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Spoked Wagon Wheels

الموضوع في 'Heritage Rolling Stock' بواسطة agalpin, بتاريخ ‏23 ماي 2010.

  1. agalpin

    agalpin Member

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    Can anybody tell me what the possible issue of running wagons on a heritage railway that have spoked wheels might be?
    Thanks
     
    agalpin, ‏23 ماي 2010
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    As long as the wheelsets themselves are in good condition, e.g. axles not cracked, tyres [if fitted] not loose or too thin, good tyre profiles, no significant corrosion. IMHO their should be no issues.
     
    gwalkeriow, ‏23 ماي 2010
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    INSPIRATION New Member

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    If its to be used o passenger carrying vehicles, then gwalkeriow has said it, if its just a wagon that sees little use there should be hardly anything to worry about, give them a visual exam.
     
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    Steve Resident of Nat Pres Friend

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    Several at Middleton.
    I reckon that making those is another skill that has gone forever.
     
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  7. Ploughman

    Ploughman Part of the furniture

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    Plough 18 has split spokes as well.
     
    Ploughman, ‏31 ماي 2010
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    Having just watched Mark Williams at it - Wheel tapping is another almost lost art! Give your wheel set a good clout, if it does'nt ring like a bell, then start worring! (That was what we did with all four sets during their spell out of the frames!)
     
    StoneRoad, ‏1 جوان 2010
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  9. pmh_74

    pmh_74 Part of the furniture

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    One of my vehicles has split spoke wheels, there is corrosion in the 'V' where the split spokes come together at the rims, due to long-term build up of rust. The advice I've had so far is to "get them sand blasted then we'll have a look" so I don't yet know if they'll be deemed fit or not; time will tell, but I have a spare set lined up just in case. However I'm hoping they'll be ok as the tyres and journals are good. Whether there is a suitable repair method for this problem, I don't know.
     
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  10. class8mikado

    class8mikado Part of the furniture

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    Sorry folks as this is slightly off at a tangent but probably not worth its own thread, (if it develops legs/wheels then can always create one but..)
    Does a 16ton Mineral wagon
    a) weigh 16 tons ?
    b) carry 16 Tons ?
    c) weigh 16 Tons when full ?

    thanks
     
    class8mikado, ‏8 جوان 2010
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  11. Wenlock

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    BR 16 ton mineral = capacity 16 tons. (about 16.5 tonnes)

    Tare between 8 unfitted and 9.5 fitted.

    From memory from the '70s
     
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  12. class8mikado

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    Many Thanks
     
    class8mikado, ‏9 جوان 2010
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