Now in stock is a duo of diminutive "Wickham Trolley" maintenance vehicles from Bachmann in OO Gauge - these popular little diesels are back in the range for 2025!
Choose from two different options in either BR Departmental yellow OR Longmoor Military Railway blue liveries. The latter model depicts the locomotive that was used in the St Trinian's Train Robbery film in the 1960s.
The Wickham Trolley is undoubtedly the smallest powered model that can be found in the Bachmann Branchline OO Scale range yet still, this impressive model still packs a punch with a high level of detail and a smooth drive mechanism making this a striking addition to any OO collection.
The Branchline model combines the trolley car, with its open cabin and seating for several personnel, with a trailer and it is here that the motor and mechanism is located, cleverly concealed by a ballast/spoil load. The trailer also sports a diecast metal chassis, with separate metal bearings fitted to the two axles and the gearing from the coreless motor to the driving axle is housed in a diecast metal gearbox. The driven wheelset is also fitted with traction tyres for assured running from this diminutive model. The semi-permanent coupling between the trolley and trailer allows electrical connections to be carried between the two, so that all eight wheels of the model can be equipped with pickups. With its wheels on full show, it’s easy to see that these have been replicated faithfully with the correct pattern and profile and brakes are added separately too. Meanwhile the trolley car itself has glazed windscreens with a separate windscreen wiper, headlights at the front and rear (non-functional), and a representation of the sheeting (that would have supposedly provided riders with protection from inclement weather!) rolled up and stowed along the roof edge.
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Product Features
Includes Trolley Car and Match Truck
Low profile coreless motor with all-wheel pickups - including the match truck
Traction tyres fitted for extra adhesion (spares provided)
Superb levels of detail including glazed windows, handrails, grab rails, running boards, bench seats, moulded headlamps and rolled up side curtains where applicable
Intricate livery application and printing
Prototype Information
The first examples were built in the 1940s and more than 600 trolley cars were built by D. Wickham and Co. Ltd. They were used primarily for transporting engineering staff and materials to and from engineering possessions. Whilst there were many versions manufactured over the years, Bachmann’s new model is based on the prevalent Type 27 variant, as operated on BR metals.