THESE GENERIC TYRES HAVE BEEN TESTED ON VARIOUS SMALL & LARGER DIAMETER WHEELED RAILROAD LOCOMOTIVES & ALSO THE OLDER MARGATE PRODUCED, RINGFIELD MOTOR LOCOMOTIVES.  THE PICTURES SHOULD HELP.

MADE FROM SYNTHETIC RUBBER, FOR LONG LIFE, CHEMICAL & HEAT RESISTANCE. ALSO GOOD FLEXIBILITY FOR EASIER FITTING.

TYRES SUITABLE FOR 14.4 MM DIAMETER WHEELS, WITH A 1.5 MM CHANNEL WIDTH ( NARROW ).  

WIDE:

ALSO THE OPTION OF A 1.9 MM CHANNEL WIDTH TYRE ( WIDE ), WITH A WHEEL DIAMETER OF 14.4 MM.

SMALL:

THE OPTION OF 11.4 MM DIAMETER WHEEL TYRE (SMALL). 

THE ( WIDE ) TYRES ARE PICTURED ON A RAIL ROAD CLASS 47.

THE ( NARROW ) TYRES ARE PICTURED ON A RAIL ROAD CLASS 37. 

THE ( SMALL ) DIAMETER TYRES ARE PICTURED ON A RAIL ROAD HST 125,  AS USED ON MORE RECENTLY PRODUCED HORNBY LOCOMOTIVES & POWERED BOGIES.

ALSO THIS LISTING CONTAINS OPTIONS OF TYRES FOR OLDER WHEELED LOCOMOTIVES, PRODUCED AT MARGATE.  THESE WHEELS ARE 13.2 MM IN DIAMETER OR 15.8 MM.

THE 0-6-0 PICTURE IS TAKEN OF A CLASS 08 SHUNTER, WITH WHEEL DIAMETERS OF 19.3 MM & A CHANNEL WIDTH OF APPROXIMATELY 1.8 MM WIDE.

CHECK THE DIAMETER OF YOUR WHEELS TO BE SURE, MANY MORE RECENT & OLDER LOCOMOTIVES WILL USE THESE SIZES.  MY LIST DOES NOT COVER EVERYTHING!

PLEASE NOTE, THESE ALTERNATIVE TYRES ARE STRETCHED OVER THE WHEEL, THEN FLIPPED INTO THE CHANNEL TO FIT.  MUCH LIKE A WASHER.  ONCE SEATED PROPERLY THEY PRESENT JUST AS A RING SHAPED ORIGINAL TYPE TYRE WOULD.   AS A RESULT THESE TYRES ARE SMALLER THAN THE DIAMETERS QUOTED, TO ENSURE A SNUG FIT.   IF YOU ARE NOT HAPPY WITH THIS PRINCIPLE, DO NOT PURCHASE.  THE SIZES QUOTED ARE THE WHEEL SIZE, NOT THE ACTUAL TYRE SIZE, WHICH IS SMALLER BEFORE STRETCHING, JUST TO CLEAR ANY CONFUSION!