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gauge

the actual width, centre width, centre to centre between rails.
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loading gauge

the physical dimensions which will pass safely through tunnels, past other trains etc. of a specific railway, also the light metal frame suspended from an arm which checks dimensions.
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The Gauge O Guild

The Guild exists to further all forms of railway modelling in 7mm. scale and on 0 gauge track. With over 5500 members including over 500 outside the U.K. the Guild is a focus for 0 gauge modellers to ...
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Standard gauge

American gauge of 2¼in used in 1906, now obsolete.
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O Gauge

32 mm gauge, 7mm to the ft, 1:42.5 scale.
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S gauge

7/8 in gauge, 3/16 in to the ft, 1:64 scale.
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Half-O gauge

16mm, 16.5 mm, 5/8  in gauge, scale nondescript (thankfully obsolete).
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P4 gauge

18.83 mm gauge, 4 mm to the ft, 1:76.2 scale.
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EM gauge

18.2 mm gauge, 4 mm to the ft, 1:76 scale.
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OO gauge

16.5 mm gauge, 4 mm to the ft, 1:76 scale.
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HO gauge

16.5 mm gauge, 3.5 mm to the ft, 1:87 scale.
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TT gauge

12 mm gauge, 2.5 mm to the ft (USA), 3 mm to the ft (GB), 1:120  (Continental Europe).
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N gauge

9 mm gauge, :160 scale (2 1/16 mm scale, 1:148 British N scale).
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Z gauge

6.5 mm gauge, 1:220 scale.
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G gauge

45 mm (1) gauge, scale chosen to suit modelled prototype.
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