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 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: London Underground cranes

Posted: 31 Jan 2011, 16:55 

Replies: 7
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C.604 was built for the Metropolitan Railway in 1925 by Cowans Sheldon (works no. 4475) as a 20-ton capacity crane (MR running no. unknown), but was rebuilt to 30-tons capacity in 1930. Passed into LT stock in 1933, it was renumbered C.604 in 1937 and was eventually scrapped in South Wales in 1965. ...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Cranes in Ireland

 Post subject: Re: Cranes in Ireland
Posted: 28 Jan 2011, 16:11 

Replies: 2
Views: 10905


Is it an optical illusion or is there a serious kink at the lower end of the jib in the second photo?

 Forum: General Breakdown and Recovery Discussions   Topic: ROAD RECOVERY VEHICLE

 Post subject: Re: ROAD RECOVERY VEHICLE
Posted: 27 Jan 2011, 00:00 

Replies: 5
Views: 20505


No prob, we aim to please. I was in a bit of a rush when I wrote the last post, so here is some more information: The paper presented to the I.Loc.E by G. S. Bingham "Railway Breakdown Organisation and Equipment in use on the London Transport System" in November 1955 describes these vehicl...

 Forum: General Breakdown and Recovery Discussions   Topic: ROAD RECOVERY VEHICLE

 Post subject: Re: ROAD RECOVERY VEHICLE
Posted: 26 Jan 2011, 20:12 

Replies: 5
Views: 20505


FXT98 (Fleet No 418J) and its twin FXT97 (Fleet No 417J) were 5-ton "Railway Master Breakdown Tenders" and were new to LT in September 1939, ordered probably as a war precaution. They were AEC Regents built on new STL-type chassis, and they and two earlier vehicles (dating from January 193...

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

 Post subject: Re: Stratford Breakdown
Posted: 26 Jan 2011, 00:20 

Replies: 3
Views: 13941


Chris,

Are you still in contact with Robbo? It would be great to encourage him to join the BDCA if you were!

Roger

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Introduction - John Cafearo

 Post subject: Re: Introduction
Posted: 20 Jan 2011, 00:53 

Replies: 13
Views: 39464


Welcome, John! Nice to have a large scale modeller on board, and we look forward to seeing some photos of your crane in due course.

Roger

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

 Post subject: Stratford Breakdown
Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 17:06 

Replies: 3
Views: 13941


Reading the posts here, and re-reading WP Robinson's book "From Steam to Stratford" has triggered me to try to track down the dates and allocations etc for Stratford's cranes. There is some confusion in the public records, hopefully we can resolve some of this with the collected knowledge ...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes and Recovery Operations on Film   Topic: GWR No 2 crane working at Buckfastleigh

Posted: 18 Jan 2011, 10:23 

Replies: 2
Views: 13797


Phil, now you mention it I remember that the BBC online archinve is limited to the UK, although I am not sure why. Sorry that your hopes have been dashed. It seems that there are ways to do it, though possibly not straightforward. This article seems helpful:- http://www.articlesbase.com/cable-and-sa...

 Forum: Technical Matters   Topic: Weight difference

 Post subject: Re: Weight difference
Posted: 15 Jan 2011, 23:54 

Replies: 2
Views: 10684


Diagram Z1007A probably relates to ADRC96719. This was supplied by Cowans Sheldon to the LNER in Feb 1940 but following an accident c. 1968 the original jib was replaced with an all-welded jib with an articulated foot. The crane was converted to Diesel Hydraulic power at Derby Locomotive Works in Au...

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

Posted: 15 Jan 2011, 23:47 

Replies: 10
Views: 42336


And let us not forget that the first of the four diesel-mechanical cranes (30-tonner ADRC 96100) still exists and is stored out of use at Carnforth. As this was the very first diesel powered breakdown crane built for a British railway it is surely worthy of preservation! Sadly all my attempts to est...
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