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weighed only 1,829 pounds (830 kg), 322 lb (146 kg) lighter than a Boxpok design of the same diameter and equivalent strength. Using a 100-long-ton (100 t) vertical press, load testing was conducted of the strength and elasticity of the SCOA-P wheel centre against a 2,021 lb
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experiencing fatigue problems with conventional spoked wheels. Stronger Boxpok type 'B' wheels had been installed on a number of VR locomotive classes in the late 1940s, but they had the disadvantage of being relatively heavy and also restricted maintenance access to axleboxes, underslung springs,
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pin removal difficult. The SCOA-P wheel was developed to allow the strength of the Boxpok design but also provide the maintenance access of a conventional spoked wheel.
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SCOA-P wheel centres were found on locomotives for the Gold Coast Railway in Africa (WM and YL classes), East African Railways (30 and 31 classes), Iran Railways'
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locomotive that had the same diameter, but was engineered for a lower 17.5-long-ton (17.8 t)
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and in some cases boiler washout plugs. Boxpok wheels were proposed for the forthcoming
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locomotives, introduced in 1951 and 1954 respectively. They were also used on the
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australiansteam.com Tasmanian Preserved Steam Locomotives
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SCOA-P wheels were developed in the late 1940s by the
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Decapod, and a class of Indian Government Railways'
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steam locomotive
wheel
spokes
Boxpok

tyre
Victorian Railways
Victorian Railways R class
4-6-4
coupling rod
driving wheel
A2 class
axle load

Victorian Railways R class
4-6-4
R class
4-6-4
J class
2-8-0
Queensland Railways
BB18¼ class
4-6-2
Tasmanian Government Railways
M class
4-6-2
H class
4-8-2
Vulcan Foundry

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