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 Post subject: Petrol Railmotors in The Railway Magazine, September 1922
PostPosted: Wed Sep 04, 2024 11:37 am 

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The Railway Magazine of September 1922 carried two short articles about new Petrol Railmotors. ...

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The first short article was about an experimental vehicle used by the NER.

On certain portions of the NER network, the company realised that "there was room for a service conducted on lines as nearly as possible identical with those of motor buses on the roads. With the view of ascertaining, without much initial expenditure, whether the scheme is likely to prove financially successful, they have converted one of their 'Leyland' road motor 'buses, formerly running on the road services in the vicinity of Durham, so as to make it suitable for running on the railway."

The second short piece in The Railway Magazine of September 1922 related to a Railmotor constructed by the Drewry Car Company Limited (Works No. 1252), to the instructions of Colonel H.F. Stephens, who, along with other roles, was Engineer and General Manager of the Weston, Clevedon and Portishead Light Railway.

The railmotor was powered by a 4-cylinder Baguley 35 hp petrol engine with a 3-speed gearbox and its oil consumption, on easy gradients, [was] 16 miles to the gallon. It had a maximum speed of 25 mph. It was 19ft long and driven by a chain drive from either end. It had 2ft diameter wheels.


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