[modeleng] Re: Wheel Sizes

Thank you Phil, this is exactly what I wanted!

Tony.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phill Smith" <steam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 4:21 AM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: Wheel Sizes


> Most narrow gauge (21/24" gauge) tanks that I know of had only 24" 
> drivers.
> The shunters that we had here, 3'6" gauge, had 2'6" drivers. Some were as
> small in diameter as the narrow gauge tanks, but these were built only for
> yard work.
> Configurations were 0-4-0, 0-4-2, and 0-6-0. We didn't have many for
> shunting. Generally they used loco's that were retired from mainline
> service, for being too small for the expanding distances and tonage to 
> move.
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Phill.
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tony Wells" <oaksfield@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 6:03 AM
> Subject: [modeleng] Wheel Sizes
>
>
>> Some more help from you good learned chaps, if you would be so kind! What
>> is
>> the usual range of wheel diameters for small 4 and 6 wheeled diesel
>> shunters, and also for the little 4 and 6 wheeled tank engines in their
>> various configurations please? These will be for a 3.1/2" guage chassis 
>> by
>> the way.
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> TonyW.


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