Breakwater Crane Railway

54°09′29″N 4°28′26″W / 54.158°N 4.474°W / 54.158; -4.474

The Douglas Breakwater Crane Railway was a massive self-propelled steam block-setting crane, with a capacity of 15 tons, built by Stothert & Pitt of Bath^[1] that ran the length of the original breakwater at Douglas, also used for the loading and unloading of vessels.

A later crane was built by

which?]; carried on two four-wheel bogies; Works number 9057 of 1948 to Drawing 18087). The crane was owned by the Isle of Man Harbour Board and ran on 10 ft (3,048 mm) gauge.^[2]

References

^ "Hercules the crane working on the Victoria Pier extension, work commenced in 1887 and was completed in 1894 - Photographic Archive - iMuseum". iMuseum - Manx National Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2022.
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[1] "Hercules the crane working on the Victoria Pier extension, work commenced in 1887 and was completed in 1894 - Photographic Archive - iMuseum". iMuseum - Manx National Heritage. Retrieved 15 February 2022.

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