All articles by Ky Nikitha
Ky Nikitha
Boom in and out
The Kelly Group of Decatur has recently rented a new Link- Belt 250USt (230t) TCC-2500 telescopic crawler crane from The ALL Family of Companies. The crane’s telescopic boom simplified working alongisde live rail lines.
Towers for underground
Two tower cranes, supplied by Australian heavy lifting specialist Marr Contracting, were preferred to traditional crawlers as a key phase of the Sydney Metro was completed recently.
Heavy-duty jib on grove
Australian rental company Metcalf Crane Services have used the integrated heavy-duty jib, known locally as a ‘machinery runner’, on a 250t Grove GMK5250L to handle the delicate unloading and installation of wall panels for a new rail corridor project in Seaford, Victoria.
Gantry lift for railroad bridge
Canadian heavy lift contractor Western Mechanical, has used an Enerpac hydraulic gantry for the precision lifting and replacement of bridge spans for the Humber River railroad bridge in downtown Toronto, Canada.
At top speed
Baraga, Michigan-based material handling equipment manufacturer Pettibone/Traverse Lift has launched the Speed Swing 445F, updating the innovative design of the industry’s original do-it-all rail crane.
Working safely on the railroad
The CPA has released a new Good Practice guide, ‘Requirements for mobile cranes alongside railways controlled by Network Rail.’ Julian Champkin spoke to its editor Tim Watson about the reasons for the document and the advice it gives.
Mind the gap
For travellers on London’s underground railway, the warning to ‘Mind the gap’ quickly becomes part of the background of daily life: the city’s old, curved, station platforms don’t fit neatly with tube carriages, meaning there’s often a substantial hop from train to platform. That phrase, painted on every platform edge and spoken over the tannoy at every stop, seeks to prevent us hurling ourselves absentmindedly under the train. By and large it works.