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The West Thurrock Siwertel was hauled into place on the jetty with the aid of a floating crane back in July 1983, and it was the first time the crane that was delivered from the Swedish manufacturers had been used to handle coal, previously it had been confined to soft materials, such as sand.
1.000 tonnes per hour
When working at maximum capacity, the Siwertel crane could handle 1,000 tonnes per hour, And of course, August 1990 saw the arrival of the Kone CSU ( Continuous Ship Unloader ) that revolutionized how coal was unloaded at West Thurrock Power Station at that time.
More flexibility is needed
In 1988 the Siwertel was moved down the jetty ( To give the Siwertel more working space )
The Siwertel was picked up once more with the floating crane that was assisting with the building of the QE (II) bridge.
The crane picked up the Siwertel and moved it down the West Thurrocks jetty to give the Siwertel more flexibility in movement due to the constant outage of the jetty cranes.
For further Pictures and information on the Siwertel, go to the home page and click on Siwertel.
Picture and story reproduced from the discontinued West Thurrock News
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