THE SD ENTHUSIAST'S CLUB NEWS UPDATE.
29th November 2011.
Number 74.
The Unofficial Shelvoke & Drewry Website.
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THE SD ENTHUSIAST'S CLUB NEWS UPDATE. 29th November 2011. |
Number 74. |
This page is updated approximately every month to carry all the latest news about Shelvoke & Drewry - its products its former employees and those who have an interest in its history.
SD NEWSLETTER.
Each Quarter a Newsletter section is published on the Website which remains for six months. The Winter 2011 issue will be found by clicking on the links. In the magazine you will find the following and much, much more:-
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NOVEMBER NOSTALGIA. Your Editor reports on a reunion lunch held at Letdchworth Golf Club on Saturday 26th November for ex-Shelvoke & drewry apprentices. Part of the gathering are seen on the left. |
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CRASH TENDERS PRODUCED BY THE SPV DIVISION. Recent correspondence has revealed where many of these fine crash tenders were located. In the Newsletter we tell the story.
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Icknield Way Works from the air. This photograph was used to advertise the SPV Division in 1977. As reported above only the brick retaining wall has survived into 2011. |
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A 'W' TYPE IN MINIATURE.
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Towards the end of August 2010 a 1/76th scale (OO) model of S&D's 'W' type Fore & Aft tipper became available. It had been early in 2009 that I was first contacted by Oxford Diecast saying they wanted to produce a model of the SD 'W' type Fore & Aft tipper. Could I help with brochures and photographs? Shortly afterwards Martin Hickmore, Oxford Diecast's Design Manager followed up the initial enquiry. By courtesy of Michael Bicknell, Martin was able to measure and photograph one of the few surviving 'W' types and he also visited a scrapyard where a fore & aft tipper body rested. Martin sent me a Company photo of a vehicle in the livery of West Lothian and this formed the basis for the first model.
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The finely detailed model is a great credit to Oxford Diecast's expertise and I'm sure will be a "must buy" for anyone with an interest in Shelvoke & Drewry. Surprisingly inexpensive for a quality model which is now available also in the livery of West Bromwich, Manchester, Coventry and the City of London. For more details see :- http://www.oxforddiecast.co.uk/ Further models are scheduled later this year representing the City of London.
NEWSLETTER An easily printable 4 page A4 newsletter is also available on the website in response to requests by readers. This should open automatically with Adobe Reader. If you have any problems please let me know. I suggest you print page 2 on the back of page 1 and page 4 on the back of page 3. |
INTERNET MATTERS.
CHANGED YOUR E-MAIL ADDRESS?
If you have been in touch with me by e-mail and have changed your address will you please let me know. Each quarter I send reminders that the latest magazine is on this website and a number fail to deliver because the address is no longer in use. Please let me have your up to date e-mail address.
THIS WEBSITE's LINKS PAGE.
I try to check the links given on this website monthly, and have recently removed a few as the websites no longer appear to be operational. It is difficult to ensure that links remain valid as websites are withdrawn from time to time. I hope visitors will find the information they're seeking by following these links. If not please e-mail me at the address given below.
THE GROWTH OF THE INTERNET.
When I started this website in 2002 a Google search for Shelvoke & Drewry produced just twenty or so references to the Company. Over the years the Internet has expanded to such an extent that a Google search today produces around 400 references from the U.K. alone and over 2,400 from the world-wide web. It is no longer possible for this site to attempt to give links to all these websites. Many have items of great interest, whilst others contain considerable inaccuracies. I have attempted to have these inaccuracies corrected where a contact address is given. I also give links to the more interesting sites.
Photographs of Shelvoke & Drewry vehicles are now numerous on the Internet, and it is not the purpose of this website to carry too many photos especially out of sympathy for those accessing the Internet via the slower dial-up process.
I do hope that readers will join me in trying to get inaccuracies eliminated from the Internet. After all it's intended as a source of information not misinformation.
Over 25,000 visits have been made to the website since we began counting in August 2002. With 2,307 visits in 2011. Your comments, news and views are always appreciated. If you have enjoyed this website please e-mail me at :-
pinnerboy [at] btinternet.com and let me know. I try to reply to all e-mails within 48 hours.
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Brian Carpenter 29th November 2011.
