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 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Cowans Sheldon builder's plate

Posted: 01 Apr 2015, 22:13 

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Cowans Sheldon builder's plate 3042 if 1909 on display at Trainworks at Thirlmere NSW.
http://i1196.photobucket.com/albums/aa4 ... G_9441.jpg

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: WW1 Photo of Cowans Sheldon Crane in Egypt

Posted: 08 Jan 2014, 23:27 

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Whilst looking through the WW1 railway photos on the Australian War Memorial site I came across this
http://www.awm.gov.au/view/collection/item/H02824/

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers

 Post subject: Re: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers
Posted: 12 Feb 2013, 22:11 

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Hi Jeff Drawings very interesting and a great help in understanding its composition. I am in the process of gathering information to build a 5 inch scale model, and the boiler looks an interesting(beastie!) article to make. Have you any further details please? Ian The boiler drawing I posted is the...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: 1995 Vintage 110T Cowans Boyd Crane RC110-11T Preserved

Posted: 19 Jul 2012, 21:13 

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No photos of my own, but here are links to 2 theads on another forum that show some photos of the crane in question including the incident that wrote it off.
http://www.railpage.com.au/f-t11362427.htm
http://www.railpage.com.au/f-p751774.htm#751774

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: 1995 Vintage 110T Cowans Boyd Crane RC110-11T Preserved

Posted: 18 Jul 2012, 23:08 

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The 110 Tonne capacity Cowans Boyd diesel hydraulic breakdown crane built for New South Wales Railways Freight Rail divsion in 1995 and written off after a lifting mishap in 2007 has been bought for preservation by the Dorrigo Steam Railway & Museum.

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Craven 70T Breakdown Crane

Posted: 16 Jul 2012, 07:24 

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Found these rather nice closeups of 1073 whilst carrying out some lifting work during building extensions at Clyde Engineering in 1941 on the Powerhouse Museum's website. http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/collection/database/?irn=367666&search=Cranes&images=&c=&s=1 http://www.powerhous...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Craven 70T Breakdown Crane

Posted: 11 Jul 2012, 22:32 

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Thanks for that Chris. Here is a link to my Flikr set of some photos of 1073 especially the movement & reassembly of the crane. 1073 set Also here are some technical specs I have been able to piece together so far for the crane. Chassis Details Wheel Arrangement: T-T-D-D-T Length over fixed whee...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: NSWGR Crane Diagrams

 Post subject: NSWGR Crane Diagrams
Posted: 11 Jul 2012, 22:24 

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I thought that these diagrams of the various New South Wales Government Railways (NSWGR) cranes may be of interest. 10Ton hand - http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/4245/10thand.th.jpg 15Ton hand - http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5251/15tonhand.th.jpg 30Ton Cowan Sheldon (Lo07 later 1048) - http://img...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers

 Post subject: Re: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers
Posted: 10 Jul 2012, 11:47 

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Very interesting drawings, many thanks for posting them. The boiler is essentially very similar (and seemingly of similar size) to the 1939 Cochran Hopwood boiler I am currently overhauling for GWR No 2, which is, I suppose, unsurprising. Do you happen to know what the large port on the uptake line...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers

 Post subject: Re: Spencer-Hopwood Boilers
Posted: 10 Jul 2012, 03:25 

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This looked like the best thread to post these extracts of a drawing for a No.18 Spencer-Hopwood boiler in. It is ironic that this is one of the few drawings found so far for the 2 NSWGR 70T Craven cranes due to them being converted to diesel. The drawing is New South Wales Government Railways drg 3...
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