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 continued in May 2023 with the painting of the jib, hook and jib rest. Stripping down of the crane body also started.
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has got its first gloss topcoat (09/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has got its first gloss topcoat (09/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has got its first gloss topcoat (09/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has got its first gloss topcoat (09/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has got its first gloss topcoat (09/05/2023)
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Photo - Neil Guest
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib rest has been undercoated (09/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body is starting to get its bodywork plates stripped off (12/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body is starting to get its bodywork plates stripped off (12/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body is starting to get its bodywork plates stripped off (12/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body is starting to get its bodywork plates stripped off (12/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has had its first gloss top coat (12/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has had its first gloss top coat (12/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib has had its first gloss top coat (12/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib rest has had undercoat applied (12/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib is getting its second top gloss coat (16/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib is getting its second top gloss coat (16/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib is getting its second top gloss coat (16/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane body now has its body panels removed (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib is now looking very smart (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib rest is now looking very smart (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane hook is being painted (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane hook is being painted with the crane jib rest in the background (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane jib is now looking very smart (30/05/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The direct works team creosoting planks to form the replacement decking of our railway crane which is currently undergoing restoration (13/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The direct works team are creosoting planks to form the replacement decking of our railway crane which is currently undergoing restoration (13/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The direct works team creosoting planks to form the replacement decking of our railway crane which is currently undergoing restoration (13/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The direct works team are creosoting planks to form the replacement decking of our railway crane which is currently undergoing restoration (13/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The direct works team creosoting planks to form the replacement decking of our railway crane which is currently undergoing restoration (13/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The body of the railway crane which is currently undergoing restoration (13/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The body of the railway crane which is currently undergoing restoration (13/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The body of the railway crane which is currently undergoing restoration (13/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The body of the railway crane which is currently undergoing restoration (13/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The jib of the railway crane is looking very nice after several coats of paint (22/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The jib of the railway crane is looking very nice after several coats of paint (22/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The hook of the railway crane is looking very nice after several coats of paint (22/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
The jib of the railway crane is looking very nice after several coats of paint (22/06/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The creosoted planks ready to be fitted onto the crane's match truck (04/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Working on the innards of the crane body (04/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's match wagon (04/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's match wagon (04/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - stripping the roof off the crane's body (11/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Working on the crane (11/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Grinding off bolt heads to allow the roof of the crane to be removed (11/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Grinding off bolt heads to allow the roof of the crane to be removed (11/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane with part of the roof removed (11/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's mechanism (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's mechanism (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's mechanism (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's mechanism (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's mechanism (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's mechanism (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's electrical contactors (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's electrical contactors (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's mechanism (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's mechanism (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane driver's cab (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane driver's cab (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Some of the crane's electrical switchgear (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - A portion of the crane body's roof which has been removed (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Showing the engine etc. at the rear of the crane's body (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - Showing the engine etc. at the rear of the crane's body (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's match truck moved into Leeming Bar yard, ready to have the decking planks fitted (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's match truck moved into Leeming Bar yard, ready to have the decking planks fitted (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's match truck moved into Leeming Bar yard, ready to have the decking planks fitted (18/07/2023)
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Photo - Timothy Edwards
Railway Crane Restoration - The crane's match truck moved into Leeming Bar yard, ready to have the decking planks fitted (18/07/2023)
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