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Photograph of Keith Halliday standing next to the Doxford Engine at Beamish Regional Museums Store

Keith Halliday

Keith belongs to: The Doxford Engine Friends Association

Keith was born in 1938 and went to school in Ryhope. He began his apprenticeship at Doxford's in 1954 and moved to Palmers Hebburn in 1958. Keith spent seven years at sea as a marine engineer before he returned to work in the Doxford's Service Department in 1970.

Keith was interviewed by Carl Greenwood on 7 December 2005. The interview took place at Beamish Regional Resource Centre and lasted 22 minutes and 43 seconds.

Photograph of Keith Halliday standing next to the Doxford Engine at Beamish Regional Museums Store
Photograph of Keith Halliday standing next to the Doxford Engine at Beamish Regional Museums Store

Apprenticeship

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"After two years in the machine shop I then went down to the erecting shop"

After two years in the machine shop I then went down to the erecting shop and I was put on one of the specialised jobs which was the scavenge pump, which is the pump which provides the air, this is before turbo chargers, Doxford engines had a mechanically driven pump which used to pump the air into the engine, and I stayed there until I left in 1958. I left there and I went, I transferred to Palmer’s, Hebburn on the Tyne to get further experience before I going to sea.

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