01-25-2013, 11:16 PM
G'day All,
While I don't model in T gauge I have followed it progress off and on. It originated in Japan and is definitely 3mm gauge. To understand the T gauge scale ratio you have to take into account that in Japan their N gauge is 1:150 scale, not the 1:160 of Continental Europe/USA/Australia. This is because most of the Japanese rail network is 3ft 6in gauge and the 1:150 ratio makes the models appear a bit closer to scale in relation to the track. The high speed Shinkansen type lines are standard gauge. T gauge is 3mm, one third of 9mm (obviously) and so the Japanese scale is 1:450.
Hope this helps,
Andrew G.
While I don't model in T gauge I have followed it progress off and on. It originated in Japan and is definitely 3mm gauge. To understand the T gauge scale ratio you have to take into account that in Japan their N gauge is 1:150 scale, not the 1:160 of Continental Europe/USA/Australia. This is because most of the Japanese rail network is 3ft 6in gauge and the 1:150 ratio makes the models appear a bit closer to scale in relation to the track. The high speed Shinkansen type lines are standard gauge. T gauge is 3mm, one third of 9mm (obviously) and so the Japanese scale is 1:450.
Hope this helps,
Andrew G.
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