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IRISH 3FT GAUGE
West Clare Railway Collection:
16mm scale:
Rolling stock kits are designed to enable assembly to 32 or 45mm gauges unless otherwise stated.
Note: All photos are of prototype kits and may vary slightly from the production kits
'Ironwork' frets are included with the kits although most photos don't show this.
*Approximate overall body dimensions are in mm.*
'Spooner' range.
These have been based on two old Boston Lodge drawings of 1875 and carry the 'family' look especially with the curved buffer beams and curved under floor cross members.
Kits include glass filled nylon wheels and axleboxes and stainless steel axles. (3 in 1 oil is recommended).
SM001 Open Sheep truck (photo of prototype) 155L x 90H x 90W
SM002 Roofed Sheep truck. Includes plywood roof. (Photo. shows different axle boxes) 155L x 90W x 100H
SM003 Cattle truck. Includes interior framing details. 155L x 90Wx 110H
SM004 Open truck. 155L x 90W x 70H. This kit can be built as a Straight End Open, an Arc End Open or even a Flat truck. It just takes a little trimming with a razor saw and a touch with a file (avoid inhaling any dust).
SM005 The 'Serpent' Brake Van. 155L x 90W x 115H. In the spirit of the1875 FR Spooner period and even includes a pair of brass portholes for the Brakeman to view the track and train from his bench in the small cabin.
SM006 Closed Van. 155L x 90W x 115H. Another simple kit to build that carried lots of detail.
SM007 Ffestiniog Railway Bolster Truck. 105L x 65W x c65H
SM008 High Planked Open 115L x 90W x 90H. A very useful general purpose goods truck.
Freelance "Spooner type" Private Carriages.
There is an open carriage that can be an Inspectors, Engineers, Family, Picnic party or whatever you wish to use it for?
The other is a fine two compartment carriage for Ladies and Gentlemen to enable the ladies to be happily together while the gents to smoke and joke in the other compartment.
SM009 Two Compartment Private carriage. 155L x 95W x 120H
SM010 Open Saloon Carriage. 160L x 95W x 120H
SM011 Oil Drum Truck. Designed to take Trenarren Oil Drums. 105L x 55W x 65H over drums
SM012 FISH VAN 155L x 90W x 115H. Inspired by a standard gauge fish van that had the top half covered with fine louvres. Ideal for your model harbour, or simply to look a little different in you train.
SM013 Ffestiniog Railway 12 Ton Permanent Way Ballast Truck. 32mm gauge only. 325L x 55W x 65H body.
Two of these were built in 1874. No 88 and 105. They were later made into coal or sack trucks by fixing closed the six side doors and removing the hinges. Only one bogie was brakes by a hand wheel on top.
The model will traverse 30" radius bends.
SM019 Bogie Ventilated Van 32mm or 45mm
SM-19A Bogie Ventilated Van 32 & 45mm
Festiniog & Blaenau carriages:
These three carriage designs have been developed from a drawing of the 3rd class carriage. There are few known photos to work from, but the 1st/2nd carriage was developed next. After a lengthy discussions the Brake/3rd was developed from very feint photographic evidence of a different rear carriage. It appears to also have an offset roof mounted lamp in the brake compartment, possibly to avoid it being struck by the guard's head while winding down the brake handle?
L-R: Third Class, First/Second Class, Brake/Third Class
SM021 Third. 190L x 95W x 120H
SM020 First/Second Class. 190L x 95W x 120H
SM022 Brake/Third Class. 190L x 95W x 120H
SM029 BRAKE VAN. 32/45mm gauges. 170L x 90W x 135H
Based on a quaint standard gauge Mid Wales Railway brake van on the mid 19th century this handsome vehicle includes everything apart from couplings, glue and paint.
SM045 Dorking Ironstone 3ft gauge side tipper (45mm gauge only) 85L x 85W* x 65H
*width = 2x max overhang.
SM046 Kettering Ironstone 3ft gauge side tipper (45mm gauge only) 120L x 120W* x 65H.
* width = 2x max body overhang
The 3ft gauge West Clare Railway Collection. 15mm Scale. Designed for 45mm gauge using steel rimed injection moulded nylon wheels and brass bearings as shown.
32mm gauge can be supplied with similar size and pattern all nylon wheels.
SM050 West Clare Railway Closed Van. 220W x 110W x 145H
SM051 West Clare Railway Closed Cattle Wagon 210L x 110W x 120H
SM052 West Clare Railway Open Cattle Wagon. 220L x 110W x 130H
SM053 West Clare Railway Horsebox. 220L x 105W x 160H
SM061 Campbell & Machrihanish Railway - Campbelltown Coal Co with removable hopper 32 & 45mm
