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| Setting out the rail lines |
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| Removing the 1950 concrete threshold |
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| Welding the central rail |
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| Cutting steel for rail extensions |
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| Testing Geoff Mitchell's jockey-wheels |
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| Peggy emerging from the cellar with inches to spare |
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| Free at last! |
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| Laying out the steels for the lifting cradle |
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| MNH staff building the lifting cradle... |
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| ... and working into the night to complete it. |
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| Ready for lift off, complete with masts and spars |
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| A great lift by Mann Crane Ltd, Isle of Man |
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| Into Bridge Street |
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| Along the street to the waiting truck |
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| Loaded for transport |
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| In the new conservation facility |
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| Building a climate-controlled enclosure for temporary storage |
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| Boxed-up safely |
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| L-R: Geoff Mitchell, Kevin Kinnin, CW, Colin Cowie. |
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