MODERN MACHINERY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT The equipment of the new Railway Wharf at Auckland Includes the erection of twelve of Messrs Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.'s electric cranes, eight of the semi-portal and four of the portal type. Four of the cranes are completed and two more are nearly ready. Our illustration shows the manner in which the cranes are placed, each being operated by one man. A current of 450 volts supplied by the City Electrical Department is the motive force. The lifting power of each crane is five tons, the height from the top of the jib to the wharf level is about 90 feet, and the radius of each jib is 44ft. 6in

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 17, 26 October 1910, Page 23

MODERN MACHINERY FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PORT The equipment of the new Railway Wharf at Auckland Includes the erection of twelve of Messrs Babcock and Wilcox, Ltd.'s electric cranes, eight of the semi- portal and four of the portal type. Four of the cranes are completed and two more are nearly ready. Our illustration shows the manner in which the cranes are placed, ea ch being operated by one man. A current of 450 volts supplied by the City Elect rical Department is the motive force. The lifting power of each crane is five tons, the height from the top of the jib to the wharf level is about 90 feet, and the radius of each jib is 44ft. 6in