This trolley was used between 1970 and 1982 at Ravenscraig Steelworks, British Steel Corporation, Motherwell. It has a petrol engine, and can carry workers and equipment. The builders, Wickhams, specialised in light rail vehicles, for a world wide market.
This is a Type 27A Mark IV Gang Trolley, Works No.10482, and was built under Wickham's Order 17787. It has a Ford 2252E petrol engine.
This vehicle was restored to service condition at Anniesland College, Glasgow, between 1998 and 2000 under the auspices of a European Community Social Fund scheme.