Not all post war will run on o27, I had a postware F3 (I don't remember the model ) that couldn't go through an o27 curve on my layout, it would derail, whereas my 671 turbine was fine with it (this was when I was a kid). Basically smaller steam engines and diesels will work okay, some semi scale models of bigger equipment might work as well. Some postwar equipment that was built to run on O31 can run on O27, but it can look funny and may not always work right. Switches can be weird beasts, an engine that goes through O27 curves might have issues with switches, either derailing or hitting the switch stand, it all depends (though I had pretty good luck with O27 switches in this regards, other than the switch stand being too tall, rarely had derailments personally). I agree with others, if you have the room, especially with curve track, you may want to go with larger diameter track, tinplate track these days is pretty cheap, and larger diameter curves will look better. Larger diameter switches are better but are more of an expense to replace, so if you have the choice go to larger diameter curves, the O27 switches might be less of a problem.
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