76 ton Cowans and Sheldon rail crane Profile and Models

76 ton Cowans and Sheldon rail crane

Cowans & Sheldon crane on the Great Central Railway in March 2009. © Phil sangwell

Cowans Sheldon produced several cranes for British Rail in the 1960s and 1970s. They were primarily used on breakdown trains but also saw use on infrastructure maintenance.

 

Type of vehicle
Breakdown Crane

Build dates

 1962 to 1977

Builder

 Cowans Sheldon

Total built

17

Operators

 British Rail

Main Duties

 Breakdowns, Infrastructure

In Service Until

 2000s

 

OO Gauge (1:76 Scale)
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