The Great Western Railway was the probably the earliest large scale user of the steam railcar (often called railmotor), although it was the London & North Eastern Railway that took the concept to its conclusion with the Sentinel and Clayton railcars of the 1930s. However, whilst none of the latter have survived, we are fortunate to have a superbly restored 1908 GWR steam railcar to remind us of this most interesting aspect of branch line railway development.
This fictional rendition, based on an original image provided by Justin Foulger, depicts the classic GWR chocolate and cream livery that superseded the lined crimson lake scheme in which the actual vehicle is preserved. In reality, it is unlikely that any steam railcars survived long enough to carry this scheme (31-Oct-11).
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