วันศุกร์ที่ 1 มกราคม พ.ศ. 2553

Gauge understanding

Why trains and model trains are really only versions in terms of average life of the trains and trains many of the features are common between them. An example of a common feature is the brand. Gauge is the distance between the edge of a second train on the railway, or the width of the tracks

When trains are rebuilt each with its own locomotives according to your specifications. And every railroad company also built its brand in the specification of its trains to meet. This meant that the railway company's trains traveling in the footsteps of another railway company. In an attempt to control the railway has been a major problem, especially in southern states where there were three different sizes, it is difficult to obtain supplies from one point to another.

During the War Between the States are the miles of track on both sides of the Mason-Dixon torn. When the war ended, the railway company had several miles north of the road reconstruction, and this time decided to build all the titles in the same form. The width is now known as the standard gauge of railroads in the United States.

The distance between the rails of standard gauge of the United States is 4 feet 8 1 / 2 inches. Although most trains standard gauge, some are in other indicators. It turns out that this distance is comparable to standard gauge in Britain. However, the standard deviation in Japan 3 feet 6 inches. Another exception is the road that crosses the mountain regions of the United States. In these areas, the cost of drilling through the mountains and filling the low areas was high. To reduce the cost of some companies have begun to be a narrow road through the mountain regions, especially in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. The indicator is 3 feet wide.

Because the trains are built scale models, the tracks where they run will be further developed to scale. When the train model, modeled on a standard gauge railway in the United States, then the track that runs in a smaller version of the foot 4 8 1 / 2 inch pieces. If the train is based on a narrow gauge railway in the United States, and the road was reduced by 3 feet gauge.

Although most trains hobbies are selected for the scale, not all are marked, to be determined. If there is no sign in the railway and most likely is the standard gauge was reduced accordingly. You can create a field that is marked with an N followed by a small-scale point of 3 seconds, as N3 N3 refers to a narrow gauge of 3 feet. The extension of the process is the same size and model that runs on standard gauge HO. The only difference is the pace and width of the track.

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