Most heritage railways in the UK have one or more preserved railway cranes, either just as historic exhibits, or as fully functioning examples assisting with the operation of the railway. Although not normally required for re-railing activities, they are exceptionally useful for track relaying and the restoration of locomotives and rolling stock, and help to avoid expenditure on outside contractors.
- First Generation Locomotives
- Replica Steam Locomotives
- Replica Broad Gauge Steam Locomotives
- Replica Diesel Railcar
- Replica Petrol Railbus
- Replica Battery Locomotives
- Display Only Replicas
- Metre Gauge and Larger Steam
- New-build Steam Locos
- English Electric
- Ruston Hornsby
- Metre Gauge and Larger Diesels
- Imported Steam
- Imported Diesel
- Imported Diesel Electric Railcar
- Imported Electric
- Sentinel Railcar
- Steam Railmotor
- Liverpool Overhead Railway Motorcoach
- NER Driving Motor Parcels Van
- Coventry VLR
- Parry People Mover
- Revolution VLR
- Coles
- Cowans Sheldon
- Cravens
- Grafton and Co
- Joseph Booth
- Kirow
- Marshall Fleming
- Plasser and Theurer
- Ransome and Rapier Ltd
- Stothert and Pitt
- Taylor and Hubbard
- Thomas Smith and Sons
- Other Rail Cranes
- Cometi
- Permaquip
- Robel
- Baguley/Drewery
- Bance
- Donfabs and Consillia
- Fairmont Railway Motors
- Geismar
- Lesmac
- Matisa
- Permaquip
- Wickham
- Miscellaneous Trolleys
- Beaz-Solutions
- Converted Road Vehicles
- Miscellaneous Road/Railers
- Noord Nederlandsche Machinefabriek
- Platform Basket
- Unilok
- Zephir
- Brake Tender
- Metalair Ltd
- Road Machines Ltd
- Steam Monorail
- Tourist Monorails
- Various Other Monorails
- Tracked Hovercraft
- MagLev
- Adtranz C-100
- Doppelmayr Cable Liner
- Innovia APM 100
- Innovia APM 200
- Ultra PRT
Length | Varies |
Width | Varies |
Height | Varies |
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ADW205 at Didcot
Photo: Dan Cardwell
Number | Alt number | Name | Status | Pool | Depot | Note |
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RT1 | P | PR | 8w Crane Trolley With Hiab 650 Crane | |||
10071 | 20,KL100 | P | PR | Jones KL100 0-4-0 | ||
1057 | JOSHUA | S | PR | JH Wilson 10t 4w Steam Driven Breakdown Crane | ||
112 | DE942052 | D | PR | Great Northern 4t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | ||
12 | PO12 | S | PR | Carrick & Wardale 5t 4w Vertical Boiler Steam Driven Crane | ||
130 | S | PR | Whitaker Bros 4w Steam Driven Navvy Crane | |||
2 | S9 | S | PR | LNWR 4t 4w Hand Worked Crane | ||
ADW230 | D | PR | 6t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
ADW240 | S | PR | Swindon 3t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
ADW241 | 241,L15 | D | PR | Swindon 6t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | ||
DW264 | P | PR | Swindon 3t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
2827 | ADW205,205 | P | PR | 12t 6w Hand Worked Yard Crane | ||
PM290/4 | S10 | S | PR | Ellis & Ward 4t 4w Yard Travelling Hand Crane | ||
306 | HOOLEY | D | PR | Ruston Proctor 4w Steam Driven Vertical Boiler Excavator | ||
ADW340 | 060988 | S | PR | Swindon 2t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | ||
4 | D | PR | 3t 4w Yard Travelling Hand Crane | |||
4125 | 176,107 | S | PR | Isles 1.5t 4w Steam Driven Crane | ||
DS425 | D | PR | Leeds City Tramways 4w Hand Worked Crane | |||
429 S | D | PR | Ellis & Ward 5t 6w Yard Travelling Hand Crane | |||
ADM438 | ADW438 | S | PR | 5t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | ||
ADW446 | 060982 | S | PR | Swindon 6t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | ||
DRG 48401 | D | PR | Willets 6t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
485 | S | PR | 4W (Bedford Engineering) | |||
ADW537 | 537 | S | PR | Swindon 3t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | ||
ADW538 | S | PR | 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
542 | DR 80000,RS 1034/5 | Shettleston CCE | S | PR | George Russell & Co. 5t 4w Steam Driven Crane | |
610 | ADW610 | P | PR | Swindon 1.5t 4w Hand Worked Crane | ||
6685 | 601,602,ADW601,14959,ADW602 | S | PR | 1.5t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane (once thought to be ADW602) | ||
6688 | ADW603,92,DW603 | S | PR | Swindon 1.5t 4w Hand Worked Crane | ||
792 | S | PR | 6t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
801 | 37798 | S | PR | 6t 4w Hand Worked Crane | ||
902135 | DE331400 | D | PR | Darlington 6t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | ||
KDRH 96503 | KDB924203 | P | PR | HAP Light Duty Diesel Hydraulic Crane | ||
Unknown Balmforth | P | PR | 4w Balmforth Steam Crane | |||
Unknown Doon Valley | S | PR | 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
Unknown Gibbins | D | PR | 4w Gibbins Hand Worked Crane | |||
Unknown Henderson | D | PR | 4w Henderson Hand Worked Crane | |||
Unknown Hollycombe | S | PR | 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
Unknown Jones | S | PR | Jones 8w Bogie Diesel Crane | |||
Unknown Midland | P | PR | Midland 1t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
Unknown Strathspey | S | PR | 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane | |||
Unknown Ward | S | PR | T Ward 4t 4w Hand Worked Yard Crane |
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