Newfoundland Narrow Gauge

[Jim Goodridge]

Here is a youtube video of the Newfoundland Railway's 4-6-2 in 42 inch gauge.  They also had beautiful 2-8-2's and the Anglo Newfoundland Development Company had 2-6-2T's that would be great for all kinds of small railroads.  The 4-6-2 and 2-6-2 were made by Baldwin.  Alco (and Montreal locomotive works) made the 2-8-2's.  Check out "Narrow Gauge Railways of Canada" by Omer Lavallee for more.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_XrNJTjRjc

Would it be such a stretch for Bachmann to make something in Sn42?

Best Regards
Jim

[hminky]

There is no commercial appeal for S "scale". It is a niche market.

Not bashing S "scale", I have a couple of large boxes of S "scale".

S "scale" could never get past American Flyer and S Gauge.

Great size

Harold

[railtwister]

Would it be such a stretch for Bachmann to make something in Sn42?

The story I heard was that it almost happened, the On30 line was originally proposed in Sn42 to one of the ceramic village manufacturers that had contacted Bachmann about producing a special train set for them to market with their line of structures. Once they saw the Sn42 mockups, it was decided that in Sn42 the trains weren't large enough, and looked too much like regular HO, so the change was made to build in On30, instead.

Bill in FtL

[hminky]

The Mantua/Tyco Ten-Wheeler is Sn3.5:



Except for the smaller drivers and distorting to match the Sierra Rwy #3 it matches the plan closely.

Harold