Sail bogey
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A sail bogey or sail trolley is a wind-driven vehicle that runs along railway tracks.
The Spurn railway, built along Spurn Head on the Yorkshire
coast of England was built in the First World War and ran until the early 1950s and included sail bogies as part of its rolling stock.
In the early days of the Teesmouth
lifeboat, its crew were sometimes able, subject to wind conditions, to travel out to the lifeboat station at South Gare
on a sail bogey.
Other locations to have used sail bogies include:
More recently, in 2005, a replica of a 19th century sail bogey was built and demonstrated on the Ffestiniog Railway
in North Wales.
The Spurn railway, built along Spurn Head on the Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
coast of England was built in the First World War and ran until the early 1950s and included sail bogies as part of its rolling stock.
In the early days of the Teesmouth
Teesside
Teesside is the name given to the conurbation in the north east of England made up of the towns of Middlesbrough, Stockton-on-Tees, Redcar, Billingham and surrounding settlements near the River Tees. It was also the name of a local government district between 1968 and 1974—the County Borough of...
lifeboat, its crew were sometimes able, subject to wind conditions, to travel out to the lifeboat station at South Gare
South Gare
South Gare is an area of reclaimed land and breakwater on the southern side of the mouth of the river Tees in Redcar and Cleveland. It is accessed by taking the South Gare Road from Fisherman's Crossing at the western end of Tod Point Road in Warrenby.Before the building of South Gare, permanent...
on a sail bogey.
Other locations to have used sail bogies include:
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, The Falkland Islands
More recently, in 2005, a replica of a 19th century sail bogey was built and demonstrated on the Ffestiniog Railway
Ffestiniog Railway
The Ffestiniog Railway is a narrow gauge heritage railway, located in Gwynedd, Wales. It is a major tourist attraction located mainly within the Snowdonia National Park....
in North Wales.