Railway modelling (UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland) or model railroading (US and Canada) is a hobby in which rail transport systems are modelled at...
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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...
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The use of a third rail in rail transport modelling is a technique that was once applied, in order to facilitate easier wiring. Pre-war train sets from...
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(Ireland) Rail trail Rail transport modelling Rail usage statistics by country Railfan Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania Rail directions Usage of the terms...
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High rail (also called "hi-rail" and "hirail") is a phrase used in model railroading in North America, mostly in O scale and S scale, to describe a "compromise"...
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Model Rail is a British railway magazine focusing on rail transport modelling. It was first published in 1997, after running as a supplement to Rail. Model...
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Fishplate (section In rail switches)
wedged into place by tightening its bolts during installation. In rail transport modelling, a fishplate is often a small copper or nickel silver plate that...
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Normen Europäischer Modellbahnen (category Rail transport modelling)
generally follow NMRA standards. List of rail transport modelling scale standards Rail transport modelling scales Wikimedia Commons has media related to...
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Third rail (model railroading), in rail transport modelling, a technique that is sometimes applied in order to facilitate easier wiring The extra rail on...
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whose original magazines are Model Railroader and Trains. Rail transport modelling scales List of rail transport modelling scale standards Keane, Maribeth...
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O scale (redirect from Ferris (model railways))
used for toy trains and rail transport modelling. Introduced by German toy manufacturer Märklin around 1900, by the 1930s three-rail alternating current O...
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3' Gauge rail modelling is a specialisation in rail transport modelling. Specifically it relates to the modelling of narrow gauge prototypes of 3 ft (914 mm)...
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Plastic Modellers' Society Maquette Miniature faking Miniature figure (disambiguation) Miniature park Miniature pioneering Rail transport modelling scale...
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framework Metamodeling Model aircraft Model car Model house Model railway Model rocket Rail transport modelling Scale model Scientific model Oxford English Dictionary...
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periodicals related to rail transport (or rail transportation). Le Rail Maghreb Railways Africa ISSN 1029-2756 Australian Model Railway Magazine ISSN 0045-009X...
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Nipper (tool) (redirect from Rail nipper)
to lessen the effects of heat and friction. A rail nipper is used in rail transport modelling to cut rail tracks. Tin snips Pliers Electrical wire cutting...
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Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel...
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G scale (category Narrow-gauge railway modelling)
track gauge of 45 millimetres (1.75 in) to accommodate a range of rail transport modelling scales between narrow gauge (~1:13‒1:19‒1:20), metre gauge (1:22...
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HO scale (category Incomplete transport lists)
HO or H0 is a rail transport modelling scale using a 1:87 scale (3.5 mm to 1 foot). It is the most popular scale of model railway in the world. The rails...
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Railfan (redirect from Rail photography)
ferroequinologist is a person who is recreationally interested in trains and rail transport systems. Railfans often combine their interest with other hobbies, especially...
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Birmingham Dribbler (category Rail transport modelling)
Outdoor Railroading Model engineering Model steam engine Railway modelling Rail transport modelling scales "Scratch built and model live steam engines"...
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FREMO (category Rail transport modelling)
Friendship of European railway modellers (German: Freundeskreis Europäischer Modellbahner, FREMO) is a modular rail transport modelling standard. Individual track...
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Building models Architectural models Model figures Model military vehicles Rail transport modelling Model rockets Ship models Freelance model Cardboard...
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Live steam (category Rail transport modelling)
Steam & Outdoor Railroading (magazine) Model engineering Model steam engine Railway modelling Rail transport modelling scales Saturated steam Superheated...
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SM-class minesweeper, a ship class of the Finnish Navy Sm gauge, in rail transport modelling, a track gauge Spec Miata, a class of racing car Spirit of Manila...
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Toy train (category Rail transport modelling)
introduced in Leipzig, Germany in 1891 by Märklin. See also List of rail transport modelling scales. Z Gauge [1:220] N Gauge [1:160] HO Gauge [1:87] S Gauge...
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German Democratic Republic Head office, or headquarters HO scale, a rail transport modelling scale Antinea Airlines, a former Algerian airline, IATA airline...
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boson, an elementary particle that mediates the weak force a rare rail transport modelling scale Roughness length, a factor used in wind speed calculations...
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an index of articles on rail transport by country. International Union of Railways (UIC) International Union of Public Transport (UITP) Association of American...
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S scale (category Model railroad scales)
belongs to the Australian Model Railway Association in Bayswater, Western Australia Rail transport modelling Rail transport modelling scales Wikimedia Commons...
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