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2w-2PMR Type 27A Motorised Trolley, Colvilles Ltd., Ravenscraig

2w-2PMR Motorised Trolley, Colvilles Ltd., Ravenscraig

Built 1970, D. Wickham & Co. Ltd., Ware, Herts.
SRPS Core Collection, dark green livery.

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.

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