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Breakwater Crane Railway

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Block Setting Hercules, Douglas Harbour Works
Block Setting Hercules, Douglas Harbour Works

The Douglas Breakwater Crane Railway was a massive self-propelled steam block-setting crane, with a capacity of 15 tons, built by Stothert & Pitt of Bath that ran the length of the original breakwater at Douglas, also used for the loading and unloading of vessels. A later crane was built by Cowans, Sheldon of Carlisle (capacity 25 tons; carried on two four-wheel bogies; Works number 9057 of 1948 to Drawing 18087). The crane was owned by the Isle of Man Harbour Board and ran on 10 ft (3,048 mm) gauge.

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Breakwater Crane Railway
Central Promenade, Douglas Willaston

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Central Promenade
Douglas, Willaston
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Block Setting Hercules, Douglas Harbour Works
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