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IBLS Standards

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WHEEL AND COUPLER STANDARDS

The Prairie State RR Club uses the following standards developed by the International Brotherhood of Live Steamers (IBLS)
COUPLER HEIGHT STANDARD for 1.5 Scale: Coupler height from top of rail to center of coupler is 4.38.

WHEEL AND FLANGE STANDARDS for 1.5 Scale:

WHEEL CHECK B

10

10 2 50' R W T

These Interim IBLS Standards have been widely adopted and have become the accepted wheel standards for the hobby.

T
TRACK GAUGE 1 to 1 Full Sized Prototype 56.50"
TIRE WIDTH

W
FLANGE WIDTH

F
FLANGE DEPTH

R
CONTOUR RADIUS

B
BACK TO BACK

G
WHEEL GAUGE

Wheel Check 54.53"

5.50"

1.56"

1.125"

0.688"

53.38"

1 to Scaled 1 foot Prototype

7.062"

0.688"

0.144"

0.141"

0.086"

6.672"

6.816"

1 to 7.50" MIN 0.750" IBLS 7 1 foot MIN see note


below

0.156" MAX

0.187" MAX

0.094" +/-.015

7.120"
+.020 -.000

7.440"
+.000 -.020

7.281" REF

Most tracks are now built to 7.5625" to 7.625 gauge to reduce rail head wear.

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