The 250 Ton Crane
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The coal fired Manchester Ship canal crane named 'The 250 Ton Crane' Built by N.V. Werf Gusto at Schiedam, Netherlands in 1937.
BOILER RT Scotch.
Built 1937 by Lilybank Boiler Works at Glasgow.
Engine Built by Ashworth & Parker Ltd. at Bury For electric drive to crane, one 75 KW, one 40 KW. Plus: two small Ashworth & Parker engines on dynamo & air compressor; Various pumps by Drysdale, G. & J. Weir and Hayward Tyler; Warping drums and deck winches by Clarke Chapman.
The 250 Ton Crane was used for lifting lock gate & other Heavy Machinery on the ship canal, and was last in use in the 1990's
She has since been laid up at Runcorn and is now seen under tow by GT Victory to a new home in Newcastle.
UPDATE: 30/6/22 Photos have appeared on social media showing the destruction of the 250ton crane. The proposed project having failed.
The 250 Ton Crane
© All rights are reserved, please do not use my photos without my permission
The coal fired Manchester Ship canal crane named 'The 250 Ton Crane' Built by N.V. Werf Gusto at Schiedam, Netherlands in 1937.
BOILER RT Scotch.
Built 1937 by Lilybank Boiler Works at Glasgow.
Engine Built by Ashworth & Parker Ltd. at Bury For electric drive to crane, one 75 KW, one 40 KW. Plus: two small Ashworth & Parker engines on dynamo & air compressor; Various pumps by Drysdale, G. & J. Weir and Hayward Tyler; Warping drums and deck winches by Clarke Chapman.
The 250 Ton Crane was used for lifting lock gate & other Heavy Machinery on the ship canal, and was last in use in the 1990's
She has since been laid up at Runcorn and is now seen under tow by GT Victory to a new home in Newcastle.
UPDATE: 30/6/22 Photos have appeared on social media showing the destruction of the 250ton crane. The proposed project having failed.