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Cosmosman wrote:Got pictures of the Millenium Lifter doing its first offical lift in Ainscough yard years ago. It lifted a coach to the Thunderbirds theme tune. Thats right, lifted a bus if i recall. Gaz
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Slightly jealous...
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Gaz, is there more than one shift (dont know how to phrase it better  ) of crew working the crane, just saw some pictures on flickr of it working in Oldham at night, surely to work through the night, de rig, then go straight to london, there doesnt sound like much space for sleep there lol
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So a bit of trivia (Cosmosman is obviously out of this round). Can any of you "official" Ainscough spotters remember the date the Ainscough "Millennium Lifter" was officially introduced to the public? Do any of you still have the official invitation? - Chris 
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i had a guess here but i think it was way off
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Was this the same crane that was used for clearing the Grayrigg derailment a few years ago??
I think there could have been a AC 2000 there too.
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Excellent pics Gaz. The only thing I can say about your looks is you must have been fighting to contain a huge grin while sitting in that crane. I'd be beside myself. TFS
Edit: This crane looks crane on the Liebherr calendar. A touch of worn paint is like gray hair. You've earned it.
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Great pics Gaz, thanks for posting! I think she looks good as is, the rust gives it a bit of extra character lol! So how does operating this compare to your new 1150 with all the modern technology that has been added to them over the years?
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ah that 11000 is a bit too big Gaz,right? a 1500 would be perfect  
Why is "phonetically" spelt with a "ph"? ... It's better to be silent and thought a fool, then to speak up and remove all doubt The complex of Newgrange was originally built between c. 3100 and 2900 BC,[2] meaning that it's aproximately 5,000 years old. According to Carbon-14 dates,[3] it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge by about 1,000 years.
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DeWoc19 wrote:i had a guess here but i think it was way off Nobody else? In 19 days it will be the 12th anniversary of her official arrival.     Inside the front cover it reads: "Welcome to the first official Cranespotters handbook where you can keep an accurate record of all the Ainscough cranes you have seen. We will be awarding a prize to all Cranespotter club members who spot all all the cranes from any one depot and there is a grand prize of $1,000 (pounds) to the first person to spot every crane in the fleet. We hope you have hours of fun on your travels spotting Aincough cranes - Spot On! Best wishes Martin, James & Brendan Ainscough" Can you imagine if a company would take the time to do something like this today! The handbook also came with a great pin, I would show it but I have it inside a framed photo in my model room. The handbook is 22 pages long and lists the (then) equipment fleets for all the (then) depots. You could also order models and apparel through the club. in 1997 I was the first North American member and 3 years later I was still the only. Was anyone else a member of the Ainscough Crane Spotter Club? - Chris
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I was, I still have that book somewhere. Shame they dont still do it :(
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Crack for a crane junkie! Nice!
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Now that is both cool and nerdy at the same time! But what I would give for Ainscough to do something like this again Perhaps they could rejuvenate the idea for when the AC1000/9 arrives?? Gaz for club president I have to say I never knew this existed and thanks a lot for sharing it. My interest in heavy lifting did really start until about 1999 so I would not have knew anything about this at the time. Paul R
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ConstructionSite wrote:[We will be awarding a prize to all Cranespotter club members who spot all all the cranes from any one depot and there is a grand prize of $1,000 (pounds) to the first person to spot every crane in the fleet. Every crane in the fleet would be a tough one but I reckon i could win spotting every crane in Beckton Depot . Not sure exactly how many cranes we have but I remember seeing somewhere its somewhere in the range of 44'000 tonnes capacity. That will be good i reckon for somewhere in the range of 800 - 900 cranes!!!!! Gaz
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Sorry Gaz Here is a photo of me on my old grove 
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samk706 wrote:Gaz, is there more than one shift (dont know how to phrase it better ) of crew working the crane, just saw some pictures on flickr of it working in Oldham at night, surely to work through the nightl Yes there is mate, the guys who are de-rigging it tonight are not the ones who have been driving it all week. They are on standdown ready to rig the crane in Maidenhead tomorrow morning. The crew on tonight are the TC2800 drivers as thats stood at the moment. Gaz
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Gaz wrote:samk706 wrote:Gaz, is there more than one shift (dont know how to phrase it better ) of crew working the crane, just saw some pictures on flickr of it working in Oldham at night, surely to work through the nightl Yes there is mate, the guys who are de-rigging it tonight are not the ones who have been driving it all week. They are on standdown ready to rig the crane in Maidenhead tomorrow morning. The crew on tonight are the TC2800 drivers as thats stood at the moment. Gaz thought there would be, it seemed too much for just one group of people to run it all the time, and does doing that get more lifting time out of the crane??
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Little birdy told me that crane is going to be fully reconditioned and painted GREEN! Watch this space on this one!
Also Jacks are taking delivery of LTM1500 no.2 at the end of this month.
Ray
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Great Pictures Gaz, Do you know where Baldwins crane has gone, im suprised ainscough didnt have it seen as it was a newer variant? I also saw on a website that baldwins 1500 was for sale too. And doesnt sarens have two, one with the LG QC?? J
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