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O scale

O scale (or O gauge) is a scale commonly used for toy trains and rail transport modelling. Introduced by German toy manufacturer Märklin around 1900, by the 1930s three-rail alternating current O gauge was the most common model railroad scale in the United States and remained so until the early 1960s. In Europe, its popularity declined before World War…

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Model gauge
32 mm (1.26 in)
Scale
British: 7 mm to 1 ft (7 mm to 304.8 mm, 1:43.5); Continental Europe: 1:43.5 and 1:45; American: 1⁄4 in to 1 ft (6.35 mm to 304.8 mm, 1:48)

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O scale

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O scale

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related to history · 13
O scale → American Flyer, Armoured Locomotive, Gauge, In, It, Ives Manufacturing Company, Lionel Corporation, Lionel Corporation's, One, The, The Great Depression, United States, Wide
related to O-27 gauge · 11
O scale → After World War II, Company, Flyer, Gilbert, Gilbert Company's American Flyer, Ives Manufacturing Company, Lionel, Louis Marx, O-27, Some, The
related to External links · 10
O scale → About Gauge, An Historical Perspective Archived, British, Guild, Lionel, O27, Scale TrainsLionel Super-O Track, The Gauge, Track, Wayback MachineLionel Super
related to Power supply · 10
O scale → Commonly, DCC, Digital Command Control, Europe, If, Models, Rail, The, United States, While
related to Die-cast metal models compatible with O scale · 8
O scale → Conrad, Corgi, Ertl, Manufacturers, Many, NZG, These, TWH Collectibles
related to Standards · 4
O scale → NMRA, Railroad Association, The, United States National Model
see also · 2
O scale → H0, Scale
Model gauge · 1
O scale → 32 mm (1.26 in)
Prototype gauge · 1
O scale → 1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…
Scale · 1
O scale → British: 7 mm to 1 ft (7 mm to 304.8 mm, 1:43.5); Continental Europe: 1:43.5 and 1:45; American: 1⁄4 in to 1 ft (6.35 mm to 304.8 mm, 1:48)

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gauge scale trains model track mm lionel models standard also narrow-gauge 43 marx used united manufacturers cars american 48 world

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O scaleModel gauge32 mm (1.26 in)1.00infobox
O scalePrototype gauge1,435 mm (.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output…1.00infobox
O scaleScaleBritish: 7 mm to 1 ft (7 mm to 304.8 mm, 1:43.5); Continental Europe: 1:43.5 and 1:45; American: 1⁄4 in to 1 ft (6.35 mm to 304.8 mm, 1:48)1.00infobox
the Ives Manufacturing Companyinstance ofmanufacturers0.80text
American Flyerinstance ofmanufacturers0.80text
and Lionel Corporation used O gauge for their budget lineinstance ofmanufacturers0.80text
marketing either Gauge 1 or 'Wide gaugeinstance ofmanufacturers0.80text
30 mminstance of435 mm by choosing various spacings0.80text
Dorfaninstance ofshorter-lived companies0.80text
Hafnerinstance ofshorter-lived companies0.80text
Ivesinstance ofshorter-lived companies0.80text
and Joy Line competed with Lionelinstance ofshorter-lived companies0.80text

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