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Skarloey runs like a charm and is a real hit among British narrow gauge model railroaders. The loco follows the Talyllyn # 1 loco and already has spawned a cottage industry making detail parts and decals to bring it closer to the prototype. Bachmann has announced Rheneas, which is based on the Talyllyn Rlwy. loco "Dolgoch", a a run of slate cars to follow. However, this range is not HOn30, but OO9, which is 1/76 scale, running on 9mm track. For reasons only Bachmann will know, Skarloey is not marketed in the UK and has to be imported from th US, but sells faster than sliced bread there! I don´t think that Bachmann will develop a range of US narrow gauge prototypes, but I expect Andreas Schönberg from Minitrains to extend his range more into the Maine 2 footer section. Minitrains´s predecessor Eggerbahn had a S.R.& R.L. RR 2-6-2 planned, but went belly-up before it was ready for the market. Minitrains may take that one on board as well, as they are slowly building up the entire range of former Eggerbahn products. Bachmann will stay with Thomas & Friends, but that´s only my humble opinion and not a fact.
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