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Moor Street Station: gwrms1212

View of the 6 ton fixed jib crane with a radius of 15 feet and mounted on a concrete block and located in the upper level yard at Moor Street station

View of the 6 ton fixed jib crane with a radius of 15 feet and mounted on a concrete block and located in the upper level yard at Moor Street station. It was designed to lift a load of 6 tons at 20 feet per minute as well as being able to slue at a rate of two revolutions per minute. The crane was made by Messrs Stothert & Pitt, the Electric Construction Company providing the motors, and Messrs Allan West the controllers and resistances.

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