3′ 4″ diam., 8 split spokes, rectangular inner rim, 2½″ apparent tread.
Hub 13″ diam, 1″ out from the tyre.
Source: L. Tavender, Coal Trade Wagons page 9. scaled up to 3′ 4″ diam. to suit some early LBSC wagons and coaches.
Casting: 45.0 mm tread dia., 39.3 mm i/d., hub 1.1 mm out from the tyre.
5″ tyre width at this scale = 5.6 mm.
Gauge 3 loco and wagon set prices . Casting prices and stock
Bare weight c. 80 gr. each, 320 gr./set of four.
Suitable for the Gauge 3 Society 2010 minimum tyre width of 6.8 mm, or the earlier standard of 8.0 mm.
12 Oct 2013