Alan52 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Yes I remember the air raid siren when we lived on the Arbourthorne I think it was on the school on Eastern Ave Arbourthorne Central it was called then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Prune Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Most of Britain's air raid siren system was dismantled around 1993, as since the end of the cold war it was deemed surplus to requirements. A handful of towns retained theirs as flood warnings, mostly in low-lying places such as East Lincolnshire, but in the rest of the country they are now a thing of the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat631 Posted January 22, 2008 Author Share Posted January 22, 2008 Thanks everyone for your contributions, looks like we have the answer. Some years ago I did actually install one of these sirens when I worked as an electrician on open cast coal sites. One site in County Durham had a large gas main running through it and in the event of someone digging it up, the local population had to be warned. Fortunately, we only tested it, never used it for the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmdee Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 At Southey Junior school, around 1952 or 3 a new siren was to be installed. It was delivered to the school and left in the corridor until the installers can to put it on the roof. This was a neat toy for we youngsters to play with in the meantime, and we eventually discovered how to set the fan spinning. Silly bugger me, was smart enough to put my finger through the grille while the thing was turning. I now have one index finger a little shorter than it should be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat631 Posted January 23, 2008 Author Share Posted January 23, 2008 Ouch jmdee, I'll bet that brought a few tears to your eyes. The Health and Safety brigade would have had a field day with that one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euclid Posted January 23, 2008 Share Posted January 23, 2008 nowt to do with your question really cat631,just wondered if your avatar was a 631 A,B,C,D,E?looks like an E to me,worked on many opencasts meself since 1964. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat631 Posted January 24, 2008 Author Share Posted January 24, 2008 Hello Euclid or is it Paul R? Yes it's a 631E, not one I ever worked on but found the photo on Google. The most modern ones I ever played with were Cs or Ds for Budge's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euclid Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hello Euclid or is it Paul R? Yes it's a 631E, not one I ever worked on but found the photo on Google. The most modern ones I ever played with were Cs or Ds for Budge's. :wave:Hello cat631 or is it Ralph A?,somehow i thought it might be you!,you're the only good sparky i know,i'm still playing with the thing that pushes them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cat631 Posted January 25, 2008 Author Share Posted January 25, 2008 Hello everyone, I realize this thread has gone off topic and thought I should explain what we are on about. Paul is and I was, involved in the earth moving industry and thanks to Sheffield Forum are back in touch again. When a Caterpillar 631 Motor Scraper is loading or scraping up 'muck' it needs a gentle push up the backside. http://www.stbg.de/Zeitung/se498/abraum7.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
satman2222 Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Everything you ever wanted to know about air raid sirens, but were afraid to ask can be found here. ................. or here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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