DiveController Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 6 hours ago, PorkyP said: The trucks and vans book sounds good, but t'internet doesn't seem to fjnd it unfortunately, tho theres a few pics of random CIE stuff...these amused me as I only really think of them as BR machines . Seems like a wheel or two short on the mechanical horses there, Porky? Does this CIE random stuff need to have any wheels at all or would a single tiller do? 2 Quote
jhb171achill Posted September 9, 2019 Posted September 9, 2019 That locomotive is an 0.0.0..... 1 2 Quote
PorkyP Posted September 9, 2019 Author Posted September 9, 2019 CIE certainly turned it's hand to a few diverse things, these lads seem to be having fun with a bit of a top heavy load... 2 Quote
DiveController Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) Old thread from the site Edited September 10, 2019 by DiveController 1 Quote
murrayec Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 On 9/9/2019 at 9:13 AM, jhb171achill said: That locomotive is an 0.0.0..... A tiller can sometimes be refereed to as 'The Wheel' so I think it could also be an 0-1-0! Eoin 3 Quote
PorkyP Posted September 10, 2019 Author Posted September 10, 2019 5 hours ago, murrayec said: A tiller can sometimes be refereed to as 'The Wheel' so I think it could also be an 0-1-0! Eoin Or 0-0-1 as it's at one end... 3 Quote
DiveController Posted September 10, 2019 Posted September 10, 2019 (edited) Even at the back it would be a 'driving' wheel so 0-1-0, (although before they were motored maybe a 0-0-0?). Of course, there is no tender so would it be a 0-1-0T or a 0-1-0TDiesel although I don't think they top speed would have been very high. I suppose if they're diesels they could be a 'sea' class albeit confined to the Grand Canal and other inland waterways. Still no Land Rover and no sign of that book either ... Edited September 11, 2019 by DiveController 2 Quote
PorkyP Posted September 12, 2019 Author Posted September 12, 2019 (edited) ..'course if the barge were horse drawn it might be 1-0-0- stickety stick - stickety stick.. (that'd be an old horse..) Ok I'll get me coat.. Edited September 12, 2019 by PorkyP 2 Quote
Broithe Posted September 12, 2019 Posted September 12, 2019 1 hour ago, PorkyP said: ..'course if the barge were horse drawn it might be 1-0-0- stickety stick - stickety stick.. (that'd be an old horse..) Ok I'll get me coat.. Surely a 4-0-0..? 1 Quote
PorkyP Posted September 12, 2019 Author Posted September 12, 2019 3 ¹/² some of the old donkeys I've known.... 1 Quote
DiveController Posted September 13, 2019 Posted September 13, 2019 And to think this thread started off with 4X4s Quote
PorkyP Posted September 13, 2019 Author Posted September 13, 2019 7 hours ago, DiveController said: And to think this thread started off with 4X4s The old horse I had could get over a lot of places I wouldn't attempt with the land rover ! 1 Quote
Broithe Posted October 24, 2019 Posted October 24, 2019 Not Irish, but this picture just turned up in my interminable Pinterest suggestions. No details with it anywhere that I can find it used. The flanged wheels would appear not to be driven, I presume they still relied on the road wheels for propulsion - and braking... 2 Quote
Broithe Posted October 24, 2019 Posted October 24, 2019 This drawing suggests the track would be 4' 3½", so the outer sides of the tyres would be on the centre of the rail-tops at 2½" off-centre from each wheel. And the wheels in the picture do look a bit 'fatter' than standard. So, using the road-wheels for traction looks plausible? 1 Quote
Mayner Posted October 24, 2019 Posted October 24, 2019 56 minutes ago, Broithe said: Not Irish, but this picture just turned up in my interminable Pinterest suggestions. No details with it anywhere that I can find it used. The flanged wheels would appear not to be driven, I presume they still relied on the road wheels for propulsion - and braking... Road wheel propulsion is the standard practice for modern Hi-Rail vehicles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road–rail_vehicle used to carry out inspection and maintenance work on many railways. 1 Quote
Broithe Posted October 24, 2019 Posted October 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Mayner said: Road wheel propulsion is the standard practice for modern Hi-Rail vehicles https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Road–rail_vehicle used to carry out inspection and maintenance work on many railways. Indeed, I was just mulling over the arrangement above, where the Land Rover may be hauling the carriage, but presumably without controlling the carriage's brakes. 1 Quote
Galteemore Posted October 24, 2019 Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Broithe said: Not Irish, but this picture just turned up in my interminable Pinterest suggestions. No details with it anywhere that I can find it used. The flanged wheels would appear not to be driven, I presume they still relied on the road wheels for propulsion - and braking... Looks like Haworth shed on the Keighley and Worth Valley railway, circa late 60s. 1 1 Quote
PorkyP Posted October 25, 2019 Author Posted October 25, 2019 This type of set up certainly makes it easier to lift the rail wheels out of the way and drive the motor normally..the other type your committed to running it on the track really, nice pic Quote
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