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Standard Gauge
Posted by colvid on Saturday, November 18, 2006 10:20 AM

Hope I'm in the right forum. Want to incorporate standard gauge into  existing "O" gauge layout. . The few standard gauge cars and engines I have are  are about 11" in length. Because the standard gauge track is wider, do I have to try to get the widest radius such 72" which I can't fit into the present layout.  Wife will  not go along with knocking down another wall.

Thanks for your help.

Larry

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Posted by chuck on Saturday, November 18, 2006 11:40 AM
You can get Standard Gauge track in O-42 diameter curves.    There is also dual gauge track but it's extremely hard to find.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 18, 2006 2:25 PM
The Standard Gauge equipment you described will do just fine on O42 curves.  All of my Standard Gauge operates on O42, since I have limited space for that layout.  But even a small Standard Gauge layout is better than no Standard Gauge layout at all.  They are GREAT toy trains!

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