4′ 7½″ diam., 14 oval spokes, rect inner rim, apparent tread 4″.
Hub 16″ face dia., 2″ out from the tyre (some dimensions estimated).
I do not know if the prototype driving wheel weights are surface mounted plates or are cast in so have not included them. The photo in Russell vol. 2: fig 50,
shows the driven wheels with one end of a weight more or less in line with the crank and no indication of the weights in the coupled wheels.
Casting: 62.4mm tread dia., 53.4 mm i/d., hub 2.5 mm out from the tyre.
Gauge 3 loco set prices . Casting prices and stock
Scan of a casting in a set for GWR Aberdare
Suitable for the Gauge 3 Society 2010 minimum tyre width of 6.8 mm, or the earlier standard of 8.0 mm.
25 Jan 2015