Take a Mamod Railway Carriage.

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 8:19 am

Hi,

1. Take one perfectly good second hand Mamod Railway Carriage which cost £20.00 at the 16mm NGM AGM.

2. Remove 32 rivets and undo 8 screws and you have a lot of bits.

3. Then take a saw to the carriage chassis.

4. Take the same saw to the carriage body and play with some 'Pop' rivets.

Further progress will be made when a new saw blade is found and more rivets purchased.

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Regards Tony.

jim@NAL · Post by **jim@NAL** » Fri Apr 25, 2014 7:56 pm

simple but very clever well done

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 7:35 am

Hi,

The roof of the prototype is very long so the original carriage roof has been extended by adding part of a redundant cab roof from a Mamod locomotive.

Regards Tony.

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 9:24 am

I like this. Have you had any thoughts about how the couplings are going to work?

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Sat Apr 26, 2014 3:14 pm

Tony Bird:100035 wrote:Hi,

The roof of the prototype is very long

There's a prototype???

sstjc · Post by **sstjc** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 1:30 am

I would also like to know about the prototype please.

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 7:55 am

Hi,

I like this. Have you had any thoughts about how the couplings are going to work?

The coupling is a modified Mamod buffer which uses a 3 link chain or similar to connect to another wagon. I haven't played with Mamods for many years but when I did I used this form of coupling on both rolling stock and locomotives, they are inexpensive work very well and allow coupling to other manufacturers wagons. You also get a spare set of couplings from every wagon converted!

There's a prototype??? & I would also like to know about the prototype please.

Yes. I believe there were 5 built. It will be interesting to see how soon in the construction it will be recognised.

Regards Tony.

spooner · Post by **spooner** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 10:09 am

Is it based on a Japanese prototype?I think I saw a photo on the web.
Will the door miss the coupling hook?

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Sun Apr 27, 2014 6:10 pm

Hi,

Is it based on a Japanese prototype?I think I saw a photo on the web. Will the door miss the coupling hook?

I think they all were scrapped I cannot think that any would have ended up in Japan.

The couplings do miss the door. I think on the full size the position of the coupling would have been an issue when using the door.

Regards Tony.

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 7:57 am

Hi,

I think a side view might help the identification.

Regards Tony.

sstjc · Post by **sstjc** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 10:38 am

Nope... It hasn't... Lol

But i'm intrigued

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 11:09 am

Keep going. Haven´t got a clue yet

gamma · Post by **gamma** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 12:18 pm

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 1:24 pm

Hi,

How about:

Or in Mamod terms:

The locomotive is in another thread.

Regards Tony.

kandnwlr · Post by **kandnwlr** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 2:18 pm

Tony Bird:100164 wrote:Hi,

How about:

Or in Mamod terms:

The locomotive is in another thread.

Regards Tony.

Oha. Now I see how the two bits fit together. I´m a great fan of this kind of locomotive. And I have a cunning plan for Accucraft´s Dora

sstjc · Post by **sstjc** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 3:06 pm

Liking this. Never seen that before what a lovely thing it is

laalratty · Post by **laalratty** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:56 pm

Interesting, I've seen video of a live steam version on one of the Railways in the Garden DVD's at the Ambledown Valley Railway.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Wed Apr 30, 2014 9:37 pm

This thread began as a moderately interesting scheme..... but now you have my undivided attention! Brilliant.

Tony Bird · Post by **Tony Bird** » Thu May 01, 2014 9:01 am

Hi,

This thread is continued in the Mamod Locomotive section with:

A track test was done and it was found that the carriage wobbled a lot caused by it having a high C of G.

So some supporting rollers were fitted to the bogie frames which cured this. Compliance between the locomotive and carriage being accommodated by their pivot on the buffer beam.

I was about to remove the balloon chimney and fit a parallel one when I remembered I had a Mamod Locomotive with one so they were exchanged.

As the model tram engine looked at close of play yesterday. It is stood on a reverse curve of Mamod track which is used to check that coupling angles will work. The premise being that if the train will go through this length of track it will go through any track that it is likely to encounter.

As I have had to order more 3/8" '0' rings work will crease on the cylinders until they arrive so a start will be made on the boiler.

All posts will continue in the Mamod Locomotive section.

Regards Tony.

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