British Diesel Engines

[Jcorstorphine]

Just thought I would "Fly the Flag" for a UK company called Tolley Marine at Hoylake, Cheshire who build BRITISH marine engines. They are based on BRITISH built Perkins base units and fitted with BRITISH PRM gearboxes and other BRITISH components. Worth a look at and they are not painted "DEATH GREEN".

Incidently, I have no connection with Tolley Marine but just would like to see them do well.

John Corstorphine

 

[Guest]

those british built perkins are built in japan.

 

[Guest]

Japan? Surely Peterborough. There's a huge Perkins engine plant there.

 

[Jcorstorphine]

I think you are wrong, these are advertised as being BRITISH BUILT, they are not the units that others convert.

 

[jfkal]

Who cares. As long as they are worth the Pound, Yen, Dollar or EURO (oops maybe not the later though).

Anyone an idea where English Breakfast Tea is grown? Scotland perhaps????
There sure is enough rain up there.

Just a thought.

 

[Twister_Ken]

Where?

Only Tolley Marine I can find is in Poole and does electronics.

Got an address (or better still a URL)?

 

[gunnarsilins]

Beeing from the country....

...building "death green" engines I must smile and cannot resist the temptation to ask:
How come it´s so important for some Englishmen to stick to British made products?

Now you think; "He´s a Swede and of course want to promote Volvo...."
Hah, got you there! I´m sailing a Moody with an Perkins engine... Very good and realible indeed!
But if I MUST complain, I would have appreciated metric nuts and bolts!

Finally, there is a saying in Sweden originating from those years when there was a British car industry and British made cars were quite popular in Sweden:
"Lucas, the man who invented darkness!"

 

[PeteMcK]

You sure about that?

Aren't the Volvos simply rebadged Perkins Primas/Peramas (which were marinised derivatives of the Rover-Perkins Montego car engine), and still made in Peterborough, but now in Death Green?

 

[Jcorstorphine]

Re: Beeing from the country....

Er, actually, I am Scotish but consider myself BRITISH and I like to think that by buying BRITISH i will help keep felow BRITAINS in a JOB.

John Corstorphine

 

[Jcorstorphine]

Re: Where?

Sorry cant give you an address at the moment as I am in Eire on holiday but will post full address when I return on Sunday.

Regards
john C

 

[Jcorstorphine]

Re: Where?

Tolly Marine are on 0151 632 4346 and are at 56 north parade, hoylake, cheshire CH47 3AL

 

[Guest]

All I know is I have an old Perkins 4-99 ..... chugs away all day and never complains ! Its economical, despite others claims ! It has never let me down yet !!!! Touch Wood !

Only thing I would like to cure .... when first starts I get a few minutes of smoky exhaust until she warms up !