Big Dutch Mike ?

Never offered in 2 rail.  Overland did the reading 4-8-4 and MTH or Weaver did their 4-6-2's, streamlined and otherwise. 

In 3-rail, MTH did a credible version of the T-1.  Lionel's latest release borrowed a lot of parts from the Milwaukee S3, so it isn't especially faithful to the prototype.  Weaver and SGL Lines did the Pacifics.

No one that I know of did a Reading Mikado.  You could bash it out of a Williams USRA Mikado or Lionel's USRA Heavy.  The hardest part would probably be the Wooten firebox.  My $.02.

Was Reading the only railroad to use that style of fire box ?

Judd posted:

Was Reading the only railroad to use that style of fire box ?

No. Central RR of New Jersey, DL&W, Lehigh Valley, and probably more that I can't remember. 

Also, where did you come up with the name "Big Dutch Mike"? Must admit that I've never heard THAT one before.

I believe thats what the reading called them. Some called them anthracite Mikes.

Judd posted:

I believe thats what the reading called them. Some called them anthracite Mikes.

Just my opinion but, I would bet the Reading operating crewmen and shop crafts, simply referred to them as "1700s".

The Dutch never had any Mike or Mikado; they did have a 2-8-2 tank locomotive (which was not Big):

Regards

Fred

sncf231e posted:

The Dutch never had any Mike or Mikado; they did have a 2-8-2 tank locomotive (which was not Big):

Regards

Fred

Wouldn't that really have been a 1-D-1?

I think the Irish have a big "Mike"........I wish Lionel still had one.