Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, 1959 - 150 ton travelling crane, Ferrybridge "B" power station
For nearly a century the bridge, crane and engineering company of Sir William Arrol loomed large in the Scottish industrial sector. The company constructed some of the world's most famous bridges including the Forth Rail Bridge and, as seen here in sketch, the Forth Road Bridge - the latter opened in 1964. They also made a wide range of heavy industrial equipment, such as cranes, as well as constructing industrial and commercial buildings.
The company, founded by William Arrol, were based at Dalmarnock Iron Works and Parkhead Crane Works both in Glasgow. The catalogue is a many paged document showing the wide range of engineering jobs the company were involved in. The company built many travelling carnes such as this, supplied to the Central Electricity Generating Board at Ferrybridge "B" power generating station in West Yorkshire. The crane spanned the main turbine hall as seen here.
Sir William Arrol & Co Ltd, Glasgow, Scotland, 1959 - 150 ton travelling crane, Ferrybridge "B" power station
For nearly a century the bridge, crane and engineering company of Sir William Arrol loomed large in the Scottish industrial sector. The company constructed some of the world's most famous bridges including the Forth Rail Bridge and, as seen here in sketch, the Forth Road Bridge - the latter opened in 1964. They also made a wide range of heavy industrial equipment, such as cranes, as well as constructing industrial and commercial buildings.
The company, founded by William Arrol, were based at Dalmarnock Iron Works and Parkhead Crane Works both in Glasgow. The catalogue is a many paged document showing the wide range of engineering jobs the company were involved in. The company built many travelling carnes such as this, supplied to the Central Electricity Generating Board at Ferrybridge "B" power generating station in West Yorkshire. The crane spanned the main turbine hall as seen here.