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Information updated  7 October 2007

8 spoke wheel

4 mm SCALE CARRIAGE AND WAGON WHEELS

THIS is where it all began,  4mm. scale carriage and wagon wheels!  These were among the very first model railway items that I produced and today, in an improved form, they continue to be the best seller. The range has grown steadily over the years and today, with many satisfied customers world wide, they probably represent the best value for money on the market. Available in 00 Finescale, EM and P4 gauges they all have black plastic injection moulded centres carrying individual detail and these centres are pressed into chemically blackened steel tyres that have been precision turned to the recommended profile for the respective gauges.
They are supplied mounted on blackened steel pin-pointed axles 26mm. long, 2mm. in diameter. 

The price is for two wheels mounted on an axle. 

The price lists show the types of wagon wheels and of coach wheels currently available.

      Notes on carriage and wagon wheels

All types of scale wheels are available for 00 finescale, EM and P4 gauges. They are jig assembled to ensure squareness on the axle and to maintain the essential accuracy of the back-to-back measurement. To order wheels in 00,  EM or P4 the second digit in the Code should be changed to either an 0 for 00,  an E for EM or an S for P4 (e.g. 40xx or 4Exx or 4Sxx). 

The 26mm long pin-point axle is now accepted as the standard for 4mm. scale rolling stock and has been adopted by the majority of British r-t-r and kit manufacturers. The full ranges of  wheels can, therefore, be used as direct replacements in rolling stock currently produced by Hornby, Dapol, Replica and Bachmann. They can also be used in rolling stock formerly produced by Airfix and Mainline.

For Lima and most other continental rolling stock a shorter axle (24.5mm. in length) is required and these can be supplied to special order. When ordering these please specify very clearly that you require these shorter axles and be prepared to allow an extra day or two for delivery. It should be noted that only wheels set to 00 gauge can be supplied mounted on these axles. The cost of these is £1.20 per axle.

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