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Post by John on Jun 20, 2008 13:20:23 GMT -5
Good or bad it had it's points, brought in because of the acute shortage of fitters during the years after nationalisation. At least that was the Boards excuse. In some ways it provided me with a good grounding in practical mechanics during my later years, even though as an electrician I didn't use it practically. At least I could diagnose a breakdown as my side or theirs, more so in automatic shaft skipping gear. To say I disliked the scheme as a young apprentice wasn't too far from the point!!! I hated oil, grease and skinned knuckles from working on haulage ends of shearers and jib and chain changes! I worked about four years under the scheme until my old pit closed then finished my apprenticeship off purely electrically at Cotgrave. Most of the blokes I worked with were "green ticket men" Service tickets, who had done their time before schooling was mandatory, among them were some damned good tradesmen, and probably a lot of them would be totally lost on todays equipment.
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Post by John on Jun 20, 2008 13:25:40 GMT -5
I'm not sure of the range of the Mech/Elec Scheme, I know Yorkshire never accepted the scheme, it was pretty common in the old pits of the Midlands though.
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