UK’s Largest Mobile Crane Swings Into Action In Barking
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the Barking And Dagenham Post.
This is the first two paragraphs.
The largest mobile crane in the country has swung into action to help extend a railway line.
The Gottwald AK680 – which has the capacity to lift 1,200 tonnes – installed steel beams for the remaining viaduct spans as part of the Barking Riverside extension (BRE) project.
This crane certainly seems to get about.
I think this picture shows the same crane in action at Bletchley in August. It was certainly claimed as the UK’s largest mobile crane.
Perhaps we need a rail-mounted version!
I always remember, a North Sea Oil project manager telling me, that as cranes got large it eased and speeded up construction.
This article on Vertikal gives more details of the crane in action.
March 20, 2021 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Barking Riverside, Bletchley Viaduct, Construction, Gospel Oak And Barking Line
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I don’t think a rail mounted crane could be as big (weight and gauge restriction) or as flexible.
The age of large rail cranes is over, the biggest are now scrapped or in museums (the TV series train truckers moved a large one from a heritage railway to a museum).
Comment by Milest | March 20, 2021 |