A typical design consists of an arm, called the walking beam, that pivots seesaw-like on a base, which the passengers alternately push … See more

Handcars were normally used by railway service personnel (the latter also known as gandy dancers) for railroad inspection and maintenance. … See more

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It is not clear who invented the handcar, also written as hand car or hand-car. One of the first was the track velocipede invented by George … See more

The Canadian Championship Handcar Races are held annually at the Palmerston Railway Heritage Museum (formerly the old Palmerston CNR … See more

For some decades, especially in Europe, the handcar has also been used for tourist and recreational purposes. In this case, handcar is usually called a draisine or railbike. Thanks to … See more

Handcars are a recurring railway-themed plot device of twentieth and twenty-first century film, such as comedy, drama and animation. See more

Push trolleys have a major advantage over motorised trolleys as they do not require any traffic block and the inspecting officials can carry out inspections at their leisure. See more