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Thomas Buecheler


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Hello!


A Cambrai diorama is under construction now. A German steam engine brought a damaged Mark IV tank to a temporary railhead near Cambrai. There the tank is lifted onto a railway flatcar by four hand operated "machines" - unfortunately I don't know the exact word for these wooden frames.


Now I'm looking for two things:


1. Are there any informations (photographs, drawings, descriptions) about tank trailers the Gremans were able to transport those heavy Mk IV tanks with to the railheads? On a small photograph the trailer looks a little bit like the sponson trailer at Bovington. But a trailer for a tank must have been heavier I think.


2. I'm looking for material about those "lifting devices". 8 men must have been able to lift a heavy Mk IV tank by hand!! Unfortunately I couldn't find some exact dimensions and/or drawings, photographs and so on.


Any help is much appreciated, thank you!


Thomas


 



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Vilkata


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Hello Thomas, this is not my area of expertise, but here are two photos that might be of help to you. One shows a knocked out tank on special "recovery skids", showing some of those heavy screw jacks used to lift it. The second photo shows an old traction engine hauling a tank away - although the photo is too dark to tell what the tank is on top of while being hauled off.

Hope it helps.

---Vil.

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Thomas Buecheler


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Hello Vilkata


Thank you very much for your reply! Especially the photograph with the Mk IV on "recovery skids" is most interesting, I've never seen it before!


I know the other photograph with that trailer and the traction engine. Unfortunately the trailer is in the "black part" of the picture, but it's exactly the vehicle I'm looking for!!


The steam engine is interesting, too! The model railroad manufacturer "Märklin" from Germany sold such a  steam engine, unfortunately in HO scale (1/87) and without any comments concerning the real thing. Is that a Fowler engine? Fowler sold many steam tractors to Germany. Any ideas?


Thank you!
Thomas


 



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