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This is an etched brass kit
providing compensated suspension for vehicles with
wheelbases between 18ft and 27ft 6" in steps of 6" length, using
3'7" diameter wheels, and with either inside or outside bearings.
Download
the instructions |
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MC001 |
MC002 |
Click to view the etches |
The only
difference is the shape of the w-irons - see picture below |
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Set at 18
ft wheelbase with centre W-iron outside |
Set at 27ft 6" wheelbase with centre W-iron inside |
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These are pictures of our display stand models -
click to zoom in |
Options |
To
enable the chassis to be used in a wide range of vehicle types, the
centre
axle may be supported in one of two ways. For the majority of vehicles,
which had
centre
W-irons mounted on the inside of the solebars, the
centre
W-iron Unit which enables the
centre
axle to be mounted between pin-point bearings should be used. For
vehicles such as GNR 6 wheel coaches, which had
centre
W-irons mounted on the outside of the solebars, one of the
Centre
Axle Carrier units should be used, and the kit’s W-irons should be
fitted cosmetically to the solebars. |
Contents of kit |
The
instructions cover only the construction of the kit components.
Modifications to other kit designs to accommodate the Cleminson Truck,
and the fitting of detail components, eg axleboxes, have not been
included. This kit contains only the functional parts required to build
the Cleminson Truck, and may be used either in scratch-built vehicles or
to replace functional chassis components in kits which use other chassis
design. It includes pin-point bearings, wire and nuts and bolts. |
Prototype notes |
Whilst
the parts provided are not intended to assemble into a representation of
a full size original, the mechanical principles on which the kit has
been based have been tried and tested on railways around Britain. The
first passenger coaches to be used on the North Wales Narrow Gauge
Railway were six-wheelers with Cleminson Trucks, they were roofed and
fully glazed above the waistline, weighing 4½ tons each and were 30 ft
long, with seating for 42 passengers. The Ffestiniog Railway, the
Southwold Railway and the Manx Northern Railway have also used vehicles
based on the Cleminson Truck. |
Reference |
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Price |
MC 001 |
Non-RCH type suitable for Great Northern,
Midland and London & South Western, etc. |
£15 |
MC 002 |
RCH type covers Great Western, North
Eastern, etc. |
£15 |
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