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 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: ADRR95214 NYMR Ransomes 45T

Posted: 11 Mar 2024, 20:44 

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Interesting. Only yesterday I heard a rumour from a very reliable source that "a big crane" will be listyed in the next issue of Traction & Rolling Stock Advertiser. I imagine that this will be it. If it is, I really hope it finds a new home and doesn't go the way of DS1560 and ADRC961...

 Forum: Military Breakdown Cranes   Topic: Preserved Military Ransomes & Rapier 45t crane(s)

Posted: 27 Jul 2023, 14:27 

Replies: 12
Views: 77789


Anyone finding this thread of interest might want to check out the recent book " British Coastal Weapons vs German Coastal Weapons: The Dover Strait 1940–44 " by Neil Short and Adam Hook, amazon link here . This is a thorough study of both British and German coastal batteries and railguns ...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: MP9 photocharter - YouTube video

Posted: 02 Mar 2023, 19:10 

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Views: 27154


MP9, the Bahamas Locomotive Society 50-ton Cravens Breakdown Crane at the KWVR, was paired with "Black Five" 45212 for a photocharter on St David's Day 2023.

Someone has kindly posted a video on YouTube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDRDw_RuDrw

 Forum: Technical Matters   Topic: Drawings link

 Post subject: Re: Drawings link
Posted: 06 Jan 2023, 22:37 

Replies: 1
Views: 1500


There are some very interesting drawings in that collection, very many thanks for posting the link and making them available.

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: A couple of cranes in trouble in Germany

Posted: 06 Jan 2023, 00:30 

Replies: 4
Views: 2045


It may simply be that nearly all rail cranes are Kirow now, so if a crane falls over it probably will be one. It is also possible that a growing dependence on automatic safety features is making operators less intuitively aware of danger, so if the safety system fails or is switched off the risk of ...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: A couple of cranes in trouble in Germany

Posted: 03 Jan 2023, 17:40 

Replies: 4
Views: 2045


I happened across these two YouTube videos earlier, showing a couple of crane incidents in Germany. Evidently it is still easy enough to make them fall over. I thought that others might find them of interest.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQh8KN52NbI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuMLwMP4v8I

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Carlisle derailment 19.10.22

Posted: 10 Nov 2022, 23:13 

Replies: 4
Views: 29252


An 800-tonne capacity road mobile crane is now erected, after a major engineering operation, on the opposite side of the line to the overturned wagons. I can only speculate about the cost of this, the groundworks needed to support the crane have reportedly been significant. I can't help but think th...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Carlisle derailment 19.10.22

Posted: 21 Oct 2022, 08:33 

Replies: 4
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There are now many pictures of this online, and it does appear to be awkward. I don't think it would be a difficult clear-up with rail cranes, but the limited road access to the side of the line where the two bulk cement tanks are in the river would make a road crane recovery tricky. It will be inte...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Peter Tatlow Volume 1 - If you havent got one?!

Posted: 18 Feb 2022, 22:31 

Replies: 3
Views: 40905


Hard to believe that it is already ten years since Vol 1 was published.

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Cowans Sheldon 75 tonne D-H Breakdown Cranes for disposal

Posted: 29 Jun 2021, 16:52 

Replies: 20
Views: 36793


That would be fantastic, thank you David!
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