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| Author: | Chris Capewell [ 30 Oct 2012, 15:55 ] |
| Post subject: | Surviving operational steam BDCs in India |
Some twenty number steam breakdown cranes, all 35 tonners, mainly Cowans Sheldon or Izzatnagar Works license built, are still operational on the metre gauge in 2012. Plus possibly a couple of spares. They are well over officail retirement age; but no new metre gauge cranes appear to be even near an order Any information would be gratefully received. These are the locations: NER – Gonda, Mailani, Chhapra, Bareilly City. NEFR: Rangapara North, Lumding, Badarpur. SR: Thiruvarur, Madurai, Sengottai. SCR: Akola. WR: Mhow, Sabarmati, Jetalsar. ECR: Jhanjapur, Saharsa, Narkatiaganj. NWR: Udaipur, Churu, Sriganganer. The delivery of some 74 no. 140 ton capacity diesel cranes in the last twenty five years has eliminated steam breakdown cranes on the broad gauge; the last being withdrawn ca. 2010. Eight telescopic jib 175 ton cranes were being tendered earlier this year....no decision known. There are a number of broad gauge and metre gauge BDCs preserved. See http://www.internationalsteam.co.uk/cra ... esasia.htm |
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