Tri-ang Australian
Moldex R116A Gondola
1958 – 1967
The
Australian R115A Gondola was based on the original
1962
Australian catalogue illustration.
Moldex
shared the tooling for the Gondola with
Models
were fitted with Australian diecast metal bogies of the early TC pattern with
MkII couplers, sleeved wheels and open axleboxes in 1958 - 59. In 1960 a new
Australian made diecast archbar bogie was introduced using MkIII couplers,
sleeved wheels and open bearings. From about 1963 until production stopped in
1967, the models were fitted with Australian plastic bogies which used MKIII
couplers and the unusual arrangement of sleeved wheels on a pinpoint style axle.
The
tooling was originally made for
The
versions produced by Moldex are summarized in the table below.
Cat.
No. |
Lettering |
Number |
Colour |
Coupler |
Bogie |
Years |
R116A |
Tri-ang
Railways - white |
22831 |
green |
MkII |
Metal |
58-59 |
R116A |
Tri-ang
Railways - white |
22831 |
green |
MkIII |
Metal |
60-61 |
R116A |
Tri-ang
Railways - white |
22831 |
brown |
MkIII |
Metal |
61? |
R116A |
Express
Delivery TR - yellow |
- |
brown |
MkIII |
Metal |
62-63 |
R116A |
Express
Delivery - yellow |
- |
green |
MkIII |
Plastic |
64-67 |
Information and photographs Graeme Brown