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Does anyone have access to drawings or any other documents covering cranes, especially the smaller ones, even hand-cranes like the Bluebell SR 12Ton, please.

Not specifically, but I did come across this book title the other day and wondered if it might be useful.

"Carlisle's Crane Makers: The Cowans Sheldon Story (Cumbria Heritage v. 2)", Alan Earnshaw

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Re your question about sources of information on mobile cranes. You could try the Great Western Society to see if they have any information on the crane they own. I believe i am correct in saying that the Swindon record Office have the drawings for this crane and the last quote i saw for a copy of these was i believe about £80. There is a very good book on the subject of Railway Steam Cranes by John Brownlie which was published by the author in about 1973 and does appear on the s/h market from time to time. If you are a member of the Historical Model railway Society (HMRS) you may find that they may have some drawings of railway cranes in thier collection of drawings

I bought Brownlie's book years ago, hoping it would be help with model building, but it's hasn't. There's a huge amount of information, some photos and a few drawings, but nothing like what you would need to build a model, it's more a survey of crane development. If you come acrooss one cheap it may be worth a read out of interest, but don't pay a lot hoping it will help you with building a model.

Just to note that Peter Tatlow's book "Railway Breakdown Cranes Volume 1" is now out (and a reasonable discount at Amazon), which I've had a look at and seems very good. There was also an article fairly recently in the Great Western Journal - probably from material that went into the book.

Hi,

This is my first post since joining. I have been a member for a few months. I am not sure if this thread has long since gone cold. However I would recommend the original poster contact the folks at:

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There is a wealth of information there.

I myself am building a 5" gauge model of the GWR no 2 crane made by Ransomes & Rapier. I have acquired a part finished model and have therefore stopped work on my own model which was at a very early stage and will concentrate efforts to complete the model within the next few years.

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Although it is a little larger crane than the smaller cranes that are the stated goal of the original poster.

If there is any interest I would be happy to post some pictures of the crane on the forum.

Thanks,
Steve

Hi
Brian Camps has made a 5" Cowan and Sheldon crane which is a huge Hornby type crane and has made a full train to go with it . There is a photo in an old G L 5 mag . There is also video of it on my complimentary video being run by radio control ! Do post photos of your crane as we would like to see what you are up to
Brent