BR B40W Wickham Trolley built 1956

Present Location	Midsomer Norton
County Location	Bath & North East Somerset
Designed For	BR
Build Location	Ware, Hertfordshire
Built by	Wickham
Type	TROLLEY
First Number	B40W
Later Numbers	PWN4301; TR18; 68055
Present Number	B40W
Gauge	4ft 8 1/2in
Wheel Arrangement	4 wheel
Original Underframe	Yes
Original Bogies/Wheelsets	Yes
Additional Notes	Type 27A Mk3 railway gangers’ trolley originally powered by a Ford 10hp industrial engine. Built 1956 to order number 618682 and works number 7504. W 08/86 and sold by BR from Bangor to the narrow gauge railway centre of North Wales and to private owner c.1997 when this centre closed. 20/02/17: delivered to Midsomer Norton station. 07/18: restoration work to date has concentrated on chassis and wheel sets together with fitting a Reliant engine coupled to BMW differential (see additional photo); work on body work to begin shortly. 04/19: progress on bodywork shown in main photo
Owner	Somerset & Dorset Railway Heritage Trust
Rarity	n/a
Storage	Under Cover
Operating	No
Photo Date	26/04/2019
Photo by	Ken Hartley
At Risk	No
Date Record Last Updated	23/05/2019

Barrie Papworth 09/07/2018; view of chassis restoration

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