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Posted by PJM20 on Monday, January 4, 2010 5:03 AM

Thanks for the help, I really appreciate it and don't worry I get some pictures up as soon as I can.

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Posted by JamesP on Sunday, January 3, 2010 7:44 PM

Yep, Brian has it right, I just prefer to work in US customary units.  American 0 scale is historically 1.25" gauge, 1/4"=1' scale., so 1.25" x 24 = 30" gauge for the prototype.  Just for fun, standard gauge in 1:24 scale would be 2.354" between the rails, and a 2' gauge prototype would be a mere 1" gauge for the model.  If you build any 1:24n30, be sure to post pictures!

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Posted by altterrain on Sunday, January 3, 2010 4:54 PM

 O gauge track is 32 mm compare to G gauge track at 45 mm.

32/45 = 0.71   

1/24 on G track is 3' 6" gauge or 42 inches. 42 x 0.71 = 29.82   or close enough to call it 30 inch gauge. Therefore it would be 1:24n30  or 1:24n2 1/2 .

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Gauge
Posted by PJM20 on Sunday, January 3, 2010 3:30 PM

Hello, I was wondering what would the gauge be with a 1/24 railroad running on old lionel 0-27 track.

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