Wensleydale Railway - Photo Archive


Restoration of a Railway Crane
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In late 2022 a Hubbard & Taylor 15 Tonne Civil Engineers Crane arrived at Leeming Bar after being bought by one of our volunteers off the Keithley and Worth Valley Railway. This photo gallery will document its restoration. When restored and properly certified for lifting, it will be an invaluable addition to the railway for purposes such as track laying etc. as it will allow complete track panels to be assembled in a yard, transported to site and then placed in position, by the crane.
Restoration of the crane commenced in April 2023 with stripping the rotten wood off the match wagon, followed by the shot blasting and priming of the crane and match wagon.

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Photo - John Tong
The match truck and jib of a railway crane arriving at Leeming Bar (04/10/2022)
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Photo - John Tong
The match truck and jib of a railway crane arriving at Leeming Bar (04/10/2022)
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Photo - John Tong
The match truck and jib of a railway crane arriving at Leeming Bar (04/10/2022)
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Photo - John Tong
The match truck and jib of a railway crane arriving at Leeming Bar (04/10/2022)
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Photo - Neil Guest
The match truck and jib of a railway crane arriving at Leeming Bar (04/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The tractor unit of the transporter which had brought the match truck and jib of a railway crane to Leeming Bar (04/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The match truck and jib of a railway crane in a siding at Leeming Bar, awaiting the arrival of the rest of the crane (04/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The match truck and jib of a railway crane in a siding at Leeming Bar, awaiting the arrival of the rest of the crane (04/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The match truck and jib of a railway crane in a siding at Leeming Bar, awaiting the arrival of the rest of the crane (04/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The match truck and jib of a railway crane in a siding at Leeming Bar, awaiting the arrival of the rest of the crane (04/10/2022)
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Photo - Neil Guest
The main part of the railway crane arrived at Leeming Bar (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Neil Guest
The main part of the railway crane arrived at Leeming Bar (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Neil Guest
The main part of the railway crane ready to winched off the transporter ar Leeming Bar (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Neil Guest
The railway crane's job and match truck ready to be coupled to the rest of the crane (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Details of the (new to us) railway crane's capacity (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The main part of the railway crane off the transporter and on the track at Leeming Bar (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The two sections of the railway crane being brought together (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The two sections of the railway crane being coupled together (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The two sections of the railway crane being coupled together (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A view of the complete railway crane (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
A view of the complete railway crane (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
View of the ramp up onto the transporter which the crane has just descended (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The railway crane about to be moved away (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The railway crane being moved away up the yard (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The transporter being sorted out after delivering the railway crane in order to get ready to go away. (06/10/2022)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The newly arrived railway crane in Leeming Bar yard (06/10/2022)
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Photo - David Constable
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has just been taken off the crane match wagon to allow all the rotten wood on it to be removed. (28/03/2023)
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Photo - David Constable
Railway Crane Restoration - Starting to remove all the rotten wood from the crane match wagon (28/03/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The old rotten wood has been stripped from the crane's match wagon (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The old rotten wood has been stripped from the crane's match wagon (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The old rotten wood has been stripped from the crane's match wagon (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The old rotten wood has been stripped from the crane's match wagon (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The old rotten wood has been stripped from the crane's match wagon (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib positioned ready for shot blasting (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib ready for shot blasting (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib ready for shot blasting (04/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib head (04/04/2023)
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Photo - David Constable
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's jib being made ready for shot blasting (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Trying to remove the pulleys from the jib head (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Trying to remove the pulleys from the jib head (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Trying to remove the pulleys from the jib head (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Working on the head of the crane jib (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's jib rest from the crane match wagon (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib (11/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane match wagon (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib under sheeting ready for shot blasting (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane match wagon partially shot blasted and primed (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane match wagon partially shot blasted and primed (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib under sheeting ready for shot blasting (18/04/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body in position ready for shot blasting (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - Crane Match Wagon - Initial shot blasting (19/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib after shot blasting and primed (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib after shot blasting and primed (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib after shot blasting and primed (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body partially shot blasted and primed (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body partially shot blasted and primed (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body being shot blasted (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body being shot blasted (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body being shot blasted (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body being shot blasted (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body being shot blasted (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane match wagon shot blasted and primed (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane match wagon shot blasted and primed (20/04/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body has been shot blasted and primed to prevent further rust (22/04/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has been shot blasted and primed to prevent further rust (22/04/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body has been shot blasted and primed to prevent further rust (22/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane has now all been shot blasted and primed (24/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane has now all been shot blasted and primed (24/04/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body has now all been shot blasted and primed (29/04/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body being primed (02/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib rest has been primed (02/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib is been undercoated (02/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib is been undercoated (02/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib is being undercoated (03/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has been undercoated (03/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has been undercoated (03/05/2023)
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