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.

Builders

• Booth = Joseph Booth & Bros., Leeds, UK
• Cecchetti = Officine Cecchetti, Civitanova Marche, Italy
• CS = Cowans Sheldon and Co, Ltd., Carlisle, UK
• D-G = Demag - Gottwald, Düsseldorf, Germany
• Ellis = H. and J. Ellis, Salford, UK
• Figee = Gebr. Figee, Haarlem, Netherlands
• Grafton  = Grafton Cranes Ltd., Bedford, UK
• Milano = Officine Meccaniche Milano, Italy
• R&R = Ransomes and Rapier, Ipswich, UK
• Wilson = John Wilson & Co, Liverpool and Birkenhead, UK

• B&MR = Beira and Mashonaland Railway
• BR = Benguela Railway
• CGR= Cape Government Railways
• EAR = East African Railways
• EARH = East African Railways and Harbours
• ESR = Egyptian State Railway
• KUR = Kenya and Uganda Railway
• MR = Malawi Railways
• NGR = Natal Government Railway
• NR = Nigerian Railways or Nyasaland Railways (according to context)
• NRC = Nigerian Railway Corporation
• NRZ = National Railways of Zimbabwe
• RR = Rhodesia Railways
• SAR = South African Railways
• SLDC = Sierra Leone Development Co
• TR = Tanganyika Railways
• ZR = Zambian Railways

• MoS = Ministry of Supply

Angola

http://s208.photobucket.com/albums/bb241/jamie_grieve/interesting%20iron/#!cpZZ7QQtppZZ16
Huambo Works

Benin (added 15th October 2011)

Allada Station

This 1999 photograph is courtesy of Thomas Kautzor:

Burkina Faso

Click here for a report.
Bobo Dioulasso Works

This picture is courtesy of Thomas Kautzor:

Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) (added 3rd September 2013)

Egypt (updated 22nd February 2012)

Simon Colbeck has sent this 1998 picture of an ancient crane at the Aswan Lower Dam. Expert opinion eventually suggested it was be a Ransomes and Rapier B3443/1904 when the dam height was raised fro the second time. However a February 2012 report stated it had been scrapped and replaced with a more modern device.

Eritrea (updated 15th October 2011)

Asmara Workshops

Massawa

These pictures of 8.002 (left, February 2010) and 8.000 (right, January 2008) are courtesy of Thomas Kautzor:

These pictures of 8.001 in February 2010 are courtesy of Thomas Kautzor:

Ghana

Kenya

1164 from the workshops to the railway museum (14th February 2012) and repainted (22nd October 2015),

http://www.greywall.demon.co.uk/rail/Kenya/nrm.html (link broken by December 2021)
http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=320&t=8014 (link broken by December 2021)
http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=320&t=8268 (link broken by December 2021) 
http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=320&t=6850 (link broken by December 2021)
http://www.friendsoftherail.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=320&t=6737 (link broken by December 2021)
Nairobi Workshops

This is John Ashworth's picture of 1013

Nairobi Railway Museum

This is John Ashworth's picture of 1164 in the works shops, it is now in the museum where it is seen outside (14th February 2012) and after repainting (Geoff Warren picture, 22nd October 2015)

This is John Ashworth's picture of 1106

Nairobi Depot

This is John Ashworth's picture of 1130

Liberia

Yekepa

Malawi

Liwonde

This 1997 picture is courtesy of Eddie Barnes (added 28th November 2012).

Morocco

Aïn-Seeba

This picture is courtesy of Thomas Kautzor:

Namibia

http://steam-locomotives-south-africa.blogspot.com/2010/06/keetmanshoop-1921-built-craven-bros.html
Keetmanshoop

Nigeria

Lagos, Ebute Metta Depot/ Workshops

This picture of one of the R&R cranes is courtesy of Thomas Kautzor:

Senegal

At Guinguinéo shed is this old hand crane, closer access is impossible. This is Thomas Kautzor's November 2016 picture (4th January 2017):

Port de Saint Louis

Not a railway crane, but thanks to Thomas Kautzor for pointing out the survival of a fixed steam crane of considerable vintage (21st June 2016):

Chris Capewell adds 7th July 2016):

Bon et Lustrement, 1883, 20 tonne capacity; note the Galle chain ( in lieu of chain or steel rope )
This crane arrived in parts and was assembled in 1883 by two soldiers ( Peyssoneaux and Tellier) whose names are still visible, etched into the metal of the crane.

These pictures are courtesy of Thomas Kautzor (21st December 2016):

Sierra Leone

http://www.derbysulzers.com/sierraleone.html
Pepel

South Africa (updated 18th June 2017 with several pictures / new entries as noted )

Bloemfontein, Sandstone Heritage Trust

This is 187 in April 2011 (photograph by Thomas Kautzor):

Bloemfontein, TFR shed

This is the hand crane in April 2011 (photograph by Thomas Kautzor):

Sandstone Estates

http://www.outeniquachootjoe.co.za/museum.htm - link dead by July 2020.
http://steam-locomotives-south-africa.blogspot.com/2007/11/visit-to-outeniqua-transport-museum-14.html
George, Outeniqua Transnet Transport Museum

This is the RR hand crane (Chris Capewell pictures, added 18th June 2017):

This is the Ellis hand crane, picture courtesy of Chris Capewell, added 18th June 2017

This is the CS hand crane, picture courtesy of Chris Capewell, added 18th June 2017

This is the CS steam crane, picture courtesy of Chris Capewell, added 18th June 2017

http://www.umgenisteamrailway.com 
Umgeni Steam Railway, Inchanga, (Midway between Durban and Pietermaritzburg)

This is 48 in May 2010:

http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/museums/north_west_transport_museum/klerksdorp.html
Klerksdorp North West Transport Museum

This is Chris Capewell's picture (added 18th June 2017)

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=304724&nseq=1
http://www.railpictures.net/showphotos.php?locomotive=Steam%20Crane
Koedespoort Works, Pretoria

http://www.sandstone-estates.com/index.php/railway-heritage/39-railway-heritage/768-reefsteamers-booth-36ton-steam-crane-no-96 
Reefsteamers, Germiston

These are April 2012 photographs by Thomas Kautzor:

http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2011/05/historic-rail-crane-restoration/

These are April 2012 photographs by Thomas Kautzor:

Witbank (new entry 3rd September 2013)

This is an April 2012 picture of the crane at the station, by Thomas Kautzor: Not the one at the shed, information corrected after many years in July 2024, sorry, RD.

Touws River

http://www.sa-transport.co.za/trains/museums/natal_railway_museum/crane_db.JPG
Natal Railway Museum, Hilton, Pietermaritzburg, Kwazulu-Natal

This is 184 at Hilton in April 2010 (photograph by Thomas Kautzor):

http://steam-locomotives-south-africa.blogspot.com/2009/01/waterworks-museum-table-mountain-andrew.html
Cape Town, Woodhead Dam, Table Mountain

ROVOS Rail, Capital Park (added 18th June 2017)

SANRASM, Krugersdorp

The following were tendered for sale in 7/2007, their ultimate fate is not known, John Middleton has told us a 36T CS crane was bought by Rovos Rail.:(see entry above, 18th June 2017)

This SAR hand crane and steam crane 50 (CS, 4556/1927. 4+4W, 60T) at Millsite in April 2010 are safe for the time being...  (photographs by Thomas Kautzor): Below is Chris Capewells' 2017 picture of 50, added 18th June 2017

Added 18th June 2017

South Sudan (added 4th November 2011)

Juba, old port area, near the River Nile

These are Nick Nick McWilliam's 2007 photographs

Sudan (updated with data 8th December 2012)

An old crane near the Sudan Railways depot and riverboats at Karima is shown here (December 2011 picture) - http://www.pbase.com/bmcmorrow/image/120985591. It will be one of two known to have been supplied.

Togo (added 16th October 2011)

Lomé

This is Thomas Kautzor's photograph from December 2007:

Uganda (added 16th October 2011)

Kampala

This is Thomas Kautzor's photograph from May 2011

Zambia (pictures added 2nd November 2011)

http://www.geoffs-trains.com/Museum/livingstonemuseum.html (link broken, 1st November 2019)
Livingstone Museum

These are Elmar Pfannerstal's pictures from July 2011:

Zimbabwe (updated 8th January 2013 with confirmation of Bulawayo's MXU 100 036 continued activity and 6th March 2017 with news of one of them working in February 2017,YouTube video added 5th April 2019))

http://www.geoffs-trains.com/Museum/exhibitboothscrane.html (link broken, 1st November 2019) 
http://www.geoffs-trains.com/Museum/exhibitsmallcrane.html (link broken, 1st November 2019)
http://www.geoffs-trains.com/Museum/exhibitransomscrane.html (link broken, 1st November 2019)
http://www.geoffs-trains.com/images/Copy_of_DSCN4853.JPG (link broken, 1st November 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pBeSznZLw2M  (5th April 2019)
Bulawayo Museum

This is 20 in August 2006 (photograph by Thomas Kautzor),:

NRZ (At least one still operational with the Grafton reported at work at Bulawayo, in 2011, http://www.railwaysafrica.com/blog/2011/05/steam-activity-at-nra/)

This is MXU 100 036 at Bulawayo in August 2006 (photograph by Thomas Kautzor), this was the one reported active at the depot in December 2012 (8th January 2013) one possibly this was known to have been active in February 2017.