Handcar
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A handcar is a railroad car powered by its passengers or by people pushing the car from behind. It is mostly used as a railway maintenance of way or mining car, but it was also used for passenger serv
3-wheeled handcar or velocipede on a railroad track
Preserved railroad velocipede on exhibit at the Toronto Railway Historical Association
Indian Railway Inspection Trolley in 2007
Handcar designed to be operated by a single person, widely known in North America as a velocipede.
Railroad speeder
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A speeder is a small railcar used around the world by track inspectors and work crews to move quickly to and from work sites. Although slow compared to a train or car, it is called speeder because it
Handcar
…the use of manual power, instead relying on internal combustion engines or electricity to move the vehicle. Push trolleys have a major advantage over motorized trolleys as they do not require any traffic block and the inspecting officials can carry out inspections at their leisure.. On the other hand, push trolleys are…
Speeder in use in Santa Cruz, California
A privately owned Fairmont MT-14 speeder on display at a model railroad show in February 2004
A former Chessie System speeder at the Linden Railroad Museum, Linden, Indiana
Former Queensland Rail (Australia) speeders