• 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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    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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    O scale (redirect from O gauge)
    O scale (or O gauge) is a scale commonly used for toy trains and rail transport modelling. Introduced by German toy manufacturer Märklin around 1900,...
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    Three foot gauge railways have a track gauge of 3 ft (914 mm) or 1 yard. This gauge is a narrow gauge and is generally found throughout North, Central...
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    expose poor track construction. Rail transport modelling scales OO9 – Used for modellingft (610 mm) narrow gauge railways in 4 mm scale, often paired...
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    Canal and Rail Road Company, prescribed the usage of 5 ft (1,524 mm) gauge. Many other railroads in the Southern United States adopted this gauge. The presence...
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    ft 6 in (1,676 mm), also known as the Indian gauge is a broad track gauge, used in India, Pakistan, western Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Argentina, Chile...
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    SE-C loading gauge (Voltage change 3 kV DC/15 kV AC on Polish side)[citation needed] Break of gauge – 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)/1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in)...
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    had already started building a 72-kilometre (45 mi) line, track gauge 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), linking Cape Town to Wellington in 1858 but was hampered...
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    gauge is the modelling of narrow gauge railways in O scale on HO (16.5 mm / 0.65 in) gauge track in 1:48 scale ratio by American and Australian model...
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  • HOn31⁄2 gauge represents the modelling of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge railways in HO scale, resulting in a model track gauge of 12 mm (0.472 in) (the same...
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    with Downer Rail and UGL Rail the modern incarnations of Clyde and Goninan respectively. Note: In the list below, narrow gauge is 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in), standard...
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    Railways with a track gauge of 5 ft 3 in (1,600 mm) fall within the category of broad-gauge railways. As of 2022[update], they were extant in Australia...
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    HO scale (redirect from HO gauge)
    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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    N scale (redirect from N gauge)
    (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in), which is the width of standard gauge railway. However the scale may vary to simulate wide or narrow-gauge rail. In all cases, the gauge...
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    gauges were used in the United States. Some railways, primarily in the northeast, used standard gauge of 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm); others used gauges...
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    gauge. Sakhalin Railway – located on Sakhalin, gauge of 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in) Apsheronsk narrow-gauge railway – located in the Krasnodar Krai, gauge of...
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    The track gauge adopted by the mainline railways in Ireland is 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in). This unusually broad track gauge is otherwise found only in Australia...
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    deliberate modelling of particular narrow-gauge subjects, where the choice of subject is behind the choice of combination. Narrow-gauge modelling has also...
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    high-speed rail in Europe uses standard-gauge (1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)) tracks. Trains portal Rail gauge in North America Rail gauge in South America Rail gauge...
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    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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  • of two gauges needing to be collocated are too close to allow a three-rail configuration – for example: 1000 mm (3 ft 3+3⁄8 in) and 1067 mm (3 ft 6 in)...
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    (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge. Most narrow-gauge railways are between 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in) and 1,067 mm (3 ft 6 in). Since narrow-gauge railways are usually...
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    S.A. The rail system in Brazil operates on three rail gauges: Broad gauge: 4,932 kilometres (3,065 mi) 1,600 mm (5 ft 3 in) gauge Metre gauge: 23,773 kilometres...
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    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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    broad-gauge railway is a railway with a track gauge (the distance between the rails) broader than the 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) used by standard-gauge railways...
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    This is a list of 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railways in the United States. Narrow-gauge railroads of various sizes existed across the US, especially during...
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    Two foot and 600 mm gauge railways are narrow-gauge railways with track gauges of 2 ft (610 mm) and 600 mm (1 ft 11+5⁄8 in), respectively. Railways with...
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    with a track gauge of 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) were first constructed as horse-drawn wagonways. The first intercity passenger railway to use 3 ft 6 in was constructed...
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    rail transport modelling scales. Railways with a track gauge between 500 mm (19+3⁄4 in) and 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. Standard gauge is...
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