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 Forum: Technical Matters   Topic: GA for Ransomes & Rapier 45t crane online scan requested

Neil Cameron
Posted: 03 Feb 2013, 18:27 

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Need above to illustrate lengths/dimensions etc to non-crane colleagues internal discussion, would use our own but it's in the loco works at Sheffield Park, a former scan was lost from an earlier computer. If to hand would be very useful just now, once I get hold of the one in the Loco Works I'll sc...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Preservation : Interpretation of Breakdown Crane to visitors

Neil Cameron
Posted: 01 Feb 2013, 19:31 

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Once restored to shiny static exhibit state, hopefully by October of this year for the "Giants of Steam" event, it surely qualifies as a Giant of the Steam age, the public viewpoint thereafter will be from the platform at Horsted Keynes station across to the adjoining sidings. No doubt on ...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Preservation : Interpretation of Breakdown Crane to visitors

Neil Cameron
Posted: 24 Jan 2013, 23:17 

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Views: 13229
Interested to hear if any preservation centre or railway-based steam breakdown cranes are interpreted to the passengers and volunteers prepared to read, look or listen to the subject being described in person or in print, film , voice recording, other than stock book. While a practical demonstration...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Salford Crescent (Manchester) Derailment (23/01)

Neil Cameron
Posted: 23 Jan 2013, 21:52 

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Views: 20768
ITV News and filmed report

http://www.itv.com/news/granada/story/2 ... anchester/

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Peter Tatlow's Railway breakdown cranes volume 2

Neil Cameron
Posted: 16 Nov 2012, 22:51 

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Amazon's current price of £29.75 with free delivery is offered on the basis that the eventual payment will be reduced to their price at the time the order is fulfilled.

Anyone know where the launch will be?

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Peter Tatlow's Railway breakdown cranes volume 2

Neil Cameron
Posted: 14 Nov 2012, 11:27 

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Publisher's catalogue, description, out end of January, plus some interesting news.

http://www.noodlebooks.co.uk/catalogue2 ... index.html

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Peter Tatlow's Railway breakdown cranes volume 2

Neil Cameron
Posted: 12 Nov 2012, 15:29 

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Views: 19659
I see today on the Amazon website that Railway Breakdown Cranes vol. 2 is to be released on 14 January 2013, what a pleasant thought that this book will soon be available to enjoy! How fortunate to have such works of quality available on the subject , and the same goes for this Forum, informative an...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: Bridge renewal at Ford, Sussex (River Arun) 1938. 2 cranes

Neil Cameron
Posted: 21 Oct 2012, 15:10 

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Having received the set of DVD's referred to above, and after viewing, regrettably the Ford Bridge rebuilding film from 1930's was not included. However, I now know who to contact, and will do so requesting an authorised link to the film on this Forum.

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: Bridge renewal at Ford, Sussex (River Arun) 1938. 2 cranes

Neil Cameron
Posted: 12 Oct 2012, 13:05 

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Views: 19226
Unfortunately a complaint to You Tube about use of some other vintage material on his channel led to voluntary closure of the whole channel including this interesting 1930's film. I believe the bridge film will be on one of the three Southern discs below, http://www.brighton.ac.uk/screenarchive/dvds...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Sri Lanka : 1950 Ransomes & Rapier 30t cranes at work

Neil Cameron
Posted: 30 Sep 2012, 12:57 

Replies: 6
Views: 18718
Is that the DVD of the Newton Heath crane working at the Bluebell, dismantling Q1 loco?

Or indeed another in case I missed it...
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