Bolt heads: Thanks Mike. Bolt heads they shall be.
Rob Pulham Western Thunderer 29 July 2021 #41 Mike Trice said: Bolt heads: View attachment 146583 Click to expand... Thanks Mike. Bolt heads they shall be.
Mike Trice said: Bolt heads: View attachment 146583 Click to expand... Thanks Mike. Bolt heads they shall be.
Mike Trice Western Thunderer 29 July 2021 #42 Arrangement of Pullman Vestibule: Edit: Drawings revamped to make them readable. Last edited: 1 August 2021
Rob Pulham Western Thunderer 30 July 2021 #44 Plus bolt heads... I thought I had posted this first thing this morning but it was just sat here as I closed my machine down...
Plus bolt heads... I thought I had posted this first thing this morning but it was just sat here as I closed my machine down...
dibateg Western Thunderer 31 July 2021 #45 Thanks for sharing this information Mike. Its fascinating to look through, even though I'm not building a Gresley coach at the moment! Regards Tony
Thanks for sharing this information Mike. Its fascinating to look through, even though I'm not building a Gresley coach at the moment! Regards Tony
D DaveJ New Member 31 July 2021 #46 Great to have all this info in one place. Save me looking through all my stuff and not finding it.
Mike Trice Western Thunderer 31 July 2021 #47 Following on from the earlier notes on hand brake linkage the following photos are courtesy of @DaveJ. Much clearer than mine :
Following on from the earlier notes on hand brake linkage the following photos are courtesy of @DaveJ. Much clearer than mine :
Mike Trice Western Thunderer 1 August 2021 #49 And a basic diagram showing the brake arrangement with bogies: All being well I hope to visit Mangapps on Tuesday with a view to taking more detailed photos where access permits.
And a basic diagram showing the brake arrangement with bogies: All being well I hope to visit Mangapps on Tuesday with a view to taking more detailed photos where access permits.
Mike Trice Western Thunderer 1 August 2021 #50 This drawing contains a lot of useful information: Edit: Images replaced Last edited: 1 August 2021
Mike Trice Western Thunderer 2 August 2021 #51 All drawings have now been refreshed where necessary. Moving on, a standard door:
Mike Trice Western Thunderer 2 August 2021 #54 To complete the set is the Guard's door. Note that these open inwards so are shorter and are also handed, left and right:
To complete the set is the Guard's door. Note that these open inwards so are shorter and are also handed, left and right:
Heather Kay Western Thunderer 2 August 2021 #56 That’s some superb detail there. Brim full of ideas now!
Mike Trice Western Thunderer 4 August 2021 #57 Heather Kay said: That’s some superb detail there. Brim full of ideas now! Click to expand... No excuse now ;-)
Heather Kay said: That’s some superb detail there. Brim full of ideas now! Click to expand... No excuse now ;-)
Mike Trice Western Thunderer 7 August 2021 #58 Moving on to 1934 Turnbuckle underframes were phased out to be replaced with rigid truss underframes. Here is the riveted version: Part 2 to follow.
Moving on to 1934 Turnbuckle underframes were phased out to be replaced with rigid truss underframes. Here is the riveted version: Part 2 to follow.
Mike Trice Western Thunderer 7 August 2021 #60 And as usual some photos. These are a combination of some of mine and some by @DaveJ.