Heritage video clips
An interesting collection of old British Pathe films is available on line as free preview video clips, with the only disadvantage being the requirement to watch a short commercial clip. These are best viewed by clicking on the full screen button towards the right of the time bar. These include:
Mirrlees Hazel Grove Works in 1955
during the visit of NATO personnel showing the production and test bed areas
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Finsbury Park diesel maintenance depot
when new in 1960 showing the routine servicing of diesel locomotives including the Class 30 fleet fitted with Mirrlees JVS12T engines. There is a shot of the oil level being checked on a JVS12T.
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W H Allen Bedford
Visit of the King and Queen during the First World War to the Bedford Works.
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Listers Dursley Works in 1931
during the visit of the Duke of York.
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Mirrlees Bickerton and Day works at Hazel Grove
The National Gas and Oil Engine Works at Ashton under Lyne and the Brush works in Loughborough the 1950s during the visit of some visitors from Persia showing considerable detail of the production of engines such as the Mirrlees K and KV range. This is a ten minute video
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Olympia Engineering Exhibition 1966
Shows various diesel manufacturers including English Electric Diesels with a model Deltic locomotive and a 16 cylinder engine, Rolls Royce Diesels, the first Mirrlees KV12 Major (as supplied to Guernsey), plus various other diesel engines and engineering products
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BR Stratford Diesel Engine Maintenance Depot
This newsreel film of 1962 shows the Queen travelling from Liverpool Street Station to visit the Stratford Diesel Maintenance Depot and the Temple Mills Marshalling Yard. Video clips include the lowering of a Mirrlees JVS12T engine into a Class 30 locomotive, various shots of engines under maintenance and the presentation of a model Deltic locomotive.
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Mirrlees Bickerton and Day Works 1920s
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Mirrlees Engine Test and Installation for the River Thames Tug Tamesis
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Anson Engine Museum ‘Midsummer Mingle’ Diesel Engineers Reunion 2013
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Mirrlees Works prior to Demolition with commentary on each bay
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