North Eastern Railway steam breakdown crane

[Rlangham]

Does anyone have an image, or any history, of the NER's Steam Breakdown crane CME1, a 15 ton lift design built by Cowans & Sheldon? The 'Railway Operating Division' book has it as going to the War Department in 1914 but other than that nothing - especially interested to know if it's anything like the GEM/Fleetline N gauge Cowans SHeldon 15 ton steam breakdown crane kit

[Bryan]

It may be better posting the query on the Breakdown Crane Association site.
Unless David Withers or Roger Cooke are looking in.

http://bdca.org.uk/index.html

What was the thread about 2 years ago with a loco in a hole with 2 NER cranes lifting it out?
A mystery location shot.
Was that the type of crane you meant?

[Bryan]

Found it after a bit of searching.

viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1980&start=0

But its not a 15 tonner, sorry.

[uax6]

I'm not sure, but I recall scanning a MRC drawing of an NER steam crane. When I get up in the morning I'll fire up the pc and see which one it is for you.

Andy Greening

[uax6]

I've had a look, but the MRC article was of the NER 25t cranes. Getting LNER Wagons buy P Tatlow off the shelf he implies that the 15t cranes were Cowans Sheldon types with swan neck jib. Now I have a scanned drawing of the CR version (G&SWR one too) which look very much like the NB version on page 144. The NER cranes (And GN and GC ones too) were similar.

Do you want a copy of the drawing?

Andy G

[Bryan]

There is a photo of a 35t crane in Belgium.
The breakdown crane is an ex North Eastern Railway machine requisitioned by the military in WW1.
See this thread on the Breakdown Crane site.
http://bdca.org.uk/forumtwo/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=205

[Rlangham]

WOW! What an absolutely incredible survivor!