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GWR 446 6Ton Hand Crane

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GWR 446 6Ton Hand Crane
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GWR 6Tons 16cwt Hand Crane 446
Built By GWR Swindon
Status Stored awaiting restoration
Number 446
Other Numbers ADW 446, I/U 060982
History
Built 1896
Diagram H
1982 Arrived on SVR

Goods Wagons

GWR hand crane 446 was built at Swindon in 1896 and had a 6 ton 16 cwt capacity. 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. A large crank handle was used to raise and lower the crane’s jib[1].

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Service

The crane saw service the GWR and later with BR(W).[1] It carried the Departmental number ADW 446[2] and was also given the Internal User number I/U 060982[3].

Preservation

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.[4] It was photographed at Bewdley in 1987,[2] although by 1998 it had yet to be restored and was stored at Kidderminster.[1][5]

The photograph shows the crane in March 2015 situated in the ‘Stourport Triangle’, the junction of the Stourport Branch and the present day SVR south of Bewdley. It is paired with Crane Runner 707261.

See also

List of goods wagons

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 SVR Stock Book Ninth Edition
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 SVR News 86
  3. ↑ Railway Heritage Register Wagon Survey
  4. ↑ SVR News 71
  5. ↑ GWR813.org

Links

GWR 446 on www.vintagecarriagestrust.org
GWR 446 on gwr813.org

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