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Jointed Carriages for the Eastern Counties


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Having just finished London & Croydon Railway No.5 'London', (details to follow in another blog soon), I've turned my attention to a long standing ambition to make a kit of W. B. Adams jointed stock for the Eastern Counties Railway.

 

It's early days but the ends are done and the two sides of the composite section are almost complete. There's still plenty to do and I have a friend kindly etching some elements of the fragile bow springs.
I had hoped that these masters would be suitable for the North Kent stock on the SER but on closer inspection the panelling is different so I will just have to model those next....busy fingers!

 

 

 

So here's the next installment.

 

The masters for the composite are set into the Chavant. Unfortunately I couldn't fit everything in. There a couple more seat backs and a second end but these will go in the next mould together with the second class side. I did manage to squeeze in a few axleboxes and a wooden buffer for an Adams wagon which will be made in the next couple of months.

 

The next stage is to mix up, de-gass and cast the first half mould. More pics and an explanation to follow.....

 

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How does that work? Is there some flexibility or is it just two four-wheelers bolted together to make a rigid (and rough-riding!) eight-wheeler?

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Well, they rode quite smoothly apparently but only whilst they remained on the rails! The joint was rigid with only India rubber dampers at the ends of the solebars. Curves were negotiated in the hope that the elastic side play of the bow springs and the fact that the axleboxes effectively floated between two open links would be sufficient.

Needless to say it wasn't and the carriages were separated after only a few years and re-sprung with a more conventional set up. Fascinating history. The smooth running of the model will be a bit of a challenge too!

Chris

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