Wagon floorboards

Jon Nazareth · Nov 16 2014 13:20

Does anyone know how wide wagon floorboards should be? 6"?

Regards
Jon

cabbage · Nov 16 2014 14:34

I use lollypop sticks, no-one has complained so far....

regards

ralph

Jon Nazareth · Nov 16 2014 14:41

Sounds like a good source of free materials. I'm scratchbuilding and want to scribe a plasticard floor hence my enquiry but I'll keep the lollypop stick idea in mind.

Regards
Jon

454 · Nov 16 2014 16:19

Jon,

You obviously prefer to run trains of empties. I get around this problem by inserting a load i.e. coal.
Then it no longer seems to matter much.

Cheers
Dave
454

IanT · Nov 16 2014 17:44

However, 7" wouldn't look out of place Jon (7.9mm)

Regards,

IanT

Jon Nazareth · Nov 16 2014 18:47

Thanks, Ian, I'll get scoring.

Regards
Jon

Andy B · Nov 16 2014 19:54

Railway Clearing House 1923 standard for mineral wagons was 7" x 2 1/2".
This was the same as the Midland had been using since the 1870's.

Andy

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