Steam Hauled Crane on the Keighley & Worth Valley Railway
Wednesday 1st March 2023
The Bahamas Locomotive Society 50-ton Cravens Breakdown Crane, was paired with LMS Stanier Black Five 45212, on a 30742 Charters photographic event on a wet St David's Day. The heavy train made a fine noise along the Worth Valley.
The crane was built in 1931 by Craven Brothers for the LMS. It was for many years part of the breakdown train at Willesden MPD, and was one of the cranes used to clear the wreckage following the tragic rail disaster at Harrow and Wealdstone in 1952. It ended its railway operational life at Allerton, from where it was purchased by the Bahamas Locomotive Society in December 1981.
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(C) Lee Andrew Davies 2023
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