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80 Ton 3 Trk Shay???
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Bachmann makes On30. On3 is an entirely different animal. <br /> <br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by cacole</i> <br /><br />Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but the Bachmann product is On3, not HOn3. On3 runs on HO scale track, but is larger than HO scale because it is supposed to represent a narrow gauge Shay. It's 1:48 scale, which is O, but has HO-spaced wheels. <br /> <br />A member of our local HO scale club has one. They run excellently, but won't fit through an HO scale tunnel, clear any buildings with loading docks that have been placed according to an NMRA clearance gauge, or clear a passenger train platform that is placed according to the NMRA gauge, because they are too wide and too tall. <br /> <br />I just received a catalog from Micro-Mark that has the Shay priced at $128.95, and it is available from St. Aubin's Station, a G-scale dealer, for $119.89 -- and it is a 2-truck Shay, not 3-truck. Bachmann doesn't claim that it is an 80-Ton Shay, either. The St. Aubin's advertisement, which is data provided by Bachmann, doesn't even mention a tonnage rating for the On3 2-truck model. <br /> <br />If you go to Bachmann's web site at http://www.bachmanntrains.com you will find a picture and other data about it by clicking on Search, On3, Steam Locomotives. The Shay is on Page 3. <br />. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />[/quote]
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