OO that uses 16.5 mm track is a British thing while continental Europe uses HO with 16.5mm track. However things used to be where each continental manufacturer did its own thing in the scale gauge ratio. Fleischmann went from 1:82 to 1:85 and on to 1:87.

The correct gauge for 1:76 scale would be roughly 18.8mm, and in fact there are a couple of fine-scale British standards which offer this (EM and Proto4). OO track looks kind of narrow underneath British outline models. (The effect is even worse when you run Irish outline models on OO or HO track - the Irish standard gauge is 5'3").

I have found there are two main sources for ready to run OO gauge trains - Hornby and Bachmann Branchline. Compared to my youth, the quality of manufacture is much improved, but get online and what do you find? A huge list of products, most of which, particularly the ones you want, are out of stock. Looking for branch line locos?

By well car position i.e. the axles on the middle well in a 3 well car set, middle 4 axles, also first and last 2 axles oo -----oo-----oo-----oo Then the same for a 5 well set TIA, Ed Ed Stewart Jacksonville, FL

a) GDT and GDU on broad gauge (1,600 mm); b) GDE on meter gauge (1,000 mm). Here are three types of GDU used by MRS: 1) GDU made by Maxion has a beautiful body with the steel sheet joined by bolts and nuts. Weight: 23,100 kg. Maximum load: 120,900 kg. Gross weight: 144,000 kg; 2) GDU made by Randon: Weight: 20,600 kg.

Here is what I found in Wikipedia, "A Feldbahn, or Lorenbahn, is the German term for a narrow-gauge field railway, usually not open to the public, which in its simplest form provides for the transportation of agricultural, forestry (Waldbahn) and industrial raw materials such as wood, peat, stone, earth and sand.

The Lakeshore O-Gauge Railroaders are displaying a Lionel layout at the show and is permitting anyone to run the locomotives, including Thomas the Tank Engine, around the tracks. Kids can also fire missiles from train cars, unload barrels and milk cans, and enjoy visits from some of their favorite movie and TV characters, and many more.

Differences in the taper of the nose are not really appearant, you only have a couple of feet around you. The GP60Ms are similar to the SD60Ms with two windows with a difference, the sides of the nose taper inward in front of the cab on the SDs. Oo the three window SD60Ms as well as the F59PHs the nose is the same as the GP60Ms.

The Dollywood, originally Rebel Railroad, operation is 3 foot gauge. The Southern/Smoky Mountain display locomotives (originally there were two) are standard gauge and never operated at Dollywood. They had been dead at the enginehouse in Sieverville for years and were never steamed up at Dollywood. Jim Edited 1 time(s).

First off, the Cumbres & Toltec is a 3' gauge RR. Using an existing standard gauge shop with pits, etc. does not work well. Monte Vista Machine Tool has a small fleet of cranes. They were our go-to for any big lifting jobs we had when I worked for the SLRG.