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Re: Old Train Wheels Question
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 14 Dec 2001 04:47:34 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Richard Marchetti writes:
> Hey Y'all: • [snip]
> One of the things I'd like to know is if the black circular element on the
> front of the train is in fact merely an old style black train wheel, if it's
> not -- what is it? • [snip]
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> Hmmm, I may have been missing a small detail -- are there two kinds of small
> old train wheels? It looks like these black plastic pin wheels differ
> slightly from the red wheels I have with the metal pins -- and the thing on
> the front of the Thatcher Perkins looks like the red wheels I have except in
> black. What's the story there?
There were at least two styles of the red wheels, depending on the
applications - loco wheels (with the outline of a loco on the back) which
were shaped to hold the traction tyre, and wagon wheels (with the outline of
a van/4 wheel boxcar on the back).
Loco wheels definitely existed in black (not sure if they had the outline on
the back or not).
The difference between loco & wagon styles maybe the slight difference you
see on the Thatcher Perkins compared to your red wheels.
> Lastly, because I have no real knowledge of trains, do the large wheels in
> the back have to be three pairs of large wheels, or can there be two and
> even single pairs of large wheels towards the back of the engine.
Yes, but not commonly, and not a particularly modern design (though 'modern'
is probably not an appropriate word in the context of steam engines).
Cheers
Richie Dulin
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| Hey Y'all: I have been up to something not very imaginative here: namely converting the Hogwart's push thingy into a kind of Thatcher Perkins push thingy. The Thatcher Perkins is (has always been) a push train, right? One of the things I'd like to (...) (25 years ago, 14-Dec-01, to lugnet.trains)
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