Cranes Are For Lifting Heavy Things Like Sleepers and Rails

[844fan]

If you want to be really... outlandish you could model the first crane engine, built as early as 1817, though I can scarcely find but a syperficial description of the machine, so it would have to be based on conjecture

Ah yes that would be interesting to try but with no photo I could hardly even try it. I mean the Alderny Breakwater loco I plan to model at least has a blurry photo to go off but this crane tank is a relic not well preserved in any media beyond the writen word. Also I'm not going for out landish per say just unique and different. I just see no reason a Crane Tank can't be of use to the permanent way just how much use is the question. I know sometimes sections of prebuilt track were used to replace very short sections and I think that could be a use for the Crane Tank no need to steam up a 30 ton crane for a job a 2 ton  can do and is also of use for regular hauling so it will be in steam all the time.

 

At least that's my logic I know very flimsy but I just want character as well as reality if you take my meaning.

[Gordon A]

Dont forget a 60 ft section of standard gauge track ie sleepers and rails weighs around 10 tons.

 

Gordon A

[844fan]

Dont forget a 60 ft section of standard gauge track ie sleepers and rails weighs around 10 tons.

 

Gordon A

Um I was thinking those really short ones they put on Conflats. Not the Longer ones.