Breakwater Crane Railway

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The Douglas Breakwater Crane Railway was a massive self-propelled steam block-setting crane, with a capacity of 15 tons, built by Stothert & Pitt of Bath{{cite web |title=Hercules the crane working on the Victoria Pier extension, work commenced in 1887 and was completed in 1894 – Photographic Archive – iMuseum |url=https://www.imuseum.im/search/archive_record/view?id=mnh-museum-121088 |website=iMuseum – Manx National Heritage |access-date=15 February 2022 |language=en}} that ran the length of the original breakwater at Douglas, also used for the loading and unloading of vessels.

A later crane was built by Cowans, Sheldon of Carlisle (capacity 25 tons{{which|date=May 2021}}; carried on two four-wheel bogies; Works number 9057 of 1948 to Drawing 18087). The crane was owned by the Isle of Man Harbour Board and ran on {{Track gauge|10ft}} gauge.{{cite book

| last = Hendry

| year = 1993

| title = Rails in the Isle of Man

| publisher = Midland Publishing

| location = Cowley, Oxford

| isbn=1857800095

| ol = 12014160M

| page = 63

}}