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B71
BR 4-6-2 Britannia driving wheel.

6′ 2″ diam., 20 oval spokes, vee shaped inner rim, apparent tread 3½″, tyre width 5½″.
Hub 16½″ face dia., level with the tyre, pin between at 14″.

Source: preserved loco. 70013 measured direct at Bressingham.

Casting: 43.2 mm tread dia., 39.1 mm i/d., hub level with the tyre, pin at 8.2 mm.

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Scan of a casting in a set for a BR 4-6-2 Britannia class with a prototype photograph.

Scan of casting B71
Prototype wheel photo

Cross section diagram of casting B71


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