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Monday, 21 September 2020

Minor Railway Construction

The photos below are courtesy of Neville Whaler:
Contractors' trains at Andrews House c1988, while sorting materials - plant: Sambron forklift, Beamish crane, Derwenthaugh flats, Jones crane, Husky, welder on Shields pier bogie, Westoe wire waggon
Forming AH footbridge - positioning a 14 x 14 header on 14 x 14 columns
(Peter on left, Ian & Derek in front, Mick operating the Beamish crane)
Ian, Mick, Derek & Alan Wiltshire discuss railway materials & work
Positioning the first cross member, using ropes to brace & control
The photos above are courtesy of Neville Whaler 

PS There are more shots of the Beamish crane at work, including on this AH footbridge job, in a previous post.

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