Sentinel-Cammell railcar Profile and Models

Sentinel-Cammell railcar

Sentinel Rialcar. Unknown location. January 1928. ©Public Domain

In 1923 Sentinel Waggon Works and Cammell Laird collaborated to build a prototype lightweight steam rail car for the Jersey Railway. A range of Sentinel–Cammell railcars were developed with a choice of a single car or an articulated pair and a 100 hp (75 kW) motor or 200 hp (150 kW) with one boiler and two motors. A total of 290 were built for customers worldwide, 91 for use in Britain. A car was shown at the British Empire Exhibition in 1924 and 1925 and tested by the LNER. To provide a better service to compete with raising levels of road traffic, the LNER purchased a number of these railmotors of varying diagrams, as did the LMS. The Southern Railway also purchased one example, however it did not remain in service for long. Most of the LMS railcars were withdrawn in 1935, the last being the six-cylindered car, this being withdrawn in December 1936. The last LNER Sentinel railcar was withdrawn in 1947.

(Information provided via Wikipedia)

Type of Locomotive

Steam Railmotor

Builder

Sentinel Waggon Works & Cammell Laird

Build Date

1923 to 1930

Total Built

290

Power Output

100 to 200 hp

Wheel Configuration

Chain, Gear or Gear & Shaft Drive to 1 bogie

Operated By

Jersey Railway
London & North Eastern Railway
London, Midland & Scottish Railway
Southern Railway
Overseas Operators

Main Duties

Local Passenger

In Service Until

1947

Surviving Examples

0

 

Products awaiting categorisation

Scale Brand Image Construction Type DCC Capability Product Code Product Title Livery
OO Gauge (1:76 Scale) Nu-Cast NC119KIT LNER Sentinel-Cammel Railcar Kit Requires assembly Not set NC119KIT
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LNER Sentinel-Cammel Railcar Kit Awaiting Categorisation
Other Scale Port Wynnstay Models No image available Requires assembly Not set PWM-Railcar
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Sentinel Cammell Steam Railcar - Kit Awaiting Categorisation