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glastonrail	5 Nov 2007, 12:58 AM
Dommo Posts: 2,373 Group: Member Member #85 Joined: January 7, 2007	MickT Nov 4 2007, 05:28 PM BUT, if a 7Ľ" gauge loco is a stand-alone design in its own right, ie not a model of something else, then I would say it is Narrow Gauge and not a miniature - ergo the Moors Valley/Tinkerbelle designs and the design successors are stand-alone, incorporate their own design features and are not models of anything else - therefore: Freelance. Mick, you're wrong. The Tinkerbell design is based (loosely) on Heywood's No.4 Katie, but with a bit on the back for the driver to be relatively comfortable. I think the last five or so posts have been perfect examples of why there is so much confusion. Hell, narrow gauge designs were altered for different gauges they were ordered for, why not miniature engines? And the Ratty only ever had two proper Basset engines during the NGR era - Sans Pereil and Colossus. They chose the Ratty because it was a great tourist attraction and they wanted something totally different to beach-front railways they already had. Cheers, Dom
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