Crane tank locomotive

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Six-ton crane tank locomotive for the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway Six-ton crane tank locomotive for the Oudh and Rohilkund Railway.jpg
Six-ton crane tank locomotive for the Oudh and Rohilkhand Railway
A Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns crane tank at Bressingham Steam & Gardens Crane tank.JPG
A Robert Stephenson & Hawthorns crane tank at Bressingham Steam & Gardens

A crane tank locomotive (CT) is a steam locomotive fitted with a crane for working in railway workshops, docksides, or other industrial environments. [1] The crane may be fitted at the front, centre or rear.

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The 'tank' in its name refers to water tanks mounted either side of the boiler, as cranes were usually constructed on tank locomotives (as opposed to tender locomotives) for greater mobility in the confined locations where they were normally used. [2] There is also a crane engine in the museum of Scottish railways

Preserved examples

Dubs & Company works no. 4101, an 0-4-0CT Dubs 4101.jpg
Dübs & Company works no. 4101, an 0-4-0 CT

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Further reading

References

  1. ↑ Keith Langston (13 August 2014). Scottish Steam: A Celebration. Wharncliffe. pp. 51–. ISBN   978-1-84563-163-5.
  2. ↑ Adrian Booth (1999). The Doxford Crane Tanks: Crane Tank Locomotives of Doxford's Shipyard. Railway Bylines.
  3. ↑ Fred Kerr (30 June 2017). Steam at Work: Preserved Industrial Locomotives. Pen & Sword. p. 37. ISBN   978-1-4738-9660-4.
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