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 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Lewisham derailment

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Lewisham derailment
Posted: 25 Jan 2017, 17:32 

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There are photos of the scene here .....
https://twitter.com/networkrail/status/ ... 0786831361

But not photos of the crane ..... or cranes; as it appears the working picked up the crane from Bescot en route.

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Lewisham derailment

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Lewisham derailment
Posted: 25 Jan 2017, 17:23 

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A BDC and associated vehicles has arrived on site from Warrington. """""""""Rail recovery crane has departed Warrington, will take crew relief at Crewe and then on to Wembley. Planned to depart Wembley at approximately 2100 ( Tuesday ) for Hoo Jn where it...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: South Wales derailment

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: South Wales derailment
Posted: 17 Jan 2017, 18:32 

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Views: 18969
The rumoured 'grounding' of these cranes would thus appear to have been resolved.

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Network Rail Breakdown Cranes

Chris Capewell
Posted: 14 Oct 2016, 12:08 

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Storage Status of Network Rail Breakdown Cranes The Stock Allocation page of the November issue of Todays Railways shows all four of the CS telescopic cranes as Stored. Three shown at Springs Branch, one at Bescot. Is this withdrawal from service or something else?; possibly an accountancy device th...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Welwyn Garden City

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
Posted: 29 Sep 2016, 14:04 

Replies: 10
Views: 39765
Nothing there Tuesday midday - except a new gap in the trees.
Supposedly two or three cars of the one unit were taken away by road. The other unit supposedly towed away using converter wagons. Where to, I know not.

CC

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: New crane for UK

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: New crane for UK
Posted: 27 Sep 2016, 14:24 

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It has started work.
There are a couple of photos of it at Oxford on September 18th - see
' Great Western Route ' website.

http://www.networkrail.co.uk/great-west ... rnisation/

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Welwyn Garden City

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
Posted: 24 Sep 2016, 16:30 

Replies: 10
Views: 39765
"""""""""""" According to an informant, they are to be recovered this weekend. 'A crane is coming from Wigan' to do the job. This would means a NR Springs Branch CS breakdown crane. I have no idea of exactly when the recovery is planned to ...

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Welwyn Garden City

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
Posted: 23 Sep 2016, 13:53 

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Views: 39765
Indeed!!! -

http://www.whtimes.co.uk/motoring/derai ... _1_4703748

I think I should be speechless?

Chris

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Welwyn Garden City

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Welwyn Garden City
Posted: 21 Sep 2016, 13:36 

Replies: 10
Views: 39765
How was it actually rerailed?

Chris C

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Voies Ferrees No.216

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Voies Ferrees No.216
Posted: 09 Aug 2016, 13:55 

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July-August 2016 edition has an article on the American, Belgian and British built breakdown cranes of the SNCF. "COUP D'OEIL SUR LES GRUES DE SECOURS DE LA SNCF" Photograph of one of the three Cowans Sheldon as a steam crane and two photos of a dieselised example; diagrams of each and spe...
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