Breakwater Crane Railway

Breakwater Crane Railway

The Douglas Breakwater Crane Railway was a massive self-propelled steam crane that ran the length of the original breakwater at Douglas, for the loading and unloading of vessels. The crane was owned by the Isle of Man Harbour Board and ran on convert|10|ft|m|2 gauge track, the broadest in the British Isles. It was in action until the 1970s.cite book | first = Robert| last = Hendry| authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 1993| month = | title = Rails in the Isle of Man| chapter = | editor = | others = | edition = | pages = p63| publisher = Midland Publishing| location = Cowley, Oxford| id = ISBN 1-85780-009-5| url = ]

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