Great Northern Van

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Nigel
NER Y7 0-4-0T
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Great Northern Van

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Hi All,I have recently been given a photo of a GN Petrol Engine Van,GNR No.9270.The picture originated from the NRM's Doncaster collection and is captioned Petrol Engine Van for carriage cleaning.Can anybody out there tell me how it worked please?Nigel.
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jwealleans
LNER A4 4-6-2 'Streak'
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Re: Great Northern Van

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The Great Northern Railway in Focus, John Crawley, page 116. It contained a suction pump driven by a Gardner 5hp petrol engine. Pipes on the outside connected to flexible pipes and cleaning heads which were used to draw dirt and dust from carriages.

A vacuum cleaner, in short.
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Nigel
NER Y7 0-4-0T
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Re: Great Northern Van

Post by Nigel »

Hi JW,Thanks for the info,I have the book but never thought to look.Regards Nigel.
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