EPW036418 ENGLAND (1931). Boats outside the King George Dock Grain Silo, Kingston upon Hull, 1931

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Delweddau cyfagos (10)

EPW036418
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EPW010819
  158° 46m
EPW036530
  235° 89m
EPW036389
  233° 91m
EAW046140
  170° 103m
EPW036558
  145° 110m
EAW183440
  134° 239m
EAW004510
  199° 246m
EPW055043
  135° 256m
EAW004509
  149° 263m

Manylion

Pennawd [EPW036418] Boats outside the King George Dock Grain Silo, Kingston upon Hull, 1931
Cyfeirnod EPW036418
Dyddiad August-1931
Dolen
Enw lle KINGSTON UPON HULL
Plwyf
Ardal
Gwlad ENGLAND
Dwyreiniad / Gogleddiad 513897, 429062
Hydred / Lledred -0.27271083306036, 53.745251727684
Cyfeirnod Grid Cenedlaethol TA139291

Pinnau

To save space on the ground, we see here crane tracks on the roof of the building. These are more clearly seen in EPW036558. the position of the tack suggest these cranes were used to load/unload goods being despatched from or arriving at the back of the warehouses along the quayside.

Maurice
Thursday 7th of March 2013 06:54:16 AM
Dock cranes often straddled the railway line closest to the quayside. This allowed a greater reach for the crane over the ship, as well bring the loaded wagons as close as possible. The four legs of the crane ran on their own wheels, often set in bogies, along an outside pair of rails, with the railway line running down the middle. The 'arch' of the crane was large enough for all types of railway wagons and engines to pass through. Many of this type of crane were power by electricity and had a cable on a drum which was paid in and out as the crane moved along the quay.

Maurice
Thursday 7th of March 2013 06:50:43 AM
Travelling crane able to accommodate the British railway loading gauge

MB
Wednesday 6th of March 2013 09:00:58 PM
Perhaps dockside crane is a better statement: travelling crane suggests an overhead travelling crane?

MB
Wednesday 6th of March 2013 09:02:34 PM