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 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Modern BDCs - possible tenderers for your order?

Chris Capewell
Posted: 15 Dec 2018, 15:52 

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After a period when Kirow ( as part of Kranunion ) have been very quiet in the press release department a new publication has appeared .......... https://www.kirow.de/fileadmin/Downloads/Kirow/brochures/Kirow-Chronicle-EN.pdf It might be hoped it becomes regular. Noted are large Multi-Taskers as BDC...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Modern BDCs - possible tenderers for your order?

Chris Capewell
Posted: 18 Nov 2018, 17:43 

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http://www.xinhuanet.com/local/2015-11/15/c_128429605.htm """"Nov 2015 - the 1700-ton meter railway crane independently developed by China CRRC Qiqihar Vehicle Co., Ltd. successfully completed the curve leveling performance test, and the test indicators fully met the design requi...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Derailment near Coleshill Parkway.

Chris Capewell
Posted: 02 Oct 2018, 15:59 

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Certainly the NR Kirow 1200 was there.
https://twitter.com/NetworkRailBHM/stat ... 6482720768

otpnet has no record of sightings involved with any moves.

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Indian Railways Relief Cranes carrying names

Chris Capewell
Posted: 15 Aug 2018, 16:32 

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Named cranes, even if they are shedmasters nicknames, are not common outside India. ( Corrections and additions welcome ) ABIRAMI - Shakta saint: Abhirami Pattar AGNI - One of the most important of the Vedic gods, god of fire and the acceptor of sacrifices. Agni is a messenger from and to the other ...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Unknown manufacturers crane in use Egypt, Western Desert

Chris Capewell
Posted: 15 Jul 2018, 16:25 

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Unknown manufacturers crane in use Egypt, Western Desert, 1942

Recently reproduced in WW2RSG, c.Greg Martin.

Any ideas please? It is unlike the machines from most manufacturers I can think of.

 Forum: Breakdown Crane Modelling   Topic: Live steam narrow gauge breakdown crane

Chris Capewell
Posted: 21 Apr 2018, 14:54 

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For Sale on ebay.
Price has reached £24000?
Mr Cheesemans 15" gauge 'Little Titan'

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15-INCH-GAUG ... SwIStakb4K

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Cowans Sheldon crane survives in Iran?

Chris Capewell
Posted: 03 Apr 2018, 14:12 

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The CS steam BDC from Tehran was moved in Oct 2015 to the new museum location at Mashad. Both it and the 2-10-0 were somewhat 'dismantled' with a gas torch in order the low loaders would fit under motorway bridges. The sister crane has recently been found, out of use, in the works at Tehran by a ver...

 Forum: Technical Matters   Topic: Drawings on ebay as of Feb 11 2018

Chris Capewell
Posted: 11 Feb 2018, 16:10 

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Search in collectibles 'steam breakdown crane drawing'
Certainly a couple of ex LNER bogied 45 tonner.
Not all ga's; mainly detail extracts.
About a dozen paper drawings which have been folded. £30 being asked for each.

 Forum: Breakdown Crane Modelling   Topic: Folkestone Harbour Railway - a forest of cranes

Chris Capewell
Posted: 24 Jan 2018, 16:21 

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A couple of years ago I spent some time chasing contacts regarding a particular crane that was delivered to the SER at Folkestone. I got a couple of replies, and promise of more to come; but little did. The crane lifting the Tilling Stevens bus was Cowans Sheldon 1110 of 1881; for 16 ton capacity on...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: info's of a cowans sheldon brake down crane

Chris Capewell
Posted: 18 Sep 2017, 14:13 

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The image on his website at Toton in 1960 is a Cowans Sheldon 75 ton steam crane ( with relieving bogies ); in red livery.

De afbeelding op zijn website in Toton in 1960 is een Cowans Sheldon 75 ton stoomkranen (met verlichting van boogschieten); in rode lever.
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