Gallery

This page contains links to some pictures from the collections of myself and others of cranes in action and preservation. If you have pictures of NZR cranes (particularly the steam cranes), I'd love to hear about them - or better still - see them. Please feel free to contact me at treweek@ cs.waikato.ac nz.

10 tonner 225 The pictures are sorted into page by crane or type. Click on a picture to go to the page for that crane.

My thanks to Colin Barry, Kerry Bennett, Chris Capewell, Wayne Duncan, Patrick Dunford, Tim Elphick, Andrew Hamblyn, Chris Johnson, David Parsons, Ian Tibbles, and Darrin Wilkinson for their contributions to this page. The remaining few uncredited pictures are my own.

Above: A picture of me (courtesy of Tim Elphick) photographing my son Matthew (then aged 2) standing on Crane 225 at Pukemiro on August 5, 2001.

Steam - Diesel - Coaling - Hand - Pneumatic - Other


Craven Bros. 40 Ton lift Steam Cranes

Crane No.
199
(ELS 4035)		40 tonner 199
200
(ELS 4007)		40 tonner 200
201
(ELS 4022)		40 tonner 201
202
(ELS 4048)		40 tonner 202


Ransomes & Rapier 15 Ton lift Steam Cranes

Crane No.
124
(ELS 1599)		 15 tonner 124


Cowans Sheldon 10 Ton lift Steam Cranes

Crane No.
224
(ELS 1028)		10 tonner 224
225
(ELS 1043)		10 tonner 225
226
(ELS 1015)		10 tonner 226
227
(ELS 1030)		10 tonner 227


Cowans Sheldon 7 Ton lift Steam Cranes

Crane No.
254 7 tonner 254
2567 tonner 256


NZR 7 Ton lift Steam Cranes

Crane No.
1507 tonner 150


NZR / Jessop & Appleby Bros. 5 Ton lift Steam Cranes

Crane No.
1205 tonner 120


NZR . 5 Ton lift Steam Cranes

Crane No.
1425 tonner 142


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NEI-Clarke Chapman (Cowans Sheldon) 60 Tonne lift Diesel Cranes

Crane No.
EL 600260 tonner 6002
EL 601960 tonner 6019


Cowans Sheldon 40 Ton lift Diesel Crane

Crane No.
500
(EL 4004)		40 tonner 500


Cowans Sheldon 15 Ton lift Diesel Cranes

Crane No.
550
(EL 1508)		15 tonner 550


Ransomes & Rapier 10 Ton lift Diesel Crane

Crane No.
197
(EL 1007)		10 tonner 197


Cowans Sheldon 10 Ton lift Diesel Cranes

Crane No.
512
(EL 1036)		 10 tonner 512


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Priestman Steam Grab Coaling Cranes

Crane No.
213 Priestman 213


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Ransomes & Rapier 5 Ton lift Hand Cranes

Crane No.
2777 tonner 277
2937 tonner 293


Grafton & Co 5 Ton lift Hand Cranes

Crane No.
2913 tonner 291



Unidentified Manufacturer 2 Ton Hand Cranes Cranes

Crane No.
Unidentified
(Shantytown)		unidentified 2-ton hand
Unidentified
(Tinwald)		unidentified 2-ton hand


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Pneumatic Coaling Cranes

Crane No.
3223 tonner 291
3543 tonner 291
3593 tonner 291
3603 tonner 291
3723 tonner 291
3733 tonner 291


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Westport Coaling Wharf Cranes

Crane No.
Westport Wharf Cranes


Whitaker Bros. Steam Excavator

Crane No.
Steam Excavator


Floating Crane 'Hikitia'

Crane No.
Floating crane