philandsue Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 'Rosemary' Carriage derailingI have purchased a 'Rosemary' Pullman carriage second hand. It seems in good condition BUT it de-rails very easily. I don't have this problem with other wagons or carriages. Any thoughts or experiences? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morairamike Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Hi there.I have a set of three Pullman coaches. S8914. They all had the wide loop coupling, non NEM pocket type, on them and when connected to a loco with a narrow loop coupling (NEM pocket), the front carriage derailed. This was especially prevalent if the carriages were being pushed. The cure was to change one end wide loop for a narrow loop NEM pocket.On my Pullman the couplings are riveted on. I drilled out the rivet and then drilled a clearance hole in the coupling and used a small self tapping screw to fix the small coupling to the bogie. Result no more derailing.Before.After. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted April 8, 2021 Share Posted April 8, 2021 Is it free-running - are the axles in place correctly, the pinpoint ends clean?Have you checked the 'B2B' - back-to-back spacing - should be near-enough 14.5mm.Without getting too personal (!!), how old is Rosemary? Is it possible the flanges are too deep for the track you're using?Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 "how old is Rosemary?"Men should NEVER ask a Lady her age nor shall she NEVER Tell!!! He he 😉😀🚂🚂🚂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Hornby has made at least two versions of “Rosemary”.Main Range, and Railroad models.Main Range.http://www.hornbyguide.com/item_details.asp?itemid=3104Railroad.https://www.gaugemasterretail.com/magento/hornby-r4312.htmlThe Railroad model seems to be currently available... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 https://uk.hornby.com/products/br-75t-breakdown-crane-era-6-r4312Actually, this link is for the Railroad Pullman Car Rosemary! R4312 thinking_face Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDS Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 Very good job Morairamike.It looks a lot neater now as well as being more reliable.David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Potterton Posted April 9, 2021 Share Posted April 9, 2021 On the flip side to Al's question about wheel flange depth, as you bought the coach second hand, are the wheels original or could they have been replace with finescale ones with a shallower flange depth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philandsue Posted May 24, 2021 Author Share Posted May 24, 2021 Apologies for not reacting soonwer. i did read your valued comments and when I looked art 'Rosemary' again realised I had not properly fitted her together after taking her apart - all sorted now. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted May 24, 2021 Share Posted May 24, 2021 Another happy customer!Glad all is resolved.Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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