WEST EUROPE’S HEAVIEST ATOMIC REACTOR, weighing 420 tons. It was built for Sweden by the Gutehoffnungshutte in the Ruhr area town of Oberhausen, where it has just been loaded by a crane specially built for such loads (top). For transport from the factory to the harbour of the Rhein-Herne Canal, two special German Railways vehicles with 24 axles and five traction engines were needed (bottom). The crane can lift loads up to 450 tons.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31982, 8 May 1969, Page 6
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74WEST EUROPE’S HEAVIEST ATOMIC REACTOR, weighing 420 tons. It was built for Sweden by the Gutehoffnungshutte in the Ruhr area town of Oberhausen, where it has just been loaded by a crane specially built for such loads (top). For transport from the factory to the harbour of the Rhein-Herne Canal, two special German Railways vehicles with 24 axles and five traction engines were needed (bottom). The crane can lift loads up to 450 tons. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31982, 8 May 1969, Page 6
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