Steam crane
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A steam crane is a
caterpillar tracks, road wheels, or be mounted on a barge.[citation needed] It usually has a vertical boiler
placed at the back so that the weight of the boiler counterbalances the weight of the jib and load.
They were very common as railway breakdown cranes, and several have been preserved on heritage railways in the United Kingdom.[citation needed]
Manufacturers
- Black Hawthorn of Gateshead (unrestored example at Beamish Museum[1]
- Joseph Booth & Bros of Leeds
- Coles Cranes of Derby (restored example at Beamish Museum)
- Cowans, Sheldon & Companyof Carlisle (rail cranes)
- Craven Brothers
- William Fairbairn & Sons of Manchester
- Ransomes & Rapier of Ipswich
- Ruston Proctor of Lincoln
- Stothert & Pitt of Bath
- Thomas Smith & Sons (Rodley) Ltd. of Leeds
See also
- Crane
- Crane (railroad)
- Crane tank
- Fairbairn steam crane
- Steam engine
- Steam shovel
References
- ^ Beamish collections archive search
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to steam cranes.
- Steam cranes inc. Ransomes & Rapier
- Cowans & Sheldon steam crane
- Nine Elms steam crane
- Ransomes & Rapier wartime-ordered 45-ton Steam Breakdown Cranes
- Cowans Sheldon 15-ton Steam Cranes
- Model steam crane
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