While the 8' width would jive with a 3' gauge car, the length is long for a narrow gauge wooden passenger car. Most wooden narrow gauge passenger cars had a length in the 40's, but some were shorter. There were some passenger cars that did change gauge in their lives, but we are talking about cars built in the 19th century.
Dave Heine Easton, PA -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Binkley Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2013 3:49 PM To: [email protected] Subject: {S-Scale List} Narrow gauge passenger cars Hi: Some time ago a former S scaler passed on to me three wood passengers that weren't in very good shape. Last fall I got the wood sides off intact and added some detail parts and weight so they might track better. Then I happen to set one of them down with my other passenger cars and noticed how narrow they are. They're 8 scale feet wide. The combine and one coach are about 54 feet long while the other coach is close to 70 feet. So are these narrow gauge cars? Any guesses as to their origin? I doubt narrow and standard gauge cars operated on the same train so is anybody interested in them? Cheers Alex Binkley ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
