Difference between revisions of "Category:Wickham Trolley"
(explanation of transmission) |
(additional info and history) |
||
| Line 9: | Line 9: | ||
File:Wickham 1.jpg | Detail of the Wickham transmission | File:Wickham 1.jpg | Detail of the Wickham transmission | ||
File:Wickham 2.jpg | Detail of the Wickham transmission | File:Wickham 2.jpg | Detail of the Wickham transmission | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==SVR Wickham Trolleys== | ||
| + | A number of different Wickham Trolleys have been at the SVR in preservation, although the precise details are a little unclear. The following references to Wickham Trolleys have been noted: | ||
| + | |||
| + | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| + | !Number(s)!!Works no!!Type!!Engine!!Arrived!!Still present?!!Links!!Status / Notes | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[Wickham Trolley LNER no 748 | 748]]||1580/1934||Type 17||2 cylinder||Not recorded||Yes|| ||Operational | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Wickham Trolley PWM 3189 | PWM 3189]]||5019/1949 ||Type 17A||2 cylinder||Ex Northampton 28 Nov 1968||Yes|| ||Unpowered trailer | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | | [[Wickham Trolley DB965054 | DB965054]]||7577/1957||Not recorded||Not recorded||Not recorded but post-1998?||Yes|| ||Unpowered trailer | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[Wickham Trolley TP49P | TP49P (PT1P)]] ||7690/1957||Type 17A||2 cylinder||Ex Northampton 28 Nov 1968||Yes|| ||Awaiting restoration | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |[[Wickham Trolley 9021 | 9021]]||8085/1958 ||Type 27 Mk III ||4 cyl Ford ‘Anglia’||Ex Longtown (Army) 1977||Yes|| ||Operational | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |B198W (P2P)||?/?||Type 17A?||2 cylinder||Ex Northampton 28 Nov 1968||No|| ||Cannibalised for spares<ref>SVR Stock Book Sixth Edition</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PWM2827 (B190W)||Unknown/1949||Not recorded||4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’||Ex Worcester 3 Apr 1971|| No || || | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PWM3774 (B13W)||6653/1953||Not recorded||4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’||Ex Worcester 3 Apr 1971||TBC|| ||Listed as an unpowered trailer in 2006. Whereabouts now unknown. | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |PWM2830 (B193M)||Unknown/1949||Not recorded||4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’||Ex Bilston 10 July 1971||No|| ||Now at Royal Deeside Railway.<ref>[http://www.ontrackplant.com/otp/PWM2830 Ontrack Plant]</ref> | ||
| + | |- | ||
| + | |9032||8200?/Unknown||Type 27 Mk III ||4 cyl Ford ‘Anglia’||Ex Longtown (Army) 1977||No||[https://www.flickr.com/photos/71592768@N08/7157311136 Flickr photo] ||Still present in 1998. | ||
| + | |} | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery> | ||
| + | LNER_748_20150214.jpg | Type 17 No 748 | ||
| + | Wickham_Trolley_3189_20160213.jpg |Ex-Type 17A No PWM 3189 | ||
| + | Wickham_Trolley_8085_20150725.jpg | Type 27 Mk III No 9021 | ||
| + | Wickham Trolley Bewdley 20180311.jpg|Ex-Type 17A No DB965054 (left) | ||
| + | Wickham_Trolley_7690_20150307.jpg |Type 17A TP49P | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
[[Other rolling stock | List of other rolling stock on the SVR]] | [[Other rolling stock | List of other rolling stock on the SVR]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==References== | ||
| + | <references/> | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
Wickham Trolley page on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickham_trolley Wikipedia]<br> | Wickham Trolley page on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wickham_trolley Wikipedia]<br> | ||
Video of Wickham Trolley run from Highley to Arley on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19WbwVFSl0 YouTube] | Video of Wickham Trolley run from Highley to Arley on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x19WbwVFSl0 YouTube] | ||
Revision as of 15:51, 8 January 2019
The SVRSevern Valley Railway has five Wickham Trolleys in various states of repair. Originally built by D. Wickham & Co Ltd of Ware in Hertfordshire, these trolleys were used in service as railway engineering personnel carriers, transporting PWPermanent Way working parties and materials to sites along the line.
The trolleys were designated 2w-2 PMR under the Whyte notation, denoting that they were 4-wheeled, petrol-engined, mechanically driven and reversible. They were lightweight, cheap to operate and very flexible, so they were popular with operators of railways of all kinds. The SVRSevern Valley Railway includes one Pre-War example; post-War more than 600 were built for BRBritish Rail or British Railways before the Wickham factory closed in 1991.
The Wickham trolleys feature an unusual stepless variable speed and reversible transmission.
Power is transmitted via a steel flywheel attached to the engine to a wheel with a friction lining on its surface which is able to slide along a splined shaft set at 90° to the crankshaft. Sliding the driven wheel towards the outer edge of the flywheel increases the gearing. Sliding it across to the opposite side of the flywheel reverses the drive.
Detail of the Wickham transmission
Detail of the Wickham transmission
SVRSevern Valley Railway Wickham Trolleys
A number of different Wickham Trolleys have been at the SVRSevern Valley Railway in preservation, although the precise details are a little unclear. The following references to Wickham Trolleys have been noted:
| Number(s) | Works no | Type | Engine | Arrived | Still present? | Links | Status / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 748 | 1580/1934 | Type 17 | 2 cylinder | Not recorded | Yes | Operational | |
| PWM 3189 | 5019/1949 | Type 17A | 2 cylinder | Ex Northampton 28 Nov 1968 | Yes | Unpowered trailer | |
| DB965054 | 7577/1957 | Not recorded | Not recorded | Not recorded but post-1998? | Yes | Unpowered trailer | |
| TP49P (PT1P) | 7690/1957 | Type 17A | 2 cylinder | Ex Northampton 28 Nov 1968 | Yes | Awaiting restoration | |
| 9021 | 8085/1958 | Type 27 Mk III | 4 cyl Ford ‘Anglia’ | Ex Longtown (Army) 1977 | Yes | Operational | |
| B198W (P2P) | ?/? | Type 17A? | 2 cylinder | Ex Northampton 28 Nov 1968 | No | Cannibalised for spares[1] | |
| PWM2827 (B190W) | Unknown/1949 | Not recorded | 4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’ | Ex Worcester 3 Apr 1971 | No | ||
| PWM3774 (B13W) | 6653/1953 | Not recorded | 4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’ | Ex Worcester 3 Apr 1971 | TBC | Listed as an unpowered trailer in 2006. Whereabouts now unknown. | |
| PWM2830 (B193M) | Unknown/1949 | Not recorded | 4 cyl Ford ‘Popular’ | Ex Bilston 10 July 1971 | No | Now at Royal Deeside Railway.[2] | |
| 9032 | 8200?/Unknown | Type 27 Mk III | 4 cyl Ford ‘Anglia’ | Ex Longtown (Army) 1977 | No | Flickr photo | Still present in 1998. |
Gallery
Type 17 No 748
Ex-Type 17A No PWM 3189
Type 27 Mk III No 9021
Ex-Type 17A No DB965054 (left)
Type 17A TP49P
See also
List of other rolling stock on the SVR
References
- ↑ SVRSevern Valley Railway Stock Book Sixth Edition
- ↑ Ontrack Plant
Links
Wickham Trolley page on Wikipedia
Video of Wickham Trolley run from Highley to Arley on YouTube
Pages in category ‘Wickham Trolley’
The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total.
