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Hi all,
I used to deal with a chap called Jim Pitts at Timbet, what he did not know about engins was not worth knowing, a very nice chap with a good bunch of fitters.
Built there own shunters out of old Tractor chassis cabs.
I see from Google earth that they have moved, does anyone know what happened ■■?
Harvey
HRS:
Hi all,
I used to deal with a chap called Jim Pitts at Timbet, what he did not know about engins was not worth knowing, a very nice chap with a good bunch of fitters.
Built there own shunters out of old Tractor chassis cabs.
I see from Google earth that they have moved, does anyone know what happened ■■?
Harvey
“Correction” Chassis only, not the cabs. All open air, looked like big moon bugies. Harvey
Hello HRS , yes they have moved but I think not to far away , that land was worth a packet being on ■■■■■■ hill , I think they still own it and rent it out , I think your find the job is not like it use to be .
HRS:
HRS:
Hi all,
I used to deal with a chap called Jim Pitts at Timbet, what he did not know about engins was not worth knowing, a very nice chap with a good bunch of fitters.
Built there own shunters out of old Tractor chassis cabs.
I see from Google earth that they have moved, does anyone know what happened ■■?
Harvey“Correction” Chassis only, not the cabs. All open air, looked like big moon bugies. Harvey
Hi HRS. I’m pretty sure they are now based at Stanford in the Vale ,nr Faringdon --toshboy
JAKEY:
Hello HRS , yes they have moved but I think not to far away , that land was worth a packet being on ■■■■■■ hill , I think they still own it and rent it out , I think your find the job is not like it use to be .
Hi Jakey , I think that their old site is now covered with houses- toshboy
Hello Toshboy , Some of it is but round the back a small business park which I think they own .
Was the Café still there in the Yard when you worked there Steve? Lovely breakfast 
Chris
Washing down at the end of Night Shift, Bibby/Budweiser, Bicester, can’t remember where I’d been. Chris
Great pictures Chris , the canteen was upstairs by the workshops happy days mate .
Pride of the Rover fleet attached .
JAKEY:
Great pictures Chris , the canteen was upstairs by the workshops happy days mate .Pride of the Rover fleet attached .
No not that one mate, I mean the one across the yard, had the ordering/service hatch, 2 women ran it can’t remember their names now. Den was class mate, total professional in every way, did it his way & didn’t give a Monkeys what anyone thought, & could happily give you a good right-hander if you pushed it too far 
Mmmmmm, not sure about the later Rover uniforms 
always looked like they should be working at Butlins 
Chris
No Chris I was still at school when the yard was sold off and missed the depot at its maximum.
toshboy:
HRS:
HRS:
Hi all,
I used to deal with a chap called Jim Pitts at Timbet, what he did not know about engins was not worth knowing, a very nice chap with a good bunch of fitters.
Built there own shunters out of old Tractor chassis cabs.
I see from Google earth that they have moved, does anyone know what happened ■■?
Harvey“Correction” Chassis only, not the cabs. All open air, looked like big moon bugies. Harvey
Hi HRS. I’m pretty sure they are now based at Stanford in the Vale ,nr Faringdon --toshboy
Hi Toshboy, thanks for that. In the big office there was an old photo taken during the first world war of the buildings going up as they grew of the strengh of the timber needed in the trenches.
At least that is what I was told.
Yes, the canteen was great if you could manage it all 
From memory ( not good anymore ) a lot of the shunters were old Mandators.
Happy days, cheers all, Harvey