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    Posted in South Australia » Mile End turntable

    A jumbo railar (2000/2100) is 25.500m over the couplers and has a wheel base of 17.500m you can add 2.700m onto the length for the bogie centres though, for a single car.

    A poxbox (3000/3100) is 25.774m over the couplers and has a wheelbase of 17.500m for a single car. The pox boxes are about the same length for the bogies as well so again add in an extra 2.700m.

    So with a little overhang they should both fit onto the T/T if needed! As it is only the wheels that need to fit onto the turntable you can overhang a bit if needed at each end.

    David Peters


    David,
    Thanks for the info. Appearances can be deceptive! I thought the 3000s were shorter, but they are longer than the 4000 motor cars (24.710 m) and trailers (25.255 m).

    Alex C

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    Edited 11 Apr 2014 22:06, 7 years ago, edited by 62430

    A jumbo railar (2000/2100) is 25.500m over the couplers and has a wheel base of 17.500m you can add 2.700m onto the length for the bogie centres though, for a single car.

    A poxbox (3000/3100) is 25.774m over the couplers and has a wheelbase of 17.500m for a single car. The pox boxes are about the same length for the bogies as well so again add in an extra 2.700m.

    So with a little overhang they should both fit onto the T/T if needed! As it is only the wheels that need to fit onto the turntable you can overhang a bit if needed at each end.

    David Peters


    David,
    Thanks for the info.  Appearances can be deceptive! I thought the 3000s were shorter, but they are longer than the 4000 motor cars (c 24.7 m) and trailers (25.255 m).

    Alex C