Ransomes NU3 Electric Truck

Ransomes NU3 Electric Truck in Tilbake til 60-tallet, Documentary, 2009 Ep. 1964

Class: Others, Ground conveyor — Model origin:

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
Sunbar ◊ 2009-12-05 21:53	I remember the Dinky Toy version and the real thing on British Railways (1950-1960s) Dinky Toys list it as a B.E.V. Electric Truck, but I cannot find an recent reference to the manufacturer.
chris40 ◊ 2009-12-05 22:01	http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Electric_Vehicles ... but I'm not entirely convinced -- Last edit: 2009-12-05 22:02:04
Sunbar ◊ 2009-12-05 22:03	Yes, I found the same... needs further confirmation.
Sunbar ◊ 2009-12-06 12:11	I've found three possible manufacturers... Ransomes BEV (British Electric Vehicles - Wingrove & Rogers Ltd.) Steel Engineering Products who made the "Electric Eel" truck Of these Ransomes Electric Truck looks most similar and is mentioned by http://www.ipswichtransportmuseum.co.uk/plattruc.htm as being used by British Railway/main line railway companies. Ransomes Electric Truck Steels Engineering Products the "Electric Eel" truck -- Last edit: 2015-10-06 22:13:43