Shay Versions

[cvl]

 I have 2 of the 36 (38) ton 2 truck shays and they are different from each other. One has the 6 screw trucks and the other only has 4 screws. Both seem to have sound onboard but I have no idea who's. One of the loco's has the rear headlight mounted on the cab roof while the other is on one side of the fuel bunker. What I would like to know is how many versions of this loco did Bachmann make and at what times.

[Hamish K]

The only Bachmann On30 Shay made has been the 14 ton model, which does not match your descriptions. Are you referring to the Bachmann Large Scale Shays? If so a post on that board might get a response.

Hamish

[Tomcat]

Hi there,
it appears to me, that you are referring to the HO scale model which is scale 1:86 Standard Gauge. On30 is 1:43,5 to 1:49 Narrow Gauge.

The HO models do have different truck construction details according to their prototypes.

Kind regards, Tom