Drewry Shunter D2258
By
Lewis Marshall
Having joined a prominent 7 1/4" gauge railway and successful completed a small wagon to a satisfactory standard I set out to look for my first engine. A mere three months later a Drewry Class 04 body (built by another member of this group) came up for sale on a website, it was just what I was looking for. This was immediately purchased.
A chassis incorporating six wheeled inside drive, was then designed on CAD and sent to the laser cutters. Then came the problem of what motors to use, should I go with chain drive or axle hung? The 150 watt or 500 watt? In the end I went with three 280 watt axle hung motors, the reason being the smaller motors just wouldn’t meet the requirements of such a large railway.
With the body and motor sets found I set about making wheels and beginning the work on the frames. Not being able to fully make use machinery for a couple months I set about doing detailing instead. This included headcode discs, access dors with grills for the sides, lamps, cab interior and the repainting and detailing of a driving truck.
Work to date includes detailing the body, creation and ongoing drilling of the frames, frame stretchers, horns, horn keeps, wheels and most of what is required for the motor sets.
The locomotive should be running in early 2016.
By
Lewis Marshall
Having joined a prominent 7 1/4" gauge railway and successful completed a small wagon to a satisfactory standard I set out to look for my first engine. A mere three months later a Drewry Class 04 body (built by another member of this group) came up for sale on a website, it was just what I was looking for. This was immediately purchased.
A chassis incorporating six wheeled inside drive, was then designed on CAD and sent to the laser cutters. Then came the problem of what motors to use, should I go with chain drive or axle hung? The 150 watt or 500 watt? In the end I went with three 280 watt axle hung motors, the reason being the smaller motors just wouldn’t meet the requirements of such a large railway.
With the body and motor sets found I set about making wheels and beginning the work on the frames. Not being able to fully make use machinery for a couple months I set about doing detailing instead. This included headcode discs, access dors with grills for the sides, lamps, cab interior and the repainting and detailing of a driving truck.
Work to date includes detailing the body, creation and ongoing drilling of the frames, frame stretchers, horns, horn keeps, wheels and most of what is required for the motor sets.
The locomotive should be running in early 2016.