Wheel Specifications
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Wheel Specifications for the Modeller by Mike Sharman published in 1978 with a second edition in 1982.
Original entries below are from the 1982 edition, Mike Sharman's philosophy was to list the wheels in the newly constructed condition wherever possible, these were sometimes changed at rebuild hence the additional information given here needs to be considered in that regard.
Locomotives
| Builder | Wheel Arrgmt. | Class | Date Built | Leading | Drivers | Trailing | Cyl stroke | Wheel stroke | C/pin | |||||
| Dia | Spks | Dia | Spks | Dia | Spks | |||||||||
| Southern Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Maunsell | 2-6-4T | W | 1931 | 3'7" 3'1" |
10 | 5'6" | 17 | 3'1" | 10 | 28" | 28" | PB | ||
| London and South Western Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Urie | 4-6-0 | S15 | 1920 | 3'7" | 10 | 5'7" | 18 | - | - | 28" | 28" | PB IL |
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| London Midland & Scottish Railway | ||||||||||||||
| Fowler | 0-6-0T | 3F | 1924 | - | - | 4'7" | 14 15 |
- | - | 26" | 24" | PB IL |
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| Furness Railway | ||||||||||||||
| The data given on pages 42 and 43 should be replaced by this alternative table. | ||||||||||||||
| British Railways | ||||||||||||||
| Riddles | 2-6-0 | 3MT | 1954 | 3'0"; | 9 | 5'3" | 16 17 |
- | - | 26" | 26" | PB | ||
| Riddles | 2-6-0 | 4MT | 1952 | 3'0" | 9 | 5'3" | 16 | - | - | 26" | 26" | PB | ||
| Riddles | 2-6-2T | 3MT | 1952 | 3'0" | 9 | 5'3" | 16 17 |
3'0" | 9 | 26" | 26" | PB | ||
| Riddles | 2-10-0 | 9F | 1954 | 3'2" 3'0" |
9 | 5'0" | 15 | - | - | 28" | 28" | PB | ||
Tenders
| Builder | Tender | |
| Diameter | Spokes | |
| Southern Railway | ||
| Maunsell | - | - |
| London and South Western Railway | ||
| Urie | 3'7" | 10 |
| London Midland & Scottish Railway | ||
| Fowler | - | - |
| Furness Railway | ||
| The data given on pages 42 and 43 should be replaced by this alternative table. | ||
| British Railways | ||
| Riddles | 3'3½" | 10 |
| Riddles | 3'3½" | 10 |
| Riddles | ||
| Riddles | 3'3½" | 10 |
Information received from: Ted Scannell, Peter Wright, Dave Franks and Mike Peascod.