does anyone know the history on type 17a trolley 1580 and trolley 27a 5109, such as when they were made and where they were allocated to before arriving on the...
I've received an enquiry about the on-going restoration of C18 (4808) as below. I suggested Mr Scott contacted (joined)the Group, or I could forward on his...
The repairs and modifications have been completed to WkmR 11730 at LH Group Services and the car was to be returned to the National Air Traffic Services,...
Extract from an article I wrote for SVR News (not published so far) "The oldest Wickham on the railway would appear to be a Type 17 trolley, Works Number 1580....
Hi all. I have 7587 stored as a very long term project. My main interest is railway signalling and to be more specific GNR, GER, LNER and BR(E). I have a small...
johathan, thankyou for your respone, i did not realise 1580 was quite that old, and did not realise 5019 was once a 17a. i always assumed it was once a type...
Are there plans on line for the #40 and 42 inspection cars? Has a model ever been produced of these? I was quite pleased to find a list of the cars sold into...
Peter The list of cars sold into Canada (presumably the list in the Files section) is of UK built cars only. I have no clear details of how many cars were...
Peter Further to Keith's posting the history of the Company is as follows: It was formed in 1886 and became a private limited company in 1912. It started...
I assume the company in Arizona bought all plans No units were made outside the UK apart from Brazil and part manufacture in Greece We surplied kits of several...
Re the UK link,my friend is following this up ..sorry for the delay but I had a phone call from him last week to say he was making enquiries re possible...
Hi I may have some copies of plans, if I do, I will get them scanned and added to this site. Regards James ... delay but I ... re ... any ... any ... know ... ...
Hi first post by myself on here, so I don't know if this has been mentioned before or not. I see that the firm BRUFF has been mentioned. I assume that this is...
17`a They were the staple product for many years and sent to many railways Xome of you might be interested in that JAP was a close friend of my father, he...
Bryan, I believe the answer to both questions in yes. Roy ... From: bryanandchristine@... Date: 06/11/2008 17:03 To: <WickhamofWare@yahoogroups.com> ...
Our Wickham trailer has been extensively rebuilt and in the process the brake operating mechanisms were removed, unfortunately no one knows how to refit them....
Congratulations to all the team at Highley. I note that on Page 29 of the Autumn Issue of the Severn Valley Railway News, there is a picture of Works No. 1580...
Hello I am looking to find some more information about the gearbox and drive system of what i am told is an 8S trolley. The chassis was in very bad condition...
Paul What an improvement from a year or so ago! Thank you for sharing those latest photographs and well done to all involved. Keith 26/11/08 ... From: "the...
many thanks johathan, and to everyones support we had during the project,it was much appeciated. cheers tony c ... of ... of ... at ... factory ... on ... ...
Tony I am sure I speak for us all when I say that I am just glad to see a Wickham restore to running order for current and future generations to enjoy. I am...
This Wickham has been sold by the Bahamas Locomotive Society to the North Staffordshire Railway Company and has now moved from Ingrow on the K&WVR to the...
Yes, we have it safely wrapped up for Xmas before we start to replace rotten wood seats and roof edging strips and the magneto on the non original JAP engine...
Following is an exchange of messages on the IRS E group this evening. Does anyone know anything of this Wickham lookalike vehicle at Dolau, or have any clear...
Hello all, The Light Railway Research Society of Australia has just published a book called Shays, Crabs and Phosphate. It is a good read and some good photos....
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