"30 inch" Prototypes for the On30 C-16 and Mogul

Model Railroader General Discussion (Model Railroader)
1

Found these Finnish 1899 750mm gauge locos that come close to the BLI C-16 and Bachmann Mogul

Now we can tell those snarky rivet counting On3 guys the locos are prototypical.[:D]

Harold

2

mmmm----almost K-27ish —another type of mudhen

but this would be challenging their “knowing” status–[:-,][:-^]

3

There is a lot more to narrow gauge than Colorado, fortunately.[}:)]

Harold

4

I don’t think that there was ever any question about there being 30-inch gauge prototypes in Europe and other far flung corners of the globe, Harold. The point of complaint was that they were extremely rare in the U.S.A., where either 24-inch or 36" gauge were the norm for narrow gauge railroads.

CNJ831

5

Having been in On30 since Bachmann started the “New Age” and even earlier, I believe I know the “complaint” against the C-16 and Mogul. It is difficult to “proto-freelance” if there is no similar prototype. What if narrow gauge in the USA came from a different seed, say Upper Silesia rather than England:

http://polishrail.wordpress.com/2009/04/11/narrow-gauge-pioneer/

Maybe they all would be 30" gauge? Just “what if’in”. Both Finnish locos are Brooks prototypes. I didn’t know there were inside frame “30inch” locomotives that size.

Harold