Warehouse Wednesday: 6 ton Ransome and Rapier Crane

Another contribution from Duncan Young: 

I recall you building the Langley Miniatures kit of the Six Ton Ransome Crane some time ago. Visiting the Kempton and Hardwick Waterworks Railway last Saturday, I chanced upon the real thing. It works and is used by the volunteers and a kind fellow let me get close up. He described it as a tricky piece of equipment! 

Thanks Duncan - a couple of lovely photos. I'd have enjoyed getting a closer look at this machine too - it really is a fascinating relic of pre-hydralic times!

My model was built for a Hornby Magazine project many years ago, but I still have it. The kit isn't easy, but that's as much the fault of the prototype as anything else.