Rose Grove

HOTPOT47 · 21-11-2023, 19:29

I was a fireman at Rose Grove MPD from early Jan63 till about 1965 when some of us moved down South, any one on here worked at Rose Grove??

taddy · 22-11-2023, 10:00

[QUOTE=HOTPOT47;1275699]I was a fireman at Rose Grove MPD from early Jan63 till about 1965 when some of us moved down South, any one on here worked at Rose Grove?

What does MPD mean ?

Mark2009 · 22-11-2023, 17:29

Meat Pie Dinner ?

Lost in Cornwall · 23-11-2023, 08:51

Think it might be Motive Power Depot so something to do woth the railway.

HOTPOT47 · 23-11-2023, 20:59

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Originally Posted by HOTPOT47

I was a fireman at Rose Grove MPD from early Jan63 till about 1965 when some of us moved down South, any one on here worked at Rose Grove?

What does MPD mean ?

As lost in Cornwall say's Motive Power Depot, its where there the steam engine went for coal,cleaning out the fire, water and other thing's

Greeny · 24-11-2023, 13:06

Its a long shot but my late husband was also a fireman at Rose Grove ,I thin he started in 1963. David Greenhalgh was his name but sadly died two years ago with Covid

Diane Greenhalgh

taddy · 24-11-2023, 13:17

[QUOTE=HOTPOT47;1275711][QUOTE=taddy;1275702]

As lost in Cornwall say's Motive Power Depot, its where there the steam engine went for coal,cleaning out the fire, water and other thing's

Thanks for that, ok I am 76 but as the saying goes, "You are never to old to learn.

HOTPOT47 · 26-11-2023, 12:51

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Originally Posted by Greeny

Its a long shot but my late husband was also a fireman at Rose Grove ,I thin he started in 1963. David Greenhalgh was his name but sadly died two years ago with Covid

Diane Greenhalgh

Diane I knew your husband we worked together at the shed but I left about May 65 to go and work down south before they shut the shed down when end of steam came into force and I am sorry that he past away we had some great time's trying to hide from the foreman and keep warm on the loco's in the shed in winter

Greeny · 03-12-2023, 11:51

So what is your name ? Do you know Mick Kelly he also was a fireman at Rose Grove and a very good friend of Davids.

HOTPOT47 · 08-12-2023, 21:17

MY name is Roy Kirkham and no I don't know a Mick Kelly I must have left before Mick I moved down to Kings Cross to work from there

Greeny · 09-12-2023, 17:21

thanks