This is just one of a series of pages covering surviving Railway Cranes across the world. Click here for the Index.

Chris Capewell (chriscapewell AT googlemail.com) has provided the following data, he would greatly appreciate additions, corrections and confirmation for data with a yellow background.

We would welcome more pictures of cranes in this list which can be used to illustrate the article, as links are notoriously ephemeral.

The following countries in this geographical area have no known surviving rail cranes, it would be very surprising if none existed. 

Albania, Armenia, Croatia, Georgia, Kosovo, Lithuania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Moldova, Uzbekistan

Builders

• Brno = Kralovopolska Strojirna, Brno, Czech Republic (then Czechoslovakia)
• GD = G. Dimitrov Locomotive Works, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Gyor = Machinenfabrik Gyor, Gyor, Hungary
• Ivtorfmash = Ivtorfmash, Ivanovo, Russia
• Kirov = Kirovsky Mashavadov 1 Maya (1st May), Russia
• Kirow = Kirow, Leipsig, Germany
• Odessa = Yanvarskogo Uprising Plant, Odessa, Ukraine (then USSR)
• R&R = Ransomes and Rapier, Ipswich, UK
• Skoda = Skoda, Plzeň, Czech Republic (then Czechoslovakia)

Others

• MoS = Ministry of Supply (MoS)
• RB = Relieving Bogies

Each entry is arranged as follows after the country/location:

Belarus

Brest, Railway Museum

Baranovichi, Railway Museum

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Zenica Steelworks

Bulgaria

Cerven Brjag

This is Thomas Kautzor's 2011 photographs:

Gorna Oryakhovitsa Depot

Kalojanovetz, strategic store

These are Thomas Kautzor's 2011 photographs, 12/52 (upper two), 4 (lower three):

Stara Zagora Depot

Czech Republic

http://mirok.rajce.idnes.cz/Zeleznicni_muzeum_Luzna-Lisany,_Rakovnik/
Luzna u Rakovnik Museum, Luzna-Lisany

Estonia

http://www.museumrailway.ee/projekt.htm
Lavassaare Railway Museum

?Hand crane?

Haapsalu Railway Museum

These are Thomas Kautzor's 2009 photographs, coal grab on the left and breakdown crane on the right:

These vintage pictures, both post conversion, are from Peter Klaus, the first shows a similar coal grab in action in Russia, the second PZ45-133 at Tapa, Estonia in the 1960s. 

Hungary (more pictures 11th November 2011)

http://www.mavnosztalgia.hu/hu/menu/3
Budapest 'Fusti' Museum, Vasúttörténeti Park, Ezhaki Depot

MAV 233 (Photographs by John Coulson)

MAV 233 (Photograph by Chris Appleby at Tapolca in 1992):

Kazakhstan

Petropavlovsk (confirmed sighting required)

H

Latvia

http://www.cinevillastudio.com/Cinevilla_Studio_Backlot/Cinevilla_Studio_%28English%29/Cinevilla_Studio_%28English%29.html
Cinevilla Film Studios

This is Thomas Kautzor's 2009 photograph:

http://www.railwaymuseum.lv/ritosais-eng2.htm
Riga Railway Museum

These are Thomas Kautzor's 2009 photographs:

Jelgava Elf

 Poland

Elk (technically a regional museum)

This is Thomas Kautzor's photograph:

Tarnowskie Góry

This is Tomasz Galka's photograph:

Wegliniec loco depot

This is Tomasz Galka's photograph:

Wolsztyn Museum

These are Thomas Kautzor's 2010 photographs, steam crane (left) and hand crane (right):

Zowska Zabytkowy Karczmiska, Tramway Museum

Romania

http://www.turism.sibiu.ro/ro/mlocomotive.htm
http://bda-train-blog.blogspot.com/2009/12/cfr-wma-654-steam-crane-at-sibiu-steam.html
Sibiu Railway Museum

It is possible that WMA65.1, .2 or .3 are still operational. These are Thomas Kautzor's 2011 photographs, WMA65.4 (upper two), WMA65.4 (lower three):

Russia

For a superb primer on the subject read this Russian language page, with "Google Translate" it reads very easily, in particular note that the steam PK-6 and petrol MK-6 are closely related with many of the former apparently converted to the latter. Later developments brought the DC-6 (diesel) and EC-6 (electric).:

• http://www.techstory.ru/zd/pk6_mk6_foto.htm

http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AB:MK6_2135(1).jpg 
Kaliniingrad

Kuzino

Moscow, Kievskaya Railway Museum

These photographs are courtesy of Harvey Smith:

Novomoskovsk Central Railway Museum

Pereslavl  Railway Museum

These are Thomas Kautzor's 2009 photographs of this large narrow gauge beast:

Rostov on Don

These are Thomas Kautzor's 2009 photographs, 8 (upper two), 276 (lower two):

http://www.nevsky-prospekt.com/warsaw.html
St. Petersburg Museum of Railway Equipment

Serbia

Nis Depot

Nis Min Works

Pozega Narrow Gauge Museum

These are Thomas Kautzor's 2009 photographs:

Slovakia

http://www.fortunecity.com/silverstone/ferrari/213/museum_ba.htm
Bratislava Dopravy Museum

Slovenia

Llubljana Siska Museum

Ljubljana Depot

http://www.geolocation.ws/v/W/4d87e38d87865607b1017c64/a-railway-crane-at-the-tanjel-train/en
Stanjel station

Ukraine

Mariupol

Thanks to

Ivor Harding, Chris Appleby, Ted Knotwell, Harvey Smith, Peter Klaus, Tomasz Galka, Thomas Kautzor, Harvey Smith