Identify engine

[Fred_V]

A guy at our track bought this 2-4-4 dummy electric steam engine. It came from Canada and I'm re-gauging it for him. I'd like to know what it is if anyone can identify it. It had nice detail castings but tin can cylinders and fake valve gear.

[Mike Walsh]

I'd say those are Friends Models drivers... The engine must be home brew. Hard telling without more photos.

[Fred_V]

I thought Friends were 3/4" scale. This is 1.5" scale. I just have the chassis here. I'll see if I can get more photos of it.

[FKreider]

The Yankee Shop originally sold plans and castings for both a 3/4" and 1" version of the Boston and Maine J-1 Atlantic.

The B&M J-1 originally had 79" drivers, so for 1" scale they would need to be approximately 6 & 5/8" diameter.

I would say its safe to assume that these wheel castings are originally for the Yankee Shop 1" Atlantic.

EDIT: I would like to add that drawings and critical castings (including drivers and cylinders) for the 1" Atlantic are still available today via Friends Models:

http://www.friendsmodels.com/locomotive ... ge442.html