Cranes in NZR Service

NZR&LS Archive Crane Holdings

I visited the Archive at Ava during the period of 8-10 December 2003. On this visit I mainly explored what holdings the Archive had, and photocopied a number of documents for later investigation at home. Many thanks to Mark Cole (the archivist) and his associates for their warm welcome and their assistance during my visit!

The data in this document is broken into five parts.

Part 1 is a list of correspondence in the archive 'crane' box - one of a number of specific topic collections.
Part 2 is a list of other documents held in the crane box.
Part 3 is a list of entries from the Mechanical Branch Plan Index, which documents plans and related documents held by the archive.
Part 4 is a list of entries from the Mechanical Branch Specifications Index, which documents specifications and related documents held by the archive.
Part 5 is a list of crane boiler files held by the archive.

1) Summary of selected NZR correspondence

from the crane file box sighted at the NZR&LS Ava Archive on Dec 8, 2003 (I did not record the details of some documents which I already had, and am now unable to identify which documents those were).

File Ref	Date	to	from	subject	notes
Memo	10-5-1988	Mngr Purchasing & Supply	Mngr Plant & Vehicles	Disposal of surplus railcranes
63/3	4-8-1987	Service Manager PN	Mngr Plant & Vehicles, Central	Rail cranes
27/592	3-12-1983	CCE	CME	Replacement of railcranes
Train Advice 1507	9-5-1983		Wgtn	60 tonne breakdown cranes
22/5	4-9-1981	C&W Inspector Westfield, Te Rapa	DMEO Akl	Air brake maintenance instructions
?	11-8-1981	WM East Town	DMEO Akl	Boiler ex ELS 1002 (condemned crane)
27/592	10-8-1981	DMEO Akl	CMEO	ELS 1002
27/592	14-7-1981	DMEO Akl	CMEO	ELS 709 : ELS 1002
27/592	? June 1981			Appendix A Proposals for replacement of steam rail cranes
27/592	29-6-1981	DMEO Akl	CMEO	ELS 709, ELS 1002, ELS 1015
27/592	22-5-1981	DE Dn	CCE (Plant) Office	Transfer of 10 tonne steam crane ELS 1043 to Auckland
226/60/44	6-3-1981	DEs	CCEO	60 tonne rail cranes No.s EL 6002 and EL 6019
Train Advice 5967	11-11-1980	DTM Akl		Running rights for new 60 tonne cranes
27/592	30-9-1980	CCE	Mr Oxley	Replacement of steam rail cranes
Train Advice 4792	5-9-1980		DTM Akl	Running rights for new 60 tonne cranes
27/592	29-8-1980	CMEO	CCEO	Load indicating equipment: all steam and disel rail cranes operated by Way & Works Branch except 40 tonne capacity machines
Train Advice 3157	13-6-1980		DTM Akl	Running rights for new 60 tonne cranes
?	5-6-1980	Sen.Loco.Maintainer, Taumarunui	Loco.Supervisor, Taumarunui	Rail cranes - lubrication of axle boxes
?	30-7-1979	DEs		Identification of on-track breakdown cranes
76/345	23-7-1979	CCEO	CTMO	Identification of on-track breakdown cranes
54/37	23-8-1973	J.Hill	Pacific Scrap Ltd, Chch
?	14-11-1972	Sen.Fitter, Taumarunui	Loco.Supervisor, Taumarunui	40 ton steam crane : lubrication of steam brake
54/37	7-10-1973	J.Hill	Pacific Scrap Ltd, Wgtn	Loco scrap - steam crane No.103
?	29-4-1968	various	DMEO Akl	Axlebox lubrication of steam and diesel rail breakdown cranes
25/157R	7-8-1967	CMEO	DMEO Akl	Alterations and additions to locomotives etc P.E. 15-7-1967
?	25-5-1966	Sen.Fitter, Taumarunui	Loco.Supervisor, Taumarunui	Accident prevention : crane operation safety notices
Train Advice 1622	19-7-1965		DTMO, Wanganui	Ammendment to Working Timetable
?	18-6-1964	Sen.Fitter, Taumarunui	Loco.Supervisor, Taumarunui	15 ton capacity : diesel rail cranes Nos. 550-553
25/157R	26-8-1963	CMEO	DMEO, Wgtn	Alterations to locomotives P.E. 17-8-1963
25/157R	29-7-1963	CMEO	DMEO, Wgtn	Alterations to locomotives P.E. 20-7-1963
?	15-5-1963	Sen.Fitter, Taumarunui	Loco.Supervisor, Taumarunui	Examination of powered cranes by assistant engineer
?	7-2-1963	Sen.Fitter, Taumarunui	Loco.Supervisor, Taumarunui	Cranes : brake adjustments
28/578	10-11-1961	GM	CMEO	Repairs to cranes : westport wharf
25/157R	15-4-1958	CMEO	DMEO Akl	Alterations to locomotives P.E. 1-3-1958
25/157R	10-4-1957	CMEO	DMEO Wgtn	Alterations to locomotives P.E. 31-3-1957
25/157R	15-3-1957	CMEO	DMEO Wgtn	Alterations to locomotives P.E. 2-3-1957
26/637	9-7-1956	CMEO	DMEO Akl	Priestman Coaling cranes
?	3-12-1952			Inspection of overhead, travelling and mobile cranes - North Island
07/214, 24/563	30-11-1951	DMEO Akl	CMEO	Maintenance : Inspection of cranes
24/563	5-10-1951	DMEs, WMs, WFs	CMEO	Maintenance and Inspection of cranes
24/785	27-5-1949	GM	CMEO	Coal handling facilities at locomotive depots
?	25-5-1948	All DCEs and RCEs	CCEO	Hire of maintenance branch steam cranes
27/592	24-7-1940	Comptroller of Stores	Loco Superintendent	Electric headlight for cranes - 1939/40 programme
27/592	18-3-1936			40-ton steam breakdown cranes - schedule of drawings
26/138	2-9-1932	GM	Loco Superintendent	Writing off two ton steam crane No.16
Loco/95A	5-1-1929		Westport

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2) Other selected documents

from the crane file box sighted at the NZR&LS Ava Archive on Dec 8, 2003. (I did not record the details of some documents which I already had, and am now unable to identify which documents those were).

WTT (NIML& Bches) from Sun 28-1-1934 pp167-168
NZMRJ Dec 2000 p20 'More on pneumatic cranes
Listing of NZR cranes by W.Prebble (2001)
Listing of cranes by P.Treweek (web site hardcopies) 2003

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3) Mechanical Branch Plan Index (miscellaneous "M" series) Extracts

The following data was extracted from a photocopy of the New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Archives Collection Mechanical Branch Plan Index (miscellaneous "M" series) as at December 9, 2003. I have not as yet checked whether all these plans are in fact available.

(Media T=tracing, P=print, D=drawing)

Plan No	Media	Date	Original No	Description of Plan / Title
187	P	1963	E7710743	Hydraulic Crane: Greymouth - Crankshaft
188	P	1907	4521	Greymouth: Hydraulic Crane - hose connection
189	P	c.1907	4579	Greymouth: Hydraulic Crane - pipe work
190	P	c.1907	4501	Greymouth: Hydraulic Crane - pipe work
191	P	c.1907	4509	Greymouth: Hydraulic Crane - old & new trunnion rings
192	P	c.1907	4501	Greymouth: Hydraulic Crane - letter re
193	P	c.1907	4579	Greymouth: Hydraulic Crane - details of walking pipe
194	P	1909	4547	Greymouth: Hydraulic Crane - sizes of stuffing boxes
195	P	1909	4547	Greymouth: Hydraulic Crane - sizes of stuffing boxes
196	P	c.1907	4615	Bevel wheels & clutch for slewing gear
197	P	c.1907	4565A	Details
198	P	c.1907	4565C	Details
199	P	c.1904	4565D	Details of top chain pulley & gin block
200	P	c.1904	4565B	Details of winding drum
201	P	c.1904	4565E	Details of jib
202	P	c.1904	4560B	Details of pipes
203	P	c.1904	4560A	Details of pipes
204	P	c.1904	4548B	High pressure pipe
205	P	c.1904	4548A	PWD 15529 High pressure pipe
206	P	c.1904	4548	PWD 15529 High pressure pipe
207	P	c.1909	4548C	High pressure pipe
208	P	c.1909	4563A	Pulleys and shafts
257	P	1971	34/549/1	32 1/2 ton Goliath Crane - Wellington
258	P	1960	20258RA	15 ton travelling crane
259	P	1904	4500	Greymouth: 10 ton hydraulic crane
443	P	1981	AR1810	40 ton Diesel crane springs
444	P	1981	AR1809	15 ton Diesel crane springs
478	P	1969	DMEC571	Beam for lifting DJ locomotives
479	P	1963	PD109015	Lifting gear for caterpillar engines
480/1	P	1953	PD100370/1	1/2 ton pillar crane (CCE plan 67895)
480/2	P	1953	PD100370	1 ton pillar crane (CCE plan 67895)
481	P		DMEC574	Links for spreader beam
482/1	P	1966	PD103923/2	Schem.layout hydraulic equip.mobile lifting beam
482/2	P	1966	PD103923/1	Hydraulic tank - mobile lifting beam
482/3	P	1966	PD103923/4	Wheel for mobile lifting beam
482/4	P	1966	PD103923/5	Wheel bases and wheel assembly
482/5	P	1966	PD103923	5 1/2 ton mobile lifting beam - wood wagon - Addton
482/6	P	1966	PD103923/3	Jack assembly
483	P	1975	PD103923/2	1/2 ton jib crane
485	P	1983	72804035	2/3 tonne pillar crane
486	P	1983	DE24847	Lifting bracket for rail beams: Makatote viaduct
488	P	1984	DMEC682	Otira: 2 ton powerhouse crane
491	P	1983	PD3095	Jib crane for Bullard turning mill
492	P		PDZ106204	J locomotive lifting gear
493	P		PDZ106510/42	DX lifting strop link
497	T	1960	PDZ106510/16	Lifting gear for all diesel radiators
502/1	P	1983		Addington - Woodmill crane (sheet 1)
502/2	P	1983		Addington - Woodmill crane (sheet 2
504	P	1908	4612	20 ton portable steam coaling crane
505	P		4587	Greymouth hyd.crane - return waterhouse connection
506	P		4587	Greymouth hyd.crane - gun metal bend & connection
507	P	1908	Add.262	2 ton steam crane No.17
508	P	1907	23349	7 ton portable steam crane
509	P	1911	Add.323	Alteration to coaling crane
511	P	1901	4514	10 ton hand crane
512	P	1901	4513	10 ton hand crane jib
513	P	1901	4512	10 ton hand crane - details
514	P	1901	4511	10 ton hand crane - details
515	P	1901	4510	10 ton hand crane - general arrangement
516	P	1906	4296	Greymouth Wharf: prop.alterations to hyd.cranes
517	P	1906	4286	5 ton steam crane - general arrangement
518	T P		25356	7 ton steam crane (micofilmed)
519	P	1907	4246	Greymouth Wharf: prop.alterations to hyd.cranes
520	P	1905	25872	3 ton crane - general arrangement
521	P	1903	3208	Hinged doors at bottom of coal bucket
522	P	1902	3188	Alterations to 12 ton steam crane - Greymouth
523	P	1902	3086	Alterations to 18 ton steam crane - Greymouth
524	P		2714	Steam Navvy (CCE plan 23605)
525	P	1903	1230	20 ton steam crane - details of jib
526	P	1903	1315A	15 ton crane for Westport Harbour Brd - gen arrt.
527	P	1903	1212	20 ton steam crane - details of superstructure
528	P	1902	1203	20 ton steam crane - details of carriage
529	P		1152	20 ton steam crane - proposed for Westport Harbour Board
530	P		706	section showing slewing gear (not adopted)
531	P	1887	582	10cwt coal bucket
532	P	1880	208	3 ton steam crane
533	P	1874	PWD2021	Crane arrangement
534	P	1905	75	10 ton Hydraulic crane: Greymouth
535	P		HSX4053	15 ton Diesel crane modifications
536	P	1905	A163/82	Steam crane excavator - Altns to cylinders (PWD21684
538	P	1914	5497	Coaling crane
539	P	1913	5475	5 ton crane - details of travelling wheel
540	P		5474 10268	5 ton electric overhead travelling crane
541	P	1913	5461	Radius of jub crane No.51
542	P	1908	5421 6828	30cwt hyraulic pillar crane
543	P	1908	5420	30cwt hyraulic pillar crane
544	P	1908	5419	30cwt hyraulic pillar crane
546	P	1911	5415	NZR Crane No.60 - Westport - roller path & pinion
547	P	1912	5415	NZR Crane No.60 - Westport
549	P	1911	5409	Radius indicator for cranes
552	P		16210XB8	Controller diagram - electric overhead crane
553	P	1911	7687	20 ton overhead travelling crane - wiring diagram
554	P		4671	12 ton steam crane: jib radius; crane No.75
555	P		4649	Crane No.252 - jib radii
556	P	1911	4649	Crane No.252 - existing jib
557	P	1911	4649	Crane No.252 - general layout
558	P	1911	4647	Hydraulic crane No.3 - side elevation of gantry
559	P		4646	Greymouth: crane No.3 - details
560	P		4645	Greymouth: crane No.3
561	P		4644	Greymouth: crane No.3
562	P		4642	20 ton standard electric overhead crane
563	P		4641	5 ton standard electric overhead crane
566	P		4623	Greymouth Wharf: 8 ton hydraulic crane - altns to lift 10 tons
3566	P	1903	1372	Andersons Ltd - proposed crane for Westport HB - 20 ton steam crane : details of bedplate (sheet 5)
3567	P	1903	1230	Andersons Ltd - proposed crane for Westport HB - 20 ton steam crane : detail of jib (sheet 4)
3568	P	1903	1244	Andersons Ltd - proposed crane for Westport HB - 20 ton steam crane : engine details
3569	P	1903	1243	Andersons Ltd - proposed crane for Westport HB - 20 ton steam crane : arrangement of engine
3570	P	1903	1247	Andersons Ltd - proposed crane for Westport HB - 20 ton steam crane : cast iron details for engine
3571	P	1904	1339	Details
3572	P	1904	1340A	Details
3573	P	1904	1350A	Details
3574	P	1903	1373	Details
3575	P	1903	1370	Details of brake band (15 ton) crane No.122
3576	P	1903	1368	Engine details
3577	P	1902	1203	Details of carriage (Sheet 1)
3578	P	1902	706	Sectional elevation of slewing gear
3579	P	1903	1215A	15 ton steam crane - general arrangement
3580	P	1903	1152	Sketch of proposed crane (not adopted)
3581	P	1903	1379	20 ton steam crane - details of cylinder
3582	P	1903	672	15 ton steam crane - details of cylinder
3583	P	1902	1209	Vertical boiler for 20 ton travelling crane (sht 2)
3584	T			Crane No.122 - general arrangement
3585	P	1904	1353A	(Part) details
3586	P	1904	1352A	Details of shafting
3587	P	1903	1374	Details
3588	P	1904	1212	Details of superstructure (15T steam crane) (sht 3)
3589	P	1902	1212	Details of superstructure (15T steam crane) (sht 2)
4014	P	1898	173	Crane - 7 ton contractors' - Jessup & Appleby
4015	P	1897	187	Crane - 7 ton contractors' - Jessup & Appleby (details of house)
4016	P	1897	187	Crane - 7 ton contractors' - Jessup & Appleby (details of superstructure)
4017	P	1897	187	Crane - 7 ton contractors' - Jessup & Appleby (side girders, centre castings, etc)
4018	P	c.1880		Canterbury Railways: Cowan & Sheldon 2 ton whip
4019	P			Crane jib: oregon pine No.11
4020	P			Crane No.11 (Appleby 2 ton) & 11 (Owen & Co 5 ton)
4021	P	1905	25986	Stoddart & Pitt: 10T hydraulic coal crane-pipe ftg
4022	P	1899	100/2	Wn Harb.Board: hydraulic crane - lifting cylinders
4023	P	1899	100/4	Wn Harb.Board: alternative method of rams
4024	P	1886	PWD14218	Armstrong Mitchell & Co: Greymouth wharf; foundations for capstan
4025	P	1886	PWD14217	Greymouth wharf: Arrt. of steam engine, boilers, etc
4026	P		20419	25 ton steam breakdown crane: Craven Bros
4027	P	1890	184A	10cwt crane - head piece
4028	P		421	Greymouth - stopcock
4029	P		421	Greymouth: pipes & connection for hydraulic plant
4030	P	1886	PWD14214	Greymouth wharf: 8 ton crane
4031	P	1886	PWD14215	Greymouth wharf: foundations for steam pumping engine
4032	P	1886	PWD14219	Greymouth wharf: general arrt. of hydraulic machinery & pipes
4033	P	1886	PWD14216	Greymouth wharf: Foundations for Cornish boiler
4034	P	1910	6395	Appleby crane: main lifting spur wheels
4035	P	1905	3279	Appleby crane: duplicate spur wheels for 20T steam cranes
4036	P		2840	Detail of travelling wheel and end carriage
4037	P		10268	5 ton electric overhead travelling crane - general arrangement
4038	T	1904	5482	Joseph Booth: 20T overhead hand crane (microfilmed)
4039	T	1904	5483	Joseph Booth: 20T overhead hand crane - girders for (microfilmed)
4040	P	1914	5497	Whip crane conversion (microfilmed)
4041	P		4613	Greymouth wharf: proposed 10 ton hydraulic crane
4042	P	1908	4612	Appleby: 20 ton portable coaling crane - travelling gear - crane No.60 Westport
4043	P	1908	4593	Appleby: 20 ton steam portable crane
5103	P	1907	64	Boiler end of 5-7 ton crane
5104	P		65	Longitudinal beams for overhead crane
9581	P	1904	13671	Stothart & Pitt: arrt. of 20 ton hand o'head travelling crane
9582	P	1904		20T hand powered o'head travelling crane Vaughn Crane Co.
9585	P	1904	W14	Girders for 20 ton hand overhead crane Joseph Booth
9586	P	1904	W13	20 ton overhead hand crane Joseph Booth
9587	P	1904		20 ton hand travelling crane Henry J Cole
10475	P	c.1920		Whangarei-North Auckland Railway - steam shovel excavation
10476	P	c.1920		Whangarei-North Auckland Railway - steam shovel excavation
10477	P			Yard crane : NZR prototype
10478	P			Yard crane : NZR prototype
10479	P			Compressed air coal crane : NZR prototype
10480	P			Compressed air crane
10481	P	1962		40 ton Diesel breakdown crane
10482	P			Craven 40 ton crane
10483	P			Priestman standard dumping grab
10484	P			Priestman loco grab crane No.20
10485	P	1934		Priestman loco grab crane No.20 : parts list
10334	T	1908	PWD23930	Stratford - crane
10891	T	1879		3 ton steam crane parts
10892	T	1874	PWD2025	5 ton steam crane Ransome & Rapier
10893	T	1963		40 ton Diesel crane - appln of match wagon trestle
10894	T	1963		15 ton Diesel crane - appln of match wagon trestle
10903	T	1936	15418	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: general arrangement
10904	T	1936	15418/8	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: carriage ballast
10905	T	1936	15418/15	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: arrt. of carriage block & clutch gear
10906	T	1936	15418/13	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: bogie frames
10907	T	1936	15418/12	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: carriage frame
10908	T	1936	15418/7	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: centre pin details
10909	T	1936	15418/20	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: arrangement of levers
10910	T	1936	15418/28	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: ropes
10911	T	1936	15418/1	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: superstructure arrangement
10912	T	1936	15418/14	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: carriage details
10913	T	1936	B55S	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: 10 ton standard block
10914	T	1936	15418/2	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: details of hoisting & derricking barrels
10915	T	1936	15418/3	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: cheek bottom stretcher
10916	T	1936	EG5	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: 3"x12" link motion (cylinders)
10917	T	1936		10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: axle box
10918	T	1936	HC	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: 2 ton standard hook
10919	T	1936	HF	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: 5 ton standard hook
10920	T	1936	15418/21	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: rail clips
10921	T	1936	15418/22	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: jib & details
10922	T	1936	12337/5	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: friction cones
10923	T	1936	12337/9	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: superstructure castings
10924	T	1936	14210/4	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: live ring & pathways
10925	T	1936	EG1	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: 3"x12" cylinders
10926	T	1936	EG2	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: 3"x12" cylinders & guide
10297	T	1936	EG3	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: standard 3"x12" engines, pistons & piston rods
10928	T	1936	15418/10	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: cheeks
10929	T	1936	15418/5	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: slewing & travelling details
10930	T	1936	15418/6	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: details of auxilliary lifting gear, engine shaft etc
10931	T	1936	15418/16	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: travel brake & clutch details
10932	T	1936	15418/17	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: draw beams & chain tensioning device
10933	T	1936	15418/18	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: top stretcher
10934	T	1936	15418/19	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: detail of brakes
10935	T	1936	15418/21	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: detail of levers
10936	T	1936	15418/23	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: detail of stays & tie rods
10937	T	1936	15418/24	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: arrangement of pipes
10938	T	1936	15418/25	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: detail of tank, coal boxes, platform & tail plate
10939	T	1936	15418/26	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: detail of canopy
10940	T	1936	15418/27	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: detail of radius indicator & levers
10941	T	1936	15418/29	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: spring centring gear
10942	T	1936	15418/30	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: connection diagram & jib light arrt.
10943	T	1936	15418/31	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: arrangement of electrical equipment
10944	T	1936	15418/32	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: details of pipes
10945	T	1936	15418/33	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: carriage ballast
10946	T	1936	EG4	10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: 3"x12" connection rods
10947	T	1936		10 ton steam travelling crane - Cowans Sheldon & Co: axlebox details
10948	P	1921	3006	Loco steam grabbing crane : Bedford Eng'ng Co.
10949	P	1968		Front axle assembly for 2 & 3 ton hydraulic mobile crane
11781	T			Tail of crane showing alterations (Andersons Limited)
11782	T	1812		Brake wheel (Andersons crane)
11800	T	1904		Position of extra weight added to 15 ton crane - Andersons
11833	P	1941	4016	Arrt & details of tail lamps for locos & cranes
11840	P		4039	Blow-down cock for steam crane
11841	P	1938	4040	Westport: worm & worm-wheel for slewing gear - electric crane
11842	P	1941	4041	Crane No.103: details of slewing engine clutch

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4) Mechanical Branch Specifications Index (miscellaneous "M" series) Extracts

The following data was extracted from a photocopy of the New Zealand Railway & Locomotive Society Archives Collection Mechanical Branch Specification Index (miscellaneous "M" series) as at December 9, 2003. I have not as yet checked whether all these plans are in fact available.

(Media T=tracing, P=print, D=drawing)

Plan No	Media	Date	Original No	Description of Plan / Title
12591		c.1920		Stothert & Pitt : steam cranes
12592		1921		Stothert & Pitt : portable cranes, specn etc
12593		1906		Whitaker Bros : steam cranes & excavators
12594				Craven Bros : breakdown cranes
12595		1935		Craven Bros : cranes
12596				Craven Bros : breakdown cranes
12597				Alex Chaplin cranes
12598		c.1921		John Wilson : lifting machinery
12599		c.1950		Rapier mobile cranes
12600				Craven Bros : electrically driven cranes
12601				Priestman : dredges (photographs)
12602				Priestman : grabs (photographs)
12603				Priestman : steam coaling crane - working instructions (includes photos & drawings)
12604		c.1970		Leyland : Trackweld T lift crane - tractor unit
12605				Fredrick W. Scott : catalogue of wire ropes
12606		1908		Butters cranes
12607		c.1930		Industrial Works (USA) : locomotive cranes
12608		1917		Browning (USA) : locomotive cranes
12609				Smiths cranes
12610				Richard Gibbons : lifting machinery
12611		1957		Hamilton hydraulic crane : owners manual
12612		1972		Hamilton 7 ton mobile crane : equipment & parts
12613		1939		Craven 40 ton steam cranes : inspection report
12614		1936		Craven 40 ton steam cranes : inspection report
12615		1921		Taylor & Hubbard : specification for steam crane
12616		1922		Grafton & Co : steam cranes - price list
12617		1921		Bedford Engineering Co.: steam crane specification
12618				Ransomes & Rapier: Stokes crane
12619				60 ton cranes : radius indicator - technical & instructions
12620				Clark Chapman (crane manufacturers - history)
12621				Crane design : technical papers
12622				JSW: excavator BH50 & BH45
12623				Whangarei Engineering Co.: Handicrane
12626				Taylor & Andrews (Christchurch): 2 ton crane
12627				Taylor & Andrews (Christchurch): cert. of design etc, for 20 ton crane
12628				T lift 5 ton hydraulic crane
12629				Hamilton 5 ton hydraulic crane
12635		1920		Thos Smith : Locomotive steam cranes
12636		1920		Thos Smith : portable hand and fixed cranes
12637		1920		Thos Smith : locomotive electric cranes
12638				John Grieve : crane
12639		1925		Ransomes & Rapier : breakdown cranes
12640		1949		British Engineering : portable jib cranes
13839		1972		Goliath crane - Wgtn wharf
13840		1974		CME spec 556 (Westport Wharf crane)
13841		1974		CME spec 545 (Goliath cranes for goods yards)
13842		1976		CME spec 563 (60 ton breakdown cranes)

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5) Boiler Files

Boiler files for the following cranes were located in the archive. They are currently stored with the files for stationary boilers. The listed files were sighted on December 10, 2003

Crane No:
124 (ELS 1599)
199 (ELS 4035)
200 (ELS 4007)
202 (ELS 4048)
226 (ELS 1015)
227 (ELS 1030)

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