I can pretty much work this out myself.... But I was looking at pics of Canadian steam engines such as the CPR Empress 2816 and CN Hudsons, and was wondering how their size compared to British steam locos such as the Flying Scotsman, Princess Elizabeth or a steamlined A4? I'd love to see a photo of (say) the Flying Scotsman next to the Royal Hudson.
It's pretty obvious that Canadian Hudsons & Pacifics are larger, but by how much? Just offhand, it seems that the Cdn. Hudsons are significantly larger and would really dwarf their British counterparts. Just curious if anyone can comment further on this. Thanks in advance! (I also realize that this size difference partly led to the difference between the North American HO model scale and the fudged British OO scale.)
I was going to ask this question in the "TH&B" thread but it was way too far off topic!
Rob
It's pretty obvious that Canadian Hudsons & Pacifics are larger, but by how much? Just offhand, it seems that the Cdn. Hudsons are significantly larger and would really dwarf their British counterparts. Just curious if anyone can comment further on this. Thanks in advance! (I also realize that this size difference partly led to the difference between the North American HO model scale and the fudged British OO scale.)
I was going to ask this question in the "TH&B" thread but it was way too far off topic!
Rob