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Does this tram still exist?

motorman-mike

motorman-mike

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About 20 years ago this miniture Birmingham tram was giving children's rides at local fetes probably in the Great Barr area (as it was built by an electrical engineer called Richard Wall of Great Barr). Does anyone know if it is still around?
 
Richard Wall was Dave Wall's brother, and Dave (who used to be 1/3 owner of North Birmingham Busways in Erdington) still operates his model tram and trolleybus layout in Aston Manor Transport museum that they jointly built. I believe the tram was either dismantled or in very poor condition when Richard passed away, and I don't think it exists now.
 
Thanks Lloyd, I know Dave but didn't make the family connection. I saw a similar miniture tram at Sandwell show some years ago, but can't say for sure whether it was the one above. I remember the chap running it said it was motored by a modified Midland Red D9 bus alternator which I suppose was possible or he wouldn't have said it.
Mike
 
He certainly used bus dynamos (DC current - not alternators) to power them. That is, after his first one which had a mains washing machine motor and one of those 'in line' bedside light switches on the lead (no overhead wire).
Click - bang - whoosh - - off it went, 0-30 in 2 seconds till with a flash the lead pulled out of the plug and blew the fuses! As an electrician he made a good conductor (not the bus type, one that conducts electricity!)

Richard made the trams for the Witton layout, Dave made the trolleybuses.
 
Lloyd said:
He certainly used bus dynamos (DC current - not alternators) to power them. That is, after his first one which had a mains washing machine motor and one of those 'in line' bedside light switches on the lead (no overhead wire).
Click - bang - whoosh - - off it went, 0-30 in 2 seconds till with a flash the lead pulled out of the plug and blew the fuses! As an electrician he made a good conductor (not the bus type, one that conducts electricity!)

Richard made the trams for the Witton layout, Dave made the trolleybuses.
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.thanks gents a nice little item but lloyd think the pun is "shocking" :D
 
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