| Background: |
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| GWR petrol-electric railcar | |
| Service: | 1911-1923 |
| Manufacturer: | British Thomson-Houston |
| Designer: | British Thomson-Houston |
| Assembly: | Rugby, Warwickshire |
| Capacity: | 44 |
| Fleetnumbers: | 100 |
| Maxspeed: | Over 30mph |
| Axleload: | 7lt |
| Enginetype: | Maudslay petrol |
| Cylindercount: | 4 |
| Cylindersize: | 5inchesx5inchesin (xin) |
| Poweroutput: | 35hp45hp |
| Aarwheels: | B |
The GWR petrol-electric railcar was a 4-wheel motorised coach purchased by the GWR in 1911 from British Thomson-Houston, who designed it and supplied the electrical fittings. It was powered by a 35hp45hp Maudslay petrol engine driving a dynamo which supplied two electric motors, one on each axle. It was provided with a driving position at both ends, and could carry 44 passengers at over 30mph.[1] [2] It was numbered 100.[3]
It was in use on the GWR until October 1919, when it was sold to Lever Brothers, who ran it at Port Sunlight until 1923.
Book: Robertson . Kevin . Odd Corners of the GWR From the Days of Steam . 2004 . 1999 . Sutton Publishing . Stroud, Gloucestershire . 0 7509 3458 1 . Pbk . 65–69 .