The Aristo classic line is 1/24, and the snow plow attachment makes the car very wide. plow blade is 4 5/8 inches wide. LGB mogul with bear trap smoke stack is 8 inches from rail head. Some Bachman 4-6-0's are taller than this.
I allow 5 1/2 inches for my tunnel width and 10 inches for the tunnel portal height to rail head.
Again, it depends on the scale.
Aristo are mostly 1:29, except for the Classic series that's 1:24.
The 1:29 cars are just under 4 5/8 wide.
The size is going to depend on the scale of the item and whether or not it is regarded as standard or narrow gauge, and other factors.
A 1:20.3 scale flat built from a Northeast Narrow Gauge kit, for example, measures approximately 4.5 inches wide. A 1:29 scale would probably be narrower. And are you asking about a commercially manufactured model such as AristoCraft or a kit such as those sold by Northeast Narrow Gauge?
As you can see, the closest answer you're going to get will be only an average.
I would like to know so as to see what I can carry for my crazy idea.
Thanks
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