GER 54' Coaches
GER 54' Coaches
Can someone explain the arrangement of vac cylinders on GER dual fitted coaches, please? I'm working on a 54' coach, but I would think a 50' underframe would be much the same.
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Re: GER 54' Coaches
billbedford wrote:Can someone explain the arrangement of vac cylinders on GER dual fitted coaches, please? I'm working on a 54' coach, but I would think a 50' underframe would be much the same.
Hi Bill,
Do you have a specific Diagram in mind? There are a series of of articles in the GERS Journal that describe GER coach building in the early 20th century that may be a useful reference.
Unfortunately, the (lack of) organisation of the GERS collection of drawings, and what is held by whom, and whether it is accessible makes going to source material a bit of a needle in a haystack. There are apparently some coach drawings in both the NRM collection (not easily accessible) and the GERS Dupen collection (possibly accessible, possibly impossible).
Cheers
Paul
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Re: GER 54' Coaches
billbedford wrote:Can someone explain the arrangement of vac cylinders on GER dual fitted coaches, please? I'm working on a 54' coach, but I would think a 50' underframe would be much the same.
Bill
Are you interested in where Danny P said they were on his 50' kits or is all to much like hear say?
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I suppose I should answer this.
The carriages in question were RTOs of diagram 431 only two were built and numbered 114 &115.
I found a bunch of photos I'd forgotten and some more or less relevant drawings and so I think I've got everything in more or less the right place. The only question my customer and I have is whether one battery box was sufficient, but none of the photos I've found shows a battery box next to the dynamo and I question whether there was room for a box and space for a fitter to play with the dynamo when it went wrong.
Here are the CAD drawings:-
The carriages in question were RTOs of diagram 431 only two were built and numbered 114 &115.
I found a bunch of photos I'd forgotten and some more or less relevant drawings and so I think I've got everything in more or less the right place. The only question my customer and I have is whether one battery box was sufficient, but none of the photos I've found shows a battery box next to the dynamo and I question whether there was room for a box and space for a fitter to play with the dynamo when it went wrong.
Here are the CAD drawings:-
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