What is the Difference?
You will have to forgive me because I may not be stating the question correctly, but I think it was " What is the difference between 2 foot and G scale? That does not sound quite right but I will try to answer anyway.
There is a club called Maine Narrow Gauge. They model Maine 2 foot Railroads and I believe the scale is called On30. Which is O scale trains on HO track. O scale is 1:48 and HO is 1:87.
G scale I usually think of as 1:24. But there are several other scales all called G scale. They range from 1:20.3 1:22.5 1:24 1:29 and possibly 1:32. As far as I know the track is all 1.77 inches between the rails or more commonly called 45mm. (I don't usually think in millimeters).
I just pasted this in from the web. It is a good breakdown by manufacture.
Standard track in the United States is 4ft 8.5 inches between the rails. (Don't send me the Roman Chariot story) Narrow Gauge is anything less than that and I believe ranges from 3ft 6inches to 2 ft.
This might be a WAG. But I think if you model standard gauge equipment on 44mm track that is called Gauge One or Gauge 1. I found a club in England and Whales that uses track 1.75 inches between the rails and they call that Gauge 1. But, I will leave it all open to discussion.
There is a club called Maine Narrow Gauge. They model Maine 2 foot Railroads and I believe the scale is called On30. Which is O scale trains on HO track. O scale is 1:48 and HO is 1:87.
G scale I usually think of as 1:24. But there are several other scales all called G scale. They range from 1:20.3 1:22.5 1:24 1:29 and possibly 1:32. As far as I know the track is all 1.77 inches between the rails or more commonly called 45mm. (I don't usually think in millimeters).
I just pasted this in from the web. It is a good breakdown by manufacture.
- Accucraft has five scales - Fn3 is 1:20.3, Gauge 1 is 1:32, their ½" scale is 1:24. They also build 1:29 scale North American models in live steam and electric under the AML brand, as well as British live steam and electric models in 1:19th scale [also called 16mm] and Isle of Man live steam and electric models in 1:20.3 scale - the Isle of Man uses three foot gauge track, the same width as the dominant US Colorado narrow gauge.
- Aristo-Craft is 1:29, “Classic” series is 1:24
- Aster is 1:32, 1:30 for Japanese prototypes and 1:22.5 for European and Japanese narrow gauge.
- Bachmann's "Big Haulers" series is to 1:22.5, while their "Spectrum" Series is to 1:20.3 scale
- Hartland Locomotive Works products are engineered to fit with 1:24 scale Narrow Gauge equipment and 1:29 Standard Gauge equipment.
- LGB is 1:22.5
- Märklin "MAXI" is 1:32
- MTH Rail-King is 1:32
- Piko is 1:27-1:29
- USA Trains “Ultimate” Series is 1:29, “American” Series is 1:24
Standard track in the United States is 4ft 8.5 inches between the rails. (Don't send me the Roman Chariot story) Narrow Gauge is anything less than that and I believe ranges from 3ft 6inches to 2 ft.
This might be a WAG. But I think if you model standard gauge equipment on 44mm track that is called Gauge One or Gauge 1. I found a club in England and Whales that uses track 1.75 inches between the rails and they call that Gauge 1. But, I will leave it all open to discussion.
From Scott - To build a narrow gauge layout in which 45 mm track is intended to represent a span of two feet between the rails, the scale of the trains would be 7/8” inches to the foot. That’s just short of doll house size. Looks great in the garden, but there are very few parts available.
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