Alan Gibson Wheels and Bearings
All wheels are sold in sets of 2 Axles (4 Wheels) and 4 Bearings. Bearings are also available separately as a pack of 4. Please remember that bogie wagons will require 2 sets.
OO, EM and P4/S4 wheels are available.
The listing page for each kit shows the sort of wheels fitted when built, but these may have been replaced later, e.g. "Open" spoked by spoked, and spoked by 3-hole. More than one type listed , e.g. " 8 Spoked or 3 hole Disc" , indicates the order in which the types of wheels were used on the wagon.
Very occasionally, open spoked wheels were used as a replacement, possibly because they were the only ones available that fitted the axlebox journals (bearing diameter/length).
The GWR Crane and Match truck requires two axles of G4000 8 spoked and two axles of G4006 10 spoked wheels (or EM/S4 equivalent).
BR 4 wheel wagons with "A" as the third letter of the TOPS code, e.g. OCA, generally have/had disc brake wheels (G4013).
Walrus and Whale hoppers are likely to have had plain disc wheels (not stocked by us), although using 3-hole wheels will not be very noticeable when the wagon is on the track.
