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michael1703 · Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 349 Location: suffolk

a ransomes and rapier crane is for sale at the mid suffolk light railway in suffolk.

it is a runner and has recently been used for lifting carriages and other general duties

it hasnt been used since a cable snapped and it will need a new cable and safety ticket which the owners cant justify

this is a picture of the crane

http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1841629

oweing to its weight it will sell for a minimum of its weight in scrap

the mslr can be contacted through their website http://www.mslr.org.uk/ or phoned wednesday/saturday/sunday

i have no association with them but would like it to find a home rather than be scrapped

buzzy bee · Joined: 23 Nov 2007 Posts: 3382 Location: South Cheshire

Hi

Looks a nice bit of kit, allways wanted a crane too, since I was little, but I am a bit busy at the moment!

Cheers

Dave

michael1703 · Joined: 22 Jul 2009 Posts: 349 Location: suffolk

Sadly, the old crane is now scrapped, the men with the oxy acetylene torches started on it today

P3steve · Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2011 9:01 am Post subject:

A sad end' its a shame the railway couldnt keep it as a static exibit untill funds were available but I guess in these hard times they must raise money anyway they can.
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StoneRoad · Joined: 04 Jan 2010 Posts: 74 Location: Haltwhistle.

I hope that it wasn't a rare one!

there has been enough of that sort of vandalism in various quarters.

problem is that the price of scrap metal is so high that the £££ signs can take over when a place is short of cash......
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john-saab · Joined: 06 Dec 2007 Posts: 341 Location: West Dorset

Another bit of British history gone forever!
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baconsdozen · Joined: 03 Dec 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Under the car.

Sad,scrapped by orders of those who know the price of everything,and the value of nothing.
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StoneRoad · Joined: 04 Jan 2010 Posts: 74 Location: Haltwhistle.

The company that I work for is helping to preserve our heritage, there are masses of things out there that need looking after, but the funds are not available to do more than scatch at the surface......

Once something is cut up or burnt then it is gone forever, and even a replica is not quite the same......as one or two places/organisations have found.

This has always happened, but the high price for scrap metal seems to be making things worse.....

StoneRoad
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