As some of you undoubtedly know, I have a great affection for these beasts. I am currently draughting the changes to them over the years as part of a longer...
I'm looking at having a grain / seed store on my layout. However I can't find much info on how grain products were transported by rail during the 1980's. I...
Mike, You've clearly hit on an area where we have no experts! My memory is a bit vague but as i recall it was transported in 20' containers non ISO variety ...
I have started to build some small bush logging boggies in nz64 but am quite... er... stumped as to the wheels. Does anyone know of any that are available or...
A thousand years ago I got some of Paul Berntsen's white metal ones. Not 100% concentric but fine for a bush tram. I have them somewhere? Email me mate,...
Thanks Peter. I'll have a look for them. John, one email coming up. Lindsay Thompson ... From: Peter Ross To: nz_railchat@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday,...
Hi Mike, I am not an expert in this field but after looking up some container information it appears that during the 1970's onwards that bulk grain was...
... Back in the 70's also grain was still being transported in La's and Lc's in bulk with sticky brown paper tape over the cracks around the doors The grain...
on 8/12/05 2:58 AM, nz_railchat@yahoogroups.com at ... Mike NZGR had various designs of GBC and GBD containers built for bulk grain during the 1970s and 1980s...
Hi everyone, Yes Mark is correct, Alan Gibson does do some suitable wheelsets with curly spokes. I have built a couple of sets of JG disconnected bogies and...
What is the Alan Gibson part number and are they insulated or solid?
There was a casting around years ago but it gave solid brass wheels that
then had to be...
My apologies for not getting into this earlier : Al lmy years of roaming West Coast South Island abandoned trams and I rarely saw spoked wheels on log bogies. ...
I have had a quick look on the Alan Gibson site, this is avaliable via the S4 site, but can't find a ref to "Curved Spoked" wheels. Mick Nicholson. Colin Barry...
Hi Guys, These wheels are listed in Alan Gibson's catalogue in the 7mm section. They are intended for the 7mm narrow gauge lot using 16.5mm track. They are...
Lindsay There is an unmachined brass casting, once part of the Sunlander range and now sold by North Yard (part code 6124), which is a 24" (S scale) curved 7 ...
Convention 2006 Registration Forms are now available to download from the NZAMRC website http://geocities.com/nzamrc There is a discount if you register before...
Hi Graham, ... I'd agree with that as being most common for the logging industry. Curved spoke wheels used elsewhere varied greatly in diameters and with...
on 11/12/05 3:41 AM, nz_railchat@yahoogroups.com at ... Gidday Graham Your research is correct. I think Colin is talking about the T-spoke wheels made mainly...
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Ken Thanks for organising that. I had another look at my Yahoo Groups details and decided that my Yahoo ID wasn't the issue. What I couldn't figure out was...
Hi Chaps, I trust you have all enjoyed your Christmas and are now preparing your modellers wish list for 2006 to be announced with your New Years day ...
These were added a few weeks ago but I just noticed the 'let the group know' note at the bottom of the email so ... Here is some M&H wooden signal info (M&H...
Thanks, Dean. Those interested should note there are some variations from NZR practice and the detail is a bit coarse. If you have access to the June 1989...
Dear group, Thanks to every one who answered my plee for info on the logging bogies. I bought myself the 'Era of the Bush Tram' book for xmas and have found it...
Great book, I agree. If you haven't already, take a walk up the Charming Creek railway. It is a beautiful place, the mind conjures up images of what it might...
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