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Coatbridge, Sunnyside Road, Sunnyside Engine Works

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Interior. Main Range (Building 2), west end . View of 40 Ton crane.
DP 093824
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View of Sunnyside Engine Works, Russel Colt Street elevation, Main Range (building 2, brick, 18 Venetian windows), Building 5 (red corrugated extension to Main Range) and south gable of brick built building 1B (two venetian windows).
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition: View of walkway being lowered to shop floor of Main Range
DP 100288
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition: View of cross traveller from below
DP 100292
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition: View of west walkway, south end showing severe shaft connecting both north and south traverser carriages
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition: View of gear wheel on shaft which allowed the crane to move along the gantry
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition: View of west walkway, mid point geared wheel which allowed the shaft to turn and move the crane along the gantry
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition: View of crane hook and pulley
DP 100311
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition: view of cross traveller as lifted from main crane beams. Note the wheels , these would have run along rails which are fitted to the top end of the main crane beams
DP 100321
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Interior. Crane 1 demoition: view of cross traveller main pulley wheels
DP 100324
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition, cross traveller Series DC motor by Metropolitan Vickers Electrical Co Ltd. This brand name ceased to be used after 1960.
DP 100325
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition. Main crane beams prior to demolition. Note the remains of the electrical wiring system.
DP 100328
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition. Cross traveller.
DP 100332
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Interior. Crane 1 demolition. EAst beam from above showing the east walkway and the top end of the beam with its cross traveller rail
DP 100343
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Interior. Main Range. Crane 2 demolition. Operator's cab.
DP 100361
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Interior. Main Range. Crane 2 demolition. Cross Traveller. The 1927 Lancashire Dynamo DC brish motor is on the left along with The Rheostatic Co. Ltd power resistor
DP 100371
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Interior. Main Range. Crane 2 demolition. Cross Traveller.
DP 100380
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Interior. Main Range. Crane 2 demolition. Cross Traveller.
DP 100385
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Interior. Main Range. Crane 2 demolition. Motor from Cross Traveller, DC series motor probably dating from 1960s/70s.
DP 100399
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Interior. Main Range. Crane 2 demolition. View of south end of crane.
DP 100406
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Interior. Main Range. Crane 2 demolition. Detail view of plates of main beam and rivet pattern, quarter inch thick steel plate cut through to allow lowering of beam onto floor.
DP 100425
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Interior. Main Range. Crane 2 demolition. View of main beam (east) prior to cutting up for scrap.
DP 100436
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Interior. Main Range. Crane 2 demolition. View of south carriage wheel prior to cutting up for scrap.
DP 100450
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Interior. Building 1C, north wall showing blocked 9 pane wood framed windows. To the right, buts onto masonry west wall of Building 1B. Masonry remnants below windows (left) indicate an earlier structure possibly always been on site since 1870s.
DP 100779
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