Great Northern Railway Petrol Rail Motor Coach

As well as steam motor coaches, the Great Northern Railway purchased this petrol motor coach for evaluation in the early 1900s. The motor coach did not enter regular service and was withdrawn in 1908.
At Doncaster [1]


Information
Number built: 1
Built: 1904
Builder: Dick, Kerr
Motor: 2 Daimler 4-cylinder petrol engines
Power: 70 hp (52 kW) 

The motor coach used Daimler motor equipment, with a pair of motors (one at each end of the motor car) driving the wheels via a clutch.
At Grantham [1]



[1] Philip Dawson, "The use of independent motor cars on railways", Street Railway Journal Vol XXIV No. 19 (November 5 1904) p. 822