Wickham type 4B Trolley no. DX 68064. Chappel & Wakes Colne, SvR. 1989.
The ultimate in railway staff trolleys looking like a 1950's sports car, the Wickham built type 4B.
These two seater inspection trolleys were quite a stylish design with their drop down canvas roof and twin padded seats. They were not unidirectional but were fitted with handles that could be pulled out of the underframe so two men could lift and turn them to face the opposite way.
They were powered by a lightweight JAP 600 Mk3 motorbike engine and the BR Western Region ordered 30 of them all being delivered in 1954 and numbered A1 to A30. They then received PWM numbers being PWM2773 to PWM2801 & PWM3348. The fleet was mostly allocated for use in Wales and the West Country and the last two survivors lasted in traffic long enough to receive BR Departmental numbers DB 965562 and DB 965563 which in 1974 under the CEPS numbering scheme saw the two survivors become DX 68063 and DX 68064 allocated to Barmouth and Newtown respectfully for use on the Cambrian line. Both were withdrawn in May 1982.
DX 68064 seen here undergoing restoration at Chappel & Wakes Colne on the Stour Valley Railway. It was formerly numbered A25 then PWM2797 and TR37, DB965563 before finally DX 68064 its works no. being Wickham 6896/1954.
Wickham type 4B Trolley no. DX 68064. Chappel & Wakes Colne, SvR. 1989.
The ultimate in railway staff trolleys looking like a 1950's sports car, the Wickham built type 4B.
These two seater inspection trolleys were quite a stylish design with their drop down canvas roof and twin padded seats. They were not unidirectional but were fitted with handles that could be pulled out of the underframe so two men could lift and turn them to face the opposite way.
They were powered by a lightweight JAP 600 Mk3 motorbike engine and the BR Western Region ordered 30 of them all being delivered in 1954 and numbered A1 to A30. They then received PWM numbers being PWM2773 to PWM2801 & PWM3348. The fleet was mostly allocated for use in Wales and the West Country and the last two survivors lasted in traffic long enough to receive BR Departmental numbers DB 965562 and DB 965563 which in 1974 under the CEPS numbering scheme saw the two survivors become DX 68063 and DX 68064 allocated to Barmouth and Newtown respectfully for use on the Cambrian line. Both were withdrawn in May 1982.
DX 68064 seen here undergoing restoration at Chappel & Wakes Colne on the Stour Valley Railway. It was formerly numbered A25 then PWM2797 and TR37, DB965563 before finally DX 68064 its works no. being Wickham 6896/1954.