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Number and Name	Class	Wheels Gauge	Builder Works No/Year built	Notes/Location
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes		Joseph Booth and Bros 1307/1899	Birmingham Corporation Water Works.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1307/1899) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes		Joseph Booth and Bros 1385/1900	Westminster Construction Co Ltd, Westminster.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1385/1900) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes	Standard	Joseph Booth and Bros 1386/1900	Thomas W. Ward, Sheffield.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1386/1900) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes	5'3"	Joseph Booth and Bros 1387/1901	Workman Clark Co Ltd, Belfast.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1387/1901) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes	6'6" & 4	Joseph Booth and Bros 1469/1901	Aveling and Porter Ltd, Rochester.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1469/1901) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes		Joseph Booth and Bros 1536/1902	W.J. Weir, Howden on Tyne.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1536/1902) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes	Standard	Joseph Booth and Bros 1549/1902	1549A to Wm Gradwell, Barrow in Furness 1549B to Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1549/1902) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes	Standard	Joseph Booth and Bros 1669/1903	1st Crane: Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds, 2nd Crane: Wilham Brown and Sons Builders and Contractor, Salford. One of these cranes ended up at Portland Cement, Kirton Lindsey, Lincolnshire.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1669/1903) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes	1st: 4'8½'	Joseph Booth and Bros 1769/1904	1st Crane: James Oakes and Co, Alfreton Ironworks Derbyshire, 2nd Crane: Dublin Wicklow and Wexford Rly Dublin.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1769/1904) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes		Joseph Booth and Bros 1892/1905	Takata and Co, London.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1892/1905) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes	5'6"	Joseph Booth and Bros 1981/1906	Buenos Aires and Rosario Rly, Argentina.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 1981/1906) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes		Joseph Booth and Bros 2053/1906	Aire and Calder Navigation, Leeds. 1st crane similar to 1668, 2nd crane similar to 2nd crane 1770 and 1946.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 2053/1906) Representative photo
	λ 12 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes	5'6"'	Joseph Booth and Bros 2256/1908	Central Argentine Rly.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 2256/1908) Representative photo
	λ 2 x 3 ton Steam Loco Cranes	Standard	Joseph Booth and Bros 3309/1918	Burntisland Shipbuilding.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 3309/1918) Representative photo

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