Summary of "Monobloc" bogie availability.
For the present, the range consists of:
GWR
Dean 8ft 6ins
9ft "Fishbelly"
8ft "American"
9ft "American"
7ft Collett Heavy
LNER
ex-GNR 8ft Fox patent
ex-GCR 10ft 6ins
8ft 6ins Gresley Light
LMS 9ft Welded
SR (ex-LSWR) 8ft Fox (as rebuilt by SR with coil spring bolster)
Pullman 10ft (as fitted to new stock 1924 to 1951).
A reminder that the STL/3MF files are available to Gauge 3 Society members for personal use, upon applying for the download password and link.
Apply to jc@gauge3.info with subject line "Monobloc file request" quoting your membership number.
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My refurbished GWR A10 autotrailer No.131 rides comfortably on new monobloc 9ft "Fishbelly" bogies now positioned at the correct 38ft centres. It took hammer and chisel to remove the original mounts which were at incorrect centres. The only collateral damage was the cab hand brake screw column which came unstuck from the floor from the shock of the hammer blows!
These replace the original (non-sprung) 8ft bogies supplied with the GRS kit also shown below for comparison.
131d.jpg Left: A removed GRS 8ft bogie
A guide to assembling the Monobloc bogies is at
https://gauge3.info/monobloc%20instructions.pdf
Monobloc Kit : LNWR 8ft Deep Frame (12inch Channel) Bogie
This is the appropriate bogie for the LNWR 50ft arc roof corridor stock to D138/D216/D268/D377, available to download as "3D Print 4 Yourself" projects.
This pattern of bogie was introduced in 1898 and was also fitted to other LNWR and WCJS coach diagrams , including some of the earliest LOTS of 57ft coaches but note the majority of 57ft stock was fitted with the 1905 pattern 9ft bogie.
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A reminder that the STL 3D Print 4 Yourself files for carriages and the monobloc bogies files are available to Gauge 3 Society members for personal use, upon applying for the download password and link.
Apply to jc@gauge3.info with subject line "3D Print 4 Yourself file request" quoting your membership number.
Summary of "Monobloc" bogie availability.
The current range consists of:
GWR
Dean 8ft 6ins
9ft "Fishbelly"
8ft "American"
9ft "American"
7ft Collett Heavy
LNER
8ft 6ins Gresley Light
ex-GNR 8ft Fox patent
ex-GCR 10ft 6ins
LMS
Standard 9ft Welded
ex-LNWR 8ft Deep Frame
SR (ex-LSWR) 8ft Fox (as rebuilt by SR with coil spring bolster)
Pullman 10ft (as fitted to new stock 1924 to 1951).
That's quite a selection now John - Well Done!
Regards,
IanT
The "Monobloc" files for the Midland Bain 8ft bogie are now available at https://gauge3.info/monobloc/Midland_8ft.zip
NOTE : There was more than one type of 8ft bogie fitted to Midland carriages and some were fitted with a pressed steel bogie, which is easily identifiable in photos by the arched shape of the frames.
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