In fact DJH still produces 3 versions of Garatt (one is available both in Ho and HOm) - if you choose to select the biggest one - remember to order a second engine to go with the kit, or otherwise it will be too slow (you will need to have a truly large railroad to accomodate it anyway, as it requires quite a big radius to turn (my guess - about 3 meters). The smaller ones are good because they allow for more colorful paint schemes, while the big one can only be black. The model is abou 50cm long when finished and requires lots of skills cause naturally it only should be welded to hold.
Beyer-Garratt
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min rad
The 2-6-2+2-6-2 has a min rad of 23 13/16" (620mm)
The 4-8-2+2-8-4 has a min rad of 27 9/16" (700mm)
The 4-8-4+4-8-4 has a min rad of 30" (760mm)
3 meters is around 9'9", no?
The 2-6-2+2-6-2 has a min rad of 23 13/16" (620mm)
The 4-8-2+2-8-4 has a min rad of 27 9/16" (700mm)
The 4-8-4+4-8-4 has a min rad of 30" (760mm)
3 meters is around 9'9", no?
Well I tried it and can tell from my experience - 4-8-4+4-8-4 will not turn on 760 mm - no left turn anyway. Right - may be but still would doubt. I said 3 meters off the top of my haed of course - but I mean it - the radius should be realistic or you will have to leave certain piping behind - the thing is not built for small diaramas!
A friend of mine here in Ottawa has recently finished a "Backwoods Miniature Kit" of a Garratt. Check the link to our NMRA Newsletter where you'll find his completed model.
http://http-server.carleton.ca/~sconley/SLD_mailcar/november_2005.pdf
http://http-server.carleton.ca/~sconley/SLD_mailcar/november_2005.pdf
Check out the locos section at South African Railways Modelling Pages - SA Rail in the UK (Well, it's been all over the world now....!)
Partially built DJH SAR GMAM and GCA Garratts
Partially built DJH SAR GMAM and GCA Garratts
No North American railroad had a Garratt. There were Fairlies (most notably they were the primary motive power on the Maine two-footers) and Mason Bogies, but the DRGW had neither as far as I know.
However, either the Durango & Silverton or the Cumbres & Toltec thought, at one point, of using the frames of two out-of-service K-37s to build a Garratt. No serious work was ever done on this project.
Hi all,
Paul Templar (Shamus) built a garrett type of thing using the running gear of two MDC shays. very neat concept! :thumb:
Paul Templar (Shamus) built a garrett type of thing using the running gear of two MDC shays. very neat concept! :thumb: