Suitable breakdown crane?

[leslie10646]

This one's for @jhb171achill probably?

Did we conclude that this:

 

https://railsofsheffield.com/products/oxford-rail-or76scs2003-cowans-sheldon-15t-crane-gwr-no-6?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=Oxford Rail Announcement&utm_id=01KTRCE3KC5H9XK2W7975FDA6G&_kx=94TVSTwJKaw1u9s0VI6GSrlZad3yB7CBtaw17rSe4OjqnSFePN1n7xZw98DdvMB7.RXkVMS

was close to a GNRI breakdown crane? If so, it's a pretty good price.

[MOGUL]

With the very obvious exception of the boom, it doesn't look a million miles away from the one plinthed in Mallow:

 

[Mol_PMB]

23 minutes ago, leslie10646 said:

This one's for @jhb171achill probably?

Did we conclude that this:

 

https://railsofsheffield.com/products/oxford-rail-or76scs2003-cowans-sheldon-15t-crane-gwr-no-6?utm_source=Klaviyo&utm_medium=campaign&utm_campaign=Oxford Rail Announcement&utm_id=01KTRCE3KC5H9XK2W7975FDA6G&_kx=94TVSTwJKaw1u9s0VI6GSrlZad3yB7CBtaw17rSe4OjqnSFePN1n7xZw98DdvMB7.RXkVMS

was close to a GNRI breakdown crane? If so, it's a pretty good price.

 

Yes, it's very close indeed to the crane preserved at Whitehead. There were several of this type in Ireland.

2 Crane

Many of them were built for railways across the globe, over many years, and there were subtle design variations including two types of jib (both variants available from Oxford).

Some were also to different tonnage capacities with other detail variants.

Match trucks were usually locally made and differed from crane to crane - Oxford's one is generic but plausible.

 

From the NLI O'Dea collection, here's another Irish one with the more elaborate jib design:

Holdings: 10 ton crane x CBSCR, Inchicore, Co. Dublin. :: Library Catalog

 

 

[jhb171achill]

Yes, very much so. Cowan Sheldon had standard types of 10, 20 & 30 ton cranes, delivered in many gauges to railways all over the world. 

I have seen almost exact equivalents of those used by the GNR, GSWR, MGWR & gawd knows who else, in India (5’6” and metre gauge), South Africa, Myanmar and somewhere else that escapes me (possibly Indonesia).

So, yes, that model would do for many an Irish application. 

[Mol_PMB]

The Rocksavage crane appears in the background of many photos of locos, including these ones from Ernie:

And these IRRS images:

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53507915082/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53507774942/

https://www.flickr.com/photos/irishrailwayarchive/53508875181/

The Oxford 'Wellingborough' and 'Stoke' cranes have the correct type of jib for this one.

[Mol_PMB]

I suspect the Oxford Rail model would be a challenge to convert to 21mm. The main frame appears to be diecast metal, and is unlikely to be wide enough for 21mm gauge wheelsets. Cutting it down the middle and widening it would be a challenge in that material, also noting that the pivot is in the middle and the mounting circular part would become an oval. A good reason for me not to buy one!