And other Hand Powered Rail Vehicles

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Handhebeldraisine (DE) 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) Hand Jigger (NZ)
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Yorkshire Rally Thurs 6th, Fri 7th Nov 2014 contact the Organiser Tamsin on whin74@yahoo.co.uk

Yorkshire DVD
I forgot to include a link to see the movie on Youtube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LPvczv5Ph-I
“It is actually selling in the shed shop. People must have more taste
than I gave them credit for.” Howard (the Director)
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The Machine primed with “Awl Grip”
US Readers “Awl Grip” _______________________________________________________________________________________

In the work I have done for the trolley museum, we use a two part
epoxy primer called "Awl Grip." I don't know if the specific brand
matters. I believe that it is designed for boats. (A side note: it
should not be sprayed because of the toxicity of airborne droplets.
However it brushes on very well.)
We use it to prime everything: wood and metal. As a two-part
UK Readers Wilkinsons,
or at least some of their larger stores (I was in Sheffield City centre
store), sell nuts, bolts, washers etc. on a "pick and mix" basis - fill a
small bag for £1.99 or a larger one for £2.99. Might be helpful to
builders and restorers. Mark Hambly.
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paint, it is normally supposed to be used quickly after the two parts
are mixed. However, if it is kept in a freezer, the mixed paint will
remain useable for a month or more. I have kept it in our freezer
in a screw top glass jar with a piece of plastic food wrap between
the lid and the jar top to make it easy to open. Whether I need a
little or a lot, I simply get it out and let it warm up a bit, use what I
need and pop it back into the freezer. Lary Shafer
World’s Oldest “side brake” Sheffield?
Update for your records. Our Sheffield 3 wheel Velocipede is no longer
the oldest of its type worldwide. There is an older one, and in slightly
better condition, in the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania. Theirs
is numbered 48739 whilst ours is in the 5xxx series. Richard Harner has
sent me pictures of the decals and the number appears in the
background. Gutted! Tony Lyster, Quainton Road Museum.
This may be useful if you buy old equipment. His Acknowledgements list, Inspiration Ken McCawley and Construction
We bought a second hand old Welder on a trailer that had instruments Stan Goodman.
with Japanese symbols, and Johns wife Michi, is Japanese.
Japanese Translation John Cowburn
“Hopefully as we are still seeing e-mails from you your welder hasn't
exploded in the meantime..”Anyhow, to the matter in hand. Michi
translates the three lights as follows:

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Top: Oil pressure:

Middle: Water temperature
Bottom: Charging
Unfortunately, there are no indications from the characters used as to
whether these are 'good news indications' or 'bad news indications', although
one guesses that if they aren't normally on, if illuminated they are bad news.
Does the oil pressure one go out after initially starting it?
Will look the next time I use it. Jacqui.
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Had wheels spun see

http://www.het.org.au/hist_bike/page_3.htm
A beautiful build by Peter Goodman he found
...... “a spinner who could make a timber mould, at reasonable cost which
would make forty wheels before it became too degraded for further
use.”...............Any contacts in the UK ? Please send them in. Spotted by Jonathan Flood in New Brunswick.
Jonathan Flood has been very busy, he has found the Smith Motor Wheel
You must see http://news.smithpumps.com/706/articles/the-smith-motor-wheel-a-restoration-from-the-heart-3/
and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQXfkf2RN2Y Not Hand Power but a new one on me. Jacqui.

In 1922 Hartley and Teetor also used one of these on a rail bike,
www.google.com/patents/us1373918
Jonathan also found this, which is wonderful. Do you think the sacking between the outrigger and the stay is the dogs hammock ?
Rich Harner
The Indiana Jones of Archive Exploring, he always comes up with
treasure. Has been very kindly been sent a New Zealand Railways Drawing
by Colin Dash the Archive Director of the National Railway Museum of
Exercise Biking
on Rails
New Zealand. This is a high definition scan of a drawing I only had a
pixelated version of until now.

First find out where you can run your machine. If you
want to come to Velocipede Group Rallies it must be
standard gauge 4’ 8 ½ “.

The treasure is the throw out gear

If you are planning a 2 foot gauge machine sort out your friendly
railway first
You will need some temporary track in the garden to test the machine,
a few yards in wood will do but I would not build without it.

From this dimensioned drawing I will build one for my next Velocipede £15 exercise bike from a charity warehouse, a scrap bicycle and 4
Restoration. Thank you Rich. Permanent Way (track work) trolley wheels from different sources.
Brakes Mine were home made from a scrap bike and it shows.

You can buy very good ones on the internet. The back axle bearings, 2 at £15 each were the most expensive bit
Try http://www.clarkscyclesystems.com/ try www.simplybearings.co.uk UPC205 Metric Cast iron two
bolt pillow/plummer block 25mm bore insert.
Scrap Pedals and Chain

Homemade chain adjusters

Left Right
Wheels Aluminium from Permanent Way Trolleys

Some were made in Romania and the ball races are only shielded on the No ball bearings but a hardened steel sleeve
outside – they are awful and invariably seized up – replace them. and very worn axle.
Folding Permanent Way Trolleys have a different 4 spoke pattern wheel of smaller diameter. Try Booths of Rotherham (Railway Scrap Yard).
Chris Davis of Booth’s sold the one above to a collector www.cfbooth.com/Rolling-Stock/
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NEW Wheels from Scott Bradley 012 mm diameter axle.
These products can be machined to accept drive in a number of ways, of which
some are described below. Technical support will be available after the sale, just
email. Due to their compact size they will fit in most Myford/Southbend/Colchester
lathes in the home workshop environment, however should you not feel confident I
offer the following services.
BS Standard Chain Sprockets can be mounted onto the rear flange. A number
of tooth sizes are available, and can be machined and fitted for + £60 on one
driven wheel.
Bearings removed and wheel bored to 19.80 mm for press-fit onto 20 mm karting
axles. Cost is + £20 per wheel.
Batch of four including delivery is £350. European postage is + £30.
USA and Worldwide is + £65. Contact at info@incorrectlyprogrammed.com
to express interest Payment via Paypal or BACS.

1:20 profile which is 100% compatible with the UIC profiles used in the UK.
210 mm total diameter at the flange. French Narrow gauge
145 mm total diameter at the running profile.
120 mm total tread width including flange
Iron Mine Car wheels
Heavy, but often used in Europe. Are very hard work to get off the old axles. Gas Axe = Oxy Propane flame cutting torch.

Hudson wheel, use an angle Drill and gas axe slots. Put in homemade wheel press Pushed upwards and free, It will
grinder and cutting disco on axle with tractor jack need a sleeve to fit a smaller axle.

Mostly German designs

If you cannot find any cast wheels then disc wheels are the cheapest new wheel. Most are double flanged to grip the

rail head. But for a 4 wheel bike you need a single Flange

Double Flanged Double Flanged Single Flanged Single Flanged Norwegian 4W

These all have wooden “grannys breadboard” flanges. in use.

This is the best starting point for a new wheel design (from the outrigger wheel of the 3 wheel Norwegian).
(Laser cutting of parts to make 4 wheels should be about £200) Build photos by Trevor Catterson.

This design needs one disc to be enlarged to be the flange. Tube Spacers Assembled using coach bolts to attach wheels to axles.

Square holes for Coach Bolt fixing. Studding to bolt discs together. Four wheel, 2 bike, standard gauge continental design.
We need another ring a little larger for the flange.

The two centre bosses. Let us know if you want to use this design and we will do the new
flange disc CAD and send it all out free to anyone who asks.
Contact Jacqui. jackiethomas002@hotmail.co.uk