John Young
master brummie
Does anyone remember Salisbury Trans early years?
Later became GKN Axles & is Now Dana Axles, same old buildings
with new sections added over last 30-40 years.
I worked there in mid 70,s, Sparkie on Maintenance with good crew.
!st day there one of the elder Sparkies remembered my Dad, also a
Sparkie worked there in late 40,s,, He took me into a Main Sub -station, scared the pants off me, never been near 11,000 Volts before, Wow.
He showed me a strange collection of machinery, tubes, wires, bottles etc, I thiught it was an old Refridgerator in bits?
Well he said, Your Dad & Joe the Pole (Polish Army Guy?) made that.
It was a STILL & they used to make a "Polish Vodka" with it,, this chap had tried some, Very, Very Strong he said but he was only a lad then, He didn,t "Remember", only that it was used for cleaning Tar off things & reacted like Napalm near heat, Heh he switched it on & it still worked!!!
Good lads in those days, Cheers John
Later became GKN Axles & is Now Dana Axles, same old buildings
with new sections added over last 30-40 years.
I worked there in mid 70,s, Sparkie on Maintenance with good crew.
!st day there one of the elder Sparkies remembered my Dad, also a
Sparkie worked there in late 40,s,, He took me into a Main Sub -station, scared the pants off me, never been near 11,000 Volts before, Wow.
He showed me a strange collection of machinery, tubes, wires, bottles etc, I thiught it was an old Refridgerator in bits?
Well he said, Your Dad & Joe the Pole (Polish Army Guy?) made that.
It was a STILL & they used to make a "Polish Vodka" with it,, this chap had tried some, Very, Very Strong he said but he was only a lad then, He didn,t "Remember", only that it was used for cleaning Tar off things & reacted like Napalm near heat, Heh he switched it on & it still worked!!!
Good lads in those days, Cheers John