John Chapman
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Mamod railway wagonsI wonder if somebody would be kind enough to measure a Mamod flat wagon for me. I'm interested to know how long and how wide they are.
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Spokesmann
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Steamyjim's your man there John.
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steamyjim
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Unfortunatley no I am not  I have several Mamod locos but no Mamod rolling stock
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MTA
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My open wagon (I believe the chassis are common) measures:
L: 160mm over buffers
W: 82mm
Hope that helps, John 
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Chris
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I can help.
The flat bit (not including buffers) is 142 x 79mm.
I wouldn't buy new ones though, they are rather expensive for what they are.
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Chris
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Must have hit the send button together Simon. Yep my flat one is 160mm over the buffers as well.
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MTA
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Only a minute out, Chris!
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Spokesmann
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Sorry Jim! 
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John Chapman
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Thanks for that Gents.
So translated into measurements I understand approx five and a half inches by three inches. Convert that into feet at 1 inch to the foot scale and it's 5 foot 6 by 3 feet. Heywood tops wagons were 6 foot by 3 foot so not that far out.
Hmm! food for thought
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Spokesmann
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Have you got a project brewing John . . . 
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John Chapman
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| Spokesmann wrote: | | Have you got a project brewing John . . . |
A garden railway, based on the 15 inch gauge lines at Duffield Bank and Eaton Hall, with maybe a bit of Fairborne Railway thrown in. Early days yet but I will keep everybody posted.
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Spokesmann
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Sounds interesting indeed! I wish I had the space for a garden railway.
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Chris
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You don't need much space, I just use a short loop of mamod track on a brick and mortar base...
During construction...
In use...
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Spokesmann
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Chris my back garden/courtyard is domitaed by big plants - most of mine would need to be raised with lift out viaducts. 
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John Chapman
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Chris, that's a super little line you have built. It's about the size I am going to able to have. Thanks for posting the photo and videos - food for thought
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Minor1PJG
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Aah, now I see what you meant Chris, regarding the shape of my SL1 test track
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