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 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Somerset East Junction derailment

Chris Capewell
Posted: 24 Mar 2017, 14:13 

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The Kirow is 81611 and it has done recovery work. Doubtless it will also do some relaying work. Regarding ....... Health and Safety at Work – Work at Height Regulations. The support vehicles for the 2016 delivered Kirow 1200 for Network Rail were specified with guard rails .... the NR CS 75 ton tele...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Somerset East Junction derailment

Chris Capewell
Posted: 23 Mar 2017, 16:09 

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96713 and a Balfour Beatty Kirow 1200 are at site. Not able to read the running number of the Kirow. The CS has been use. Has the Kirow actually done any work? The hire in ( assumedly by Networkrail ) of this Kirow crane is a novelty as the only other uses of a Kirow for recovery work were in pre-ex...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Accident photos

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Accident photos
Posted: 05 Mar 2017, 13:56 

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Phot 2a is MR; Wellingborough 1898; CS steam crane in bg.

Another NRM piccie.
http://www.nrm.org.uk/ourcollection/pho ... 97_DY_1038

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Vertical tubed Vertical boilers did exist....

Chris Capewell
Posted: 04 Mar 2017, 16:47 

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..........though probably not in breakdown cranes.


Secondly - for interest - see
http://www.museumofpower.org.uk/Archive ... 20Book.pdf

...........and never forget to look at Grace's Guide ...
http://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Cochran_and_Co_(Annan)

 Forum: Military Breakdown Cranes   Topic: Feb-Mar 2017 Locomotives International

Chris Capewell
Posted: 15 Feb 2017, 18:27 

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Photo of crane appears in Feb-Mar 2017 Locomotives International.

Taken at Kantara by Ronald Garraway in late 1919 – early 1920.

CS 3855 or 3856; later style lattice jibbed 25 tonner; both went to PR, later IR; one such is preserved at Haifa.

 Forum: Military Breakdown Cranes   Topic: William Aves latest book ‘The Lines Behind the Front’

Chris Capewell
Posted: 15 Feb 2017, 18:24 

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William Aves latest book ‘The Lines Behind the Front’ has a few crane photos.; some of which are not sourced from IWM and are therefore less well known. p.139 middle and bottom - CS with slotted jib – either the ex MR or NER example. p.87 top - Latticed jib bogie crane – RR machinery layout but prob...

 Forum: Military Breakdown Cranes   Topic: Cravens ex NER BDC requisitioned by the military in WW1

Chris Capewell
Posted: 15 Feb 2017, 18:15 

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More surprising is the conversion that was undertaken by Cravens on behalf of the War Office. ( Cravens order no. C.10063/1915, with provision of Gantry and Pile Driving Tackle ) This should reach a photograph......... "calais-14-18-m.-briand-president-du-conseil-en-visite-au-camps-d-audruicq-o...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Goathland 1908

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Goathland 1908
Posted: 12 Feb 2017, 16:40 

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Smith catalogue page for code YEREL

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Goathland 1908

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Goathland 1908
Posted: 12 Feb 2017, 16:30 

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The NER had a number of special 15/16 ton cranes for Departmental use; including some allocated to Permanent Way work. This looks like one of the Thomas Smith 6 wheel machines. 4248/1892 NER C1 York Leeman Raod 4249/1892 NER C2 ditto Originally fitted with Nicholson boiler. Photo - 'Illustrated Hist...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Lewisham derailment

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Lewisham derailment
Posted: 26 Jan 2017, 17:07 

Replies: 7
Views: 25562
This page shows the extent of the T3 possessions ( at present ).

http://www.opentraintimes.com/maps/signalling/nkl1
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