Self-propelled carriages were a major innovation at the beginning
of the twentieth century, and the GWR was quick to develop a large
number of steam motor cars to link farms and scattered villages
across the South West to the new branch lines. Their steam motor
cars ran from 1903 to 1935, stopping during the war, and were so
effective at making rural areas accessible they became victims of
their own success. Wagons brought in to meet the high demand proved
too heavy for the carriages and they struggled on hills. Soon the
steam rail motor services were in decline. After its cancellation
all ninety-nine steam carriages were eventually scrapped. Engineer
Ken Gibbs reveals the unique GWR carriages, a window into early
twentieth-century transport, and the modern replica he helped
build, now the only way of viewing these charming historic
vehicles.
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