Other Trains

Some of the different types of types trains and locomotives all around the world, it really varies of size between countries.

American locos compared to British ones are huge. As seen below, other examples of massive steam locomotives are - Union Pacific Big Boy is by far the largest steam locomotive in the world, it has articulated bogies to navigate sharp turns. Steam locos with fixed wheels have trouble turning on sharp corners, but long smooth ones are easy. The largest non articulated steam engine was the Union Pacific 9000 with a wheel arrangement of 4-12-2.

Wheel arrangements vary for all locos as shown below is a diagram of each one. Big Boy was a 2-8-8-2 Mallet with its wheel arrangement but was also name the 4000, the Union Pacific 9000s wheel arrangement is 4-12-2.  Other steam locos from different countries are very different to the UK and US ones, for instance Australian steam locos like the NSWGR 3801 4-6-2 Pacific steam locomotive, or the SAR 520 or the SAR 400 Beyer Garratt articulated steam locomotive.

SAR 400 Beyer Garrett

It'd be awesome to go to these different countries to see these magnificent steam locomotives that are preserved, especially the UP big boy. As for my other post about model railways, if possible it'd be good to get a HO scale model of big boy or other foreign engines just to run on a layout for fun. But I'd also have to get rolling stock to match the couplings or change the couplings to the British ones, which are either tension lock or knuckle couplers.

Union Pacific Big Boy 

NSWGR 3801 

Union Pacific 9000