Drewry 04 or BR 03 shunter brake rodding details

[EasternO]

I'm working on a project I picked up from someone else but it's missing some precise details about the brake rodding. I'm sure I've seen photos posted here of the underneath of an 04 or 03 showing the brake linkages but I can't find it now. Some of the rods were round bar and some were flat. Both were linked with triangle brackets. Any help would be great.

[Chas Levin]

7 hours ago, EasternO said:

I'm working on a project I picked up from someone else but it's missing some precise details about the brake rodding. I'm sure I've seen photos posted here of the underneath of an 04 or 03 showing the brake linkages but I can't find it now. Some of the rods were round bar and some were flat. Both were linked with triangle brackets. Any help would be great.

Hello, not sure if this will be any help, but I have a High Level Kits 03 chassis in my stash, intended for use in motorising an Airfix Drewry kit - if any detail on that etch would be helpful, please let me know and I'll post pictures...

[EasternO]

Thank you, anything would help at this stage. I'm fairly sure the rods linking each side of levers/shoes were round section (they joined the adjusters at the front which was a tube with nuts), and I'm also fairly sure the rods linking opposite levers/shoes were flat section but I'm not totally sure. Thanks.

[Bucoops]

5 minutes ago, EasternO said:

Thank you, anything would help at this stage. I'm fairly sure the rods linking each side of levers/shoes were round section (they joined the adjusters at the front which was a tube with nuts), and I'm also fairly sure the rods linking opposite levers/shoes were flat section but I'm not totally sure. Thanks.

 

Never model a model but any use?

 

 

[EasternO]

30 minutes ago, Bucoops said:

 

Never model a model but any use?

 

 

That's great. Pretty much exactly as I thought. Not quite sure about the scale of the rods used in this example but this was in my head from memory. Thanks.

[brian daniels]

I have a folder of 04 details here 

 

 

[Clive Mortimore]

15 hours ago, EasternO said:

I'm working on a project I picked up from someone else but it's missing some precise details about the brake rodding. I'm sure I've seen photos posted here of the underneath of an 04 or 03 showing the brake linkages but I can't find it now. Some of the rods were round bar and some were flat. Both were linked with triangle brackets. Any help would be great.

Any help. The linkage appears to well inside the frames.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[EasternO]

1 hour ago, brian daniels said:

I have a folder of 04 details here 

 

 

Brilliant. Thank you!

[Bucoops]

2 hours ago, brian daniels said:

I have a folder of 04 details here 

 

 

 

Is that the ex-W&U one? Very weird louvres in the access doors, I presume they aren't original?

[Chas Levin]

On 05/09/2022 at 12:06, EasternO said:

Thank you, anything would help at this stage. I'm fairly sure the rods linking each side of levers/shoes were round section (they joined the adjusters at the front which was a tube with nuts), and I'm also fairly sure the rods linking opposite levers/shoes were flat section but I'm not totally sure. Thanks.

Looks like you've got much better info now courtesy of the excellent photos posted by others, which will be helpful for my build (and anyone else building one) too 🙂