Travelling Crane 4887

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Class  
Vehicle type 4-wheel travelling crane
First introduced 1913
To Port Lincoln 22 Nov 1913
Ex Port Lincoln  
Load capacity  
Number on Eyre Peninsula 1
Vehicle number 4887

Cowan Sheldon hand-operated travelling crane. Built for Port Lincoln. From circa 1937, ran with fender wagon C2224. Officially condemned 13 Aug 1970 but still used in workshops area until at least 1975. To Pichi Richi.

Crane 4887 at a derailment near Cummins in the 1940s. Photo: EPRPS Archives