Driving trolley

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Looking for plans for a 5" gauge driving trolley – any advice out there please ?

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Plans for driving trolley

[Neil WyattModerator @neilwyatt]

I made a VERY simple 5" trolley, it's under piles of stuff at the moment, but at some point I'll did it out and write it up.

Basically a frame from 19mm square steel tube, welded up with a cross-bar as a foot rest. Wheels run in ball races fitted to pivoted aluminium blocks with rubber blocks as suspension (a la Mini) which works really well. I made a connector blocks that can take a chain for 5 and left or right hand 3 1/2 use.

For ground level track the seat (padded leather on plywood) sits on a hollow wooden box. For elevated track, leave out the spacer box, and fit two 'Z' shaped extensions that provide lower, wider footrests.

It has a disk brake but not fitted as I don't need it with my puny loco

Neil

Edited By Neil Wyatt on 29/01/2020 10:50:27

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