| 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 |
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 |
| External Structural Condition |
Very Good |
| Internal Structural Condition |
Very Good |
| Underframe Condition |
Very Good |
| External Condition |
Very Good |
| Internal Finish |
Very Good |
| Degree of Underframe/Running Gear Originality |
Some replaced/reproduced material |
| Rarity |
n/a |
| Importance |
No Immediate Importance/Not Applicable |
| Storage |
Under Cover |
| Operational |
Yes |
| Date of Image |
26/04/2019 |
| Photo Taken By |
Ken Hartley |
| At Risk |
No |
| Scrapped |
No |
| Record Last Updated |
28/06/2026 |
