Priestman Lion at work
Photograph courtesy of Sandy Gordon, Nairn, whose father James Gordon was a long service forester in the Forestry Commission latterly at Ferness Forest, Nairnshire. Sandy also worked for seven years with the Commission as a mechanic based at Longman workshop.
Priestman Lion III excavator working with a face shovel at Airdrie Mill quarry in Ferness Forest. The operator is not identified – can anyone help?
The Forestry Commission number is FC4939 which is quite low in the numbering sequence. Any further details on this machine and its operators would be very welcome.
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