Coupling rods

[keidal]

Hello, can anyone tell me please what cross section typical pre-grouping plain coupling rods were [ HR 0-6 -0 Barney ]  ?

5" x 2 "ish is at the back of my mind.

I am making a "toy" model of a Highland Railway 0-6-0 Barney loco with 8 wheel tender, scale is 30 mm to 1' 0" scale, for my very young grandchildren to sit on [the padded seat] tender and shuffle along the track !

If anyone is the least bit interested, I'll tell more ! A sample length of track has been made to 136 mm gauge but the final gauge will be 141 mm.

Best wishes,

Keith 

[NickBrad]

I cannot help with your query, but i'll certainly be interested in reading more.

[Nick Holliday]

These drawings may help.  The first is a Drummond LSWR 700 Class 0-6-0, very similar to the Barney, and it clearly shows how the rods are not a single thickness throughout, being 2" thick, I think, for the main section, but considerably wider at the crankpins, which are 4½" in diameter. The knuckles seem to be at least 4" thick too.

 

The other drawing is of a Barney from Tatlow's book.  I haven't tried scaling the depth of the rod, but it should be a simple task. They don't look as if they are absolutely straight, though, looking a bit deeper in the centre.

 

[keidal]

Thank you for your replies - I'm very grateful.

 

I'll have a think about the Barney model and will probably start new .

Being a doddery old electronic nerd, can anyone please tell me how to put photos from my pc on to this site, if and when I write something soon ?

Thank you,

Keith

[kipford]

Keith

When you create or edit a post you get paper clip symbol to add files you can see in the bottom of the picture below:

 

You can drop and drag the image you want or if it may be easier for to 'choose files. Click on 'choose files' and select the folder with the image you want in this Images1, then click open.

 

The image will upload and you will see this

 

 

Then select in the text you are writing the position of where you want to it be by clicking the + button on the image. Interested in what you are doing though.