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List of rail transport modelling scale standards

Index List of rail transport modelling scale standards

This page lists the most relevant model railway scale standards in the world. [1]

51 relations: American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association, Arnold (models), Association of American Railroads, Bandai, Czechoslovakia, EM gauge, Garden railway, Grade (slope), H0f gauge, H0m gauge, HO scale, HOn30 gauge, Hornby Railways, Industrial railway, List of narrow-gauge model railway scales, List of rail transport modelling scale standards, Live steam, Loading gauge, Märklin, Metre-gauge railway, Minimum railway curve radius, MOROP, N scale, Narrow-gauge railway, National Model Railroad Association, Normen Europäischer Modellbahnen, O scale, O14, On2 gauge, On30 gauge, OO gauge, Overhead line, Protofour, Rail transport modelling, Rail transport modelling scales, Ridable miniature railway, S scale, ScaleSeven, Shinkansen, Sn3½, Standard-gauge railway, T gauge, Ten and a quarter inch gauge, TT scale, Wheelset (rail transport), World War II, Z scale, ZZ scale, 1 gauge, 2 gauge, ..., 3 ft gauge rail modelling. Expand index (1 more) »

American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association

The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association (AREMA) is a North American railway industry group.

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Arnold (models)

Founded in 1906 by Karl Arnold in Nürnberg, K. Arnold & Co. began its life producing tin toys and related items.

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Association of American Railroads

The Association of American Railroads (AAR) is an industry trade group representing primarily the major freight railroads of North America (Canada, Mexico and the United States).

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Bandai

is a Japanese toy maker and a producer of a large number of plastic model kits as well as a former video game company.

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Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia, or Czecho-Slovakia (Czech and Československo, Česko-Slovensko), was a sovereign state in Central Europe that existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until its peaceful dissolution into the:Czech Republic and:Slovakia on 1 January 1993.

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EM gauge

EM gauge (named for the track gauge of a nominal Eighteen Millimetres) is a variant of 4 mm to a foot (1:76) scale used in model railways.

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Garden railway

A garden railroad or garden railway (railroad in the US, railway elsewhere) is a model railway system set up outdoors in a garden.

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Grade (slope)

The grade (also called slope, incline, gradient, mainfall, pitch or rise) of a physical feature, landform or constructed line refers to the tangent of the angle of that surface to the horizontal.

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H0f gauge

H0f gauge (or H0i gauge) is a rail transport modelling scale representing Feldbahn-style 2 ft and 600 mm gauge railways using 1:87 HO scale running on Z gauge track.

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H0m gauge

H0m gauge is used to represent metre-gauge trains in H0 scale.

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HO scale

HO or H0 is a rail transport modelling scale using a 1:87 scale (3.5 mm to 1 foot).

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HOn30 gauge

HOn30 (also called HOn2½, HO9 and H0e) gauge is the modelling of narrow-gauge railways in HO on N gauge track in 1:87 scale ratio.

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Hornby Railways

Hornby Railways is a British model railway brand.

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Industrial railway

An industrial railway is a type of railway (usually private) that is not available for public transportation and is used exclusively to serve a particular industrial, logistics or a military site.

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List of narrow-gauge model railway scales

Railway modelling has long used a variety of scales and gauges to represent its models of real subjects.

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List of rail transport modelling scale standards

This page lists the most relevant model railway scale standards in the world.

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Live steam

Live steam is steam under pressure, obtained by heating water in a boiler.

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Loading gauge

A loading gauge defines the maximum height and width for railway vehicles and their loads to ensure safe passage through bridges, tunnels and other structures.

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Märklin

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Metre-gauge railway

Metre-gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauge of or 1 metre.

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Minimum railway curve radius

The minimum railway curve radius is the shortest allowable design radius for the centre line of railway tracks under a particular set of conditions.

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MOROP

MOROP is a European association that federates national associations of railroad and model railroad enthusiasts.

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N scale

N scale is a popular model railway scale.

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Narrow-gauge railway

A narrow-gauge railway (narrow-gauge railroad in the US) is a railway with a track gauge narrower than the standard.

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National Model Railroad Association

The National Model Railroad Association (NMRA) is a non-profit organization for those involved in the hobby or business of model railroading.

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Normen Europäischer Modellbahnen

Normen Europäischer Modellbahnen (German) or Normes Européennes de Modélisme ferroviaires (French) are standards for model railroads, issued by the MOROP.

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O scale

O scale (or O gauge) is a scale commonly used for toy trains and rail transport modelling.

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O14

O14 is a set of model railway standards for accurately modelling narrow-gauge railways in 1:43.5 (7 mm scale) using gauge track.

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On2 gauge

On2 gauge is part of the hobby of rail transport modeling.

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On30 gauge

On30 (also called On2, O16.5 and Oe) '''gauge''' is the modelling of narrow gauge railways in O scale on HO gauge track in 1:48 scale ratio by American model railroaders, in 1:43.5 scale ratio by British and French model railroaders and 1:45 by Continental European model railroaders (excluding France).

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OO gauge

OO gauge or OO scale (also spelled 00 gauge and 00 scale) model railways are the most popular standard-gauge model railway tracks in the United Kingdom.

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Overhead line

An overhead line or overhead wire is used to transmit electrical energy to trams, trolleybuses or trains.

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Protofour

Protofour or P4 is a set of standards for model railways allowing construction of models to a scale of 4 mm to 1 foot (1:76.2), the predominant scale of model railways of the British prototype.

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Rail transport modelling

Railway modelling (UK, Australia and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at a reduced scale.

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Rail transport modelling scales

Rail transport modelling uses a variety of scales (ratio between the real world and the model) to ensure scale models look correct when placed next to each other.

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Ridable miniature railway

A ridable miniature railway (US: 'riding railroad' or grand scale railroad) is a large scale, usually ground-level model railway that hauls passengers using locomotives that are models of full-sized railway locomotives (powered by diesel or petrol engines, live steam engines or electric motors).

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S scale

S scale (or S gauge) is a model railroad scale modeled at 1:64 scale, S scale track gauge (space between the rails) is.

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ScaleSeven

ScaleSeven (S7) is a set of finescale model railway standards for 1:43.5 (7 mm scale) using true-to-prototype track and wheel standards.

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Shinkansen

The, colloquially known in English as the bullet train, is a network of high-speed railway lines in Japan.

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Sn3½

In rail transport modelling, Sn3½ is a scale/gauge combination derived from S scale to represent narrow gauge track by using gauge track (the same as HO gauge).

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Standard-gauge railway

A standard-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge of.

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T gauge

T Gauge (1:450), is a model railway scale with a track gauge of.

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Ten and a quarter inch gauge

Ten and a quarter inch gauge (or X scale) is a large modelling scale, generally only used for ridable miniature railways.

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TT scale

TT scale is a niche model railroading scale, whose name stands for table top.

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Wheelset (rail transport)

A wheelset is the wheel - axle assembly of a railroad car.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Z scale

Z scale (1:220) was introduced by the Märklin company in 1972, and is one of the smallest commercially available model railway scales with a track gauge of.

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ZZ scale

ZZ scale (1:300) is a model railroad scale with a standard gauge of.

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1 gauge

1 gauge, gauge 1 or gauge one is a model railway and toy train standard that was popular in the early 20th century, particularly with European manufacturers.

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2 gauge

2 gauge (also called II gauge) is a model railway gauge originally, then standardised in 1909 at, a 20% reduction and a change in definition: from mm to inch.

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3 ft gauge rail modelling

3' Gauge rail modelling is a specialisation in rail transport modelling.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_rail_transport_modelling_scale_standards

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