Comments on: Common Scales and Gauges for Model Railroads https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/04/common-scales-and-gauges-in-model-railroad.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=common-scales-and-gauges-in-model-railroad Model railroads and model trains Wed, 01 May 2013 14:08:16 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Chris Manvell https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/04/common-scales-and-gauges-in-model-railroad.html#comment-4123 Wed, 01 May 2013 14:08:16 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=2627#comment-4123 Z scale (1:220) has a gauge of 6.5mm (0.256″) and models in UK outline are becoming available (see Standen Watchett at http://trains.manvell.org.uk/exhibitions/20121014-Zedex/index.htm ).

T scale (1:450) has a gauge of 3.0mm (0.118″) and is becoming more popular.

TY (Tiny) has a scale of approx. 1:900. Although there are no rails and it is belt driven, it still fooled a lot of people when I took it to an exhibition! ( http://trains.manvell.org.uk/z+scales/scale-ty.htm ). Hardly common though!

]]> By: Daryl Roe https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/04/common-scales-and-gauges-in-model-railroad.html#comment-4121 Wed, 01 May 2013 05:51:38 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=2627#comment-4121 Your version of S scale is narrow gauge and equates to 3ft 6in. Standard gauge in S scale is 22.2mm.

]]> By: Daryl Roe https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/04/common-scales-and-gauges-in-model-railroad.html#comment-4084 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:05:57 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=2627#comment-4084 Your S scale gauge is correct for Sn3.5 which equates to a narrow gauge of 3 foot 6 inches. Standard gauge for S scale is 22.22mm or 0.875 inches.

]]> By: John Bethell https://blog.model-train-help.com/2013/04/common-scales-and-gauges-in-model-railroad.html#comment-4080 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:26:47 +0000 http://blog.model-train-help.com/?p=2627#comment-4080 I am surprised that the list fails to include Z Scale, which is popular in the US as well as in Europe.
There is also T Scale but I concede that this is less popular and only supported by one main manufacturer. I have noticed that at least one major US model railway magazine ignores anything to do with either of these scales, although purporting to support ‘all’ scales. Ignoring these scales won’t make them go away, and Z Scale is going from strength to strength in Europe and in the States.

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