CAR, VELOCIPEDE
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- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1900
- Date Range To
- 1910
- Materials
- WOOD, IRON
- Catalogue Number
- P19739490000
- Material Type
- Artifact
- Date Range From
- 1900
- Date Range To
- 1910
- Materials
- WOOD, IRON
- No. Pieces
- 1
- Height
- 95.0
- Length
- 185.0
- Width
- 185.0
- Description
- CAR CONSISTS OF A RECTANGULAR SKELETON WOOD FRAME ENCLOSING AND RESTING ON THE AXLE BEARINGS OF TWO TANDEM WHEELS HELD UPRIGHT BY A CROSS-BRACE GUIDE ARM WHICH ENDS IN AN AXLE BEARING THE THIRD WHEEL, RUNNING ON THE OPPOSITE RAIL NEARLY IN LINE WITH THE FRONT TANDEM WHEEL. THE CAR IS PROPELLED BY MEANS OF A DOUBLE VERTICAL HANDLEVER AND A PAIR OF FOOT PEDALS, ALL GEARED TO THE REAR WHEEL. THE OPERATOR SITS ASTRIDE THE FRAME, ALTERNATELY PULLING AND PUSHING ON THE CROSS HANDLES AND PEDALS. THE SPEED OF THE CAR IS CONTROLLED BY A HAND BRAKE ON THE REAR TANDEM WHEEL. CAR IS PAINTED RED & YELLOW.
- Subjects
- RAIL TRANSPORTATION-EQUIPMENT
- Historical Association
- TRANSPORTATION
- History
- USED ON ST. MARY'S NARROW GAUGE RAIL LINE. MANUFACTURED BY THE SHEFFIELD VELOCIPEDE CAR MANUFACTURING CO. OF ENGLAND. THE TRACK VELOCIPEDE, OR HANDCAR OR SPEEDER, IS A LIGHT 3 WHEELED RAILWAY INSPECTION CAR DESIGNED TO BE PROPELLED BY 1 MAN.
- Catalogue Number
- P19739490000
- Acquisition Date
- 1973-10
- Collection
- Museum
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