I'm looking for a set od drivers for a Rivarossi berkshire. I have one that the driver with the gear on the axle has broken off the axle. I've tried to find a set of drivers, but so far no luck. Does anyone know of a source for these?
Is it the gear that's broken off the axle, or the drivers?If it's the gear, you might be able to get a replacement gear, along with a suitable gearbox, from North West Short Line. The gear for the axle will need to fit properly, but I'd guess that NWSL would likely know what's needed.
Wayne
I have a couple of older (1970's) HO scale Rivarossi steamers that I had to put in storage for a number of years with all of my train collection. When I finally got to take everything out again, the driving wheels on both Rivarossi steamers had become so brittle that the wheel centers tore out of the wheels when I tried to run these locos. No other brand steamers I owned exhibited similar problems. I considered purchasing new drivers from Greenway but the cost was more than I had paid for the locos. Both locos are too large for my current layout, so they remain in storage with there ruined drivers.
Hornblower
I read somewhere that the Berkshire used the same drivers as the 0-8-0, also the Mallett. I've owned all three and AHM/Rivarossi had a habit of using just a few drive systems for all of their steam locos. The Berkshire drivers are way undersized compared to actual scale as a result.
Anyway, the 0-8-0 in particular, is very plentiful on the used market and often sold for parts only. It could be a good source.
On EBay, a seller by the name 'BGGameBoy' regularly dismantles Rivarossi locomotives to sell as parts. Seek out item #295380829008 which is exactly what your looking for and is available right now from him. Reasonably priced as well.
PMR