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Dáil Éireann debate -
Tuesday, 14 Jun 1955

Vol. 151 No. 8

Written Answers. - Central Engineering Workshop: Overhaul and Repairs.

asked the Minister for Finance what items of engineering plant and machinery were (a) awaiting, and (b) undergoing in the central engineering workshop (i) major overhauls, (ii) heavy and complete machinery and engine repairs, and (iii) jobs entailing precision workmanship or special techniques or facilities on a convenient date in October, 1953, October, 1954, and May, 1955; further, if he will state, in respect of each item, the period during which it was out of service in the field.

The following table shows, in so far as the information is available, the engineering plant and machinery which was (a) awaiting and (b) undergoing overhaul in the central engineering workshop during the months of October, 1953, October, 1954, and May, 1955, the date on which each item was recorded as out of service in the field, the date of receipt in the workshop, the date on which overhaul was commenced and finished and the date on which the overhauled machine was dispatched for resumption of work. It would not be possible, without analysing thousands of dockets, to divide the overhauls into the categories (i) major overhauls, (ii) heavy and complete machinery and engine repairs and (iii) jobs entailing precision work or special techniques or facilities.

Where the entry, "No Record", appears in the opening column or columns, the machines were out of service prior to the introduction of the present record system. The similar entry in the column headed "Date commenced work on site" is due to the fact that the returns for May, 1955, have not yet been checked and entered.

OCTOBER, 1953

Description of Plant

Plant No.

Date out of Service in Field

Date received at Workshop

Commencing Date of Overhaul

Completion Date of Overhaul

Date Dispatched to Site

Date Commenced Work at Site

Lima 802 Excavators

L 1605

1/12/51

23rd Dec. '52

31/7/53

9/8/54

Aug. '54

15/10/54

L 1606

3/11/51

1st Dec. '51

Dec. '51

12/11/53

20/4/54

26/4/54

L 1607

5/7/52

21st Dec. '52

29/7/53

17/7/54

21/7/54

3/8/54

Lima 34 Excavators

L 602

22/12/52

20/3/53

12/8/53

3/2/54

18/2/54

22/3/54

L 603

29/11/52

30/3/53

8/10/53

2/1/54

25/1/54

27/1/54

L 604

6/5/52

June '52

7/9/53

15/2/54

20/4/54

26/4/54

L 605

9/2/52

11/3/52

8/10/53

26/1/54

10/2/54

30/4/54

L 606

10/12/52

23/3/53

2/11/53

19/5/54

2/7/54

16/7/54

L 607

6/5/52

18/7/52

2/11/53

18/5/54

10/6/54

13/6/54

L 608

2/8/52

8/8/52

11/11/53

18/5/54

15/6/54

13/7/54

L 610

15/5/52

18/5/52

7/9/53

18/2/54

23/3/54

24/3/54

L 611

12/11/52

27/2/53

16/11/53

5/6/54

17/6/54

5/7/54

L 612

21/2/52

25/2/53

16/11/53

13/9/54

23/9/54

4/10/54

L 613

31/10/52

6/3/53

17/6/53

22/1/54

29/3/54

15/4/54

L 614

6/12/52

5/3/53

14/2/54

7/5/54

18/5/54

1/6/54

L 619

20/11/52

23/2/53

8/2/54

14/6/54

22/6/54

5/7/54

L 621

22/11/52

20/2/53

6/3/54

5/1/55

23/2/55

14/3/55

Ruston 24 RB Excavators

RB 701

3/9/53

19/9/53

26/4/54

27/5/55

7/6/55

7/6/55

RB 702

13/1/51

6/4/51

Oct./Nov.'51

17/7/54

21/7/54

3/8/54

RB 705

24/10/53

24/10/53

19/8/54

5/7/54

7/7/54

12/7/54

RB 706

25/10/52

2/2/52

Feb. '53

1/3/54

2/3/54

8/4/54

Ruston 19 RB Excavators

RB 504

21/11/52

3/1/53

13/8/53

9/3/54

19/3/54

19/3/54

Ransome and Rapier 440 Excavators.

RB 801

16/12/50

6/3/52

7/7/52

17/5/54

18/5/54

1/6/54

RR 805

13/12/52

21/1/53

12/3/53

4/2/55

8/3/55

28/3/55

Ransome and Rapier 423 Excavators.

RR 502

5/2/52

14/2/52

18/8/52

Mar. '54

7/3/54

8/3/54

Priestman Wolf Excavators

P 301

27/11/52

16/12/52

26/5/53

20/10/53

29/10/53

2/11/53

P 302

12/9/53

29/9/53

Nov. '53

19/2/54

9/3/54

11/3/54

P 305

23/9/53

2/10/53

2/10/53

Jan. '54

30/3/54

12/4/54

P 307

18/2/53

27/2/53

1/7/53

1/1/53

1/1/54

10/1/54

P 308

29/11/52

16/12/52

1/7/53

18/11/53

23/11/53

24/11/53

P 309

28/11/52

9/1/53

1/7/53

20/10/53

20/11/53

12/12/53

P 311

14/2/53

24/2/53

8/6/53

12/10/53

20/10/53

26/10/53

P 312

10/9/53

22/9/53

Jan '54

5/5/54

13/7/54

15/7/54

P 326

10/1/53

Feb. '53

2/7/53

20/10/53

16/11/53

18/11/53

Caterpillar Tractor D7

7C2

7/5/53

9/5/53

Sept. '53

11/1/54

12/1/54

13/1/54

7C4

28/2/53

7/8/53

Oct. '53

4/6/54

21/6/54

28/6/54

7C5

9/10/53

9/10/53

12/3/54

7/7/54

23/8/54

25/8/54

Caterpillar Tractor D4

4C3

8/8/53

29/9/53

30/9/53

6/11/53

6/4/54

26/4/54

4C4

28/2/53

18/3/53

4/6/53

13/10/53

26/10/53

28/10/53

International TD 18 Tractor.

18TD3

27/7/53

27/7/53

8/6/54

17/7/54

11/7/54

12/10/54

Millars Pumps 3''

3P02

Feb. 1953

27/7/53

Sept. '53

23/11/53

2/12/53

7/12/53

3P09

28/4/53

25/7/53

Sept. '53

2/11/53

26/11/53

26/11/53

Sykes Pump 6''

6P02

No record

16/10/52

22/7/54

7/12/54

Not issued

6P04

do.

28/10/52

13/8/54

Incomplete

6P05

do.

1/1/53

16/8/54

19/4/55

26/4/55

No record

6P08

Dec. '52

9/1/53

21/2/53

23/3/54

26/4/55

do.

6P11

No record

1/1/53

17/8/54

4/11/54

Not issued

6P12

do.

1/1/53

17/8/54

17/9/54

do.

6P14

June. '53

25/7/53

17/8/54

9/10/54

do.

Sykes Pump 4''

4P01

Oct. 1952

27/11/52

26/7/54

Incomplete

4P02

Oct. 1952

28/10/52

14/8/54

29/1/55

25/4/55

No record

4P03

Oct. 1952

5/1/53

17/8/54

Incomplete

4P04

Oct. 1952

13/11/52

4/11/53

6/7/54

Not issued

4P05

No record

1/1/53

13/8/54

5/11/54

do.

4P06

Sept. 1953

16/10/53

31/10/53

31/11/53

3/12/53

26/4/54

4P07

No record

1/1/53

17/8/54

22/12/54

25/4/55

27/4/55

4P14

4/3/53

30/4/53

18/5/55

Incomplete

4P16

4/3/53

30/4/53

18/5/55

do.

4P17

No record

1/1/53

18/5/55

do.

4P21

do.

1/1/53

13/8/54

9/10/54

Not issued

4P23

do.

1/1/53

18/5/55

Incomplete

4P24

do.

1/1/53

1/6/54

18/6/54

Not issued

Compressor 500 cu. ft.

500/03

No record

7/11/52

1/12/52

27/4/54

27/5/54

10/6/54

500/05

do.

7/11/52

23/8/54

10/12/54

24/2/55

1/3/55

Compressor 167 cu. ft.

167/01

17/9/53

16/10/53

20/10/53

21/12/53

20/1/54

1/2/54

167/04

Oct. '52

28/10/52

2/6/54

Incomplete

167/06

No record

No record

25/6/52

22/3/54

20/5/54

22/5/54

167/11

18/9/53

16/10/53

21/10/53

17/11/53

10/12/53

17/12/53

Concrete Mixers 10/7

10/701

No record

1/5/52

19/6/54

4/10/54

19/10/54

10/703

30/6/53

11/8/53

12/8/53

19/1/54

27/5/54

10/707

No record

1/1/53

19/6/54

25/10/54

Not issued

10/708

do.

1/1/53

19/6/54

26/7/54

5/8/54

14/9/54

10/709

do.

1/1/53

16/6/54

18/6/54

21/6/54

1/7/54

Concrete Mixers 7/5

7/502

5/9/53

10/9/53

20/8/54

7/9/54

Not issued

7/503

No record

1/1/53

23/8/54

Incomplete

7/504

do.

1/1/53

4/12/53

23/12/53

Not issued

7/505

do.

1/1/53

4/12/53

16/4/54

20/5/54

21/6/54

Concrete Mixer 14/10

14/10/02

15/6/53

23/6/53

14/2/55

23/3/55

Not issued

Dumpers

D/01

Not record

1/5/53

5/8/53

2/9/54

6/9/54

8/9/54

D/02

29/8/53

10/9/53

18/9/53

5/4/54

5/4/54

7/4/54

D/05

Not record

June, '53

5/8/53

13/10/53

14/10/53

15/10/53

D/06

31/7/53

1/8/53

18/9/53

18/11/53

18/11/53

1/12/53

D/07

16/9/53

14/10/53

19/10/53

24/8/54

24/8/54

No record

D/08

3/9/53

10/9/53

18/9/53

26/11/54

29/1/54

3/12/54

OCTOBER, 1954.

Description of Plant

Plant No.

Date out of Service in Field

Date received at Workshop

Commencing Date of Overhaul

Completion Date of Overhaul

Date Dispatched to Site

Date Commenced Work at Site

Lima 802 Excavators

L 1601

13/3/54

29/4/54

29/4/54

9/5/55

9/5/55

Awaiting Mats.

L 1602

30/1/54

8/5/54

29/5/54

3/3/55

7/3/55

28/3/55

L 1603

22/7/53

19/4/54

5/6/54

Incomplete

Lima 34 Excavators

L 615

26/5/54

3/7/54

3/7/54

28/1/55

17/2/55

19/2/55

L 617

18/9/54

16/10/54

28/10/54

29/3/55

4/4/55

6/4/55

L 621

22/11/52

20/2/53

6/3/54

5/1/55

23/2/55

14/3/55

Ruston 24RB Excavators

RB 701

3/9/53

19/9/53

26/4/54

27/5/55

7/6/55

7/6/55

RB 704

30/4/54

6/5/54

3/7/54

5/3/55

9/3/55

28/3/55

RB 708

23/4/54

23/6/54

3/7/54

Incomplete

Ruston 19RB Excavators

RB 509

11/9/54

16/9/54

27/9/54

Incomplete

RB 513

11/9/54

19/10/54

15/2/54

do.

Ruston No. 4 Excavators

RB 415

7/9/54

7/9/54

May, 1955

Incomplete

RB 417

15/9/54

8/10/54

16/11/54

1/2/55

7/2/55

11/2/55

Ransome and Rapier 440 Excavators.

RB 802

21/4/54

13/5/54

21/5/55

Incomplete

RB 803

14/9/53

22/5/54

3/7/54

3/6/55

9/6/55

No record

RR 804

5/2/54

15/4/54

24/4/54

10/11/54

28/2/55

28/3/55

RR 805

13/12/52

21/1/53

12/3/54

4/2/55

8/3/55

28/3/55

RR 806

14/8/54

19/8/54

3/9/54

Incomplete

Smith 21 Excavators

S 623

3/9/54

10/9/54

27/9/54

Incomplete

S 624

31/8/54

6/9/54

27/9/54

20/5/55

23/5/55

No record

S 625

31/8/54

8/9/54

27/9/54

6/4/55

12/4/55

2/5/55

S 626

26/8/54

28/8/54

27/9/54

21/4/55

28/4/55

17/5/55

Priestman Wolf Excavators

P 304

15/6/54

22/6/54

25/6/54

20/11/54

May, '55

No record

P 308

11/9/54

13/9/54

27/9/54

1/6/55

Not issued

P 325

11/9/54

13/9/54

28/9/54

23/3/55

16/5/55

No record

P 327

28/6/54

9/7/54

25/2/55

Incomplete

Caterpillar Tractor D. 7

7 C1

24/12/53

1/1/54

21/5/55

Incomplete

Millars 3'' Pumps

3P09

16/12/53

17/12/53

21/9/54

13/10/54

25/4/55

28/4/55

3P11

24/5/54

3/9/54

8/9/54

8/10/54

25/4/55

26/4/55

3P23

21/8/54

23/9/54

28/9/54

18/10/54

29/4/55

No record

Sykes 6'' Pumps

6P02

No record

16/10/52

22/7/54

7/12/54

Not issued

6P04

do.

28/10/52

13/8/54

Incomplete

6P05

do.

1/1/53

16/8/54

19/4/55

26/4/55

No record

6P06

26/8/54

27/8/54

25/9/54

5/4/55

26/4/55

do.

6P11

No record

1/1/53

17/8/54

4/11/54

Not issued

6P14

30/6/53

25/7/53

17/8/54

9/10/54

do.

6P17

No record

No record

17/8/54

8/12/54

25/4/55

No record

Sykes 4'' Pumps

4P01

Oct., '52

27/11/52

26/7/54

Incomplete

4P02

Oct., '52

28/10/52

14/8/54

29/1/55

25/4/55

No record

4P03

Oct., '52

5/1/53

17/8/54

Incomplete

4P05

No record

1/1/53

13/8/54

5/11/54

Not issued

4P07

do.

1/1/53

17/8/54

22/12/54

25/4/55

27/4/55

4P11

27/8/54

15/10/54

21/10/54

24/5/55

Not issued

4P12

2/12/53

6/5/54

28/4/55

Incomplete

4P13

6/3/54

6/5/54

28/4/55

do.

4P14

4/3/53

30/4/53

18/5/55

do.

4P16

4/3/53

13/4/53

18/5/55

do.

4P17

No record

1/1/53

18/5/55

do.

4P21

do.

1/1/53

13/8/54

9/10/54

Not issued

4P23

do.

1/1/53

18/5/55

Incomplete

Broomwade SVD 500 cu.ft. Compressor

500/04

No record

July, '54

17/8/54

13/11/54

18/2/55

21/2/55

Broomwade SVD 167 cu.ft. Compressors

167/03

7/4/54

23/4/54

27/5/54

18/4/55

21/4/55

No record

167/04

Oct., '52

28/10/52

3/6/54

Incomplete

167/07

2/4/54

6/5/54

27/5/54

7/1/55

6/4/55

No record

167/09

16/7/54

23/7/54

28/7/54

25/10/54

3/3/55

7/3/55

Broomwade SVD 110 cu.ft. Compressors

110/01

7/11/53

11/12/53

31/12/53

19/10/54

26/4/55

2/5/55

110/02

25/1/54

18/2/54

3/6/54

16/12/54

7/3/55

7/3/55

Broomwade SVD 60 cu.ft. Compressor

60/02

4/6/54

29/9/54

7/12/54

5/5/55

12/5/55

No record

Concrete Mixer 14/10

14/10/02

15/6/53

23/6/53

14/2/55

23/3/55

Not issued

Concrete Mixers 10/7

10/7/07

No record

1/1/53

19/6/54

25/10/54

Not issued

10/7/10

4/12/53

6/1/54

30/10/54

23/11/54

do.

Concrete Mixers 7/5

7/5/03

No record

1/1/53

23/8/54

Incomplete

Dumpers

D/03

16/9/54

19/10/54

30/11/54

Incomplete

D/04

20/11/53

2/12/53

30/11/54

do.

D/07

No record

9/10/54

30/11/54

20/12/54

Not issued

D/08

3/9/53

10/9/53

18/9/53

26/11/54

29/11/54

3/12/54

MAY, 1955

Description of Plant

Plant No.

Date out of Service in Field

Date received at Workshop

Commencing Date of Overhaul

Completion Date of Overhaul

Date Dispatched to Site

Date Commenced Work at Site

Lima 802 Excavators

L 1601

13/3/54

29/4/54

29/4/54

9/5/55

9/5/55

Awaiting Mats

L 1603

22/7/53

19/4/54

5/6/54

Incomplete

L 1608

6/8/54

3/2/55

18/2/55

do.

Lima 34 Excavators

L 616

17/8/54

2/12/54

23/2/55

do.

L 620

18/2/55

28/3/55

4/4/55

do.

Ruston 24RB Excavators

RB 701

3/9/53

19/9/53

26/4/54

27/5/55

7/6/55

7/6/55

RB 708

23/4/54

23/6/54

3/7/54

Incomplete

Ruston 19RB Excavators

RB 505

22/12/54

3/1/55

22/4/55

Incomplete

RB 507

16/2/55

4/3/55

15/3/55

do.

RB 508

21/12/54

23/12/54

22/4/55

do.

RB 509

11/9/54

16/9/54

27/9/54

do.

RB 510

23/10/54

4/11/54

19/11/54

do.

RB 511

25/5/55

28/5/55

Not started

RB 513

11/9/54

19/10/54

15/2/55

do.

Ruston No. 4 Excavators

RB 414

No record

5/11/54

28/2/55

7/5/55

11/5/55

17/5/55

RB 415

7/9/54

7/9/54

May, 1955

Incomplete

Ransome and Rapier 440 Excavators.

RR 802

21/4/54

13/5/54

21/5/55

Incomplete

RR 803

14/9/53

22/5/54

3/7/54

3/6/55

9/6/55

No record

RR 806

14/8/54

19/8/54

3/9/54

Incomplete

Smith 21 Excavators

S 623

3/9/54

10/9/54

27/9/54

Incomplete

S 624

31/8/54

6/9/54

27/9/54

20/5/55

23/5/55

No record

Priestman Wolf Excavators

P 308

11/9/54

13/9/54

27/9/54

1/6/55

Not issued

P 327

28/6/54

9/7/54

25/2/55

Incomplete

Caterpillar Tractors D7

7C1

24/12/53

1/1/54

21/5/55

Incomplete

7C3

20/12/54

16/2/55

19/2/55

do.

Sykes 6'' Pumps

6P04

No record

28/10/52

13/8/54

Incomplete

Sykes 4'' Pumps

4P01

Oct. '52

27/11/52

26/7/54

Incomplete

4P03

Oct. '52

5/1/53

17/8/54

do.

4P11

27/8/54

15/10/54

21/10/54

24/5/55

Not issued

4P12

2/12/53

6/5/54

28/4/55

Incomplete

4P13

6/3/54

6/5/54

28/4/55

do.

4P14

4/3/53

30/4/53

18/5/55

do.

4P16

4/3/53

10/4/53

18/5/55

do.

4P17

No record

1/1/53

18/5/55

do.

4P23

do.

1/1/53

18/5/55

do.

Broomwade Compressor 167

167/04

Oct. '52

28/10/52

3/6/54

Incomplete

167/05

19/4/55

27/4/55

11/5/55

do.

167/06

19/2/55

10/3/55

20/4/55

do.

167/13

18/4/55

22/4/55

27/4/55

3/6/55

6/6/55

6/6/55

167/14

9/3/55

27/4/55

2/5/55

Incomplete

167/16

15/1/55

16/3/55

12/4/55

11/5/55

24/5/55

No record

Broomwade Compressor 60

60/02

4/6/54

29/9/54

7/12/54

5/5/55

12/5/55

No record

60/03

19/11/54

27/11/54

7/12/54

Incomplete

7/5 Concrete Mixer

7/5/03

No record

1/1/53

23/8/54

Incomplete

14/10 Concrete Mixer

14/10/01

14/10/54

17/12/54

22/12/54

Incomplete

Dumpers

D/03

16/9/54

19/10/54

30/11/54

Incomplete

D/04

20/10/53

2/12/53

30/11/54

do.

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