Machines with seats but without backs do still exist. But I would advise adding seat backs and arm rests for passenger safety on new builds.

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1 And other Hand Powered Rail Vehicles Hajtany (HU) Railbike (US,GB) Dresinsykling (NO) Handcar (US) Drezina (RU) Resiina (FI) Drezyny (PL) Skinne cykel (DK) Cykeldressin (SE) Draisines (BE) Bicilinha (BR) Dresin (NO) Biciclette Ferroviarie (IT) Spoorvegfiets (BE) Dressin (SE,NO) Dresina (SP) Schienenvelo (CH) Dreziny (CZ) Spoorfiets (NL) Pump Car (US,GB) Velorail (FR,GB) Cyclo Draisine (FR) Jigger (NZ) DRAFT No27 For this free newsletter, contact: Or download from: And the PROVISIONAL date for this year The 14th National Velocipede Rally Saturday & Sunday 28 th & 29 th June 2014 Wickham Pump Car Special General Arrangement of Shallow Frame Inspection Trolley Fitted with Longitudinal Seats Type No 2 Drawing Number R.917/BB Sent to us by James West, who is a star. This is the first builders drawing from a British Builder I have ever seen. Keith Gunner has deduced the date as 1932 from the Number in his records. This is going to make accurate builds from our Build One (With instructions, laser cutting code, drawings, photos of the build and old machines) possible for the first time, it is a terrific find. Will keep you posted on its progress.

2 Machines with seats but without backs do still exist. But I would advise adding seat backs and arm rests for passenger safety on new builds.

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4 The tie rods with threaded ends shown are probably 3/8 black bar in the original (and would now be 10mm with M10 threads the UK, (you will have to make the Square Nuts). My local old fashioned ironmonger has sold me the nuts from roofing bolts which are square but only M8 and M6, I shall enquire further. Sketch shewing method of mounting Drive Axle Steady Bearing Steady Bearing A couple of modern pillowblock bearings either side would be far better (and they are out of sight) Seat Backs.

5 Build One We will the laser code on request, With instructions, drawings, photos of the build and old machines on the website Laser cut parts for a Wickham tagged in the waste, some in between the spokes they will be effectively free with the gears We are still working on this and will keep you informed Truss rod Clips, 10 mm thick laser cut Truss Rod Strain Plates, 10 mm thick laser cut Red is weld Tab and Slot I have extracted the Gears from the General Arrangement 6 spoke and have the conventional wings to grab the crank. for timber ends 1 ½ x 2 ½ 38 x 63 mm Brake Pedal Top, 10 mm thick laser cut, 3 ½ 90 mm. Brake Toggles, 10 mm thick laser cut Red is weld 8 centre to centre 200 mm Toggle clips, 10 mm thick laser cut and hot formed we are designing a jig.

6 Laser Cut Gears Mark Egerton has very kindly designed below. AutoCAD laser cutting code will be ed on request and the drawings and build photos will eventually be on the Website in the Build One section. We are still working on this and will keep you informed when we have machines built. Mark s 3D CAD drawings of the gears and crankshaft. See Newsletter 23 page 10 for the crankshaft (back numbers on the website). Test laser cut in 3mm steel plate to test the mesh, (that s what the linking bars are for). The ones for use in your pump car will be four layers in 10 mm plate bolted together and will have other parts tagged into the waste.

7 SECOND HAND WHEELS Dead petrol cars or abandoned Push Cars on Preserved Railways are the easiest source Wickham 17 ½ NOS Wickham 16 Wickham 17A Trevor Catterson has been in the Wickham Archive at the Ware Museum and has photographs that show The steel framed handcars were supplied with all 3 of the wheel types depending on the order requirements or perhaps stock to hand Trevor Catterson is building one and we will report his progress in Velocipede. Suitable wheels from a dead Petrol Wickham to build a copy, these are as found by Mark Hambly and passed on for this project. They are quite common as they had 2 cylinder J.A.P. engines, much desired by vintage Morgan car collectors who gave the empty remains to preserved railways to salve their conscience. UK Owners of Pump Cars compiled by Wickham large type Home Railway Individual Owner Black / Museum Owner Red Standard Gauge Location First 1 Rowden Mill, John Wilkinson Wickham /Steel frame 2 Mangapps Railway Museum, John Jolly Sheffield/Fairmont wheels 3 Gotherington Station, Neil Brooks Buda No. 1 Standard Hand Car 4 Mid Norfolk Railway, Mr & Mrs Cooper 5 Nene Valley Railway,Wickham /Wood frame 6 Quainton Road, Curator Tony Lyster No.1 Harvey Hand Car 7 Chasewater, Curator Barry Bull Buda No. 1 Standard Hand Car 8 Severn Valley Railway, The Engine House Buda No. 1 Standard Hand Car 9 Dean Forest Railway 10 East Anglian Rly. Museum, Chappel Wickham /Wood frame 11 East Anglian Rly Museum (machine from North Woowich Museum) 12 Spa Valley Railway, Tunbridge Wells Wickham /Steel frame 13 Kent and East Sussex Sheffield/with Buda Walking Beam? 14 ex Derwent Valley Railway, under restoration Buda Hand Car 15 Ware Museum, Ware, Herts. Metre Gauge Wickham /Wood frame, Steel Gallows 16 Goathland spotted by Trevor Catterson Buda No. 1 Standard Hand Car Narrow Gauge 2 foot (60 cm) Location First 17 Statfold Barn Railway Kevin & Jacqui Thomas 18 Five Towns Boatbuilding, Stone Roger Fuller 19 Lincolnshire Coast Light Railway...John Rabyts Pump Car Building starts in 2014 Standard gauge Wickham by Trevor Catterson and 3, 2 foot WW1 Trench Railway Pump Cars.

8 Wickham Pump Car using Standard mine car wheels. The only 5 spoke seen so far Wickham without the deck is under John Wilkinson s machine Below This is the most important Wickham photo found so far It clearly shows the combined spoke/crankshaft of later machines for Bord na Mona (Irish Peat Board) 3 foot gauge, but you could do a 2 foot one. Mine Car Wheel (probably Hudson) The wheels are very common but you need access to a hydraulic press to press the wheels on and off and a welder for the steel angle. This photo appears by kind permission of the Ware Museum who hold the Wickham Archive

9 Leaflet 70/5 from James West, he assumes it to be 1960 s

10 WICKHAM PRODUCTS HAND OPERATED TROLLEYS PUSH CARS AND TRAILERS VELOCIPEDES RAIL CYCLES The Wickham Archive is held at Roger and Teresa Fuller s Boatyard Rally The Priory, High Street, Ware, Hertfordshire SG12 9AL Phone Elizabeth Barratt, Hon Curator & Collections Manager enewsletter For Research, Restoration and Rebuilding I want to hear from you if you can add to any of the information published or do not agree with the interpretation. Please speak up, I can be wrong. Contributions, articles and photos are always very welcome. Pump Car in Action

11 Steam Boats at play at Roger s Boatyard. Wickham Rally 2013 Platelayers Gala 28 and 29 September 2013 At the Mid Suffolk Light Railway Track adjustment in progress Boatyard Railway back in action Photo by Duncan Reed, a Wickham Wood Frame Pump Car

12 Lakeside Miniature Rally at EASTLEIGH 7 ¼ & 10 ¼ RAILWAY October 20 th Day started wet but brightened up and everyone enjoyed their trips round the track, even when towing passengers. And on the cover of Miniature Railway