Bachmann HO Irish models

[cg-antrim]

Can anyone advise me whether the Bachmann "Irish railway" sets sold in the US are actually HO, as the boxes say, or are they identical to the models of the same stock sold here as OO?

[scahalane]

I'd imagine what their referring to is the wheel and track gauge which is HO regardless. All off the shelf track sold as OO scale is in fact HO scale and only the body shell of the locomotive is HO or OO.

[heirflick]

i presume you mean this....

 

 

i know it says 00/ho on the box but they are the same as here - oo gauge. got a few coaches some years back over there and they identical to some i got recently from wrenneire. hope this helps.

[minister_for_hardship]

Hang on a sec...did the real Woolwiches not get the front steps put on?

[Flying Scotsman 4472]

Hang on a sec...did the real Woolwiches not get the front steps put on?

 

I don't think they carried the front steps. I've also noticed that there was a ladder on the rear side of some of the tenders

[heirflick]

Hang on a sec...did the real Woolwiches not get the front steps put on?

 

not the irish ones anyway! im looking at pics of them in 'locos of the gsr'

[Glenderg]

The coaches in the pack are Bachmann 57' Corridor Composites, and can be resprayed to match to get a longer rake without paying through the nose for collectible coaches.

 

 

R.

[heirflick]

good man richie - can be got on ebay for 21.90 euros plus postage!

[minister_for_hardship]

I don't think they carried the front steps. I've also noticed that there was a ladder on the rear side of some of the tenders

 

To access the oil tank when oil firing was all the rage.

 

BTW I think I may have spotted a vitually complete oil tender tank over the weekend now serving as heating oil storage.

[heirflick]

 

BTW I think I may have spotted a vitually complete oil tender tank over the weekend now serving as heating oil storage.

 

any chance you could get a pic?

[minister_for_hardship]

any chance you could get a pic?

 

Have taken pics, just need to extract them from camera!

[heirflick]

Have taken pics, just need to extract them from camera!

 

good man - looking forward to seeing them!

[minister_for_hardship]

[Weshty]

You mean to tell me this is a 70+ year old tank? VERY good condition.

[minister_for_hardship]

Looks the right shape and size, doesn't it?

Well if it's been under an awning and painted, with oil sloshing around in it, sure why not?

[WRENNEIRE]

Looks like an oil tender all right

Well spotted

First one I have seen still in tact

Ca raibh se?

[minister_for_hardship]

In the car park at Waterford.

Thought it was an ordinary tank until I saw the lifting eyes and the sticky out bit in front.