On30 gauge
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On30 (also called On2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2, O16.5 and Oe) gauge is the modelling of narrow gauge railways in O scale on HO (Template:Track gauge) gauge track in 1:48 scale ratio by American and Australian model railroaders, in 1:43.5 scale ratio by British and French model railroaders and 1:45 by Continental European model railroaders (excluding France).
Definitions
On30
Template:Infobox Model Rail Scale On30 uses the American O scale of <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄4 inch to the foot, (ratio 1:48) to operate trains on HO gauge (Template:Track gauge) track. The 30 indicates the scale/gauge combination is used to model Template:Track gauge narrow gauge prototypes, although it is often used to model Template:Track gauge and Template:Track gauge gauge prototypes as well. This scale/gauge combination is sometimes referred to as On2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2.
O16.5
Template:Infobox Model Rail Scale O16.5 (sometimes O-16.5) in the United Kingdom is a model railway scale/gauge combination of 7 mm to the foot. This is the same scale as British O scale (1:43.5 ratio) running on Template:Track gauge gauge track, which is also used by OO gauge model railways. It thus represents the prototype gauge of just over Template:Track gauge (e.g. the Snailbeach District Railways), although also widely used to model Template:Track gauge (e.g. the Ffestiniog Railway) and Template:Track gauge (e.g. the Tal-y-llyn Railway) gauge UK prototypes.
0e
Template:Infobox Model Rail Scale 0e (sometimes Oe) is the Continental European notation for 0 scale using Template:Track gauge track. In France and a few other countries 0 scale uses a ratio of 1:43.5. In Germany and many other European countries 0 scale uses a ratio of 1:45. The prototypes represented as example the German Template:Track gauge gauge, Austrian Template:Track gauge gauge, and Template:Track gauge gauge rack railways in Switzerland.
Development
United States
In the United States modelling in On30 dates back to the 1950s, using HO gauge wheels and locomotive chassis. The scale was popularised to some extent in the 1960s and 1970s by the writings of modellers such as Gordon North.[1] An On30 layout, the Venago Valley (built by Bill Livingston) was featured in the June 1971 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman magazine. However, as there are very few prototype Template:Track gauge gauge railways in the United States, it remained very much a minority modelling area, especially when compared with modelling in On2 and On3.
In 1998 Bachmann Industries introduced a model of a 2-6-0 steam locomotive in this scale for the Christmas village market. This model, being very inexpensive, was quickly adopted by modellers. Other manufacturers followed Bachmann into this market, and Bachmann also introduced a number of other models. On30 is now regarded as the fastest growing segment of the model railroading market in the United States.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Several other companies have produced mass market models for the USA market including Mountain Model Imports (MMI) who produced die-cast K series DRGW models (also available in 0n3), Broadway Limited who produced a 2-8-0 and a "galloping goose", San Juan Car company produce kits and RTR plastic wagons, Accucraft/AMS produce brass engines and plastic rolling stock.
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The first group are freelance modelers, not modelling any specific prototype. These modelers are adept at taking H0 gauge models and modifying them with new cabs and other features into models without prototypes. A common saying in this group of modelers is that they model with "no standards", a reaction to the highly accurate modelling known as "rivet counting" found in some other sections of the hobby.
The second group model prototype American narrow gauge railroads ranging from mining and logging companies through to large shortline railways such as the Template:Track gauge Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes and the Template:Track gauge Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad. Modelers following these prototypes often choose On30 over the more accurate On2 and On3 gauges citing the lower cost of models and the ready availability of 'ready-to-run' models by Bachmann, Accucraft Trains [2] and Broadway Limited.[3] Detail parts and kits for specific models can be adapted easily from models manufactured for On3 modellers and others.
Britain
In Britain O16.5 modelling also began in the 1950s, using modified proprietary OO scale models. A number of small companies now supply kits for locomotives made of materials such as brass and white metal, as well as rolling stock kits. British modellers have also had the advantage of Peco flexible track and turnouts, which have become popular throughout the On30 modelling world. The 7mm Narrow Gauge Association supports the hobby, and publishes a magazine, "Narrow Lines". Most modellers attempt to accurately model one of the many Template:Track gauge, Template:Track gauge and Template:Track gauge gauge railways that were found throughout Britain, although European, American and even railways from Britain's colonial empire have become popular. First items in the PECO O-16.5 range of track, and rolling stock kits appeared early in 1978, with other items released over the next 2-3 years to become a large part of the range that we have today.
For accurate modelling of two-foot gauge railways, such as the Ffestiniog or Lynton and Barnstaple O14 has been employed, although there is some limited commercial support for this scale/gauge, it is mostly of industrial prototypes.[4]
Continental Europe
The first known 0e gauge model railway is probably the rack railway of the Basel Model Railway Club (MCB), german: Modelleisenbahnclub Basel, in Switzerland can be traced back to 1938. Just a few years after Trix and Märklin independently launched 00 gauge products with a model gauge of 16.5 mm. In 1957, an early gauge 0e modell railroad line according to the Mariazell Railway was built on the club layout of the St. Pölten Railway Model Club, german: Eisenbahnmodellbauklub St. Pölten, in Austria, based on experience with 0e gauge railway models built in the years after 1948. The narrow gauge rack railway in Basel, the narrow gauge railway in St. Pölten, as well as the following Billerbahn were initially assigned to gauge 00. This, as far as Billerbahn is concerned, even in 1956. The term '0 scale' as well as the term 'gauge 0e' did not exist at that time.
A similar pattern of small manufacturers producing kits is followed in Continental Europe. However the German firm Fleischmann produced ready-to-run models until a few years ago of small German and Austrian locomotives and associated rolling stock in Oe gauge on a scale of about 1:40. The line was called "Magic Train". "Billerbahn" was already producing its field railway from 1948 to 1977. Märklin also produced a small range of 3 rail 0e gauge models between 1970 and 1972 under the "MINEX" range name. All three ranges were aimed at children but had appeal to serious modelers too.
Australia
Surveys at modelling conventions in Australia have found that the majority of all narrow gauge modellers in that country model in On30, 1:48 scale. An early pioneer was Rick Richardson, with his Vulcan Vale model railway.[5][6] Recent examples include 'Steam in the Bush' who are based in the Blue Mountains and produce a range of On30 'craftsman' style kits. Many modelers choose to model the 2ft6in gauge railways in Victoria, such as Puffing Billy, and a number of kits and ready to run models have been produced for that prototype. A ready to run die-cast and plastic model of the NA Puffing Billy locomotive was released by Haskell in 2014 and they have subsequently also released NQR openwagons. The scale is also popular for modelers of timber logging tramways and the Queensland sugar cane tramways, as well as freelance modelers. Ixion produced a "Coffee Pot" (a 3-foot 6 gauge prototype) for this market. A small number of models have also been produced in 7 mm:1 ft scale, mostly of New South Wales prototypes.[7]
Japan
On30 is also modeled in Japan, where it is used to represent the Template:Track gauge narrow gauge railways, such as the Kiso Forest Railway, that were once quite common in that country. Several brass locomotive kits have been produced.
Summary
The following table lists the most popular narrow gauges in O scale:
| Name | Scale | Model gauge | Use for the prototype gauge | Selection of frequently used prototype gauge | Used for |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Op | 1:45 or 1:43.5 | Template:Track gauge | 300 to <400 mm | 381 mm | Continental European |
| O-9 | 1:43,5 | Template:Track gauge | 381 mm | Template:Track gauge | British |
| Of | 1:45 or 1:43.5 | Template:Track gauge | 400 to <650 mm | 500 mm and 600 mm | Continental European |
| On2 | 1:48 | 0.5 in (12,7 mm) | Template:Track gauge | American | |
| O-14 | 1:45 or 1:43.5 | Template:Track gauge | Template:Track gauge | Continental European, British | |
| O-14 | 1:43,5 | Template:Track gauge | Template:Track gauge | 2 ft gauge railways in South Africa | |
| On30 (On2<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2) | 1:48 | Template:Track gauge | Template:Track gauge | American, Australian, Japanese | |
| Oe | 1:45 or 1:43.5
5 |
Template:Track gauge | 650 to <850 mm | 750 mm, 760 mm and 800 mm | Continental European |
| O-16.5 | 1:43.5 | Template:Track gauge | Template:Track gauge | British, majority accordingly H0 and 00 gauge track | |
| O-18 | 1:43.5 | Template:Track gauge | Template:Track gauge | British, minority | |
| On3 | 1:48 | Template:Track gauge | Template:Track gauge | American, Irish | |
| Om (O-22,5) | 1:45 or 1:43.5 | Template:Track gauge[8][9] | 850 to <1250 mm | 900 mm, 950 mm, 1000 mm and 1067 mm | Continental European |
| Om (O-22.2) | 1:45 | 22.2 mm (7/8 in, 0.875 in)[10] for finescale standard | 1000 mm | Metre-gauge railway only | Continental European |
| On3<templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1⁄2 | 1:43.5 | Template:Track gauge | Template:Track gauge | British, Cape Gauge | |
| OJ | 1:45 | Template:Track gauge | Template:Track gauge | Japanese, Cape Gauge |
Remarks
Model railroaders with layouts and rolling stocks by American standard and usually by British standard, use for designation of the scale in English language publications the letter O and not the number 0.
In British and sometimes in French-speaking countries, for narrow gauge it is written after designation of the scale the model gauge in mm. As examples OO9 or OO6.5 in United Kingdom and H09 at the place of H0e or H06,5 at the place of H0f in France.
See also
Bibliography
- Model Railroader magazineTemplate:Full
- Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette magazineTemplate:Full
- "Narrow Lines" magazineTemplate:Full
- "Proceedings of the Australian Narrow Gauge Convention 2005"Template:Full
References
External links
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- ↑ Gordon North's On30 Denver & Western, a tribute to pioneer model railroader, Gordon North (1931 - 2012), retrieved 22 December 2021.
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