Ok this is the last time were gonna say it!

[M636C]

In Australia, we still have quite a lot of 5'3" gauge track, which is usually modelled using standard gauge track, although some diehards use other combinations of scale and gauge.

It occurred to me some years ago, that if we were stuck with 16.5 mm gauge, we could use the Briti***T-3 (3mm to the foot) scale on 16.5 mm gauge, which actually worked out as 5'6", and for South Australian models with both 5'3" gauge and 3'6" gauge, dual gauge HO/HOn3 track could roughly represent 5'3"/3'6" gauge.

What would this be called. The narrow gauge would be "TT-3n3.5" and "TT-3b5.25" for the broad gauge!

Fortunately, standard gauge is taking over, so the problem has gone away, as did the supply of TT-3 equipment.

Australia did have quite a bit of 2'6" gauge in Victoria, with Baldwin 2-6-2 tank locomotives as the main motive power. On 2.5 was popular here before Bachmann started selling it.

Peter

[M636C]

In Australia, we still have quite a lot of 5'3" gauge track, which is usually modelled using standard gauge track, although some diehards use other combinations of scale and gauge.

It occurred to me some years ago, that if we were stuck with 16.5 mm gauge, we could use the Briti***T-3 (3mm to the foot) scale on 16.5 mm gauge, which actually worked out as 5'6", and for South Australian models with both 5'3" gauge and 3'6" gauge, dual gauge HO/HOn3 track could roughly represent 5'3"/3'6" gauge.

What would this be called. The narrow gauge would be "TT-3n3.5" and "TT-3b5.25" for the broad gauge!

Fortunately, standard gauge is taking over, so the problem has gone away, as did the supply of TT-3 equipment.

Australia did have quite a bit of 2'6" gauge in Victoria, with Baldwin 2-6-2 tank locomotives as the main motive power. On 2.5 was popular here before Bachmann started selling it.

Peter

[3railguy]

How about "On762mm"

[3railguy]

How about "On762mm"