TAKRAF crane at the railway museum of Dieringhausen. Type EDK 80/3 number 738, length 8500 mm, weight 58 t, speed 12 km/h (self-powered) or 80 km/h (pulled), built 1984 by VEB Schwermaschinenbau S. M. Kirow, in service for Papierfabrik Merseburg until 1990, operational. The crane can be extended up to 24.6 m and lift 20 t. Energy supply: diesel-electric or by external cable. 2001-06-03.

photo: tobias b köhler