ANGRMS Collection: Restored Handcar
- Name: Handcar
- Wheel Arrangement: 4w
- Built By Sheffield, Michigan, USA
- Weight: 302kgs
- Build #: Unknown
- Year: Circa 1915
- Background
- This handcar (Quadricycle) was donated by the Brisbane City Council to The Australian Narrow Gauge Railway Museum Society in the early 1970’s.
- Since that time it has resided at Woodford among the collection of steam engines.
- In September 1997, the BCC Heritage Committee donated funds to assist with the handcars' restoration, which was gratefully received.
- The 4 wheeled handcar, presumably used for track maintenance on the Pinkenba – Luggage Point Sewerage Treatment Tramway took 3 months to rebuild to near original condition.
- At completion, the restoration team returned the handcar to the last remaining section of original tramway for the first time in approximately 28 years.
- The handcar now rejoins a key part of the Society’ permanent collection of narrow gauge rail memorabilia. It is also regularly used to promote the Society at shopping malls, Libraries and stores alike.
