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N-Scale Train Modeling is a hobby concerned with the recreation, display and operation of railway equipment in miniature. N-Scale is sometimes also referred to as N-Gauge.

N-Scale is a group of similar dimensional relationships including (but not limited to) 1/160, 1/150 and 1/148. All share in common a railroad gauge of 9mm (0.354 in). The earliest model trains to use this scale were made by Lone Star in the United Kingdom in their OOO (Treble-O) line. Interestingly, the Lone Star models use a dimensional relationship of 1/152. The first models to use a 1/160 scale were made by Arnold of Germany in the 1960s. The most common dimensional relationship in the United States and Europe is 1/160. Japanese manufacturers make a mix of 1/150 and 1/160 products but for the most part use 1/150. Model manufacturers in the United Kingdom prefer 1/148.

When it comes to track, N Scale always uses a standard 9mm distance between the two rails. The track height, however, can vary. Common heights are 0.08 inches high (Code 80) and 0.055 inches (Code 55). For narrow gauge modelers, track is 6.5mm between the rails (Z-Scale), but the dimensional ratio of the models is still typically 1/160, 1/150 or 1/148.

Worldwide, N Scale is the second most popular model railroading Scale after HO, but in certain geographical regions (Japan in particular) it exceeds even HO in popularity.

Body Style: All Bachmann Gas Electric Doodlebug Bachmann Light Rail Electric Brill Trolley Bachmann Light Rail Electric Streetcar PCC Trolley Bachmann Light Rail Electric Streetcar Peter Witt Bachmann Light Rail MOW Plasser EM80C Bachmann Light Rail Budd Metroliner Bachmann Light Rail Budd Metroliner Coach Car Bachmann Passenger Train Acela Bachmann Train Set Con-Cor Diesel Aerotrain Con-Cor Galloping Goose Con-Cor Passenger Train M-10000 Con-Cor Passenger Train Single-Headlight-Zephyr Con-Cor Passenger Train Twin-Headlight-Zephyr Fleischmann Passenger Train Electric BR 491 Greenmax Box Set Light Rail Greenmax Plasser & Theurer 09-16 CSM Ballast Tamper Hobbytrain Boxed Set Hobbytrain Passenger Rail Zeppelin Hobbytrain Passenger SVT 137 Kruckenberg Hobbytrain Plasser & Theurer 07-32 Tamper Kato Box Set European Prototype Kato Box Set Japanese Prototype Kato Boxed Train Set North American Prototype Kato Japanese Bullet Train (Shinkansen) Kato Passenger Car Japanese Prototype Kato Passenger Train TGV Kato Rail Diesel Cars Kato Locomotive Steam Japanese Prototype Kato Light Rail Tram Lima Box Set Mabar Railcar Renault ABJ Micro-Ace Passenger Set Micro Ace Rail Diesel Car Micro Ace Shinkansen Inspection Train Model Power Electric Brill Trolley Modemo Light Rail Tram Micro Trains Table Top Set Minitrix Passenger Train RAm TEE Minitrix Train Set Europe Piko Commuter Rail BR 442 Piko Commuter Rail GTW 2/6 Rapido TurboTrain Roco Rail Diesel Cars RDC-1 Roco Rail Diesel Cars RDC-2 Roco Rail Diesel Cars RDC-3 Showcase Miniatures Train Kit Showcase Miniatures Vehicle Maintenance of Way Startrain AVE 102 Tomix Passenger Train Tomix Shinkansen Bullet Train Tomix Thomas the Tank Engine TomyTec passenger train Wheels of Time Passenger Harriman Baggage Express 60 Foot
Brand: All Bachmann Con-Cor Fleischmann Greenmax Hobbytrain Jägerndorfer Kato Kato Lemke Kato USA Lima Mabar Micro Ace Micro-Trains Minitrix Model Power Modemo Piko Rapido Trains Showcase Miniatures Startrain Tomix Tomytec TopTrain Wheels of Time
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