of Reddish, near Stockport.
Overhead cranes and Electric pulley blocks.
1908 4-ton overhead electric crane described in The Engineer. This had a wide span for the time, 83' 6".[1]
1925 Made 20-ton Goliath Crane for the GWR's Small Heath yard.[2]
- Goliath cranes, sometimes called portal cranes, are similar to overhead travelling cranes, but instead of running on rails at high level, or on a free standing gantry structure, they run on rails on the floor. One of the advantages of a goliath crane is that the absence of support gantry rails can save money.
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