Ae Training Centre and machines
The photograph is courtesy of the family of George Dey. George took many forestry photographs in his forestry career and many are now shown on this web site. Check under ‘Groups’ and George Dey Collection.
The cover photograph shows the 1960s style building which housed the Forestry Commission Training Centre the focus for a great deal of management and forester training. The Machine Training Centre was a little further down nearer to the garages and machine bays and the place where many operators honed their skills with successive machine types.
The attached PDF shows some of the extraction machines based at Ae which look like a couple of Highland Bears made by James Jones but perhaps someone will confirm.
Groups: Forester Training Schools and Universities, Forestry Areas, George Dey Forestry Collection, Timber harvesters, processors, forwarders and cable cranes