Can anyone help?
What would be the typical and maximum gradients to get coal wagons up to a coaling stage?
Would the site be designed so the loco track had a down grade to reduce the neccessary length of the site?
How many wagons would normally be propelled up to the coaling stage in one go?
Any on-line pictures of such sites in late steam days?
Andrew
Pretty steep, around 1:20 looks reasonable to me.
Sometimes, but not often, here's an example
Shows you have to look quite a long way for such.
As many as fit on the elevated track beyond the shed, or less if its really steep. Keith
I have just finished this very job. I had bought a scale model ( OO ) based on Didcot but it was far too big. I reduced the ramp to just about 3 ft ( 0.85M ) and the Coal house to 300 mm with a stock park of
400mm which looks right with 3 wagons. The width of the whole I set at 80mm and made the walls as stone block. On the roof I planted a standard water tank as the scale tank was 6 times the area. It looks quite reasonable. if you are interested I will post a picture in Fotopics.The rise was set at 80mm too.
Please!
Look under Coaling Stage
Thanks for the answers and the pictures.
Andrew
Ta!
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