SAR NG-ST Timber Wagons

Pretoria · Post by **Pretoria** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 9:46 pm

Just started two of these in 5" gauge to give the Lawley something to do !

They end up as 5ft long by 13 inches wide.
10m of 2" x 1" steel channel, plus 20m of 1" x 1/2 aluminium channel.
250 x 3/32" rivets, 100 x 3/16 rivets & 40 x M4 bolts.

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:23 pm

Ahhhhh, wondered what the cryptic facebook post about steel channel was about!

Sir haydn · Post by **Sir haydn** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:24 pm

Brilliant, all you need now is a lorry to put it all in

Pretoria · Post by **Pretoria** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:25 pm

laalratty:76222 wrote:Ahhhhh, wondered what the cryptic facebook post about steel channel was about!

Pretoria · Post by **Pretoria** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:31 pm

Sir haydn:76223 wrote:Brilliant, all you need now is a lorry to put it all in :lol:

I have a plan ! All the side posts (as per the original) are readily removable. The two ends will also be removable, and the two bogies will just have posts to engage in the chassis.

The wagon bases will have two mild steel strips down their length -- conveniently 5" apart, which will serve as the base for the tender in the car. SO it will all fit in the car !!

Spule 4 · Post by **Spule 4** » Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:46 pm

Should be interesting when done.

Now, the one thing to watch in these larger scales, when you have a 5' long steel wagon, if you have a derailment or run-away, it can get interesting to dangerous.

A friend of a (now late) friend owns this line. During one visit he commented on a run-away flatcar that when it did derail, actually damaged some small trees...and would have hurt anyone near by.

http://www.srclry.com/

Pretoria · Post by **Pretoria** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:57 am

Spule 4:76229 wrote:http://www.srclry.com/

Now that's what I call a Garden Railway !

Spule 4 · Post by **Spule 4** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:42 pm

Pretoria:76242 wrote:
Spule 4:76229 wrote:http://www.srclry.com/
Now that's what I call a Garden Railway !

It is VERY impressive in person, and that was riding it behind the "diesel" (actually a John Deere 318 hydrostatic tractor in drag).

Pretoria · Post by **Pretoria** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 9:13 pm

Vertical post brackets to be riveted to the main chassis members (to be laser cut -- getting lazy in my old age):

Pretoria · Post by **Pretoria** » Sun Feb 10, 2013 9:49 pm

Progress at last (well I've made a start anyway)

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