Icra Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Hello all, I'm looking on an old carriage drawing description and it is saying Third Class 5 Compartments 13ft w/b, 24ft o/b, How can I translate this in proper English and in meters? thank you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 13ft wheel base, 24ft over buffers. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) 13 feet wheelbase, 24 feet over buffers. Four or six-wheeler? Posted at the same time as Micknich! Edited December 2, 2020 by 62613 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icra Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 Thank you. 4 wheeler. Wheelbase is between axles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 Probably no meters involved unless it's electric ( four-wheeled tramcar p'raps ? ) ..... but to convert to metre multiply those dimensions by 0.3048. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jeremy Cumberland Posted December 2, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 2, 2020 47 minutes ago, Icra said: Thank you. 4 wheeler. Wheelbase is between axles? Between wheel centres, axle centres or contact points with the rail; these each amount to the same thing. For a 6- or 8-wheel rigid wheelbase vehicle, the dimension refers to the distance between the outermost wheels. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
62613 Posted December 2, 2020 Share Posted December 2, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Icra said: Thank you. 4 wheeler. Wheelbase is between axles? Yes, wheel centrelines. Are these dimensions on the drawing, or are they just stated. Edited December 2, 2020 by 62613 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icra Posted December 3, 2020 Author Share Posted December 3, 2020 2 hours ago, 62613 said: Yes, wheel centrelines. Are these dimensions on the drawing, or are they just stated. Dimensions in the title, I need to buy the drawing for better resolution, but first I need to be sure it is what I need. Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted December 3, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 3, 2020 8 hours ago, Wickham Green too said: Probably no meters involved unless it's electric ( four-wheeled tramcar p'raps ? ) ..... but to convert to metre multiply those dimensions by 0.3048. Or download a converter app. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quarryscapes Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 O/B may well be "over body", depends on the company practice. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 I hope it isn't in this case ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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