Kenya: crane
Posted: 27 Apr 2011, 17:53
Seen in the works at Nairobi today. Photos by John Ashworth, 27th April 2011
EAR No. 1013 Ordered by Crown Agents for the Kenya Uganda Rly., it probably ran as their No. 25.
Originally a hand crane of 20 ton capacity, on ten wheels, ( six fixed and four wheel bogie ) and built by Cowans Sheldon, Carlisle as works no. 4582 of 1927. There used a few years ago to be a plate on the rear of the cab noting the CS 4582 information.
Diesel conversion 1955; jib replaced / repaired / lengthened in ca. 1956 at Nairobi Workshops.
Probably de-rated from 20 ton to 15 ton capacity at this time.
A couple of EAR archive photographs show it as a hand powered crane.
An amazing survivor to still be in working condition.