Hi Guys:
Here is a TCA Bachmann presentation:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojixRiQNzS0
At 16:14 it is mentioned that the scale of the J&S coach is 1:24 to 1:22 scale.
Hence, this coach is also suitable for the Aristo Delton C-16 loco.
Norman
I took various measurements comparing to an Accucraft J&S coach assuming it is fairly accurate.
Going by that logic the Bachmann J&S coach measurements are all closer to 1:24 than 1:22.5 except of course the length which is about 3 inches too short.
Andrew
I think mine look nice behind my Aristo C16.
Bachmann’s and LGB’s coaches are noticeably taller than Delton’s 1:24 coaches, but in terms of length and width, they’re comparable. I love Delton’s coaches–I think they’re the best-looking passenger coaches in large scale (narrow gauge)–but I always thought they looked just a bit out of place in a train with Bachmann and LGB coaches.
That having been said, with a width of 4 3/16",t hat scales to 8’ 4" in 1/2", and 7’ 10" in 1:22.5. Prototype coaches with 2-abreast seating on either side of the aisles ranged from about 8’ wide to 8’ 7" or so. So the car is definitely on the “slim” side of 1:22.5. I used them to build 1:24 models of EBT passenger cars, and they scaled fairly well, if a few feet shorter than the prototype. Sometimes fortune favors the foolish.
Absolutely, they look fantastic behind the C-16!
They’re not too shabby behind a small 1:20.3 locomotive like the 4-4-0, either. (I don’t have a good photo of that.)
Later,
K
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