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[[Category:Wandering Locomotive Books]]


[[File:MDM Locomotive Works logo.png|thumb|center|300px|MDM Locomotive Works logo]]
[[File:MDM Locomotive Works logo.png|thumb|center|300px|MDM Locomotive Works logo]]
[[MDM Locomotive Works]] was founded by [[Jim Murray]] in 1997.  Jim operated the company until his death in 2013.
== Archive ==
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/MDMLocomotive/Jim_Murray_and_MDM_Locomotive_Works.pdf Wandering Locomotive Book: Jim Murray and MDM Locomotive Works (PDF)]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/MDMLocomotive/MDM_Locomotive_2006_Catalog.pdf MDM Locomotive 2006 Catalog (PDF)]
* [http://ibls.org/files/2017/MDMLocomotive/MDM_Locomotive_Price_List_January_2013.pdf MDM Locomotive Price List January 2013 (PDF)]
== HTC Trucks ==
[[Lee Wright]] designed the original patterns used by [[MDM Locomotive Works]] for building the HTC Trucks. The trucks featured a wheelbase of 20 3/8 inches, wheel diameter 5 inch and axles of 5/8 inch diameter with ball bearing journals.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==


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File:MDM F7 Kit Tom Bee.jpg|F7A built by Tom Bee.  The body was provided by [[MDM Locomotive Works]] as a kit.  The trucks are Tom Bee.
File:MDM AAR Type A.jpg|AAR Type A truck in 1-1/2 inch scale
File:MDM AAR Type A.jpg|AAR Type A truck in 1-1/2 inch scale
File:MDM Locomotive Steps ebay 20170330.jpg|Cast aluminum F-unit steps.
File:MDM Locomotive Steps ebay 20170330.jpg|Cast aluminum F-unit steps.
File:MDM Locomotive SwitcherHeaderlights ebay 20170330-1.jpg|Switcher headlight castings.
File:MDM Locomotive SwitcherHeaderlights ebay 20170330-1.jpg|Switcher headlight castings.
File:MDM Locomotive SwitcherHeaderlights ebay 20170330-2.jpg|Switcher headlight castings.
File:MDM Locomotive SwitcherHeaderlights ebay 20170330-2.jpg|Switcher headlight castings.
File:BRAKE SHOE RING 2 MDM LOCOMOTIVE.jpg|Brake Shoe Ring, cast aluminum, by [[MDM Locomotive Works]].
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== External Links ==
== External Links ==
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* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=101795 "MDM", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
* [http://www.chaski.org/homemachinist/viewtopic.php?f=33&t=101795 "MDM", <i>Chaski.org</i>]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/sp5623/5623MDM.htm "SP5623 in 1.5 inch scale"]
* [http://www.trainweb.org/sp5623/5623MDM.htm "SP5623 in 1.5 inch scale"]
* [http://livesteam.proboards.com/thread/841/mdm-diesel-chassis-update-july "MDM F-7 diesel chassis"]

Latest revision as of 10:22, 30 November 2023


MDM Locomotive Works logo

MDM Locomotive Works was founded by Jim Murray in 1997. Jim operated the company until his death in 2013.

Archive

HTC Trucks

Lee Wright designed the original patterns used by MDM Locomotive Works for building the HTC Trucks. The trucks featured a wheelbase of 20 3/8 inches, wheel diameter 5 inch and axles of 5/8 inch diameter with ball bearing journals.

Gallery









External Links