Andy WD Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Hornby seem to be marketing an otherwise undiscovered GWR Mallet..... :) 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Hilux5972 Posted June 10, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 10, 2020 Haha now that would be a super power loco! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 Era 5, those PO wagons are in very good condition, and still haven't had BR 'P' numbers added... No brake van, so not going very far! Yes, I know, not the funniest part... That would be a loooong tank loco! Minimum radius? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy WD Posted June 10, 2020 Author Share Posted June 10, 2020 52 minutes ago, Sarahagain said: Era 5, those PO wagons are in very good condition, and still haven't had BR 'P' numbers added... No brake van, so not going very far! Yes, I know, not the funniest part... That would be a loooong tank loco! Minimum radius? It's articulated, so probably 2nd radius 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dessire_luvals Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 A strange wheel arrangement for sure, but 2-8-8T wouldn’t make it a mallet would it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy WD Posted June 12, 2020 Author Share Posted June 12, 2020 1 hour ago, dessire_luvals said: A strange wheel arrangement for sure, but 2-8-8T wouldn’t make it a mallet would it? Not strictly, but an 8 wheel pony truck seems even more extreme. I'm sure I will be proved wrong now though....! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 15 hours ago, dessire_luvals said: A strange wheel arrangement for sure, but 2-8-8T wouldn’t make it a mallet would it? Why not if both sets of eight wheels were driven? Gordon A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 ........ or a Meyer ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon A Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 In that case IIRC the wheels would have to be on two articulated chassis? (What is the plural for chassis?) Gordon A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Stationmaster Posted June 13, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Gordon A said: Why not if both sets of eight wheels were driven? Gordon A And provided it was a compound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 But.... Then it would be more like a 2-8-8-0. Or is it 2-8+8-0? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted June 13, 2020 Share Posted June 13, 2020 Or a 2-8-0+0-8-0T would make it a Beyer Garratt ......... but I think Andy WD probably hit the nail on the head : without the final '0' the second '8' must be carrying wheels ( Would have been simpler to make it a tender loco ! ). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darlington South Junction Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Did a bit of messing around on MS paint... 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 34 minutes ago, Darlington South Junction said: Did a bit of messing around on MS paint... That is just brilliant! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5050 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 1 hour ago, Darlington South Junction said: Did a bit of messing around on MS paint... Just the job for Enigma Engineering or Braynerts Sidings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 How many chains for the minimum radius of that? !! Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickham Green too Posted June 17, 2020 Share Posted June 17, 2020 Three an' a half chains dead slow ....................... and that's only the 4mm scale model ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium boxbrownie Posted June 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 17, 2020 On 10/06/2020 at 22:08, Sarahagain said: Era 5, those PO wagons are in very good condition, and still haven't had BR 'P' numbers added... No brake van, so not going very far! Yes, I know, not the funniest part... That would be a loooong tank loco! Minimum radius? Exactly, like everything else in the model railway world, bloomin’ second radius......poor little first radius, always the bridesmaid never the bride 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pH Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 15 hours ago, Darlington South Junction said: Did a bit of messing around on MS paint... I wouldn’t fancy bringing coal forward in that bunker! 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 That's not a Mallett, it's a mullet !! Al. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Decorum Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 8 hours ago, pH said: I wouldn’t fancy bringing coal forward in that bunker! A discovery you made whilst counting rivets, perchance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 18, 2020 19 hours ago, atom3624 said: How many chains for the minimum radius of that? !! Al. Lots and lots!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tankerman Posted June 18, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2020 10 hours ago, pH said: I wouldn’t fancy bringing coal forward in that bunker! True, but it has the advantage that it would only need coaling once a week. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted June 18, 2020 Share Posted June 18, 2020 Or, it would have a long range, provided the loco had a water scoop, or stopped for water.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted June 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20, 2020 You might wonder if an oil-fired conversion, with a water cart in tow, would improve the working range substantially. In this instance, an ex-ROD tender for water, and the side tanks converted, one for fuel oil, the other retained for water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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