7mm Narrow Gauge Association
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The 7mm Narrow Gauge Association is a United Kingdom based society for railway modellers interested in modelling narrow gauge railways in British O scale (7mm to the foot, or 1:43.5 ratio).
Scope of Interest
The Association covers modelling British narrow gauge railways in the following gauges:- * O16.5. O scale on 16.5mm track. Not an exact match for any gauge, but scaling out close to 2'4", it is widely used to model railways of 2', 2'3" and 2'6" gauges. The use of a 16.5mm gauge allows the use of OO scale mechanisms and wheels. Most commercial equipment is available for this gauge.
- * O14 Using 14mm gauge track giving an exact scale conversion for 2' gauge prototypes.
- * O21 Fine scale modelling of 3' gauge prototypes on 21mm gauge track.
- * O9 Using 9mm or N gauge track to represent amusement park and estate railways.
History
Membership
The current membership of the Association is in excess of 1000 members. Most are resident in the United Kingdom, but about 10% live overseas. The Association has 6 local groups in different areas of Britain, and two groups based outside Britain.Publications
The Association publishes a bi-monthly magazine, Narrow Lines, which is posted free to all members. Additionally the Association has published a series of 5 handbooks on various aspects of modelling, and a series of 12 booklets containing scale drawings of various items of narrow gauge rolling stock.References
- "Narrow Lines" magazine
- [Association Website]
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