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GWR 446 6Ton Hand Crane

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|caption = GWR 6Tons Hand Crane 446
|construc = GWR Swindon
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}}[[File:GWR 446 plan.jpeg|thumb|300px|right |Blueprint of 446]]GWR hand crane 446 was built at Swindon in 1896 and had a 3 ton capacity while moving slowly, or 6 tons while stationary with the outriggers extended.<ref>The cast iron plate on the crane gives the maximum lift as 6 tons. www.vintagecarriagestrust.org and www.gwr813.org both give the maximum lift as 6t 16cwt</ref> This type of crane was a common sight in large yards, where they would be used for transhipping defective wagons and lifting heavy spare parts. They would also travel to smaller stations as required to load and unload wagons where there was no suitable fixed crane. <br>
A large crank handle was used to raise and lower the crane’s hook. By attaching the hook back on to the crane itself (as seen in the picture to the right), it could also be used to raise and lower the jib. Once the jib was at the required height, locking pins would be put in and the hook detached to be used for lifting. Therefore, it was not possible to alter the height or radius of the jib while a load was on the hook<ref name=SB9>SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition</ref>.
==Preservation==
[[File:GWR446.16.01.88.jpg|thumb|300px|right |GWR Crane 446 in use at Bewdley in 1988]] [[File:GWR_446_20150322.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Stored in the Stourport Triangle in 2015]][[File:GWR 446 plan.jpeg|thumb|300px|right |Blueprint of 446]] The crane arrived on the SVR on 6 December 1982 from Bristol, having been acquired by [[The GWR 813 Preservation Fund]]. A small amount of work was carried out in 1983 in order to make it fit for an insurance inspection.<ref>SVR News 71</ref> It was photographed at Bewdley in 1987,<ref name=SVRN86/> although by 1998 it had yet to be restored and was stored at Kidderminster.<ref name=SB9/><ref>GWR813.org</ref>
The last first photograph below shows the crane in March 2015 situated stored in the ‘[[Stourport Triangle]]’, the junction of the Stourport Branch and the present day SVR south of Bewdley. In January 2019 it was announced that the crane was to move to Arley for cosmetic restoration as a static display. The crane is paired with [[BR 707261 Crane Runner | Crane Runner 707261]], a modified BR Conflat, which will be swapped with [[GWR 2501 'Rotank' 6-Wheeled Road Milk Tank Flat Wagon]] that will better suit the crane.<ref>SVR Wagons Facebook 13 January 2019</ref> In March 2019 the crane and runner were moved to Bewdley (top second picturebelow). In May 2019 it both had reached Arley. <gallery>GWR_446_20150322.jpg|Stored in the Stourport Triangle in 2015GWR_446_and_B707261_20190323.jpg| At Bewdley in March 2019 </gallery>
==See also==
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