narrow gauge.

[buzz]

Hi
Bachmann could easily manufacture the narrow gauge in 009 the
common English narrow gauge modeling size.
They already make the mechanisams and a usable 9mm gauge track
It would be a case of making the stock and loco bodies mostly.
But the big issuie is I am not sure there is a big enough market for the
narrow gauge Sodor Railways in the same scale as the existing trains.
regards John

[Guilford Guy]

Most 009 equipment is of very small prototypes. At one time Bachmann was looking into producing 4-6-0s in N scale however this project was halted when they could not find a small enough motor. This problem would likely carry over.

[Cheeky_ULP]

Another fact is most OO9 is bought as a kit, there's very little RTR models available. I doubt making RTR Skarloey engines would be a wise business decision.

[StanierJack]

RTR OO9 = no-go

I model in the scale. It's not economically viable to mass produce RTR models in it.