Why narrow gauge trucks?
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David Soderblom
In response to the below, I commented on narrow gauge trucks because
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someone had wanted to know if they had bolsters the same size as their standard gauge counterparts. The answer is a strong no, they are scaled down in all dimensions. David Soderblom Baltimore MD ________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Message: 20 Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:17:19 -0500 From: "Jon Cagle" <jscagle@msn.com> Subject: Re: Narrow gauge trucks David: Was there a question or thread that I missed regarding the information that was posted below? Thanks. Jon
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From: David Soderblom Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2002 11:13 PM To: STMFC@yahoogroups.com Subject: [STMFC] Narrow gauge trucks Narrow gauge cars generally used 26-inch wheels and had a wheelbase of 48 inches (or close to that). They were built to take much less load than a standard gauge truck and so had smaller dimensions all around, including the size of the bolster and of the springs. I base this statement on narrow gauge cars of the West Side Lumber Co., which included some from the F&CC. David Soderblom Baltimore MD
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