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Number and Name	Class	Wheels Gauge	Builder Works No/Year built	Notes/Location
		0-4-0VB Tank 3'	William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros /1880	Built before 1880.  Close © Frank Jones MMXXVI (William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros /1880) Representative photo
		0-4-0VB Tank Standard	William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros /1880	Built before 1880.  Close © Frank Jones MMXXVI (William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros /1880) Representative photo
	λ 4T	4w	William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros /1880	National Waterways Museum Gloucester ex Kirkstall Forge.  Close © Kris Ward MMXXVI (William Balmforth / Balmforth Bros /1880) Photo of the exact item
	λ 30/40 cwt Loco.Steam Crane	Standard	Thomas Smith /1880	Fawkes Bros., Contractors, Carlton Terrace, Hoylake, Birkenhead.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 3 ton Hand Derrick Crane - out of stock		Thomas Smith /1880	Oldham Corporation.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 3 ton Steam Loco Crane	4w 7'/4'8½"	Joseph Booth and Bros /1880	Gloucester Docks, later converted to Std gauge now at Middleton Rly..  Close © Ian Smith Collection MMXXVI (Joseph Booth and Bros /1880) Representative photo External link
	λ 3 ton Loco.Steam Crane	Standard	Thomas Smith /1880	Jonas and Colver, Continental Steel Works, Sheffield; Tool manuf..  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 10 ton Loco.Steam Crane		Thomas Smith /1880	Mills and Fletcher, Hamilton Square, Birkenhead.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 3 ton Loco.Steam Crane	Standard	Thomas Smith /1880	Pyman Bell, and Co., Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne; Coal Exporters.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 1 ton Hand Derrick Crane		Thomas Smith /1880	Thomas Wrigley, Contractor, Chadderton, W Manchester.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 2no. 3 ton Loco.Steam Crane		Thomas Smith /1880	Hughes and Stirling, Victoria Works, Bootle.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 2 ton Hand Derrick Crane		Thomas Smith /1880	J.Harper, Rutland St., Pallion, Sunderland.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 3 ton Hand Derrick Crane		Thomas Smith /1880	J and G Tomlinson, Derby; For Tabarley Col.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 5 ton Hand Crane - out of stock		Thomas Smith /1880	L.Naylor, Lightcliffe.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ Hand Crab		Thomas Smith /1880	J.Hardy and Co., Stone Merchant, Lightcliffe.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 2 ton Crane - out of stock		Thomas Smith /1880	M.W.????? (text obscured)- Send to Haslington Sidings, Bolton.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 3 ton Hand Crane		Thomas Smith /1880	Technical Schools, Bradford.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
	λ 1 ton Hand Derrick Crane		Thomas Smith /1880	J.and C.Drake, Wapping Road, Bradford; Deliver to Hall Lane, Bowling.  Close © Andrew M Johnson MMXXVI (Thomas Smith /1880) Representative photo
		Portable Ω	John Fowler /1880	Greig and Beaumont portable air compressing engine patent 5443.
1117	6hp	Engine/Boiler	Thomas Green 1149/1880	Sydney (Australia) Australia via Thomas Green, London.  Externaly Hosted Image - Graces Guide

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