can someone tell me british model train sizes?

Question

i need to find out what... uh how do i put this...
ex: (American scale)=HO
(British scale)=00
Ya see what i mean?
they have different names for the same size track

Answer 1

Hello,

Not to worry,
these scales have more in common then not.

HO,
which was based on British O scale,
at 7mm per foot,
is 'Half O', or 3.5mm per foot.
and British OO, is 4mm to the foot,
and is derivative of nothing else.

OO scale was originated
to allow British models,
which are smaller in real life
to their US mates,
to fit over the available chassis of the day.

Interesting,
that while they both
use HO 'gauge' track (16.5mm),
this gauge is incorrect for both scales.
HO should be 16.478, pretty close,
while OO
should be 18.832mm (not so close)
between the rails.

A similar battle rages in 7mm scale,
where the 'standard' gauge is 32mm,
while it should be 32.956mm wide...,
go figure?



Zoë
www.ngtmodels.com
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NA_16mm_SM/

Answer 2

They have OO,HO,O,N,G gauges and more. You need to contact a model train shop in the UK to explain any differences that you might run into,but UK HO should be the same as US. Try http://www.thesignalbox.co.uk or http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Model_railroad_scales for help.

Answer 3

If you mean OO = HO, then not really as this article makes clear
http://www.lifeinfozone.com/misc/ho-scale-model-railroad/
OO is much bigger than HO as American Flyer is bigger than HO
If you want to scale stuff try this page
http://www.csgnetwork.com/modrrscaleconv.html
or compare
http://www.railserve.com/Models/Layouts/HO_Scale/