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Drumm batteryCurrent collector(s)Pantograph, for battery charging, supplied by DUTCMultiple workingUp to 2 units with intermediate unpowered trailerTrack gauge1,600\u00a0mm (5\u00a0ft\u00a03\u00a0in) See Rail gauge in IrelandThe Drumm Battery Train was an Irish battery electric multiple unit developed in the 1930s which ran successfully in service on the Dublin to Bray route.  The train’s batteries were charged via an overhead pickup at the turnaround station.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The train was a successful implementation of the battery developed by Dr James J. Drumm.Table of ContentsBackground[edit]Prototype[edit]Construction[edit]Performance[edit]Service[edit]Withdrawal[edit]Incidents[edit]Further reading[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Background[edit]Dr James J. Drumm developed the traction battery in the late 1920s and was supported by the Irish Government as a means of using the excess electricity generated by the Shannon hydroelectric scheme.[1]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Prototype[edit]A prototype was developed by converting petrol railcar 386 to Drumm traction Battery operation.[1]Construction[edit]Unit A was constructed at Inchicore railway works in 1931 shortly followed by unit B.[1]Units C and D were constructed in 1938.Performance[edit]The units had a maximum operating range of 40 miles (64\u00a0km) as demonstrated by a test run to Portarlington in 1932.[2] The recharge time was about 1 minute for each mile to be covered, that is about 15 minutes for Dublin to Bray which could be covered in about 20 minutes nonstop. The geared maximum design speed of units C and D were 47 miles per hour (76\u00a0km\/h) though 60 miles per hour (97\u00a0km\/h) was touched on an inaugural run and even 72 miles per hour (116\u00a0km\/h) has been claimed in service.[1]Several inaugural runs were held in late 1931 including a trip with President Cosgrave on 2 December 1931.[3][1]Service[edit]Units A and B were in service from 1932 to 1949, being joined by units C and D in 1939, though the later units were not as successful as hoped. The Drumm Battery Trains were especially useful in the coal shortages of the early 1940s however were restricted by electricity supply shortages of 1949.[1]Withdrawal[edit]The units were withdrawn in 1949 due to the batteries becoming life expired and cheaper alternatives available.[1][4] The batteries and electrical equipment were removed continuing in service as diesel hauled carriages until 1955. They were stored on a siding at Foxrock until being scrapped.[citation needed]Incidents[edit]At about 22:00 on 25 June 1935 the Drumm Battery “A” train collided about 250 yards (230\u00a0m) south of D\u00fan Laoghaire with a collapsed wall resulting from a burst storm sewer during a storm and associated heavy rain. There were two fires in the battery chambers with arcing and considerable heat generated but only charring to the coach body.[5]A handbuilt model of the Drumm Train is in the Fry Model Railway collection. The model correctly depicts the unit articulated bogie however the front end cab modelling would seem to be proposal for the C and D units but not the actual design used. This is reasonable as Cyril Fry the creator was a draughtsman at Inchicore Works where the units were designed and constructed and would have had access to such drawings.[1]Further reading[edit]Scannell, James (2002). “The Drumm Battery Railcars, 1932-1949”. Dublin Historical Record. Old Dublin Society. 55 (2): 181\u2013195. JSTOR\u00a030101349.References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/drumm-battery-train-wikipedia\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Drumm Battery Train – Wikipedia"}}]}]