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 Forum: Breakdown Crane Modelling   Topic: 5" gauge Craven 25 Ton

Roger Cooke
 Post subject: Re: 5" gauge Craven 25 Ton
Posted: 22 Jul 2011, 11:04 

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John,

Stunning! Please keep the photos coming.

Roger.

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: LNWR 20/30-ton Crane Moved

Roger Cooke
Posted: 21 Jun 2011, 22:46 

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It has been a day of drama and fast developments concerning MP21, and I regret that it has not always been possible to keep this topic up to date. As of this moment, the crane is still extant and is stored in the yard of Reid Freight Services in Stoke on Trent. David Reid, owner and proprietor of th...

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

Roger Cooke
Posted: 20 Jun 2011, 11:40 

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It was the permanent requisitioning of two LNER cranes for use overseas in 1941 and their consequent permanent loss to the LNER which resulted in the orders for the two replacements, rather than the use at Martin Mill. LNER 951515 (CS w/n 6874/1940 allocated to Gorton) and 941600 (CS w/n 6875/1940 a...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: LNWR 20/30-ton Crane Moved

Roger Cooke
Posted: 20 Jun 2011, 09:08 

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The mystery of the disappearing crane is solved, and sadly the answer is not good.

The CVR scrapped the crane during April 2011 after it suffered damage from scrap metal thieves. Another one gone, this sadly of colossal historical value.

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Craven 50ton

Roger Cooke
 Post subject: Re: Craven 50ton
Posted: 14 Jun 2011, 10:40 

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Hi Pete,

Very many thanks for the update, and the extremely good news that the Cravens is fully functional. It is not always easy keeping fully up to date on the status of preserved cranes unless we have a contributor from the railway concerned.

Wlecome to the forum!

Best wishes,

Roger Cooke.

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

Roger Cooke
 Post subject: Re: MP3 - 0 Gauge Brass kit
Posted: 11 Jun 2011, 07:31 

Replies: 14
Views: 51629
Which book was on Amazon at that price? Not the disappointing and error-filled Earnshaw effort, surely?

Roger.

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

Roger Cooke
Posted: 06 Jun 2011, 14:53 

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Colin, very many thanks for this info, we will try to contact him for the story.

I get great satisfaction from posts like this, since it was precisely for this sort of thing that the BDCA was set up.

Best wishes,

Roger

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Neil Cameron introduction

Roger Cooke
Posted: 02 Jun 2011, 10:29 

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Neil, Welcome to the forum! It is interesting to hear what you have to say about the Bluebell's 45-tonner, since I have wondered for some time why it fell out of use. What is the clutch problem you refer to? It is a shame I didn't know about this a year ago, since I could probably have secured the c...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: ADE330115

Roger Cooke
 Post subject: Re: ADE330115
Posted: 14 May 2011, 11:04 

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Views: 9483
John,

Many thanks for this, it is always useful to learn of snippets like this since so many of the details and dates of allocations and withdrawals are simply not recorded.

Roger

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Kenyan cranes on web forum

Roger Cooke
Posted: 12 May 2011, 15:26 

Replies: 1
Views: 8588
I do like that 76-ton R&R. Amazing what still exists in various parts of the world!
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