Ex GNR/LNER 6 wheel coaches - info needed

[Adrian T]

Hi

I'm converting a 7mm basically well made ex GNR 6 wheeled coach from coarse to fine scale and the one weak area of the model is the undercarriage.  I can find plenty of photos of the bodywork and these coaches still running in East Anglia in the late 40's/early 50's but I simply can't find anything to show which wheels were braked, brake fittings, battery/dynamo fittings etc.

 

I would really appreciate any information, sources of diagrams etc. to help with this.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Adrian

[Edwardian]

30 minutes ago, Adrian T said:

Hi

I'm converting a 7mm basically well made ex GNR 6 wheeled coach from coarse to fine scale and the one weak area of the model is the undercarriage.  I can find plenty of photos of the bodywork and these coaches still running in East Anglia in the late 40's/early 50's but I simply can't find anything to show which wheels were braked, brake fittings, battery/dynamo fittings etc.

 

I would really appreciate any information, sources of diagrams etc. to help with this.

 

Thanks in advance

 

Adrian

 

Brakes on outer wheels only.

 

 

 

On your own so far as any electricky that may nave been fitted in later life is concerned.  

[Caley Jim]

1 hour ago, Edwardian said:

Brakes on outer wheels only.

That would appear to be the general rule for 6-wheel stock.  Presumably because the centre wheels had some degree of sideplay, so difficult to fit brakes that wouldn't foul the flanges on curves.

 

Jim

[Adrian T]

Thanks Edwardian - really useful.  They had a lot of tweaks to keep them running as late as the 50's as far as I can make out.