Great Western Steam Railmotor 93

Great Western Railway
Steam Railmotor 93
A look at GWR Steam Railmotor 93 operating at the Didcot Railway Centre and on a visit to the farewell to Old Oak Common Open Day.
At Didcot, we see the rail motor paired with auto coach 92 and take a ride inside the carriage on a journey along the branch.
The Railmotor, built in 1908, lost its power unit in 1934 and was converted into a conventional auto trailer. Purchased by the Great Western Society in 1970, following use as a "Work Study Coach". The new power bogie unit was constructed at Tyseley Locomotive Works in Birmingham, while the carriage was restored at Llangollen Railway, with the restoration completed in 2011.
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(C) Lee Andrew Davies 2020

[@caledonianrailway1233]

Can’t wait for the GNSR rail motor at ferry hill to be restored

[@gretchenchadwick8343]

My son is special needs and he loves trains 🚆🛤🚋🚞🚝🚊🚉🚈🚇🚅🚄🚃🚂 and he finds that steam powered railcar very interesting. He hopes it is still operating.

[@meandh7644]

Can't wait to see it in operation again one day at Didcot 🤞

[@NathanielPiscian]

Now that’s a proper railcar

[@tooleyheadbang4239]

Total respect for the Great Western Society, for doing the job properly.
They could have easily mounted the coach body on a Diesel-powered chassis, like the NER Autocar Trust did with the Raven petrol-electric Autocar.

[@malcolmtaylor518]

Wonderful, full of character.

[@rowejon]

This video clearly shows the weakness of steam railmotors, 6 days of the week they were fine, but on market day, when the train needed strengthening, they struggled to haul a normal bogie coach.

[@kleedhamhobby]

Very interesting. I didn't know that this operating unit existed. I gather that the power unit is a newly built reproduction, the original power unit having been removed from the carriage in 1934. I still don't entirely understand how the firing of the steam engine is managed - I'd love to see video showing that.

[@retrogamelover2012]

I suppose not too different from operating a steam tram.

[@kleedhamhobby]

@@retrogamelover2012 Now that you mention it, I don't believe I've ever seen a steam tram. My Uncle Stan drove trams, but they were electric, powered from overhead wires, and I thought that was pretty much the way all trams were...?

[@rowejon]

Try this video; Steam Railmotor No. 93 Power Bogie trials 17/11/10 by gwsdidcot

[@P61guy61]

Excellent. Thank you for posting

[@SimonTog]

Cool video :)

[@kylemaccauley6065]

That’s cool but it looks weird because we’ll a coach moving on it’s own but using steam engine parts

[@F4productions4072]

Dose it still count as a steam engine?

[@katerinakittycat3849]

At 2:01 I can see a toad breakvan

[@train_dude_youtube9]

😦😦😦

[@victorpaul904]

🇮🇳💐🍁🌹♥️🥰🥰👌🍁💐🌹🇮🇳

[@thomasfan5298]

Imagine this being a Thomas character, it will Daisy’s older sister

[@MrBeeps.]

Same

[@elizabethmoreno2329]

should be called eva?

[@danielferstendig]

Thomas tank engine

[@polower3215]

I don’t get it

[@hywelroberts1653]

Its like a DMU but steam powered