Breakdown Crane Moves
4 June 2008 - thanks to Ben Williams for this article
Network Rail have recently sent three of their redundant breakdown cranes for scrap...
All were sent to Ron Hull at Rotherham towards the end of May.
96701
96701 was the first to depart MOD Kineton on 21st & 22nd May. This has been resident since at least 1999. It's size meant that it had to be split into two halves with the jib and runner on one lorry and the main body of the crane on another.
96702
The same happened to 96702 which left Old Oak Common in two halves on the evening of 22nd May. This is the crane which was involved in a derailment near Greenford a few years ago.
96712
Finally 96712 left York on 27th May. This had been stored for a long time at Derby Etches Park before further storage in York.
What's Left?
The future doesn't look too good for 96709 at Thornaby which is also out of use but we don't have any more news on that at present.
96710 remains stored at Old Oak Common, while three others remain in active use:
96713 is now based at Wigan.
96714 is Newport / Margam.
96715 is at Toton.
Your comments
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Stumpey
4 June 2008, 17:08:11
Just curious, how many breakdown trains / Bruff (Volvos, I know) units remain operational and where are they? Also are there any held in reserve to cover for maintenance / failurses?
thanks
Stumpey
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Tom Fell
9 June 2008, 14:15:52
Pleased to see the X Carlisle Rail Crane 96715 still in active use. All of the Rail Cranes X Cowans were comissioned at Carlisle Kingmoor 96710, 711, 712, 713,714 and 715. As 715 was the last one delivered we kept it. 711 when in Scotland was modified to reduced it's weight.
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Ben Williams
16 June 2008, 16:11:54
A few of the Bruff lorries remain at Eastleigh (OOU), Hornsey, Wembley, Longsight & Reading (?) but doubt any of them get used these days - willing to be corrected!
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RRV Cowboy
16 June 2008, 16:46:43
depending on how big the derailment they tend to use heavy lifting slewing jacks as appose to cranes/bruff lorries
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Rob
17 June 2008, 05:19:00
Some companies simply have a tail lift fitted hire van and drive to the nearest access point then use a rail trolley to push gear down to any derailment, the equipment used is German in manufacture, a good link is available here to see what is used, select the "light metal rerailing systems" link at
www.hegenscheidt-mfd.de/gb/
you now understand whilst the gear is simply known as MFD jacks in this country
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the dave
17 September 2008, 16:47:55
@ Stumpey
- Bruff used in derailment in August on WHL, and on GSW derail site... both derails within the same week. GSW cleared then WHL later. Bruff was brought up from Carlisle.
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