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7 mm/ft scale
B5, B6
GER 0-6-0T shunter driving wheels.

4′ 0″ diam., 12 or 15 oval spokes, low hump inner rim, apparent tread 5″.
Hub 12½″ face dia., 2½″ out from the tyre, pin in line at 11″.

Casting: 28.0 mm tread diam., 22.2 mm i/d., hub 1.6 mm out from the tyre, pin at 5.8 mm.

Casting prices and stock: 12 spokes . 15 spokes . GER loco sets, price list

More information in sets for GER R24, S56/LNER J67,8,9 shunters with 12 spokes . with 15 spokes

Scan of casting B5   Scan of casting B6

Cross section diagram of castings B5 and B6
This example shows a tyre width of 3.5 mm for Gauge 0 Fine.
For Scale7 remove more metal from the back of the wheel to give a tyre thickness of 3.2 mm instead of 3.5 mm.


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