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Steam engine sold at car auction

Discussie in 'Narrow Gauge Railways' gestart door Dave in Ca, 21 jan 2019.

  1. Dave in Ca

    Dave in Ca New Member

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    I saw this on Saturday when watching the Barrett-Jackson car auction

    https://www.barrett-jackson.com/Events/Event/Details/1960-UNION-PACIFIC-484-SCALE-MODEL-TRAIN-224565

    I have not been able to find what gauge this is or any details on the state of the boiler

    Cheers
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  2. RLinkinS

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    As there is asat in the tender guess that this is about 1/8 scale, 7.25" or 7.5" gauge
     
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  3. Dave in Ca

    Dave in Ca New Member

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    I was thinking around 15" since you would have to seat 3 pax per seat if 4 cars seat 36 pax.

    Dave
     
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    The listing says it has four Pullman cars and is in total 52.5 feet long.

    If you assume at full size the loco + tender would be about 100 feet long; four carriages say 300 feet (i.e. 75 feet each). That gives order of magnitude 400 feet in total, so it sounds like it is about 1/8 full size; that in turn suggests to me 7.25" gauge if the US uses the same miniature gauges as the UK.

    Tom
     
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    Can't say I'm thinking I've missed out with this one
     
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  6. The Dainton Banker

    The Dainton Banker Well-Known Member

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    US equivalent is usually (!) 7.5"
     
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    marshall5 Part of the furniture

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    Actually most of the east coast of the U.S. and Canada is 7.25" the further west one goes the proportion of 7.5" increases and the west is almost 100% 7.5". For a while I had a Boston & Albany 4-6-6T in 7.5" gauge.
    Ray.
     
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  8. The Dainton Banker

    The Dainton Banker Well-Known Member

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    Thanks, Ray. I know more of the West Coast miniature rail than the East. I was aware there was a difference but wasn't sure where the division was.
    Mike
     
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