Lesmac Swift Trolley 901007
The Lesmac Swift rapid response trolley and trailer serves a similar function to the Wickham Trolley, being capable of transporting up to four personnel plus equipment to the work site[1].
Trolley 901007 was built by Lesmac in 2006 as LMS017.[2] The trolley carries an identification tag "fastline FL027286" visible between two of the seats, which suggests the former owner was Fastline, a company which ceased trading when parent company Jarvis plc entered administration and subsequently ceased trading in late March 2010.[3]
During the major refurbishment of Bewdley Tunnel over the winter of 2011-12, Wickham Trolley 9021 normally used by the Bewdley PW gang to access work sites was undergoing a major overhaul. The tunnel contractors, Walsh Construction, provided the Lesmac and its trailer on extended loan.[4] The photograph in August 2020 shows the trolley at its regular storage location alongside the Down line at Bewdley.
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References
- ↑ Lesmac
- ↑ UK Preserved 2019 p. 62.
- ↑ Fastline on Wikipedia
- ↑ SVR News 178, Track Topics, Steve Poole