Page 6. SD Enthusiasts' Club Magazine - Summer 2010.
THE EDITOR'S PAGE.
OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO EX-EMPLOYEES.
OBITUARY.
We were sorry to learn of the death of Mrs. Dorothy Marshall on 29th March 2010. Mrs. Marshall was one of the young women who came to work at S&D during the Second World War. Trained a welder she was with the Company from 1941 until 1946. Dorothy cycled from Dunton, Beds to Shelvokes every day and said they were some of the best years of her life. She had her 21st birthday whilst there and used to remember that she had a lot of fuss made of her.
Along with her daughter, Gill, she attended SD Remembered at Letchworth Hall Hotel in the Autumn of 2004. Gill too worked in Material Control at S&D from 1978 to 1984. On your behalf I have offered our condolences to Gill on the death of her Mother.
MYSTERY PHOTOGRAPH.
You may wonder what this strange photo is doing in the pages of the SD Enthusiasts' Club Magazine. Further clues will be given in our next issue.
The photo is one of a fine collection of well over a hundred photos kindly donated by one of our readers. The photos mainly feature S&D's output of forklift trucks. Included are early pictures of the Model 82 Freightlifter followed by the Model 100 and the industrial sized model 72. The innovative Dualdrive Model 100 developed for British Railways Western Region also appears.
A further selection of photos of the Defiant range includes the giant 27 tonne machine. I have no doubt that photos from this collection will appear from time to time in the future. On your behalf I have expressed my gratitude to the donor of this wonderful archive.
EDENBRIDGE 2010.
Again this year the Southern Counties Historic Vehicles Preservation Trust are inviting owners of preserved Shelvoke & Drewry vehicles to join them at their annual rally for an SD Gathering. This will be held on the weekend of 19th and 20th June at Edenbridge, Kent. I understand that several owners of preserved SD's have indicated that their vehicles will be attending. For further details please contact me.
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Vintage Roadscebne Magazine Issues 124,125,126 &127 March to June 2010. |
Vintage Roadscene Magazine has continued to publish articles by Malcolm Bates relating to refuse collection vehicles. The March issue reflected on the introduction of compaction mechanisms with S&D's Pakamatic and Revopak vehicles featuring. In April Malcolm related his part in altering the appearance of the vehicles with the introduction of a white cab with bold blue and red stripes. This issue also carried an article by Ron Henderson on the SPV fire appliances prior to the introduction of the cab based on the design used for the 'P' series.
May's issue gave Malcolm's views on the effect of the Margaret Thatcher years with the introduction of competitive tendering to the provision of refuse collection. Whilst in the June issue he writes about the vehicles Councils have used for duties other than refuse collection.
We may not always agree with Malcolm's views on the decline of S&D but his articles' lively style have given a showcase for S&D's products of which so many people are proud. Malcolm has been retained to produce further articles for Roadscene Magazine which is at newsagents on the third Friday of the month previous to the cover date.
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