10 tons goods cranes

BlythStationLad · Post by **BlythStationLad** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 8:26 am

Does anyone have any info/photos/drawings of NER/LNER 10 tons goods yard cranes? I need to model the one that was at Blyth, Northumberland: the only photos I have are poor quality or only show the jib. Many thanks in advance for any advice!

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 6:52 pm

Anything available from the NERA at Darlington?
Will check my copy of standards and see if anything in there.

Bryan · Post by **Bryan** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:54 pm

Nothing in the standards book relating to cranes other than Water Cranes.
There is a little bit in one paragraph, however, in "North Eastern Record" Vol 1 p33 and 34.
Including a drawing of a small capacity yard crane at Monkwearmouth.

PinzaC55 · Post by **PinzaC55** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:12 pm

I photographed this non standard yard crane at Seaton Delaval in 1978 wich may be of interest http://www.flickr.com/photos/pinzac55/3707237899/
If you are local to the North East the crane in the former goods yard at Greenhead was still there in 2003 and I think it still remains. Plus I am pretty sure there is one in Beamish?

Rlangham · Post by **Rlangham** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:07 pm

There's two at Beamish, one inside and one outside the goods shed. I should be there in a couple of weeks if that's any good? If you go on my blog there's a post from around a week ago showing the Beamish goods shed which should show the interior crane in one image

Rlangham · Post by **Rlangham** » Tue Dec 27, 2011 11:11 pm

Not exactly a week ago (and the original location of the goods shed is wrong), but both cranes are shown http://electric-edwardians.blogspot.com ... -1913.html

BlythStationLad · Post by **BlythStationLad** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 12:43 am

Many thanks for your replies chaps. Unfortunately this PC at work doesn't allow access to Flickr, etc., but I'll have a look at the cranes at Beamish - I live in Newcastle.

PinzaC55 · Post by **PinzaC55** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 6:40 am

Rlangham wrote:Not exactly a week ago (and the original location of the goods shed is wrong), but both cranes are shown http://electric-edwardians.blogspot.com ... -1913.html

WOW! The one inside the goods shed is obviously the one from Seaton Delaval!

Rlangham · Post by **Rlangham** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:15 pm

Pinza, would additional photographs of it be of use? Not sure if the goods shed will be open during the winter season but more than happy to look next week

PinzaC55 · Post by **PinzaC55** » Sat Dec 31, 2011 5:55 pm

They'd certainly be of interest! I would imagine someone in the museum would know for sure if it was the Seaton Delaval one? I thought it might be LNER as it didn't look like any NER one I have seen.

PinzaC55 · Post by **PinzaC55** » Sat Jan 07, 2012 12:22 pm

Just been looking at my copy of "A history of North Eastern Railway Architecture - The Pioneers" there is a picture of the exterior of Durham Gilesgate with 2 large cranes outside and an interior view with a really good close up shot a smaller crane.

The LNER Encyclopedia

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