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TIME LINE - showing introduction of types

The illustrations show the main types of crane, CLICK on any IMAGE of these to go to a page dealing with that type of unit. This will have photographs and any details available.

1890
Steam Rail
10T
Trying to follow various types of cranes is not as straight forward as it may seem.
Cranes were made to order, although there were main types in the catalogue, user requirements were a part of the ordering process.

What we can trace however is when various types were brought onto the market. This is what this time line sets out to do.

It must be remembered when trying to date a crane that even if a type was superseded, the older model will have still been produced if it met users needs, only slowing fading out of production.
1922
Petrol Eletric
3T
1928
Diesel
Mechanical
6T
1937
EMA Petrol Electric
3T
1939
Thornycroft
3T
Taylors
1945

Hydrocrane
2T
1952
Ranger
20T
Taylors
1950

Series 50
3T
1954
Colossus
41T
F.TAYLOR AND R.H.Neal
TAKEN OVER BY
COLES IN 1959
NEALS
1954

NC46
4T
1959
Valiant
60T
1962
Speedcrane
10T
1963
Centurian
100T
1969
Husky
7T
1966
Hydra
4wheel
10T
1966
Hydra
6wheel
18T
1980
Hydra Husky
6T
1969
Hydra
8wheel
30T
1969
Gargantun
63T
1969
L80/100
10 wheel
100T
1970
LT4000
5 axel
143T
PRIESTMANS
TAKEN OVER BY
COLES IN 1970
1980
MC335
35 ton
1971
Colossus
6 axel
250T
1983
Lion MC350
10 ton
1973
LH1000
5/7 axel
100T
1979
LH 80/88
5 axel
88T
1980
SUPERTRUCK
25/36T
1984
Octag
5 axel
70/130T
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