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 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Introduction - John Cafearo

 Post subject: Re: Introduction
Posted: 23 Jan 2011, 10:16 

Replies: 13
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John, I'll intrude here as I have some information and websites to hand which may help answer your questions to Chris. It can be confusing when we speak of "beams" in connection with recovery work as there several types. For instance, we have spreader beams which hang from the crane hook, ...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Photo on the web

 Post subject: Re: Photo on the web
Posted: 21 Jan 2011, 19:51 

Replies: 1
Views: 8576


Well spotted, Bryan. Shame it's not your Pickering crane up and running! I recognise the paint job, which I should do as I put in something like a thousand hours on it, stripping, derusting and repainting! Yes, it's MP3, the Nene Valley Railway's 1931 Ransomes & Rapier 40-tonner. The picture was...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Allocation maps

 Post subject: Re: Allocation maps
Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 23:51 

Replies: 5
Views: 19796


Bryan, That's a most interesting plan, and I recall offering to try to produce a facsimile of it for you with the missing bits included. This has been (and has to be) put aside due to time constraints, but one day..... I also recall being quite excited to learn that the plan included references to t...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Stratford Breakdown

 Post subject: Re: Stratford Breakdown
Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 23:24 

Replies: 3
Views: 13941


Roger, In a discussion on build dates elewhere on this forum, I mentioned a chart of the 1960s-built 30-ton and 75-ton cranes that appeared in a magazine article written by Alan Earnshaw. I have now dug out the magazine (Steam World No. 70 of April 1993) and am reminded that Alan stated the chart to...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: NZR RR 15-ton No.124

 Post subject: Re: NZR RR 15-ton No.124
Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 10:41 

Replies: 1
Views: 9572


As you say, Phil, not a breakdown crane. However I found it interesting to be able to compare some of the features of this engineers' crane with the R&R breakdown cranes of the same era, noting for example that it has horizontal cylinders as were used on the BDCs until the advent of the inclined...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Derby BR Works and the Crane Repair Shop

Posted: 17 Jan 2011, 21:38 

Replies: 10
Views: 42336


Chris made a good point about order dates, build dates, delivery dates etc. In fact Brownlie says the four cranes were ordered in 1961/2. We have another lift with our 40-tonner this Wednesday. I'll be part of the ground crew and there's a fair chance I'll draw the short straw for disposing at the e...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Richard Billinge

 Post subject: Re: Richard Billinge
Posted: 16 Jan 2011, 20:57 

Replies: 1
Views: 9365


A most interesting introduction, Richard! Sorry about the Gallery. The page shouldn't really be there at present as it is "under construction" by our good friend "Kernow". (It's far too technical for me to set up!). I very much look forward to your photos once the Gallery is in o...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Derby BR Works and the Crane Repair Shop

Posted: 15 Jan 2011, 20:42 

Replies: 10
Views: 42336


After steam locos disappeared, there was always a problem of getting water for the cranes on site. The Southern Region got round this for their older cranes with tank wagons but don't forget that their two 75T and two 30T cranes of 1961 construction were diesel powered when built which rather sugge...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Bryan Blundell

 Post subject: Re: Bryan Blundell
Posted: 15 Jan 2011, 11:29 

Replies: 9
Views: 36137


... As to ploughs ( I know we have gone off topic but they are my other main interest) ... I'd say that it's well on topic as it forms part of an 'Introduction to Bryan'! As with breakdown cranes, the subject of snow ploughs receives too little coverage in comparison with some other aspects of rail...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Link to site for sightings and photographs

Posted: 14 Jan 2011, 16:04 

Replies: 5
Views: 17006


And not forgetting http://pics-by-john.photoblog.org.uk/ of course.

John has most thoughtfully offered to help promote the BDCA by adding a link to our website within the captions to his photographs of breakdown cranes.
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