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B162
GWR Dean tender wheels.

4′ 1″ or 4′ 1½″ (with later tyres) diam., 12 rect spokes, rectangular inner rim, 4″ apparent tread.
Hub 12″ face dia., level with the tyre.

Casting: 28.9 mm tread dia., 24.2 mm i/d., hub level with the tyre.

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Scan of the castings in sets for a GWR 4-4-0 Armstrong.

Scan of casting B162

Cross section diagram of casting B162
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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