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Live steam model on 7¼" gauge of the Württembergische T3 no 924

Welcome to this blog. It will inform you about the progress of designing and building live steam model locomotives. The blog contains the description of a model Würrtembergische T3 on 7¼" gauge (built between 2006 and 2017), the wagons for this loco (built between 2018 and 2022)  and a 5" gauge model of a Great Eastern Railway Y14 class loco (started in 2020)

On the left you'll find the index where you can browse through the different articles and on the right you'll find all the extra's. On the top tabs you'll find a brief description of my other locos.

 

 

Click for the direct link to start of construction series below 
T3 7¼" steam locomotive 
 
Enjoy this site. Erik-Jan Stroetinga. The Netherlands. Europe.

 

 

 

Tuesday 17 March 2020

Güterwagen Omk (part 10) brake levers and footrest

The next things to make were the levers that actually operate the brakes. These are two small (minimal unobtrusive) handles on each side of the wagon, below the doors. This way the brakes can be operated by a left of right handed driver.


An 8 mm rod is used to extend the levers under the side doors.



Some support plates keep the rod in position. Due to the lever construction, the maximum pulling  force is only small.  





Square ends were milled on the outer ends of the rod. The brake levers have a square hole filed in them.



 A M3 bolt and thick washer are locking the lever to the rod.



A general view of the brake rigging



The hand operated brake almost completed. Some pins have to be turned to replace the temporary bolts. They will be turned from some nails. 



The footrests are made of 12 mm stainless steel. They are inserted in a 16mm tube, that is fixed to the main frame. A tiny pin will click in the grove and lock the footrest in to position.



They can be pushed inside the tube when not needed (when the wagon is on the steaming bay or in the car for transport to the track)...


... and pulled out when needed for driving the locomotive.  The footrest is 120 mm wide



A piece of leaf spring is used to hold the locking pin. 



The sitting position was tested and we decided to put the  seat box (from my 5" gauge driving wagon) on its side. This gives a lower position, and we think a better sight on the backhead of the locomotive while driving.



The small rounded end cap gives just enough grip to your shoes, so that you won't slide of when on the track.