{"id":112155,"date":"2019-05-21T03:44:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-20T17:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/railwayblogger.com\/?p=575"},"modified":"2019-05-21T03:44:27","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T17:44:27","slug":"wickham-trolley-restoration-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=112155","title":{"rendered":"Wickham Trolley Restoration Project"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The<\/span> type<\/span> 27<\/span>A<\/span> Wickham Trolley<\/span> is<\/span> a<\/span> railway<\/span> personnel <\/span>carrier.<\/span> British Rail used them to <\/span>transport<\/span> small<\/span> groups<\/span> of<\/span> engineers<\/span> to<\/span> inspect<\/span> railway<\/span> lines.<\/span> Over 600 type 27A Mk3 were built from<\/span> nationalization<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> railways<\/span> in<\/span> 1948<\/span> until<\/span> around<\/span> 1990<\/span> <\/span>.<\/span> They<\/span> were<\/span> used<\/span> extensively<\/span> over<\/span> the whole of the<\/span> British<\/span> Railways<\/span> network<\/span>.<\/span> Some<\/span> also <\/span>hauled four-wheel<\/span> trailers<\/span> which<\/span> carried<\/span> tools<\/span> and<\/span> equipment.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"Wickham<\/p>\n

6936 and 7504 at Bangor<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Delivery of B40W<\/h2>\n
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On <\/span>20th<\/span> <\/span>February<\/span> 2017,  <\/span>Wickham Trolley B40<\/span>W was delivered t<\/span>o<\/span> its<\/span> new<\/span> home<\/span><\/span> at Midsomer<\/span> Norton<\/span> station<\/span>.<\/span> It<\/span> had<\/span> previously<\/span> been<\/span> stored alongside B41W at<\/span> a<\/span> private<\/span> site<\/span> b<\/span>y<\/span> its<\/span> previous<\/span> owner<\/span>.<\/span><\/span> As<\/span> you<\/span> can<\/span> see<\/span> from<\/span> the<\/span> photos<\/span> below<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> now in<\/span> a<\/span> dismantled<\/span> state. T<\/span>he previous<\/span> owner is<\/span> restoring<\/span> B41W<\/span> and<\/span> was<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> sell<\/span> his<\/span> second<\/span> one<\/span> to<\/span> the S&DJR. T<\/span>he<\/span> vehicle<\/span> also<\/span> lacks<\/span> an<\/span> engine,<\/span><\/span> gearbox<\/span> and<\/span> forward<\/span> reverse<\/span> box<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Wickham<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

History<\/h2>\n

The history of B40W is know thanks<\/span> to<\/span> Jonathan<\/span> Flood,<\/span> who<\/span> runs<\/span> the<\/span> Wickham<\/span> of Ware<\/span> group<\/span> on<\/span> Facebook,<\/span> Flicker<\/span> and<\/span> Yahoo<\/span>.<\/span>  <\/span>D <\/span>Wickham<\/span> &<\/span> Co<\/span> of<\/span> Ware built B40W <\/span>to<\/span> order<\/span> number<\/span> 618682<\/span> and <\/span>works<\/span> number <\/span>7504<\/span>.<\/span> This <\/span>type<\/span> 27A M<\/span>k<\/span>3 railway gangers’<\/span> trolley<\/span> was originally<\/span> powered<\/span> by<\/span> a<\/span> Ford<\/span> 10hp<\/span> industrial<\/span> engine.<\/span> <\/span> She<\/span> was<\/span> delivered<\/span> to<\/span> Oxford<\/span> on<\/span> BR’s<\/span> Western<\/span> Region on 9th October 1956<\/span> and<\/span> given<\/span> the<\/span> fleet<\/span> number<\/span> B40W.<\/span> She was probably<\/span> painted<\/span> in<\/span> BR<\/span> maroon<\/span> with<\/span> a<\/span> grey<\/span> look<\/span> roof<\/span>.<\/span> Later,<\/span> she<\/span> was<\/span> allocated<\/span> to<\/span> Afon<\/span> Wen<\/span> Borth<\/span> Machynlleth<\/span> and Aberystwyth<\/span>.<\/span> In August 1986, she<\/span> was<\/span> sold<\/span> by<\/span> British<\/span> Railways<\/span> from<\/span> Bangor<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> narrow<\/span> gauge<\/span> railway<\/span> center<\/span> of<\/span> North<\/span> Wales<\/span>.<\/span> Unfortunately, this<\/span> center<\/span> closed<\/span> about<\/span> 20 <\/span>years<\/span> ago<\/span>. <\/span>Over<\/span> her<\/span> working<\/span> life,<\/span> she <\/span>was<\/span> renumbered<\/span> from<\/span> B<\/span>40<\/span>W<\/span> to <\/span> PWN4301<\/span> then<\/span> T<\/span>R18<\/span> and<\/span> latterly<\/span> 68055<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

Somerset and Dorset Railway<\/h2>\n

The Somerset and Dorset railway had several<\/span> type 27A<\/span> trolleys<\/span> including<\/span> B11W<\/span> which was allocated<\/span> to<\/span> Midsomer<\/span> Norton<\/span> in<\/span> 1950’s.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n

B31W<\/span> was<\/span> also<\/span> used<\/span> at<\/span> Shepton<\/span> Mallet<\/span> in 1964.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\"Wickham<\/p>\n

Wickham trolley at Shepton Mallet – reproduced with the kind permission of John Cosford. Copyright John Cosford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

After the closure of the Somerset and Dorset railway, B29W <\/span>remained<\/span> on<\/span> a<\/span> very<\/span> small<\/span> isolated<\/span> piece<\/span> of<\/span> track<\/span> on<\/span> what<\/span> was<\/span> the<\/span> center<\/span> road<\/span>. <\/span>T<\/span>his<\/span> center<\/span> road<\/span> was<\/span> used<\/span> extensively w<\/span>hen<\/span> the<\/span> line<\/span> was<\/span> operational<\/span> to<\/span> stable<\/span> steam<\/span> locomotives<\/span> used<\/span> for<\/span> banking<\/span> trains<\/span> up<\/span> the<\/span> Bath<\/span> line<\/span> to<\/span> Masbury <\/span>summit. The Wickham Trolley remained even after all the track had been lifted.<\/span> B29W was the last rail born vehicle to leave Evercreech Junction and was finally removed by lorry in Summer 1968.<\/span><\/p>\n

[easyazon_link identifier=”B000OWDJMA” locale=”UK” tag=”railway02-21″]Je<\/span>ffrey<\/span> Greyer’s<\/span> book<\/span> ‘S<\/em><\/span>abotaged<\/span> and<\/span> Defeated: L<\/span>ast<\/span> Rites<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Somerset and D<\/span><\/em>orset’<\/em> <\/span>[\/easyazon_link]shows <\/em><\/span>a<\/span> picture<\/span> of<\/span> B29W in 1968<\/span> with<\/span> it<\/span> seemingly<\/span> missing<\/span> one<\/span> set<\/span> of<\/span> wheels.<\/span> I<\/span>t<\/span> was<\/span> removed <\/span>later that year in <\/span>August, by road.<\/span> As<\/span> far<\/span> as<\/span> I<\/span> know,<\/span> this<\/span> trolley<\/span> no<\/span> longer<\/span> exists<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> first<\/span> Wickham Trolley<\/span> to<\/span> return<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Somerset and <\/span> Dorset<\/span> was<\/span> TP57P –<\/span> a<\/span> type<\/span> 17A<\/span> trolley<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> now gone<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> Shillingstone Railway P<\/span>roject<\/span><\/a>.<\/span> This<\/span> trolley<\/span> was<\/span> extensively<\/span> restored<\/span> on<\/span> site and is now operational<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Wickham Trolley Fame!<\/h2>\n

A Wickham Trolley has even<\/span> starred<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> movies.<\/span> T<\/span>ype<\/span> 27A Mk3<\/span> Wickham Trolley<\/span> W<\/span>D9033<\/span> owned<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Ministry<\/span> of<\/span> Defense<\/span> was<\/span> used<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> Longmoor<\/span> Military<\/span> Railway<\/span> near<\/span> Liss.<\/span> In 1965, it featured<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> film<\/span> [easyazon_link identifier=”B00006L9YW” locale=”UK” tag=”railway02-21″]Runaway<\/span> Railway<\/span> starring<\/span> Ronnie<\/span> Barker<\/span>[\/easyazon_link]<\/span> a<\/span>nd<\/span> in the<\/span> 1966<\/span> film[easyazon_link identifier=”B000KRMZOC” locale=”UK” tag=”railway02-21″] The<\/span> Great<\/span> St<\/span> Trinian’s<\/span> Railway<\/span> Robbery<\/span>[\/easyazon_link]<\/span>. <\/span>Fortunately<\/span> this<\/span> vehicle<\/span> s<\/span>till<\/span> survives at<\/span> the Chasewater<\/a><\/span> Railway,<\/span> Brown<\/span>hills<\/span><\/a> where<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> currently<\/span> being<\/span> restored<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Wickham<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

The Future of B40W<\/h2>\n

A<\/span>t<\/span> Midsomer<\/span> Norton,<\/span> we<\/span> look<\/span> forward<\/span> to<\/span> the<\/span> time<\/span> when<\/span> we<\/span> will<\/span> be<\/span> able<\/span> to<\/span> operate<\/span> our<\/span> Wickham Trolley<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> famous<\/span> route<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> S&D<\/span> railway<\/span>. The presence of the Wickham Trolley will contribute another piece in the recreation of this historic line for everyone to enjoy. Come and see us in the future and who knows, you too may get the opportunity to take a ride. <\/span><\/p>\n

The<\/span> history<\/span> of<\/span> these r<\/span>emarkable<\/span> Wickham Trolleys shall go on!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Update<\/h2>\n

The Wickham Trolley was retsored to full working order by Spring 2019!<\/p>\n

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Wickham Trolley B40W is taken for a short test run May 2019 in the yard at Midsomer Norton South station by Al Humpries, a retired aircraft engineer. Al and the small team of Jonathan Giffin, Albert, and Maz Glanville have made a superb restoration of this vehicle.
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