Sail bogey

A sail bogey or sail trolley is a wind-driven vehicle that runs along railway tracks.[1]

Sail bogey at Herne Bay Pier 1855

Examples

Spurn railway

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.[2]

Teesmouth lifeboat

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.[3]

Others

Camber Railway: sail-driven waggons with balanced lug, standing lug and gaff rigs

Other locations to have used sail bogies include:

• Cliffe, Kent[1]
• Gosport[1]
• Herne Bay Pier, Kent[4]
• Camber Railway near Port Stanley, The Falkland Islands[1]

Replica

Ffestiniog Railway: Replica of Spooner's boat

More recently, in 2005, a replica of a 19th-century sail bogey was built and demonstrated on the Ffestiniog Railway in North Wales.[5][6][7]

References

1. Munro, Mike. "Sails on Rails". Retrieved 2010-08-17.
2. "Spurn Railway". Retrieved 2009-09-13.
3. "Teesmouth Lifeboat Supporters Association: History". Retrieved 2009-09-13.
4. Information from display at Herne Bay Museum (see File:Herne Bay Museum 0007.jpg)
5. "Boat's New Sail". Retrieved 2010-08-17.
6. Sail on the Rail
7. The Boat. Festipedia, hosted by the FR Heritage Group.

Further reading

• Frost, Howard M. (2001). Sailing the Rails. Spurn Heritage Coast. ISBN 0-9540308-0-X.