"Mike CJ" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> "Daniel bigpond.com>" <danielnightingale@<remove> wrote in message
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> > Hi,
> >
> > I was wondering if any preservation group in the UK or US has used steel
to
> > replace wooden pillars, or structural members, in the front or rear ends
of
> > wooden bodied rollingstock. I would be interested in corresponding with
any
> > parties who have done this before, to assist in a heritage restoration
> > project underway in Australia. I intend to only replace the front and
rear
> > ends with an all steel structure, and any positive or negative
experiences
> > would be great to hear from.
> >
> > To respond, remove the <remove>, or send to daniel741231@hotmail.com
> >
> >
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > Daniel Nightingale
> > Sydney, Australia
> >
> Make sure you well protect the steel against corrosion, early post war
steel
> coaches in Britain (I'm thinking of LNER Thompson coaches) didn't last
many
> years before rusting.
> Mike.
>
>
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What I plan to do is, as the steel is only going to be in the front and rear
of the car (it is a railmotor, or railcar), is to use structural steel,
fabricate and test fit, then get the section hot dipped galvanised. Rust is
a big problem here in Australia, hence most (modern) cars are stainless
steel, aluminium or fibreglass.