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 Forum: General Breakdown and Recovery Discussions   Topic: Grafton Cranes

Phil Bancroft
 Post subject: Re: Grafton Cranes
Posted: 13 Jan 2014, 19:34 

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DRT 81144 is a Taylor Hubbard 10.16 tonne (10 ton) diesel mechanical Civil Engineer's crane. The crane at Toton looks even smaller, so definitely not breakdown cranes.

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: BR(W) 1972 Travelling Crane Diagram Book - pdf

Phil Bancroft
Posted: 10 Jan 2014, 22:36 

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By the time I got involved, we had to use a comparator to try and sort out the wheel loads to try and even it up. Not so much to stop it de-railing, but to prevent spring hanger bolt failure - they could survive the odd leaf broken, but a hanger bolt - much more serious. The comparator consisted of ...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Introduction - Phil Bancroft

Phil Bancroft
Posted: 10 Jan 2014, 21:55 

Replies: 1
Views: 13893
In an attempt to ingratiate myself with the membership, here's a photo I took of 96701 picking up 81537. They lost about 5 foot of packing in the soft earth, and still the crane isn't exactly level.

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 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Introduction - Bob Willis

Phil Bancroft
Posted: 10 Jan 2014, 20:57 

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Hello Bob, Our paths have probably crossed. Fairly early on in my career, I was at Thornaby for a demonstration of righting an overturned wagon. The wagon was on the rails when we arrived, and it needed to be turned onto it's side. We were invited to go away from the site whilst the wagon was overtu...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Introduction - Phil Bancroft

Phil Bancroft
Posted: 10 Jan 2014, 20:51 

Replies: 1
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I've been a member for ages, but haven't got round to introducing myself until now. I cut my crane teeth on the 76t converted cranes, they had turned up just before I joined the team at York Eastern Region CM&EE office. I seemed to spend quite a lot of time at Stratford with 96701 until the 75t ...
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