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Odense Railway Museum (Denmark), August 31st 2014

A converted 1933 Pontiac car, used as a railway motor trolley, is displayed at the Odense Railway Museum.

Built as a normal road car in 1933, this particular Pontiac was exported to Denmark and purchased by a local grocer in Frederikshavn (in the north of Denmark) in 1934. Five years later in 1939, the car started a second career as a taxi cab. However, in 1944, under the German Occupation, the car was purchased by the private railway Skagenbanen (SB) for use as a railway motor trolley. Her wheels were replaced by rail wheels, and due to the shortage of petrol, her engine was replaced by a gas generator. Post-War, her original 8-cylinder 3.6L engine was re-installed, but as time progressed, she was only used anymore for special occasions. Eventually, in 2008 (!) she was donated by the SB to the Railway Museum.

Description

Odense Railway Museum (Denmark), August 31st 2014

A converted 1933 Pontiac car, used as a railway motor trolley, is displayed at the Odense Railway Museum.

Built as a normal road car in 1933, this particular Pontiac was exported to Denmark and purchased by a local grocer in Frederikshavn (in the north of Denmark) in 1934. Five years later in 1939, the car started a second career as a taxi cab. However, in 1944, under the German Occupation, the car was purchased by the private railway Skagenbanen (SB) for use as a railway motor trolley. Her wheels were replaced by rail wheels, and due to the shortage of petrol, her engine was replaced by a gas generator. Post-War, her original 8-cylinder 3.6L engine was re-installed, but as time progressed, she was only used anymore for special occasions. Eventually, in 2008 (!) she was donated by the SB to the Railway Museum.