Heritage Railway

Appeal sets sight on restoration of two popular steam old-timers

AN 81-year-old steam crane that was in commercial use for nearly half a century is to be restored by Amberley Museum, the West Sussex attraction that has its own working steam railway and is home to the country’s most varied collection of different gauge locomotives.

The crane, which runs on standard gauge track and originally had a maximum loading of

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