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 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Network Rail Breakdown Cranes

Simon Grego
Posted: 22 Apr 2012, 18:20 

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Theres no crane in the south because.... Stratford EWS...Gone OOC EWS/DBS.......Gone Temple Mills EWS/DBS....Gone Dollands Moor,EWS/DBS ...not suitable Ipswich.....EWS depot Gone Hither Green....Gone Three Bridges EWS/DBS.....not suitable Acton. EWS/DBS......not suitable Eastleigh, now under differe...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Cowans in South Africa

Simon Grego
 Post subject: Cowans in South Africa
Posted: 21 Feb 2012, 10:31 

Replies: 3
Views: 13916
Hi, I was in Johannesburg last week, and visited the huge works of Transnet (formally Spoornet)in Koderspoort, on my way in I saw a very nice Cowans steam crane, I would say about a 45 tonner, but due to restrictions, I couldn't get a picture of it. It did look in good condition, albeit out of use, ...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: Polish Crane in action 1991 on you tube

Simon Grego
Posted: 24 Aug 2011, 23:31 

Replies: 1
Views: 9320
Poland has some excellent cranes, ive got some pics somewhere, which Ill post up.

But never mind the crane, what the hell was a AEC Routemaster doing bimbling around the Polish outback?

Simon

 Forum: Breakdown Crane Modelling   Topic: MP3 - 0 Gauge Brass kit

Simon Grego
 Post subject: Re: MP3 - 0 Gauge Brass kit
Posted: 08 Jun 2011, 22:04 

Replies: 14
Views: 51671
Im jealous, I purchased a 76tonne Cowans crane kit in O gauge, I didn't have time to build it, so dispatched it off to a builder, who was on one of the web groups, who seemed genuine. Alas, he ran into difficulties finance wise, and the next thing I knew he had sold off his customers' kits! He was a...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Where is the ADRC95218 ADRC95219 now?

Simon Grego
Posted: 08 Jun 2011, 21:53 

Replies: 9
Views: 29303
Many years ago, when I worked for EWS in the VAB section at Toton, I was dispatched to Brighton to look at ADRC96219 (the Now LNWR one), for potential movement by rail. A week or so earlier, Eric Reilly also Toton (breakdown gang), also looked at it, we both came to the same conclusion, that it was ...

 Forum: What's New on the Website?   Topic: New Photo on the Main Website

Simon Grego
Posted: 14 May 2011, 00:21 

Replies: 7
Views: 25198
The loco concerned was 70009, which we had to swap the bogies on due to a Traction motor fault, It was quicker to do this on the docks rather than skate it to a depot.

Regards
Smon

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Great Western Society's 50 Ton Steam Crane

Simon Grego
Posted: 09 May 2011, 17:49 

Replies: 4
Views: 15312
Roger,

Peter jennings should be able to help, but if not write to the GWS, c.o Dennis Howells, hopefully they will pass the letter on to him, and hopefully he'll get back to you.

Regards

Simon

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Great Western Society's 50 Ton Steam Crane

Simon Grego
Posted: 04 May 2011, 23:54 

Replies: 4
Views: 15312
Peter,

pinch the boiler out of the steam railmotor.....might make the crane out of guage though...

Ask me nicely and I'll reletter it again,

Has anyone got a pick of what the LMSR sign wrote on their cranes?

Cheers

Simon

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Hello - Simon Grego

Simon Grego
 Post subject: Re: Hello - Simon Grego
Posted: 12 Mar 2011, 11:31 

Replies: 4
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Collin, indeed I do know some of those names: Geoff Brookes, was a mechancial forman at Saltley up to about 1984, then transferred to Tys as a WS "C" forman, always smoked a pipe. Peter Howells, was the Area maintenance Engineer at TYS, he did my interview for being an apprentice. Stan Kid...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Hello - Simon Grego

Simon Grego
 Post subject: Re: Hello - Simon Grego
Posted: 11 Mar 2011, 19:42 

Replies: 4
Views: 19109
Hi Collin, Tery's name does ring a bell, If I saw him then I'd probaly remember, I was at Tyseley from 1980 to 1989, then Saltley from 1989 to 1992, but did apprentice turns at Saltley, and was also a relief fitter there from TYS about 1986, when they were short of fitters, I used to go over from Ty...
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