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 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: 30ton Steam Cranes in Sri Lanka

Chris Capewell
Posted: 09 Feb 2015, 14:52 

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One of the two R&R 30 tonners is in working order in the Bridge Engineers Workshop Compound at Dematagoda. The other is in Ratmalana Works for overhaul, together with one of the small Graftons. Two other Graftons and a Thomas Smith are also present; though not all in working condition. If you pl...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Introduction - Roy Bottamley

Chris Capewell
Posted: 09 Feb 2015, 14:33 

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The TH is thus - RS 1057/10 ex DRT 80131 BR/Southern Region 10T 6W TH 1694/1955 The Grafton certainly was a Southern Railway crane. The name and use of the number 2671 as a 'running' number came later, at one of the preservation sites. Somebody at Chatham should be able to say something about it. Cr...

 Forum: Introduce Yourself   Topic: Introduction - Roy Bottamley

Chris Capewell
Posted: 08 Feb 2015, 14:47 

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Roy, Can you confirm some details please.... The Booth is 5902/1952 originally owned by Abelson and Cowes Ltd.; latterley ex Weardale Rly / Derek Parnaby. Grafton 2671 - surely should not be dated that early, which was what puzzled me when it was advertised by Prestons. My notes say - 1871S SR later...

 Forum: Military Breakdown Cranes   Topic: Longmoor Military Railway Volume 3 - Section regarding Crane

Chris Capewell
Posted: 19 Jan 2015, 13:30 

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Longmoor Military Railway Volume 3 - Section regarding Cranes Comments regarding some captions to crane photographs. p.757 upper Not a Brownhoist. This is the 1917 CS fitted with its lattice jib. Note the cylinders mounted at 45 degrees. This was an unusual machine, being optimised for piling, in th...

 Forum: Military Breakdown Cranes   Topic: Marchwood steam crane

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Marchwood steam crane
Posted: 14 Dec 2014, 14:44 

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Not Ransomes, but Cowans Sheldon; one of two built in 1942 for the Ministry of Supply. Steam 30T 6-4W CS 7869 -70/42 Recorded at Longmoor ( 1955 and 1965 ), Marchwood and finally Shoebury as 62007 ( 1981-2; scrapped ca. 1986 ). I do not think that a topple at Shoebury in the 1980s helped its future?...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: Peter Tatlow Volume 1 - If you havent got one?!

Chris Capewell
Posted: 20 Nov 2014, 13:42 

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NFO - Kevin Robertson Books
www.noodlebooks.co.uk/product/view/2130
We are delighted to announce a limited reprint of Peter Tatlow's classic RAILWAY BREAKDOWN CRANES Vol 1. Originally release in 2012, the first printing ..

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Craven Bros 1912 Breakdown Crane presently stored in Belgium

Chris Capewell
Posted: 18 Nov 2014, 13:34 

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The ex NER 1912 Cravens steam crane from the Belgian national collection has arrived at the Maldegem Steam Centre in April 2014 for a cosmetic restoration ready for display at the new National Railway Museum due to open in Schaerbeek next May ( 2015 ). ( http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/cranes/cr...

 Forum: Breakdown Cranes Overseas   Topic: Ransome and Rapier 76T BDC for East African Railways

Chris Capewell
Posted: 18 Nov 2014, 13:26 

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Some photos from the mid 1970s may be seen on this flikr page............ https://www.flickr.com/photos/128331030@N03/sets/72157648924054449/ 1129 and 1130 EAR St 76T 6-8-6RB R&R G6383/55 Crane match no. CRWB 113002 tested 8/55, delvd.'56, Hydraulic three axle relieving bogies; the only R&R ...

 Forum: Makers, Allocations, Dates and other Miscellaneous   Topic: BRILL British Railways Illustrated November 2014

Chris Capewell
Posted: 16 Nov 2014, 14:00 

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" Outings with a Steam Crane "

Main article, illustrated - working with an ex GWR CS breakdown crane on civil engineering work on Western Region, ex Cambrian lines.

Also couple of photos of the recovery after the 1960s oil train derailment on the DNS.

 Forum: News and Sightings   Topic: Brownlie for sale

Chris Capewell
 Post subject: Re: Brownlie for sale
Posted: 15 Aug 2014, 13:02 

Replies: 16
Views: 65573
There appear to be nine copies out there for sale from commercial sellers; ranging from £40 to £100.

One seller does comment "Was scarce"!
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