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B504 and B505
GER 0-6-0 F48, G58/LNER J16, J17 driving wheels.

(B504 outer axles, B505 mid axles).

4′ 11″ diam., 15 oval spokes, slightly humped rim, apparent tread 5″.
Hub 15″ face dia., 1½″ above the tyre, pin in line at 11″.

SOURCE: J17 No 1217 measured direct at York in 1994.

Casting: 34.4 mm tread dia., 28.6 mm i/d., hub 1.0 out from the tyre, pin at 6.5 mm.

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Scan of castings in a set for a GER 0-6-0 F48, G58/ LNER J16, J17.

Note: Use on other classes.
B504, the outer wheels may suit J18, J19 which are very similar. J20 outer wheels are also similar except for the pin throw at 12″.
B505, the mid wheels are similar to those of J18, J19 but the weight is about half of a spoke gap further clockwise. The J20 wheels have wider, longer weights in the same position, and have a pin throw of 12″.
Scan of casting B504  Scan of casting B505

Cross section diagram of castings B504 and B505
This example shows a tyre width of 3.5 mm for Gauge 0 Fine.
For Scale7 remove more metal from the back of the wheel to give a tyre thickness of 3.2 mm instead of 3.5 mm.


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