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Re: BBB Wheels
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lugnet.trains
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Fri, 23 Apr 2004 19:15:03 GMT
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In lugnet.trains, Ben Fleskes wrote:
> Were any real trains ever made with wheels that didn't have flanges? I've been
> told it's done in the model train world often. In either case, is there a
> common term that people use for a wheel without a flange?
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> Kind Regards,
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> Ben Fleskes
> Big Ben Bricks LLC
The British standard class 9F 2-10-0 (250 built) had no flanges on the 3rd set
of driving wheels and thin flanges on the 2nd and 4th sets. Two or three of
these locos survive. They are widely seen as one of the best heavy freight
locos in Britain. The book only uses the term 'flangeless' for the wheels.
Mark Bellis
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Message is in Reply To:
 | | Re: BBB Wheels
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| In lugnet.trains, Mark Bellis wrote: <snip> (...) The tool to make BBB wheels without flanges is in the works right now. The toolmaker I use is busy and it will be about three months before I have unflanged wheels for sale. On that note, is there a (...) (20 years ago, 20-Apr-04, to lugnet.trains)
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