They really aren't any scale. They are designed to run on either two or three rail O tinplate track (Lionel, Marx, Pre-War Flyer, etc) depending on whether they are clockwork or electric. Their size, as has been noted, is comparable to the smaller O gauge trains made by Bing and Fandor.
They follow the european ideal of O gauge more than an American one. Which makes sense since the earliest O gauge pre-war (WW1) competiton was coming from manufacturers like Maerklin, Bing, Krause, Bub and Fandor. I have some european clockwork trains and they look more like wide gauge S gauge trains than what we're accustomed to seeing in O on this side of the pond.
Becky
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You'll find info on Joy Line on this site. On the right, click on Joy Line.
http://www.toyandtrainguides.com/marxtin.htm
Since Joy Line trains were tinplate, you'll get more knowledgable replies on the Classic Toy Trains forum. I'll move this thread over there for you.
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I could be mistaken but I think they were O Scale.
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Well, here's some information on your topic: http://www.toycollectormagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=140:joy-line-trains&catid=34:features&Itemid=62
Doesn't state the scale, but says company was bought out by Marx. I suppose one could jump to the conclusion that it was the same "scale" as the Marx items.
Or maybe better to say that it was not actually to any scale as they were toy items.
Does anyone know what scale or scales joy line trains were made in ?
Thanks for any help!
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