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Getting
them to Cheddleton was easy but lifting them across to a length
of track with one crane was another matter. We had intended to
lift one end across and then move the crane along and lift the
other end across. As we soon found out, bogies don't rotate very
much (certainly not enough) and especially when constrained by
lifting cables. They also have a nasty habit of dropping out
when the body is lifted! We eventually completed the exercise
by moving each end across as far as possible then lowering the
bogie onto sleepers, moving the crane back and repeating the
exercise. The operation took so long that we could only complete
the first coach, the second had to be taken to Leekbrook Junction
where it was left until a "later date". Pioneering
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