This is a model of the early Stockton and Darlington railway Chaldron wagon. The model is based on the one at the National Railway Museum in Shildon. These wagons are small when compared with later wagons. These should make a good companion to go with the Locomotion design.
The model has been designed purely based on the images and the very brief description give in the above link. It is therefore unlikely to be fully accurate and future changes may occour.
The wagon has been designed with non-rotating axles made of 2mm silver steel or stainless steel (I used stainless). One axle can pivot to provide compensation. The wheel each have a MR52ZZ bearing embedded to provide free running.
Currently I've provided only a wheel with round rod spokes although the images of the actual wagon show different wheel on the the two axles for some reason. The wheel profiles are to the Gauge 1 society fine scale standard but still look very oversize compared to the original which have tiny flanges.
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