Built by DÜBS and Co of Scotland in 1892, used as a workshop crane until retirement in 1970.
Photo by Andrew Henderson
Product Category: Railway Crane
No 36 Steam Crane
Constructed Thomas Smith and Sons, Rodley in 1929 (builders number 11003).
Withdrawn 1981.
Used at the Spotswood Workshops to load lengths of rail onto wagons for worksites, and clearing scrap from the Reclamation Depot.
No 73 Hand Crane
Photo by Andrew Henderson
Geelong Loco Hand Crane
Constructed in 1890 and used at Geelong locomotive depot.
No 19 Steam Crane
Built at Newport Workshops in 1942 as a 60-ton crane.
Heavy “wrecking crane” generally used to clear derailments or other heavy lifting.
Retired by the early 1980s.
Cab can be viewed externally every Museum opening day.