Edited 09 Jun 2013 18:32, 9 years ago, edited by pjknife

Sensible as it may have been to put a 200 ton coaling stage at Pt Lincoln I do not think it and the Whiting Hoist are the same thing.
I have heard/read of Whiting Hoists being referred to as engine lifts, wheel drop pits or similar.

Regards
Ian

Thanks Ian, I had my doubts anyway. It just seemed that a 200 ton engine lift would have been a drastic overkill when the T class was the largest loco on Eyre Peninsula at the time. Then again, Peterborough's 75 ft turntable was an overkill until the arrival of the Garratts in the 1950s.

So after a bit more digging, your suspicion is now proved absolutely correct: the 1934 SAR Annual Report mentions the completion of installation of a Whiting Hoist in the Locomotive Shops, Port Lincoln.

Cheers,
Peter