Rail steam crane

Discuss cranes here
Post Reply

Topic author
Gary
Posts: 5
Joined: Mon May 24, 2010 6:38 pm
Real name: Gary Lambert

Rail steam crane

Post #1 by Gary » Sat Sep 04, 2010 3:33 pm

Hello All. My name is Gary Lambert.Steam crane in Pietermaritzburg,South Africa.
You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Top
User avatar

Neversweat
Posts: 2974
Joined: Mon Dec 24, 2007 6:10 pm
Real name: Steve
Location: Theale Near Reading Berkshire
Has thanked: 1248 times
Been thanked: 1834 times
Flag: Great Britain

Re: Rail steam crane

Post #2 by Neversweat » Sat Sep 04, 2010 5:07 pm

Hello and thanks for the pics :thumbup: :thumbup:

Steve
Top

Topic author
Gary
Posts: 5
Joined: Mon May 24, 2010 6:38 pm
Real name: Gary Lambert

Re: Rail steam crane

Post #3 by Gary » Mon Sep 06, 2010 12:34 am

Stopped by today and took a couple more pics. Makers plate on the boiler says built 1927.
Top

martyn williams
Posts: 6393
Joined: Mon Nov 03, 2008 8:06 pm
Real name: MARTYN WILLIAMS
Location: South Wales
Has thanked: 296 times
Been thanked: 359 times

Re: Rail steam crane

Post #4 by martyn williams » Mon Sep 06, 2010 8:00 am

I used to love working on the rail steam cranes when I was an apprentice with British Rail,we had three 12 ton and a 75 ton Cowans Sheldon based in Cardiff,they were very reliable and the biggest job we had to do on them were re casting white metal bearings and a rope change.
Welcome to CMN
Martyn
Top
User avatar

Holger
Site Admin
Posts: 5640
Joined: Tue Jun 12, 2007 8:13 pm
Has thanked: 232 times
Been thanked: 143 times
Flag: Sweden

Re: Rail steam crane

Post #5 by Holger » Mon Sep 06, 2010 10:19 am

Welcome Gary! Nice pics! Feel free to post more!
Some resources:
How-To
Top
Post Reply

Return to “Cranes”

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 41 guests