Not much similarity between the two. The Mantua has 50 inch drivers, the
CB&Qs had (I think) 64 inch drivers.
Bob Yarger, Editor
Railway Preservation News (free website)
www.rypn.org
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From: "Ray Bedard" <tczephyr@hotmail.com>
To: <CBQ@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2005 2:47 PM
Subject: [CBQ] T2's 2-6-6-2
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> Recently, I have been looking at the Mantua 2-6-6-2's on ebay (ho SCALE).
> From the photos on ebay, it appears that this engine could pass for the Q
> T2's with some modifications.
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> I wonder if anyone on the list has attempted to do this, and if so what
your
> thoughts are. The domes need to be reworked, and then there is the issue
of
> the tender.
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> I know that some one made the T1's in brass, as this was the same design
as
> used by the GN and NP. Hard to find any of these, and when you do, they
> ain't cheep!
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> Ray Bedard
> San Jose CA
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