Another update...
The work is now almost complete. As of Thursday, the scaffold has been removed. All the debris from around the bottom of the crane has been swept up and removed. All that remains to paint now is one side of the foot of the base and pick out details such as the main power and emergency stop switches. Once this is done, the site will be cleared and the temporary fencing removed. I'll get some pics of the crane in all it's glory as soon as I can. In the meantime, here's some pics taken a couple of weeks ago but which couldn't be posted.
From the top of the cab looking up at the jib. The second picture shows the air-raid siren which is sounded during the 40's weekends.


The power cable guide. The main 500V DC power supply is about halfway down the dock and this stops the power cable from being trapped on the rails.

The 'handbrake'. These are located on each corner and clamp the crane to its rails, preventing it from moving.

Emergency stop switch. There are three of these.

Traveller motor. There are two of these, in opposite corners. They are geared to the wheels. Note the brake shoes around the shaft. These are operated by the brake pedals in the drivers cab.

Central bearing under the turret.

Rollers which sit on top of the slew ring under the turret.


The down-side to all this is that the newly re-painted Dock Crane No 4412 (to give it it's proper title) now serves to show what poor condition the other cranes are in. I think the intention is to refurbish the other cranes, but this is dependant on funding.

