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I came across this image -The CIE 35 ton steam crane (made by Cowans Sheldon) at work in Navan station.

This was during relaying to accommodate the running of trains to the Tara mines

 

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Wondering when it was decommissioned, any other information on it and if anyone has modeled it?

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.thanks kirley for the info. the 75 tonner looks so similar to our 35, where would the difference be...the engine or the rigging?

Looking at a picture of the 30 ton it appears to be both a shorter jib and a smaller engine housing plus the loss of a pony truck as you modelled it.

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Looking at a picture of the 30 ton it appears to be both a shorter jib and a smaller engine housing plus the loss of a pony truck as you modelled it.

CowansSheldon30-tondiesel-mechanicalcraneADRC96100atCarnforthMarch2008.jpg

 

great pic kirley ..thats the first one ive seen with a full side view - thanks !

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Another shot of a 35-tonner in action, with a Sulzer on stand-by to move it...

 

February 26, 1967

 

Photo from the O'Dea Collection in the National Library.

Could make a right mess of them wires with just one false move...

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Found this among my collection, not sure where I got it from.

 

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The most detailed picture yet giving lots of colour detail to anyone who wishes to model it -great find.

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Here’s a challenge for any Modeller:

 

Dr. Geoff Bunza demonstrates the HO scale Athearn steam railroad crane model he brought to life using a DCC sound decoder, micro motors and relays.

 

Here’s the video – it’s very good if you can get it to play for you.

 

 

I see this month’s Model Rail has an article on updating a Hornby Breakdown Train

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Comments by Blaine & Waffles are correct. The yellow ones were ex-BR. I think there were two, and they were intended to replace the old MGWR and GSWR ones. I think the one plinthed at Mallow is an ex-BR one but I could be wrong - it might be the GSWR one.

 

As stated, the NCC one is on the DCDR and the GNR one is at Whitehead.

 

The BR ones were quite different in detail from any if the Irish ones. For a start, they were much newer!

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Yes, looks like a GSWR one. They had one in Inchicore, and dating from W & L days had one in Limerick. I stand to be corrected, but that's probably the Limerick GSWR one, it's W & L predecessor having been long gone (in 1920, maybe?).

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