Crane Locomotives

by John Woodhams

The first cranes mounted on railway wheels were hand-operated, but by the mid-nineteenth century several builders had fitted steam engines and boilers to enhance lifting capabilities, though initially these machines were not self-propelled, but merely portable. By the 1860s self-propelled cranes were offered and gradually designs were developed for more specialised uses, such as dealing with accidents or for quarrying. A crane locomotive is a conventional...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1398109916
• ISBN13: 9781398109919
• Release Date: October 2022
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages