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PATAS Trophy, 1983

PATAS Trophy, 1983

1983
Casein samples produced under the trade name Lactoid

Casein samples produced under the trade name Lactoid

1951-1960
Samples of casein plastic, c. 1920-1960.

Samples of casein plastic, c. 1920-1960.

1920-1960
Lancaut Loop

Lancaut Loop

circa 1950s
Daily Herald Photograph: Indoor farming experiment

Daily Herald Photograph: Indoor farming experiment

1933-11-30
Pipe made by Gloucestershire Stone pipe Company

Pipe made by Gloucestershire Stone pipe Company

1812
Pipe made by Gloucestershire Stone pipe Company

Pipe made by Gloucestershire Stone pipe Company

1812
Gloster-Whittle E28/39 jet aeroplane, built 1941.

Gloster-Whittle E28/39 jet aeroplane, built 1941.

1941
Draught recording dynamometer by Richard Clyburns

Draught recording dynamometer by Richard Clyburns

1797-1852
Brass instrument for measuring gear-teeth.

Brass instrument for measuring gear-teeth.

Oral history interview with John Ellis, conducted and recorded by Christopher Mew at the interviewee's home in Gloucestershire on 16 March 2018. Duration: 53 min. 33 sec. Early career; Railtrack share floatation; involvement with privatisation; track access agreements; legal matters during Scotrail management buyout (MBO) process; explaining effects of privatisation to staff in Scotland; relationship between train operating companies (TOC) and outsourced engineering; Railtrack; Network Rail culture; better integration between infrastructure and TOCs; strength of personal interfaces; formalisation of safety management; effect of privatisation on staffing; recruitment changes; lost knowledge; rights of joint users of network; government support for TOCs; rolling stock companies (ROSCOs) success; freight and passenger train path balance; comparison of work before and after privatisation; TOCs and Network Rail relationships; lack of understanding over legislative safeguards; government involvement in industry after privatisation

John Ellis interviewed by Christopher Mew

2018-03-16
Belt-driven rotary creamery pump, by R.A. Lister and Co., Gloucestershire, England, 1890-1894

Lister's belt-driven rotary creamery pump

1890-1894
Coloured general arrangement drawing, scale 1 1/2 inch to 1 foot, Severn & Wye Railway 0-6-0 'Will Scarlet' (GWR 1356), built by Fletcher Jennings & Company, Lowca Works, Whitehaven, 1873.

Severn & Wye Railway 0-6-0 Will Scarlet locomotive drawing

1873
A5 double sided colour leaflet, 'Help beat COVID-19' by Gloucestershire County Council, 2021

Gloucestershire County Council 'Help beat COVID-19' leaflet

2021
Samples of casein sheet (unpolished) (2 1/2"x2 1/2" approx) showing a wide range of colours.

Samples of casein plastic, c. 1920-1960.

1920-1960
Samples of casein sheet (unpolished) (2 1/2"x2 1/2" approx) showing a wide range of colours.

Samples of casein plastic, c. 1920-1960.

1920-1960