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Tracks to the trenches

Started by The train kid, May 03, 2016, 12:20:25 PM

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The train kid

I'm currently wanting to model trains and rolling stock from ww1 I want to do the Tracks to trenches railway but I'm having problems it's 2 ft. Gauge and I want to model in in Large scale so my question is would Ho scale track count as 2 ft. Gauge and I could use On30 rolling stock as a base for my rolling stock or would the track width be wider or smaller than that in 2ft. Gauge?

foureyes

Here's the "problem" with large scale.  The track is constant (45 mm) so if that represents standard gauge, the scale is 1:32.  If it represents meter gauge, the scale is 1:22.5, etc.  I think that if 45 mm is to represent two foot gauge, the scale is more like 1:16.

I do know that O scale track is about three foot gauge in 1:32.  Perhaps On30 would be two foot gauge in 1:32.  If the track were 48 mm, then two feet would be about 2 mm/ft.  So this is pretty close.  But then, your interchange tracks would be with Number 3 gauge track!

armorsmith

Train Kid,

See my post here http://www.bachmanntrains.com/home-usa/board/index.php/topic,27396.0.html for a comparison of scales run on 45mm track.  The direct answer to the question you asked is 2 foot gauge on 45mm track will be a scale of 1:13.7.

Bob C.

Skarloey Railway

The ideal 'large' scale for this would be 16mm = 1 foot, running on 32mm or O gauge track. Rare as this combination might be in the US, it has good trade support in the UK.
https://www.accucraft.uk.com/products/wd-baldwin-live-steam-4-6-0t/
http://www.track-shack.com/acatalog/Roundhouse-WD-Alco-2-6-2T-live-steam-locomotive-Roundhouse-WD-Alco.html