About the Breakdown Crane Association
Objectives
- To encourage and promote the preservation and operation of historic British railway breakdown cranes
- To create a core of expertise in the operation, maintenance, preservation and restoration of historic railway breakdown cranes
- To present a single unified interface between regulators and historic breakdown crane owners and operators
- To research, record, share and make public the history of railway breakdown cranes
- To raise awareness of the historical contribution of breakdown cranes to British railway development
Membership
- Membership is open to all breakdown crane owners and operators, and to any other person with hands-on involvement or relevant technical/historical expertise
- Members are encouraged to exchange advice, knowledge, observations and experiences relating to breakdown cranes and recovery work. The public section of our Forum will be suitable for most of those exchanges, however we have a Members Only section for discussions or announcements of a less public nature
- There is no membership fee
If you would like to become a member, please register to the Forum (if you have not already done so) and then use the Contact Us form to request membership. Please include a brief note about your connection with British railway breakdown cranes.
In order to comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, the BDCA will not publicise any member's personal details. Initial member-to-member communication can be made via the Forum's 'private message' (PM) facility.
Organisation
The BDCA operates on a generally informal basis. Any internal business of the association will normally be conducted via the Members Only section of the Forum.
The officers of the BDCA may appoint their own successors but, should it become necessary, members may decide amongst themselves on one or more successor officers, the process to be conducted within the Members Only section of the Forum.
Officers
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Honorary President: |
Peter Tatlow |
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Chairman: |
Roger Cooke |
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Secretary: |
David Withers |
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Safety and Training Adviser: |
Dave Carter |