Gauge No. 2
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2 gauge is a model railway gauge
originally , but standardised in 1909 at but since fallen into disuse. The gauge was introduced by Märklin
at the Leipzig toy fair in 1891. 2 gauge was equivalent to 1:22,5 scale. / gauge was standardised in 1909 as gauge 3. Gauge 2 was standardised at .
The European G gauge trains are built to the same scale, but with a rail gauge of (the same as 1 gauge
), which is the equivalent of gauge in modern railroads. As a result, the scale-gauge combination is sometimes called IIm in European literature.
In the UK, No 2 Gauge was while No 3 gauge was . From this, it follows that G gauge is sometimes, albeit rarely, referred to as 3m. a gauge of standard gauge locos gives a scale of 1:28.25, not so far off the 1/29 used by some manufactures with gauge track. In the grand tradition of model rail gauges often being narrower than the full scale equivalent (00 scale being the classic example) this is deemed perfectly acceptable.
Reference
Model Railways and Locomotives Magazine
Vol. 1 No 8 August 1909
Rail gauge
Track gauge or rail gauge is the distance between the inner sides of the heads of the two load bearing rails that make up a single railway line. Sixty percent of the world's railways use a standard gauge of . Wider gauges are called broad gauge; smaller gauges, narrow gauge. Break-of-gauge refers...
originally , but standardised in 1909 at but since fallen into disuse. The gauge was introduced by Märklin
Märklin
Gebr. Märklin & Cie. GmbH or Märklin is a German toy company. The company was founded in 1859 and is based at Göppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg. Although it originally specialised in doll house accessories, today it is best known for model railways and technical toys...
at the Leipzig toy fair in 1891. 2 gauge was equivalent to 1:22,5 scale. / gauge was standardised in 1909 as gauge 3. Gauge 2 was standardised at .
The European G gauge trains are built to the same scale, but with a rail gauge of (the same as 1 gauge
1 gauge
Gauge 1 is a model railroadingand toy train standard, popular in the early 20th century, particularly with European manufacturers. Its track measures , making it larger than 0 gauge but slightly smaller than wide gauge, which came to be the dominant U.S...
), which is the equivalent of gauge in modern railroads. As a result, the scale-gauge combination is sometimes called IIm in European literature.
In the UK, No 2 Gauge was while No 3 gauge was . From this, it follows that G gauge is sometimes, albeit rarely, referred to as 3m. a gauge of standard gauge locos gives a scale of 1:28.25, not so far off the 1/29 used by some manufactures with gauge track. In the grand tradition of model rail gauges often being narrower than the full scale equivalent (00 scale being the classic example) this is deemed perfectly acceptable.
Reference
Model Railways and Locomotives Magazine
Model Railways and Locomotives Magazine
Model Railways and Locomotive Magazine was an early British magazine devoted to railway modelling.The first volume was published in January 1909. It was edited by Henry Greenly and W J Bassett-Lowke who are well known in the history of Model Railways...
Vol. 1 No 8 August 1909
See also
- Rail transport modelling scalesRail transport modelling scalesRail transport modelling utilises a variety of scales to ensure scale models look correct when placed next to each other. Model railway scales are standardized worldwide by many organizations and hobbyist groups...