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Number and Name	Class	Wheels Gauge	Builder Works No/Year built	Notes/Location
	λ 10t Diesel Crane	8w Standard	Thomas Smith /c1960	I C I Ltd.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /c1960) Representative photo
	λ 3t Diesel Crane	8w 3'6"	Thomas Smith /c1960	South African Railways.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /c1960) Representative photo
	λ 5t Diesel Crane	8w 3'6"	Thomas Smith /c1960	South African Railways.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /c1960) Representative photo
32	λ 12t crane	8w Standard	Isles /1927	Great Western railway.  Close © J.J.Isles MMXXVI 32 (Isles /1927) Representative photo
15	λ 15t crane	8w Standard	Thomas Smith 12215/1937	Great Western railway.  Close © John S. Brownlie Collection MMXXVI 15 (Thomas Smith 12215/1937) Representative photo
	λ 20t crane	8w Standard	Thomas Smith 13613/1940	Vickers Armstrong.  Close © John S. Brownlie Collection MMXXVI (Thomas Smith 13613/1940) Representative photo
	λ 20T	8w Standard	Thomas Smith 18971/1950	Cammell Laird.  Close © John S. Brownlie Collection MMXXVI (Thomas Smith 18971/1950) Representative photo
	λ 15 ton 3 Motor Electric Travelling Crane	8w 13'9"	Joseph Booth and Bros 2262/1908	Middle Dock Co, South Shields.  Externaly Hosted Image - Graces Guide
	λ	8w Standard	Thomas Smith 24012/1957	Iraq State Railways.  Close © Chris Capewell MMXXVI (Thomas Smith 24012/1957) Representative photo
	λ 4 ton Steam Travelling Portal	8w 13'6"	Joseph Booth and Bros 2724/1913	High Commissioner for the Union of South Africa, London.  Externaly Hosted Image - Graces Guide
	λ 15 ton Steam Loco. Crane	8w 3'6"	Joseph Booth and Bros 2740/1913	High Commissioner for South Africa, London. To be convertible to 7'.  Externaly Hosted Image - Graces Guide
	λ 60t travelling steam derrick crane	8w+8w on one track, 12w on parallel track, later rebuilt to stationary crane	Joseph Booth and Bros 2791/1913	Pearson + Sons Ltd, London. Later changed to 62t, replacement parts order 2909/1914. Altered 1926, w/n 3798.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 2791/1913) Representative photo
	λ 2.5 ton Special Hand Portable Crane	8w	Thomas Smith 2880/1882	J.Fowler and Co., Steamplough Works, Leeds.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith 2880/1882) Representative photo
	λ 5 ton steam locomotive crane	2axle/8w 4'8½" /	Joseph Booth and Bros 3013/1915	Lockets, Merthyr Collerie (1894) Ltd., Cardiff, Dual gauge.  Close © Bob & Nikki McDonald MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros 3013/1915) Representative photo
	λ 6 ton Special Loco.Steam Crane	8w dual gauge SG and ?3'	Thomas Smith 3033/1883	C.S.Swan and Hunter, Wallsend, Newcastle on Tyne.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith 3033/1883) Representative photo
	λ 25 ton Steam Breakdown Crane	8w 5'6"	Joseph Booth and Bros 3767/1925	North Western Rly (India).  Externaly Hosted Image - Graces Guide
	λ 20 ton Steam Breakdown Crane	8w Standard	Joseph Booth and Bros 3800/1926	Peru Central Rly..  Externaly Hosted Image - Graces Guide
	λ Я New jib, fix Rods, Jib Head Pulleys, Block complete ropes & casting for crane 2262	8w 13'9"	Joseph Booth and Bros 4211/1933	Middle Dock, South Shields.  Externaly Hosted Image - Graces Guide
	λ 20 ton Steam Breakdown Crane	8w 3'6"	Joseph Booth and Bros 4300/1935	South African Rly.  Externaly Hosted Image - Graces Guide
26 94 961 0001-8	λ 10T	8w 1668mm	Thomas Smith 7012/1908	Entroncamento National Rly Museum, Ex Camhinos do Ferro Minho a Douro,.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI 26 94 961 0001-8 (Thomas Smith 7012/1908) Representative photo

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