Apparatus for transporting cryogenically cooled goods or equipment (12), comprising a cryostat (10) containing the cryogenically cooled goods or equipment (12) and partially filled with liquid cryogen (11) is provided with a cryogenic refrigerator (14) for active cooling; and auxiliary equipment (22, 24, 26) sufficient to maintain the cryogenic refrigerator (14) in operation, are all mounted on a transportable carrier (40) such that the transportable carrier may be transported with the cryogenic refrigerator (14) in operation without connection of any of the cryostat (10), refrigerator (14) and auxiliary equipment (22, 24, 26) to any supplies located off of the transportable carrier (40). Also provided is a method for transporting such apparatus to a destination, with the cryogenic refrigerator (14) operating during transport.
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