Kirley Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 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 CopyrightAlbertBridge Wondering when it was decommissioned, any other information on it and if anyone has modeled it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WRENNEIRE Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Hornby Dublo did a Breakdown Crane in the late 50's early 60's 4620 reference number This one is stripped and ready for repainting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 heirflick Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 thanks:tumbsup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 heirflick Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 sweet - is that a wind up handle on the side? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Livery detail: in pre 1980s times, NIR painted the NCC crane standard maroon. The GNR one at least had been painted red by the UTA. Yellow painted PW and maintenance equipment was unknown, apart from a few Cavan & Leitrim ballast wagons many moons earlier! Prior to UTA, breakdown cranes tended to be quite dark grey or black, not only with the earlier UTA and predecessors, but GNR and CIE as well. At least one CIE one was lighter (wagon) grey in the 60s / 70s. The NCC one at Downpatrick ended its days with the original (upright and gold-lined) NIR monogram. The GNR one at Whitehead retained its UTA cost of arms (not the red-hand-roundel) on its arrival at Whitehead in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WRENNEIRE Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Easier to post this Shem, than take any more pics http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/sis.html?_kw=Hornby-Dublo+4620+Breakdown+Crane%2C+Good+Boxed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 heirflick Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 a vid by johnatan king at downpatrick a 39 moving the crane.... great vid - God bless his little cotton socks for recording it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 WRENNEIRE Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Have to agree Shem, stunning vid Will be making some minor alterations to the Dublo one after seeing this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Eric1997 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 That steam crane was named "Dick's Rig" after my grandfather named Richard(Dick) Barrett, I also have a 30 minute video of him and some of his colleagues talking about the steam crane and showing how it worked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 burnthebox Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 OK Eric, now lets see that video please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 heirflick Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 That steam crane was named "Dick's Rig" after my grandfather named Richard(Dick) Barrett, I also have a 30 minute video of him and some of his colleagues talking about the steam crane and showing how it worked. welcome Eric - that video is a must see. can you post it please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Eric1997 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Thank you for having me! I've an old VHS tape of it and a dvd, I'll try sorting out the dvd on my laptop, I've got some pictures of the crane too, I'll try uploading them soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tonybonneyba Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 That steam crane was named "Dick's Rig" after my grandfather named Richard(Dick) Barrett, I also have a 30 minute video of him and some of his colleagues talking about the steam crane and showing how it worked. Hi Eric, welcome to the forms! The steam crane named after your grandfather, does that happen to be the LMS NCC one at dcdr or the IÉ one? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Blaine Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Hi Eric, welcome to the forms! The steam crane named after your grandfather, does that happen to be the LMS NCC one at dcdr or the IÉ one? Tony Was one of the CIE/IE pair, now no more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 tonybonneyba Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Was one of the CIE/IE pair, now no more Oh dear, where they scrapped? I think DCDR would of liked a steam crane in good condition. Oh well. Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 josefstadt Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Did CIÉ / IÉ actually put the two new cranes into service? Or was their usefulness overtaken by the increasing lifting capacity of road cranes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Killucan2 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Thank you for having me! I've an old VHS tape of it and a dvd, I'll try sorting out the dvd on my laptop, I've got some pictures of the crane too, I'll try uploading them soon Is it called the last steam crane by any chance,as I have it some where. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 jhb171achill Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 (edited) Josefstadt, one at least was used, I think; possibly the other wasn't. One was in steam, though not doing anything, at Inchicore one time.... I think it was the 1996 open day. The DCDR wouldn't have been in a position to take another steam crane at the time they were being scrapped due to severe space constraints - thankfully somewhat eased these days! In preservation, as both DCDR and RPSI have found, it's hard to justify exoenditure on steam cranes when apart from money always being tight, the day to day issues of loco, coach and track maintenance must always take priority.... Unfortunately, in over a quarter century of dealing with finances of both outfits, I can't recall a single occasion when it might have been possible to allow a budget for anything other than a quick lick of paint for a crane! Edited April 5, 2014 by jhb171achill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 irishrail201 Posted May 2, 2014 Share Posted May 2, 2014 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?). I think someone involved down there removed the axle from the crane jibs and swapped it with the centre axle from the WLWR composite now at halfway!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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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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