6′ 8½″ diam., 22 oval spokes, rectangular inner rim, 4¼″ apparent tread.
Hub 17″ face dia., 3″ out from the tyre, pin in line at 13″.
Sources: O.S. Nock, British Locomotives of the 20 th Century, vol. 1, page155. Reduced works drg. of Star class.
Casting: 67.1 mm tread dia., 60.2 mm i/d., hub 2.5 mm out from the tyre, pin at 10.8 mm.
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Scan of the castings in sets for a GWR 4-6-2 Great Bear . Castle . 4-6-0 Star . 4-4-2 North Star
27 Mar 2013