09-11-2009, 02:00 PM
BR60103 Wrote:There are 2 main manufacturers of British RTR N gauge: Dapol and Graham Fahrish/Bachmann. I don't think either has an A1 in prospect. But with Tornado just come out, there might be something.
The A1 designation was used at least twice: Gresley's original Pacifics and Peppercorn's. I don't remember if Tjompson used it for any of his. Gresley's A1s became A3 when they were re-boiled with higher pressure; the few unchanged ones became A10 when the Thompsons came out.
Yes, I believe those are good manufacturers. It's great that Dapol still manufactures in Britain -- good for them !
Every now & then I get tempted to switch to N for space reasons but I don't think I could get "budget approval" to start messing with another scale!
Rob
Rob
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