reading 2-8-0

[RAM]

I saw two reading 2-8-0s on ebay today..  HO  Bowser & Bachmann Hybrid R & R 2-8-0 Locomotive & Tender & Bowser and what looks like a Varney boiler with a lot of detail parts.

[richg]

Ok, thanks. I would have never known that.

Rich

[ebtbob]

Ram,

     Do you have a question about the engines?   As you said,  they are Bowser/Bachmann hybrid.   I assume they are Bowser mechanisms with the Bachmann shell installed over the Bowser mech.   Bowser made the mechanism to repower the Bachmann 2-8-0.   The sad part is, the shell, which is a great representation of the Reading I10sa,  is no longer available because the molds were destroyed in an industrial accident years ago.

[Johnson Bar Jeff]

Bowser made the mechanism to repower the Bachmann 2-8-0.   The sad part is, the shell, which is a great representation of the Reading I10sa,  is no longer available because the molds were destroyed in an industrial accident years ago.

What a shame. 

[ebtnut]

Wonder what ever became of the old Varney Super Consolidation molds?  That was also a good basis for a Reading I-10. 

[J3a-614]

Some photo links you may find interesting.

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/rdg_steam.html

http://www.northeast.railfan.net/phil_reading.html

Have fun.