[SEL] Old trolly car engine

[Dave Croft]

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From: "Clint D" <driggars at earthlink.net>
To: <SEL at lists.stationary-engine.com>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 6:11 AM
Subject: [SEL] Old trolly car engine


> anyone know what would be the likely engine in a trolly car for RR's
> I have one located that is from the early 1900's, like before 1910
> I have not yet been able to physically see it yet and just wondering if it would
> be worth my time to travel to look at purchasing it?
> Clint

All this talk of Rail Trucks takes me back 30+ years when my hobby was 
the restoration of old steam railways.
We joined a railway in the early days of restoration when the main job was 
excavating the track through a jungle of vegetation.
We had a hand pushed rail trolley but eventually we got the remains of an old 
motorcycle & bolted the frame to the trolley. We put a cog on the rear axle &
drove the cart with the Villers engine on the bike.
See http://community.webshots.com/photo/74826143/351634582AQuVqy
This shows the societies committee being given an inspection tour around 1965.
Dave Croft
Warrington
England
http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv