The big 4

[CumbriaPhil]

Just a small plug, I produced a series of reviews on this topic under the banner of Evoking a Sense of Time and Place in the N Gauge Journal over the period 2017 to 2020, in fact the last article covering Scotland is due in the Journal soon. Part 1 covered GWR, Part 2 covered SR, Part 3 covered LMS and Part 4 covered LNER. The articles looked at different types of traffic and what was then available in terms of RTR. Some of the earlier articles are to some extent out of date as new models have come along. But I think my general conclusion concerning the Big Four was that it depends on the type of layout. So what might be the best of the four for a mainline, is not necessarily the best for a country branch. Having said that from memory, the GWR did come out on top. The issue was not so much in terms of the locos but the rolling stock, which is where the GWR scored with the things like the autocoach and the B set.
I did capture it all on a spreadsheet, but have not had the time to keep it up to date.
Phil

[PhilR]

Hi Phil

I'd love a site of the spreadsheet and are the articles online anywhere?

Phil (that's confusing :-)

[CumbriaPhil]

I am not aware that  N Gauge Society Journal articles are on-line anywhere unless anyone else knows different.
I can certainly give you sight of the spreadsheet.
Phil