[SEL] Old trolly car engine

[Dave Croft]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tod Engine" <todengine at zoominternet.net>
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Sent: Tuesday, May 24, 2005 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [SEL] Old trolly car engine


> Yes there were several maunfacturers.  Fairmont, Buda, Fairbanks Morse, etc.
> Check out www.narcoa.org
> Rick
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Listerdiesel" <listerdiesel at gmail.com>
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> Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 6:44 AM
> Subject: Re: [SEL] Old trolly car engine
> > On 5/23/05, Tod Engine <todengine at zoominternet.net> wrote:
> >> Trolley cars ran on electricity.  They would have had motors, not engines.
> >> Are you talking about motor cars?  If so, then we would need to know the
> >> manufacturer.  Most built their own engines.
 > >> Rick
> > Could Clint mean the rail inspection type cars? the small two / 3-man
> > things that were used for track inspections?
> > Peter

Thanks for that Tod, That has got to be the biggest collection of  track cars ever.
I liked the Mini minor conversion.
When I was working on the K&WVR*  restoration many years ago Land Rover loaned us
a Landrover with lowerable guide rail wheels front & back to keep the tyres on top of the rail.
They wished to know if it was a working proposition. 
We found it great except for one day when we went through a cobbled shunting yard with the rails set in the cobbles.
The cobbles lifted the guide wheels out of the rails & as the track curved we went charging across the 
yard at full speed with the steering locked. Thank god the brakes still worked.
* see http://www.kwvr.co.uk/
Dave Croft
Warrington
England
http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv