow closed in '69 was the failure of the Iron Works to persuade Harold Wilsons mob to give them a grant so they could develop,what was at the time,a revolutionary method of manufacturing iron,apparently the Works and the Mine would have enjoyed an extended and more prosperous life for the forseeable future at the time.But probably BL and Stokes had Wilsons “ear” so they swallowed all the funds at the time !!The story of the demise of British industry,Millom was just a dot in a far corner of the country employing a few hundred men,so not many votes or Labour seats there then ! Cheers Bewick.
hiya,
Dennis you’re a “mine” of useful information.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
Dennis you’re a “mine” of useful information.
thanks harry, long retired.
Come on “H”,you really meant “useless” info,now own up,tell the truth and “shame the devil” ! 
cheers Dennis.
hiya,
No Dennis credit where it’s due ( and I want nowt less than a 110 ) 
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
hiya,
No Dennis credit where it’s due ( and I want nowt less than a 110 )
thanks harry, long retired.
You cannot give anyone more than 100% ,However,in your case “H” we can stretch a point and give you “180” Cheers Dennis. 
Chris Webb:
Retired Old ■■■■:
So they did- we hauled coke breeze out of Dagenham for making breeze blocks for the building industry.
And tipping foundry coke at Johnson Matthey in Enfield, then having a cab search before you were allowed out just in case you had got hold of a couple of gold bars!Was that the same company as Enfield Rolling Mills ROF?
No, Chris- different outfit. If you google “Johnson Matthey” you’ll see just how big they are in precious metals with interests worldwide.
hiya,
We’re getting off the BRS subject here, howay back Frenchy and get us on track.
thanks harry, long retired.
They are all having a chat about this Albion Harry.
Cheers Dave.
Dave the Renegade:
They are all having a chat about this Albion Harry.
Cheers Dave.
hiya,
Dave those type of motors are the only ones that keep my interest when doing the shows
I don’t even glance at the new stuff, well you can see recent stuff all day long I did drive
a similar Albion to this one, cab that is, but it was a Perkins engine tractor unit and with
a two speed axle modification it went like the wind the red and rust had lots of them at
one time both artics and rigids as reliable as the day is long.
thanks harry, long retired.
harry_gill:
Dave the Renegade:
They are all having a chat about this Albion Harry.
Cheers Dave.hiya,
Dave those type of motors are the only ones that keep my interest when doing the shows
I don’t even glance at the new stuff, well you can see recent stuff all day long I did drive
a similar Albion to this one, cab that is, but it was a Perkins engine tractor unit and with
a two speed axle modification it went like the wind the red and rust had lots of them at
one time both artics and rigids as reliable as the day is long.
thanks harry, long retired.
Same with me Harry.I go to the shows to see the older wagons.I can see the new stuff out on the roads anytime.I’m a real nostalgia freak,much prefer the older lorries and cars.They have more character to them.
Cheers Dave.
Retired Old ■■■■:
So they did- we hauled coke breeze out of Dagenham for making breeze blocks for the building industry.
And tipping foundry coke at Johnson Matthey in Enfield, then having a cab search before you were allowed out just in case you had got hold of a couple of gold bars!
We used to take Foundry Limestone into there and had the cab search as well, a good drop though and made a change from local runs and waiting on tarmac gangs! 
Pete.
How many gold bars did you sneak out, Pete? The little fat security man used to shove his hand behind the seats and behind the batteries just in case! All he ever found was a couple of spanners & a spare injector pipe in mine.
Old Brs Depot at Kidlington ,now owned by Bonhams . the old Midland Brs sighn (corner) still visible .
