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    UKMISC: Rail Cranes: Cowans Sheldon

    Cowans Sheldon Ltd Cranes

    Founded in 1846 at Woodbank Upperby, this Carlisle based engineering firm established a world leading reputation in the construction of rail and dock cranes. The firm was simply known in the city as “the cranemakers.”

    In 1857 Cowans Sheldon moved to the St Nicholas site on London Road that had once been the St Nicholas Leper Hospital. By 1858 the first railway crane had been produced and was used by the Carlisle & Maryport Railway Company.

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    ADRC96709 at Great Central Railway

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    Number Alt number Name Status Pool Depot Note
    2619 2819 S PR 5t 4w Hand Worked Yard Travelling Crane
    2987 MP21,RS1020/30 S PR 30t 4w Steam Driven Breakdown Crane
    ADRC96715 31145,DB966094 S BU Cowans Sheldon 75 tonne
    ADRC96710 31146,DB966089 S Cowans Sheldon 75 tonne
    ADRC96713 31148,DB966092 E Cowans Sheldon 75 tonne
    ADRC96714 DB966093,31149 S PR Cowans Sheldon 75 t 8w Diesel Hydraulic Crane
    31443 DRC 81541,DB969038 A IN 12t Bogie Diesel Hydraulic Crane
    31447 DRC 81545,DB969042 S PR 12t Bogie Diesel Hydraulic Crane
    3282 1,C619 S PR 5t 4w Yard Travelling Hand Crane
    3310 971567,RS1062/36,ADRC95200,3 S PR 36t 8w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Crane
    34358 S PR 15t Bogie Diesel Mechanical Crane
    34571 P PR 15t Bogie Diesel Mechanical Crane
    63015 34582,E4385 X Diesel Crane (ex steam Ransomes crane E4385/1937)
    4524 39A,SB1,941590,107,ADE330107,ADRC95224 P PR 45t 8w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Breakdown Crane
    5111 6636,MP4,RS1005/50,ADRC95203 S PR 36/50t 8w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Breakdown Crane
    5112 MP2,RS1001/50,ADRC95202 D SK 36/50t 8w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Breakdown Crane
    5113 MP10,1250,RS1054/50,ADRC95204 R DI 36/50t 8w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Breakdown Crane
    5755 DE941591,124,RS1106/36,ADRC95223 S PR 36t 8w Steam Driven Crane+RB
    58 ADW139,ADB139 S PR 30t 10w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Crane
    60 RS1087/30,ADM1087/30,ADM1091/30 P PR 30t 10w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Crane
    C623 A 7.5t Bogie Diesel Hydraulic Crane Tube Profile
    C624 A 7.5t Bogie Diesel Hydraulic Crane Tube Profile
    C625 A 7.5t Bogie Diesel Hydraulic Crane Tube Profile
    C626 A 7.5t Bogie Diesel Hydraulic Crane Tube Profile
    DHC627 A 10t Bogie Twin Jib Self Propelled Tube Profile Diesel Crane
    DHC628 TRM628 A 10t Bogie Twin Jib Self Propelled Tube Profile Diesel Crane
    65 1091,1091/30,ADM1091 X 30t 10w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Breakdown Crane
    66 ADRC96100,DB965183 S PR 30t 12w Diesel Mechanical Crane
    6871 941599,ADRC 95218,110,ADE330110,ADRC96719 P PR 45t 8w Diesel Hydraulic Breakdown Crane
    7154 5 S PR 8w Vertical Boiler Steam Driven Crane
    7220 ADM14 P PR 6t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane
    7404 6083 S PR 8w Vertical Boiler Steam Driven Crane
    7557 ADM33 S PR 6.5t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane
    7570 ADW313 S PR 7t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane
    7571 ADM47 S PR 6t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane
    7588 ADW272,060980 S PR 6.5t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane
    7593 ADW225,060976 S PR 6t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane
    7596 ADM22,RM22-10 S PR 10t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane
    7597 ADM23 S PR 10t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane
    7601 RM27-10,ADM27 P PR 10t 4w Yard Travelling Hand Crane
    DRC78226 A Cowans Sheldon Self-Propelled Heavy Duty Twin Jib Crane
    DRC78229 S Cowans Sheldon Self-Propelled Heavy Duty Twin Jib Crane
    DRC78231 DB969064 S Cowans Sheldon Self-Propelled Heavy Duty Twin Jib Crane
    DRC78234 DB969067 S Cowans Sheldon Self-Propelled Heavy Duty Twin Jib Crane
    DRC78235 A Cowans Sheldon Self-Propelled Heavy Duty Twin Jib Crane
    DRC78237 DB969070 X Cowans Sheldon Self-Propelled Heavy Duty Twin Jib Crane
    80 ADRC96706,RS1092 X 76t 16w Bogie Diesel Crane
    8053 RS1085/45,ADRC95221,ADRC96718,7 P PR 45t 8w Diesel Hydraulic Breakdown Crane
    82 RS1094/75,ADRC96704,ADB365 P PR 75t 8w Diesel Hydraulic Breakdown Crane (ex steam)
    8334 ADS 1854,083332 X 10t 4w Diesel Crane
    84 C84,ADRC96708,DB967159,142,R1095/75,DW142 S PR 75t 8w Diesel Hydraulic Breakdown Crane (ex steam)
    85 ADRC96707,C85,141,ADB141 P PR 75t 8w Diesel Hydraulic Breakdown Crane (ex steam)
    8512 ADS2008,061014,DS1586 S PR 6t 4w Hand Worked Crane
    8741 80/020,DB967303,DRC80115 S PR 10t 6w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Crane
    8742 DRC80116,DB967321,DRG80116,80-024 Cyclops S PR 15t 6w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Crane
    9017 941602,103,DE966103,ADRC95222 S PR 45t 8w Steam Driven Breakdown Crane (originally 36t)
    96709 C86,DB967159,ADRC96709, 86 P PR 75t 8w (ex-steam) Diesel Hydraulic Crane