Track Cleaner Mini project

 

Track Cleaner Mini project

I picked up a cheap Triang track cleaner wagon on EBay you know the one with those ghastly chunky wheels and cast bogies, no good for code 75 track.

Under the knife it went off came these bogies and the under frame was modified to take CAMBRIAN C72 "Ride-control" Bogies. Flattening the domed moulding that supported the old bogies then rivet holes in the domed moulding were opened to 5.6mm the clear the head of the slotted screw before gluing the body pivot moulding concentric over to original pivot hole on the domed moulding.

Sections of Evergreen 4.8 mm angle was glued to the wagon underside and butted to the body pivot moulding for extra support.

Looks better already, just waiting for some 3 hole 12 mm wheels to arrive

Alan Gibson 3 hole 12 mm wheels arrived this morning, Reamed the bogie frames to fit the top hat bearings ad fitted a magnetic coupling. Gave the wagon a quick test run, there is quite a bit of drag from the felt so a heavy loco was required to haul it!

2301 Class Dean Goods second impressions

 Well most of my locos were laid up from mid April so it was time to clean the track and have a running session. Well I was disappointed the Dean Goods stopped, started and generally misbehaved the sound was appalling. Investigation showed that the tender pickups were not contacting the wheels photo taken after I tweaked the first two. More troubling was the fact that when I was rechecking the locomotive CV’s when I put it onto my programming track it would not sit correctly. In order to rule out any track irregularities I laid a new length of code 75 track onto a work top secured with double sided tape. As you will see from the video the locomotive rocks from side to side.https://youtu.be/LZv_S73EanA . You can also see/hear the sound issue where it commences after the locomotive has travelled around 2 feet and the sound output is barely audible. Well its gone back to Oxford Rail via Hatton’s to get sorted.