A 16-wheel hand-powered, 6-ton capacity, Narrow Gauge railway crane, built by Ransomes and Rapier ...

Accession Number C01387
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Glass original quarter plate negative
Maker Unknown
Place made Belgium: Flanders, West-Vlaanderen, Ypres
Date made c 1917
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
Copyright

Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain

Public Domain Mark This item is in the Public Domain

Description

A 16-wheel hand-powered, 6-ton capacity, Narrow Gauge railway crane, built by Ransomes and Rapier of Ipswich, England. The crane was used for breakdowns. This model was replaced by a lighter one, as it was too heavy for use on the light rail tracks.

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