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I never knew Hoover where in South Afrika.......i know Tri-ang had a factory there in the 1960s

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Sad but true

it was mine i used to collect Triang railways stuff, that loco was from the late 1960s.

I sold it all about 6 years ago, i was bought a modern hornby loco as a present and it ran soooo much better than my old Triang stuff that i decided to go modern, i miss the old rattly triang stuff...........but the new stuff is miles better

now then, Hoover and Triang were both producing gear in South Afrika when apartheid was still going the naughty lot, mind so were all the banks etc.......
 
Nice EM2 Gary!

Is 'ELECTRA' yours?
Should be a rake of maroon MkI's, rather than Southern region green. lol:-)

To the dryer!
A South African machine - does everything that the UK built D6096 does, but with a different colour interior.

D6130 has definitely never been mentioned in any of the paperwork I have seen and I am relaxed that it was never sold over here. Phew.

Its interesting finding info about foreign versions of our machines.
In Italy the A3008 Keymatic is a cold fill only machine, called the 'De Luxe', with the model number A2026!
Our UK model A3006, was also cold fill only and was model number A2024 and boasted a chrome door!

In Sweden they had a square button electron with, what looks like, a variable temperature slide and then there are the three thumbwheel equipped Logics in France and Germany.

God knows where all these non-UK sold variations were built, whether they were built at Merthyr and exported, or built under licence as per your D6130.

Good find and, even though its not a UK D6096, it will definitely feel at home with your A3110, I am sure.

Paul
 
Hi gary

You've answered my question re 'ELECTRA'. Tri-ang used to do an 'electric blue' version in the guise of 27002 'AURORA'.
Bit of useless information for you there!

Paul
p.s to learn more about Gary's old engine, click the link below...

LNER Encyclopedia: The LNER Electric Co-Co Class EM2 (BR Class 77) Locomotives

Describes the LNER Electric Co-Co Class EM2 (BR Class 77) Locomotives
www.lner.info
 
p.s would assume that the 0981 sticker would refer to September 1981.

Is there a seperate serial number anywhere on the dryer at all?

Paul
 
Hoover Variants

Hello Paul

I had three Em2's electra Aurora and the electric blue test one (cant remember the name). oh christ i know i should put maroon mk1's but it is triang yah know ;-)

Interiors
It is amazing that these two machines built thousands of miles apart match so well, I wonder what Hoover did have over there, a Complete manufacturing plant or just an assembly plant.

I did wonder if the model number would mess up your system ;-)

I thought at first it was written in German when i glanced at the ratings plate.........

I am glad to have found it though it sort of completes my 1100 matching dryer sets now.

heres another triang pic

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serial numbers

So far i can see nothing else on the machine, i will have the lid off next week to take the drum out yah never know.....though that 0891 sticker makes sense.
 
You had an AL1 (I knew tham as class 81) too!

Saw most of those up and down the West Coast Main Line. The majority of the class were scrapped at Coopers Metals Sheffield. One survives though (E3003 later 81002) and I am a member of the preserving society.

Back to the dryer...

am not letting it mess up mys system, for I am still satisfied that they were never sold over here.

Model numbers A2014, A2016 and A2022 - dont get me started on those:-(

Wondering whether a totally seperate company simply bought the rights to produce the machines under licence, rather than Hoover having plant out there?

Over to Google.co.za

Paul
p.s link to the preserving society of 81002 below...

The AC Locomotive Group - The AC Locomotive Group

We are the UK's only dedicated AC electric locomotive preservation society.
www.aclocogroup.co.uk www.aclocogroup.co.uk
 
Some of the other Hoover dryer models apparrently available in South Africa, most of which I dont recognise...

VENT FAN PULLEY. HOOVER TUMBLE DRYER -. D6008, D6056, D6108, D6110,. D6128, D6130, D6148, D6154,. D6190, D6200, D6202, D6208,. D6296, D6298, D6430, D6A08M

Paul
 
Very cool, perhaps some family returned to the UK after a spell in SA, shipping the contents of their house back to dear old Blighty, when the natives got a bit too restless...

There was a Hoover plant in SA, opened in 1963ish, there's a period Hoover promo film that mentions it as newly built on archive.org.

The only other SA built Hoover I've seen was a U4006 - looked identical to the UK U4002 Senior Ranger, but with the older style handgrip.

Electric rail traction? Hope to visit the preserved Ballater battery-electric multiple unit next time I'm over the border!

Si

 
Paul...

Do you collect your next machine yet? I'm a little eager since you collect all that rare stuff. Nice dryer Gary, I have an interest in railways too. My favourite train is an Electra, but it's a different one, the Class 91 ECML train.

James.
 
Yep Simon!

You mention Al's U4006 that was one of his recent ebay purchases! I had forgotten that - will have to ask him where it was built and whether it has a more usual Hoover ratings plate.

The Ballater BEMU used to be based at my local preserved railway - the East Lancashire Railway. Saw it many times, but it was painted in the Derby Railway Techinical Centre livery at the time.

Hi James.

Yep did collect and will unveil soon - though it has been seen before on discuss o mat.

Paul
 
Hoover 4006

Paul is correct in what he says, I do have a SA built cleaner and as Simon says its is very like the 4002 ranger. As I recall (the ad has dropped off my feedback) the seller (Dr Hoover - regular seller of vintage cleaners, I think he has had more money from me than any other ebay seller - worth it though) said that in order to get around the export restrictions while the apartheid regime was in power, kits of some parts where sent for assembly in SA with some locally sourced components. It had a shake out bag and spring (rather than spring loaded clip) - don't remember the handgrip etc. Perhaps some of our SA members can shed some light on the dryer
Al
 
Nice machine, but made in South Africa, thought all Hoovers

..and lets not forget that there was a very productive Hoover plant at Meadowbank in Sydney for about 35years...until about 2000.

- washers (top, front load and twin tubs)
- dryers
- vacuum cleaners....

...and probably other items I don't know about.
 
hotpoint 95622

I’m lost on the trains; my step dad has a Hornby 00 layout in his special hideout, big shed out side plus he has G scale garden layout all round the shed and garden.
Typical warm Sunday afternoon, the sound of trains from the shed and washing machines from the garage.
 
Stacking

Mike
Sure matey if you want to come down eat me out of house and home again you are welcome to do a photo shoot of them Stacked! :-)

Chris
Thanks for the info on Hoover in Australia, be good to know how far they got round the world.

Lee
Father and son both happy then ;-)
 

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