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Reply to "Hogwarts Express: OO Hornby vs HO Bachmann"

I used to have the Bachmann set and it was OO gauge which is 1:76 scale. The Hornby set is also 1:76. I have some OO gauge equipment and it looks similar enough to HO to run on an HO layout without too many out-of-scale issues. 1:87 figures look a bit odd next to 1:76 trains, but that's okay. I never had any real issues with overhanging equipment when running them. I will say that the Bachmann set was set up to run on really tight curves (many OO gauge layouts in the UK feature extremely sharp radius curve tracks) and in that regard the train looked a bit toy like. Sort of like some 0-27 trains that overhang on sharp curves. I later sold the Bachmann set.

I may purchase a Hornby set myself, though, as they look nice.

Sorry I can't be of any further help.

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